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Liverpool Tweetup the Video
Had a good time meeting with friends in Liverpool at the Tweetup. Despite being videoed with other peoples’ cameras while there and it being streamed live to uStream, one person has asked me not to use the video off my camera that I shot with him i
Mc20Q Podcast 76 Simon Bainbridge
Simon and I talked about how he uses his Mac. he is a tech support guy working with Windows installation in the main. There is on place that has Macs so he has to be content with having fun with his Mac when he gets home. Simon is planning to start a Ma
Mac20Q Tip 15 Matching Audio and De essing
I used this technique when I was making the Hunting Boar movie, because using the mic on the camera is a bad idea because the sound is always rubbish. Far better to use an external mic and the put the sound in after. I used the sound off the camera to hel
Making a very short movie with FinalCut Express – Hunting Boar
What does a grown man do when in the jungle or forest hunting boar, run like a girlie of course… I went int the forest next door and took my Canon Vixia with me to film something. I used the technique of putting the camera on a mono pod and putting
Mac20Q Podcast 75 Gary Rosenzweig MacMost
Gary Rosenzweig pictured here in an English pub  (Mind you if he was doing it properly he would have a pint of beer in his hand) talked to Mac20Q about what he does with MacMost Video. He has been very busy producing Mac tips in video form for about 2 y
Mac20Q Podcast 74 @NewMediaDude
Marcelo is the NewMediaDude an he talks to me about his new media business and about how he creates new media and gets paid for it. As you can see he is shy because he only supplied me with a very small photo of himself, despite being a handsome man. I t
Mac20Q Tip 13 – Using MPEG StreamClip
After getting on so well with MPEG Streamclip which is a free application that will convert video for you from one format to another or you can use it to make the file size smaller prior to upload, or you can use to download clips from places like YouTube
November scoots by
Like life really, November flew past and now we have December to look forward to. The Americans did their ritual sacrifice during the month and in December the Europeans will also do the sacrifice thing with a poor turkey. Seems that cooking a turkey in A
Mac20Q Podcast 73 Bob Degrande
Bob has been a supporter of Mac20Q for some time and was telling me that he has listened right from the start of the podcast. Thanks Bob, good to have you along for the ride. He was the winner of one of our software giveaway competitions too! A good cha
FinalCut Express and the magic mouse
Magic Mouse I have the Magic Mouse for a couple of weeks now and I have to say it is thumbs up all the way. I was listening to the Mac Geek Gab podcast this morning and Dave was going into huge detail about his experience with the mouse. One of thing he