Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

Easy Flip Camera Lens Repair

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Tom (Admin)

In case anyone other than me has cracked the lens of their Flip camera (or one of its close cousins – it would probably work for them as well) here’s how I fixed mine after it had an unfortunate encounter … Continue reading →

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Recording Live Concert Footage

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Tom (Admin)

When I was a kid, often you couldn’t take a camera into a music concert – probably they wanted to make sure they had the market cornered on posters and publicity photos back then. Now, in the days of ubiquitous … Continue reading →

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Army Peer-to-Peer Safety Video Contest

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Tom (Admin)

Good news and bad news – my entry to the US Army Combat Readiness / Safety Center’s video contest was approved, but so were a load of others!  The contest has been running since October, but like most video contests, … Continue reading →

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Animation How-To Videos

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Tom (Admin)

One of my discoveries this week on Vimeo was an excellent series of how-to videos by Carleton Torbin.  I’m guessing he made a short film with lots of different kinds of animation, and followed up with the series of how-tos, … Continue reading →

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Washington DC meets Bonanza

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Tom (Admin)

Sharing how I created a bonanza-like “unburning” credit, overlaid over several other images, with multiple chroma key or “green screen” effects – using basic home editing software and materials you can find around the house. Continue reading →

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