Videomaker article on making videos for your PDA

bkbroil · #1 05-24-2004, 10:37 AM

Videomaker has posted an article on the "How tos" of making videos for your PDA. The article explains how to set up the shooting for the small screen, how to edit the video and ways of displaying the video. If you have a need for displaying your video work on the small screen, check this article out.
But why would you want video on a PDA? The possible applications are numerous. From the video enthusiast showing off her portfolio of work, to the ad agency pitching a campaign to the couch potato on the road, PDAs alter how and where we watch video. It's always good to be prepared for the next big innovation in video technology, so here are some tips on how to make your video look its best on a PDA.
Have you ever made or planned to make a video for your PDA?

Addic · #2 05-24-2004, 11:58 AM

WOW!

This has a huge potential for sales, imagine no more carting your laptop around to show off a presentation or industry advert.
Just pop out your PPC, get up nice an cosy and show the movie, add a touch of creative visualisation and close the deal.
Talk about setting out your stall.
On the other side of reality, how's about recording the boring meetings/study classes and only playing back the highlights

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Oh! yeah.... go forth and win that argument, by playing back the actual event slow-mo through the debated section. How's them apples, baby

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knelson · #3 05-24-2004, 12:52 PM

I carry short videos of my kids, some of my daughter's TV and movie apperances, a video of the dispatch system at the longshore hall (PR for Vistem) and my favorite to brag about - a video of my on the Mars Lander test crew and another of me speaking at JPL regarding software issues....

jkendrick · #4 05-24-2004, 01:09 PM

I too convert a lot of my videos to short plays on my PPC. It's so easy to do now and really blows people away. I've been carrying powerpoint presentations with me for a couple of years and this is a logical extension of that.

Brad Isaac · #5 05-24-2004, 01:14 PM

I like to have videos and audio sounds of my wife and kids when out of town - especially when I'm on the West Coast on my own. It's a great feeling of home when you are so far away. The Pocket PC makes it just that much easier to carry

jkendrick · #6 05-24-2004, 01:17 PM

Does anybody carry that further and use MS Portrait (or equivalent) for video phoning home during trips? I've been meaning to do that but not gotten around to it. That would be the ultimate "being there" feeling when sitting in some WiFi-enabled hotel room.

knelson · #7 05-24-2004, 07:54 PM

Brad,
where about on the West Coast do you go?

Brad Isaac · #8 05-24-2004, 10:39 PM

I used to convert Netware networks over to NT Networks in LA and San Diego. I sometimes miss that job ...

I loved my stays in California a whole lot. I'm supposed to layover in LA at the end of June on my way to Hawaii though

knelson · #9 05-25-2004, 12:44 AM

Let me know when you are around... I live near LA (Riverside) and I am in Long Beach often.

jkendrick · #10 05-25-2004, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Brad Isaac

I used to convert Netware networks over to NT Networks in LA and San Diego. I sometimes miss that job ...

I loved my stays in California a whole lot. I'm supposed to layover in LA at the end of June on my way to Hawaii though

Can I go too? I've been good this year.
Most of the time.