Better Internet Video

I’ve always wondered if I’d ever be confident enough to appear on live TV and today I found out that it’s not quite as nerve-racking as I feared. Public speaking (without having an interviewer to ask questions) is probably scarier, so I definitely owe a debt of gratitude to Toastmasters for helping me conquer my [...]

I’ve seen so many cheesy wedding videos with cheap graphics and awful transitions that I’ve had to be clear with people that I’m not a wedding videographer. Recently, however, I’ve been blown away by the incredibly high quality that wedding videos have taken. Before, when I heard talk of wedding video I think of the [...]

In this special episode, recorded live from Platt College in San Diego, we interview Destin Cretton, Sundance award-winning filmmaker for his short film SHORT TERM 12. Destin spoke to us about the rocky road of the film festival circuit. As with any craft, filmmaking is a long-term investment, demanding that the artist log the proverbial [...]

YouTube is a goldmine for quirky, irreverent and candid-camera videos, but what about when you’re craving something on par with the movies and shows you have saved on your TiVo? Finding new and edgy entertainment-based content on the web can require a lot of patience to sift through all the stuff that’s out there. That’s [...]

For the past few months, I’ve been uploading videos to YouTube in HD (high definition) using the 720p compression preset in QuickTime. But there’s a problem. After the upload, I play my video in YouTube and the only options are 360p and 480p. How do I get the 720p (or HD) option for my video [...]