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
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As I enter week 3 of total self isolation (some have done a lot more, others much less), we're all getting a little punchy. Many parents have vented frustrations online about how hard it is to work from home, and also homeschool their children. Our kids are understandably concerned too, which makes concentration on even … Continue reading Video Voice “Unders”
It is the the end of March, 2020. Spring is in the air, but much of the world is in self-isolation or lockdown from the global pandemic of coronavirus. My family and I are in Zagreb, Croatia and we are safe. However, our plan of spending the next month exploring the country of Croatia has … Continue reading Traveling the World Virtually
I see 2 common approaches to dealing with video on mobile browsers: Hide the video with CSS "display:none". (This results in a partial video download that the user can literally NEVER see). Serve the same video to both mobile and desktop. This video is typically 720p or 1080p, and designed to look great on large … Continue reading Video Playback on Mobile Devices
Background videos, and videos that autoplay on websites are becoming more and more popular (and perhaps will soon be the new normal). It is also common to only display the video on larger screens, and to hide the video on small screens. An Anti-pattern emerges However, in my experience of looking at hundreds of websites … Continue reading Hiding Videos on the Mobile Web