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28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 367 Index feedback, 122–125 • A • identifying, 117–120 activist vlogs, 361 interactivity, 118 activity filming, 158–160 model user profile, 119 actors predefining, 118–119 credits, 327 small business promotion, finding, 162–163 vlogging as, 129 prepping, 166–167 targeting, 120–122 Adjust colors effect, 233 videoblog directory listing used to build Adobe your, 122 Premiere, 21, 79 audio. See also audio added after video has Premiere Pro, 79 been shot; editing soundtrack; music Adobe Premiere Pro For Dummies ambient noise, reducing, 239–240 (Underdahl), 219 clapstick, use of, 241 advertising editing soundtrack, 247–251 RSS subscription tracking, 342 external recording equipment, 240–243 in your content, 273 iMovie, synchronizing audio and video advertising vlogs, 362 with, 241–243 Aged Film effect, 233 improving quality of, 238–243 all-in-one hosting and vlogging, 277 microphones having noise-canceling alternative formats and options, posting feature, 240 with, 295–296 overview, 237 ambient noise, reducing, 239–240 positioning camera for, 238–239 analog tape transferred to camcorder, separation of audio and video, 240–243 97–98 software and budget, 21 announcement vlogs, 362 sound clip, editing, 248–249 Apple. See also iMovie (Apple); iTunes sound used for branding, 135 Music Store; QuickTime (Apple) sound-effect clips, adding, 248–249 described, 15 Timeline Viewer, 248–249 Final Cut Pro, 77–78 audio added after video has been shot iPod, 53–56 importing audio, 244 QuickTime Pro, 21, COPYRIGHTED78–79, 267 music, MATERIAL adding, 246–247 art as reasons for creating videoblogs, overview, 243 18–19 voiceovers, recording, 244–246 artificial light, 214–215 Audio FX Ask A Ninja (vlog), 347 Bandpass effect, 251 Atom, 36 Delay effect, 251 attention spans and length of video, 224 Graphic EQ effect, 250 audience Highpass effect, 251 demographics, 118 Lowpass effect, 251 e-mail used to build your, 121 Noise Reducer effect, 251 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 368 368 Videoblogging For Dummies Audio FX (continued) blocking out backgrounds, 201 overview, 250 Blogger, entry template in, 137–138 Pitch Changer effect, 251 Blogging For Dummies (Hill), 108 Reverb effect, 250 blue-screen technology and on-camera using, 250 comfort, 156 audioblog, 15 Bluetooth used for transferring videos to AV cable, 56 cellphone, 61 .avi files, 28, 254 blurring backgrounds, 200–201 away from computer while videoblogging booms, 21 with iPod, 53–56 branding overview, 52–53 creativity, 136 using cellphone to watch vlogs, 59–61 described, 131 using FeederReader on PocketPC, 57–59 digital photo used for, 133 using PlayStation Portable (PSP), 57 graphics used for, 132–133 awstats, 338 logos used for, 132–133 music used for, 135 overview, 131–132 • B • sound used for, 135 background props, 183 still graphic used for, 133 backgrounds video logo used for, 134–135 blocking out, 201 Brightness and contrast effect, 233 blurring, 200–201 Browning, Beverly A. (Grant Writing For emphasizing, 200 Dummies), 85 outdoor shots, 200 browser-only play, 81 overview, 199–200 Bryant, Stephanie (videoblogger), 308 shot composition, 199–201 budget backlighting, 215–216 audio software, 21 backpacking student disguise used for batteries, extra, 21 stealth, 157 camera, 20 Bandpass effect, 251 camera cases, 21 bandwidth options, 274 computer, 21 batteries, extra, 21 editing software, improved, 21 Bebak, Arthur (Creating Web Pages funding for videoblogs, 84–85 For Dummies), 290 Internet connection, 20–21 Beer Note, 320 overview, 20 behind the scenes vlogs, 363 second cameras, 21 Billow transition, 231 sound hardware, 21 BitTorrent tripods, 21 described, 297 upgrades, 21–22 downloading .torrent files, 297–298 using what you already have, 82–83 syndication with, 299 videoless vlogs, 83 uploading .torrent files, 298–299 Budgetweb, 276 BKMS plugin, 235 Building a Web Site For Dummies Black & White effect, 233 (Crowder), 190, 340 black-and-white video, 203–206 built-in microphones, 69–70 blip.tv, 277 Burns, Ken (filmmaker), 227–229 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 369 Index 369 business promotion as reason for creating causes of vid fright, 147–148 videoblogs, 17 CCD (charge-coupled device), 64 business videoblogs Cellflix film festival, 84 activist vlogs, 361 cellphones advertising vlogs, 362 features of, 67–68 announcement vlogs, 362 overview, 66–68 behind the scenes vlogs, 363 transferring videos, 61 disclaimers and disclosures vlogs, 363 used to watch vlogs, 59–61 educational vlogs, 364 characteristics of videoblogs, 10 games and contests vlogs, 364–365 characters media delivery vlogs, 365 children, 189–190 overview, 361 described, 188 promotional vlogs, 366 pets, 189–190 sneak preview vlogs, 366 portraying people as, 188–189 primary characters, 188 reality TV-style vlog, 192 • C • secondary characters, 188 cable, transferring movies over, 90–91 talking head syndrome, 193 camcorder. See also moving a camera tertiary characters, 188 analog tape, transfer from, 97–98 charge-coupled device (CCD), 64 budget, 20 Chasing Windmills (vlog), 348, 359 editing with, 219–220 cheat sheets, 178–181 equipment needed for videoblogs, 20 Cherub (videoblog), 25 importing clips from, 220–222 children Macintosh, transferring video to, 93–95 as characters, 189–190 transferring video from, 93–98 permission to film, 318 Windows, transferring video to, 95–96 choosing a story to tell, 170 camera cases, 21 chroma-keying, 185 camera equipment chronological order, process or procedural CCD (charge-coupled device), 64 videoblogs told in, 173 cellphones, 66–68 Circle Closing/Opening transition, 231 digital camcorders, 64–65 citizen journalism as reason for creating digital cameras, 65–66 videoblogs, 18 overview, 20, 63 clapstick, use of, 241 UV lens filter, 65 click-throughs, avoiding, 343 camera shake, 64 closing tags, 289 camera to computer transfer Code Project RSS Feed Creator, 281 camcorder, transferring video from, 93–98 codecs (coder-decoders) digital camera, transferring movies from, described, 30, 254 90–93 DivX, 258 overview, 90 H.264, 258 camera-mounted light, 214–215 overview, 258–259 CamStudio, 209 RealVideo, 259 card reader, transferring movies with, 91 Sorenson Media, 259 Carp Caviar, 320 3ivx, 259 cathode-ray tube (CRT) screen, 209 XviD, 258 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 370 370 Videoblogging For Dummies collaboration Congden, Amanda (videoblogger), 184, 188 Beer Note, 320 consistent file types, using, 343 Carp Caviar, 320 content EvilVlog, 320 concept per vlog entry, limiting yourself Green Thing, 320 to one, 194 Halloween, 320 editing length of vlog, 195 inviting people to participate in, 320 goals of vlog, determining, 193–194 mashups, 319 hosting your video files, 273 MS Yes, 320 purpose of vlog, determining, 193–194 overview, 319, 319–320 content planning for videoblog remixing video, 321–322 low-tech tools, 25–27 time budget, 23 outlines, 26–27 We Are The Media, 320 overview, 23 color planned vlogs, 23–25 adjusting, 202–203 reality vlogs, 23–24 black-and-white video, 203–206 storyboards, 27 iMovie, adjusting color in, 203, 205–206 video journal, 25–26 lighting, 202 contests overview, 201–202 as business videoblogs, 364–365 setting, 183 funding for videoblogs, 84 shot composition, 201–206 continuous viewing of videos, 39 switching from black and white in iMovie, controlling subscription downloads, 205–206 341–343 switching to black and white in converting video file to 3G file format, 60 iMovie, 205 converting videos for iPod (Apple), 55 comfort level in front of a camera lens, cookies used to track visitors, 340 determining your, 148–152 copyright violations, 323 comments, 41, 122–123 Crash Test Kitchen (videoblog), 25, 348 common file types, using, 343 creating videoblogs, 27–28 compatibility issues, 28 Creating Web Pages For Dummies (Smith computer and Bebak), 290 budget, 21 creating your own RSS feed, 280–281 equipment needed for videoblogs, 19 Creative Commons license, 17 FireWire port, 75 creativity hard drive, 75 in branding, 136 hardware considerations, 74–75 in setting, 183–184 monitors, 75 credits overview, 74 for actors, 327 RAM (random-access memory), 75 for crew, 328 time budget, 22 end-reel credits, 327–328 video card, 75 for interview subjects, 327 video digitizers, 75–76 interview subjects, introducing, 326–327 computer microphones, 73 for location, 328 computer viruses disguised as .swf for musical performers, 327 files, 36 overview, 326 concept per vlog entry, limiting yourself to for songwriters, 328 one, 194 for visual artists, 328 28_971774 bindex.qxp 6/2/06 7:55 PM Page 371 Index 371 crew, credits for, 328 digital video tapes, recording over, 220 Cross Dissolve transition, 231 direct linking, 273 cross-fade, 249 directional lights, 214–215 cross-linking with other vlogs, 313 directional microphones, 68–69 cross-platform capability, 254–255 directories. See also FireANT; iTunes Music crowd, shooting a, 150–151 Store; Mefeedia Crowder, David A. (Building a Web Site For Google Video, 14, 305–306 Dummies), 190, 340 Internet TV networks, 14 CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen, 209 listing your videoblog in, 302–306 Crystallize effect, 233 overview, 302 cue cards, 178–181 Pod Lounge, 302 PodcastAlley, 302 videoblog directory listing used to build • D • your audience, 122 Dailymotion, 277 Vlogdir, 13, 302 Dan Slagle’s iMovie FAQ plugin, 235 Vlogmap, 13, 302 dashboard of car, mounting Yahoo! Video, 14, 306 camcorder to, 213 discarding script, 190–191 Dedman, Jay (videoblogger), 349 disclaimers and disclosures vlogs, 363 Delay