MediaStorm Now Using H.264 for Better Playback

When MediaStorm launched in 2005, video playback on the web was in its infancy. The best way to serve our projects was using Adobe’s Flash technology. Times change. Today, MediaStorm is excited to announce that we will encode all new projects using the H.264 codec. What this means is the quality of the files you’ll see in our new projects will be significantly better. They will also be larger. While our Flash files were encoded at 728 x 432 pixels, our new projects are 1280 x 720. Play the new workshop pieces Remember These Days or A Hundred Different Ways and you’ll see the difference, particularly in full-screen mode. Even better, the high-quality file you see on the internet will be the exact same file you’ll see on your iPad and iPhone. In conjunction with these changes, we’re also releasing two new white papers. The first, MediaStorm Compression Workflow: From Output to…

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Nielsen Photo Group Hiring Web Developer

The Nielsen Photo Group is currently hiring a web developer. This is a great opportunity to work as a web developer with a fun and creative team. The work location is conveniently midtown NYC, working for the Nielsen Photo Group, a subsidiary of Nielsen Business Media. The Nielsen Photo Group owns digital, trade show and print businesses like Photo District News, Rangefinder and After Capture. The ideal candidate is a responsible and independent programmer who will help us build and maintain the next generation of our suite of photography centric websites.​ Junior​ and senior​ level developer resumes are welcome for submission. Desired skills: PHP, Perl, Javascript, HTML, CSS, MySql, Linux, AJAX, mod_perl, Apache Salary: Commensurate with experience range $55,000 and up. Required for this position: Minimum of 2 years experience in website development Perl back-end or mod_perl is a major plus Strong background in HTML, Javascript and CSS Expert knowledge of AJAX…

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Hiring Interactive Media Producer

The Digital Media department at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is seeking a talented Interactive Media Producer to lead the design and production of complex media projects. This includes mobile technology, interactives, and educational multimedia to support the Museum’s collection, exhibitions and related activities, both online and in-gallery. Special consideration will be given to candidates who have created projects that involve interactive storytelling, or cultural/museum-related matters. This position offers candidates opportunities to work with projects of unparalleled content, excellence, innovation, and visibility with an award-winning team. Primary Responsibilities Define the Solution: Guide clients through the discovery phase of a project. Gather relevant client input, summarizing findings, developing creative briefs and producing strategic recommendations. Provide hands-on creation of sitemaps, wireframes, user experience diagrams, and other planning documents. Be Creative: Produce creative guidelines that inspire the Digital Media’s talented interactive team. Produce the most creative design and user interactions for optimal experience. Get Technical:…

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New Stories from the March 2012 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop

We are pleased to launch two new stories produced in the March 2012 MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop. From March 24-30, 2012 a team of journalists collaborated with MediaStorm at our workshop to create, Remember These Days and A Hundred Different Ways. During the MediaStorm Storytelling Workshop participants work directly with MediaStorm staff to create an intimate, character-driven documentary in just one week. For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. It’s the embodiment of his family. As a third generation seltzer man, he follows the same route as his grandfather. But after 90 years of business, Walter may be the last seltzer man. Watch it now. In 1987, Catherine Russell first stepped on stage in the play, Perfect Crime. Twenty-five years and only four missed performances later, she’s in The Guinness Book of World Records for the most performances by an actor in a single part. Watch it now. We are currently…

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MediaStorm Online Training Launches ‘The Making Of: Surviving the Peace’

In mid-2011 the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) commissioned MediaStorm to create a documentary to profile their work, but more importantly to create a strong, compelling case for the problem they are trying to solve and the impact it has on local populations. Laos, being the most heavily bombed country in history, was chosen as the country to best represent MAG's work. The result was Surviving the Peace. The project brought several challenges with it, including safety concerns, difficult interview conditions, pressing time constraints, and, as almost always, the challenge of combining compelling narrative with historical and promotional information. Our new Online Training Module, The Making Of: Surviving the Peace, takes you behind the scenes of this process. Join a conversation between Director of Photography and Producer, Rick Gershon, and MediaStorm Executive Producer, Brian Storm, as they break down the process and decisions that went into the production of Surviving the Peace. Whether…

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