Secrets of Videoblogging

With broadband on the rise and Apple's new video iPod threatening to outsell even the superhot iPod nano, video blogs are poised to become even more popular than blogs and podcasts. This fast, full-color guide provides all the instruction readers need to start creating them. After explaining what video blogs are and how to view them, the book introduces users to the range of vlogs that exist today. From there, it's on to the nitty-gritty of actually creating them, with chapters on getting the right vlog toolbox (including camera, operating system, editing software, jukeboxes and Internet connection), finding a story, shooting that first video blog, editing video blogs, preparing vlogs for the Web, posting vlogs, and getting an keeping an audience. Using loads of real-world examples and plenty of visual aids, Secrets of Video Blogging covers everything from the legal, ethical, and creative issues involved to compression, lighting, sound, applying transitions and effects, choosing a blog service, RSS feeds, audience interaction, and more.