A number of readers have inquired about the equipment I use for screencasts. Software The best software I’ve found for screencasting is Telestream’s screenflow ($99.99). Screenflow records at higher resolution than your final output so that you can easily increase the size of specific onscreen elements. Screenflow also has a built in editor which allows for cutting and trimming from within the application. It’s far simpler to use than Premiere Pro so the learning curve is rather straightforward. Computer Interface About a year ago I purchased a Zoom H6 ($399) to replace my ailing Marantz PMD 660. The Zoom is lighter, sounds better, and has a USB interface that can connect directly to a computer. When I record screencasts, I plug my mic in to the Zoom and the Zoom in to my iMac so that the sound passes straight through, recording directly to my hard drive. The Zoom is also a great field…
The winners of the 2014 World Press Photo Multimedia Contest will be exhibited in New York on December 12th - 19th, 2014 and January 19th - February 6th, 2015. The nine awarded productions will be shown in the brand new exhibition space of the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University. You are cordially invited to the opening on December 11th. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. and the official opening starts at 7:30 p.m. with contest winners and jury members presenting developments in the field of multimedia. To attend, RSVP here before December 11th.
We are proud to announce that The War Comes Home, our first collaboration with Soledad O’Brien’s Starfish Media Group, is nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Documentary (Television). Category nominees include “American Experience: Freedom Summer” (PBS), “Bad Boys” (ESPN), “Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown” (HBO), and “Rand University” (ESPN). Congratulations to all the nominees. View the full list at NAACPImageAwards.net. The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Winners will be announced during live broadcast on Friday, February 6th, 2014 on TV One.
Currently at MediaStorm we’re testing out a couple of 4K monitors to get a jump start on the future.
The most startling difference between our battle-worn Apple 30-inch monitors and the new Samsung 32-inch 4K ones is the abundance of extra real estate.
The screenshot below shows the approximate full-screen size of Premiere Pro on our older monitors. You can see there’s about a third more space now.
The resolution, as you might expect, is spectacular. Fonts are crisp. Images are striking.
But this comes at a price. Text, to my aged eyes, is tiny. Minuscule even. There are, however, workarounds.
SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL – JANUARY 22, 2011: Ana celebrating her sixth birthday. She was born and has grown up inside the abandonated chocolate factory, on January 22, 2011 in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. This impoverished community took up residence in an old abandoned chocolate factory on the coast in Salvador de Bahia. Sebastian Liste/Reportage for Getty Images. Sebastian Liste was the recipient of the 2014 Alexia Professional Grant.
SALVADOR DE BAHIA, BRAZIL – JANUARY 22, 2011: Ana celebrating her sixth birthday. She was born and has grown up inside the abandonated chocolate factory, on January 22, 2011 in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. This impoverished community took up residence in an old abandoned chocolate factory on the coast in Salvador de Bahia. Sebastian Liste/Reportage for Getty Images. Sebastian Liste was the recipient of the 2014 Alexia Professional Grant.
The Alexia Foundation is accepting grant applications for its 2015 Professional and Student Grants. The deadline for submissions for the Professional Grant is 2 p.m. on January 29th, 2015. The deadline for the Student Grant is 2 p.m. on February 2nd, 2015.
The Alexia Foundation Grants were established to give voice to those who go unheard, foster cultural understanding and expose social injustice. The strength of the proposal will be judged equally to photographic skills. The Grant goes to those who clearly and concisely propose significant projects that share in the Foundation’s mission of promoting peace and understanding and who also submit photographs that reflect the ability to execute their proposed project.
Available Grants
The Professional Grant recipient will receive to $20,000 to help produce his or her proposed project.
The Student Winner will receive funding for a semester at the Syracuse University London Program, a $1,000 cash grant to help produce the proposed body of work, and $500 will be awarded to that student’s academic department. A student award will also be given to the Second Place Winner. The judges will determine the number of Award of Excellence Winners there will be.
The Gilka Grant, honoring Robert E. Gilka, will recognize the best student project proposal that also includes a multimedia component. The winner of the Gilka Grant will receive a scholarship to attend the Kalish Workshop.
