How many talks have you been to where someone in the back shouts "can you make the font bigger?" The presenter struggles with their screen - makes a few nits larger "is that ok?" and there is a bit of back and forth. Sometimes the balance of the screen is thrown completely out of whack … Continue reading Improving Videos with Zooming
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In 2020, ImageCon (like many conferences) has morphed into a virtual conference. I was invited to give a talk on video streaming at the conference. In order to record the talk, they recommended that I record my presentation with Zoom, recording the "call" and using the video created by Zoom. That video will then be … Continue reading Creating a Virtual Conference Talk Part 3: Pulling it all Together
Later this month (June 2020), I am speaking at the 'virtual' ImageCon. All of the speakers were invited to record their talks in advance, and the talks will be posted on the website. I wanted to have more fun than the suggested "just record your talk in Zoom and share the link," and decided to … Continue reading Creating a Virtual Conference Talk: Part 2 Syncing Videos
Later this month (June 2020), I am speaking at ImageCon, a virtual conference hosted by Cloudinary. We were all supposed to meet in person in April, but like many in person events, it has transitioned into a virtual conference. Virtual conferences place a whole new set of requirements on organisers - do you risk a … Continue reading Building a Virtual Conference Talk
We've all seen video mashups - where many people are signing the same song, and their video is edited to make it look as if they are all signing along at the same time. There are hundreds of examples on YouTube, and they very often go viral. This one is on the front page of … Continue reading Video Mashups: Easy editing online
Doug Sillars: Performance Expert and Developer Advocate 