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Novelties
What This Gadget Can Do Is Up to You
By ANNE EISENBERG
Published: January 6, 2008
The creator of a new video recorder has invited skilled users to customize or “hack” its device and share the improvements with others.

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What is your greatest (current) website need?

32.1% Ability to add audio or video to site
32.1% Other (traffic & conversion, marketing support, add cart)
21.4% Site upgrade or redesign
17.9% E-commerce capabilities
17.9% Web copywriting

What types of online marketing tools do you typically use to promote your business? (Could choose more than one)

80% E-Mail marketing
68% E-Newsletters
36% Teleseminars/Webinars
32% E-Courses
16% Podcasts/Audio Downloads

Do you currently use any of the following web-based marketing tools?

56% Traditional Blog
23% Audio Podcast
19% Video Blog
19% Add/Embed video on your website
9% Streaming Video

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How important is your website in your overall marketing efforts?

78.6% Very important
21.4% Somewhat important

What are the key goals of your website?

45.2% Build a database or opt-in list
22.6% Sell products/e-commerce
12.9% Promote your company

Once you’ve edited your video, it still needs to be encoded and compressed to make it “Internet-friendly.” Video files can be enormous, but compression software shrinks the video file size so it plays more smoothly on the Web. Remember to save or export your file to an online-compatible size, which is 320 X 240 resolution; and compress it so it’s under 20MB, if possible.

Be sure to save your video file in a format that most video sites accept, such as a Quicktime movie (.mov), a Windows movie (.wmv) or Flash (.flv) file. QuickTime Pro (for Windows or Mac) is ideal for compressing your video and transferring it to whatever file format you prefer (Windows, Flash, MPEG). If you think you’re going to be creating a lot of videos and uploading them to the Web, then the QuickTime software is the best $30 bucks you’ll ever spend!

Never underestimate the power of music.
Sound is a very powerful storytelling tool. Your background music or voice over will convey the tone and mood of your video. Make sure your music supports and adds to your message, and doesn’t distract. And, by the way, don’t forget that little thing called “copyright!” You can’t just use any song you happen to like. If you’re using a Mac, you may have the amazing program called “Garage Band” (or in some cases “Soundtrack”) that has all kinds of music themes and samples that you can use or assemble to your heart’s content!

Avoid jump cuts! Use your B-roll.
Jump cuts are jarring, obvious cuts that appear when you’re shooting the same subject or scene and you cut during the same sequence. This is why it’s always good to get some “B-roll” or background footage that you can “cut-away” to. If you’ve got B-roll, you can use it to “cover” your jump cut, so no one ever sees the jarring transition. B-roll would be, for instance, a nice shot of the product you’re demonstrating that you can use while you’re narrator is talking about the product.