CHAPTER 9
Essential Tools
As much as the postage stamp-sized video clips of old were cool, we’ve moved on. At five frames per second in a 160 × 120 pixel window, Internet video used to be a very substandard experience, a novelty at best. That has all changed. Podcasting and video blogging have removed the majority of the barriers to high-quality Internet video.
Producing online streaming video, even today, requires special filming considerations. Video blogging does not. When you stream, you have to cater to the lowest bandwidth of your audience—as low as 300 kbps—and make your video meet that low standard. That translates to simple, uninteresting sets, narrow camera shots, and little motion.
Podcasting and video blogging have no such limitations, ...
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