CZTV Video Podcast Experiment
January 9th, 2010
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by Carlton Flowers · Filed Under: Business Consulting Services · Business Ideas · Podcasts · cztv
A VIDEO PODCAST SERIES IS IN THE WORKS!
Folks, I have been tweaking and testing my video equipment for about 2 months now, and I am ready to put the polishing touches on my video podcast. I ran into major problems when my computer crashed due to overheating in early November. It turned out that my video card was damaged from years of heavy-duty use (video editing is hard on a video card). I ended up having to buy a new hard drive after the crash mopped my boot sector. I also purchased a new video card. I went with a 1GB PCI Express 16 with a GE Force 9500 chip set. I then decided to upgrade to Microsoft Windows 7 from XP, since I was loading a new hard drive anyway. It was the changing of the operating system that caused me the most problems. I found out that much of my hardware was not compatible with Windows 7, including my scanner, my Sony CDR-TRV480 Hi-8 HandyCam, my Sony DVD100 HandyCam, and yet another flash media digital camera. After much research, a friend offered a workaround solution. I installed a FIrewire PCI card and connected the HandyCam to the computer, and it worked! The only downer is the fact that the DVD100 HandyCam does not have a FIrewire port. At any rate, I was finally able to move forward and get back on-track with my video production. This video is a short test to see how we look on iTunes, and on an iPhone device. I kept the file size small (about 9mb), and plan to do a series of short videos covering marketing ideas, and gadgets for geeks (like me). We’ll see how this evolves over time. The first run does not have the bumper music or transitions that I want, but was simply thrown together to check the quality. Enjoy, and please offer your comments and ideas!
Cool background! What program are you using. I’m on Blackberry but I didn’t tried it there.
It is from Quansite, a company that provides a “drag and drop” blog creation tool similar to Square Space. It’s more expensive than Square Space, but they provide about $3,000 of marketing services for around $99 a month. I’ve used them for 3 years now, and I love it. I can pick custom backgrounds and layouts for my website, for my videos, podcasts, everything. it’s a great company. Go to my home page at http://www.carltonzone.com and click the link at the bottom of the page, and watch the video that tells you about the service. It’s amazing!