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Video is an incredibly popular format these days. It provides a great way to promote library services and programs to a wider audience. Students make creative use of video as a learning/presentation tool in schools. Screencasts can help library staff and customers learn how to use your library services. Videos produced by others help explain new web services and software tools. Conference presentations, powerpoint presentations and library events can also be shared via video.
Technology @ Your Library : Playaway Demo - Quick explanation of what playaways are, how they work and why you'd want to check one out. Nicely done, engaging. I wanted to watch it to the end simply because it was fun!
ALD Live - Arapahoe (CO) Library District's online media presence. Video book reviews, audio reviews, movie reviews.
The Library Channel -- Very professionally produced podcasts and videos from Arizona State University Libraries. Some are instructional videos, others related to events, exhibits, history and other topics. Eg: Pyracantha Press video
*Mystery on Pine Street-- Wacky fun stop-motion clay-mation video created by kids at the Cornwall Free Library (CT) as part of their 2007 Summer Reading Program.
Other Examples - Learning, information sharing, professional development & Just Plain Fun
Factcheck.org -- New weekly 'vid-cast'. Videos that run on their web site are hosted at blip.tv. Looks like they're also distributing them through YouTube.
RSS in Plain English -- One of the CommonCraft videos explaining new media tools.
Quicktime Pro - Need this to convert files from Windws Movie Maker to Quicktime .mov format. $29.99
Video Spin - From Avid/Pinnacle. Free editing software exports to .flv file format for upload to video sharing sites. An additional $14.99 for their Advanced Codec Pack to create and edit additional formats.
Editing on a Mac - People say that it's much easier to edit video on a Mac. I'll have to take their word for it until someone lets me borrow a Mac! And to think my first 2 or 3 computers were Macs. Do I hear an airbook calling me?
Great hosting site. Free hosting of audio and video files. Pro accounts for additional services. Uploaded videos converted to .flv, but you can opt to show video in their original format. Embeddable players.
blip.tv Learning Center - great overview of video planning, recording, editing and preparing for web upload.
FreeVlog - tutorial on how to set up a video blog from compressing your video, uploading it to a hosting site and setting up your blog. Plus other tips and tricks.
Embed the Video - Enter the URL for your video, the thumbnail image and a title. Copy and paste code to your blog or web page, your video will show in a popup window/player.
More Tools
Zamzar.com - Online conversion of files from one format to another.
Jumpcut.com - upload video clips, photos, etc and create your videos online.
dabble.com - searches for videos from many sites, set up an account to bookmark your favorite videos from many sources
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