A Customized HD Flash Video Theatre Using Director’s View®
I’ve explained on our website and in previous posts that Director’s View® is a highly customizable and powerful way to provide
flash video theatres on your website. I’ve also explained how our customers are using our flash video theaters for many different purposes. Well, here’s another great example.
The Power of Flash Video
Flash Video gives you the power to leverage the flash plugin and provide great-looking, crisp-sounding web video. And, Director’s View® enables you to provide flash video in an easy to use, customizable video player. So, as the growth of broadband explodes, professional videographers are looking for better ways to show off their top-notch work (and especially their HD work.) Hello
Dave Williams (once again)…
Director’s View® HD Flash Video Theatre
We recently worked with DVideography to customize their Director’s View® theatre to better show off their HD footage. The result is a
640x360, 16x9 video player that enables Dave and his crew at DVideography to give visitors what they are truly looking for…HD video!
The Result?
Take a look for yourself, but when you mix DVideography’s outstanding video productions with a powerful HD theatre, you can expect great things… You won’t be disappointed. :-)
View the
HD Flash Video Theatre>
GG
Labels: 16x9, Director's View, Flash Video, HD, Videographers
9x16 Footage, Yes, You Are Reading That Correctly...
When I built
Director's View, I knew there would be times that clients would need customized theatres. Sure,
Director's View EX provides some great functionality built-in, such as dynamic chapter selection, adding custom color schemes for each theatre, customizing the background image, thumbnail image, title, and description. But, I also knew that some clients would need something different, which leads to the latest customization for Director's View, 9x16. Yes, that's 9x16 and not 16x9. Kind of like a widescreen theatre, but on it's side. Intrigued?
Dave Williams of
Media Wave Video Productions, the sister company of
DVideography, recently approached me about customizing his Director's View ST Widescreen theatre to fit 9x16 footage. At first, I must admit, I thought Dave had a long shoot the night before...he must have meant 16x9, right? Well, he didn't and I soon understood what he was going for. So, I customized his ST theatre to fit
9x16 video footage, and I think it's one of the most innovative ways that Director's View is being used.
GG
Labels: 16x9, 9x16, Director's View, Flash Video, Videographers
What a Palmcorder and Boat Load of Talent Can Get You
I often refer to
Dave Williams of DVideography as our star Director's View client. This is not only based on Dave's creative use of our flash video presentation software, but also how talented a video production guy he is. So, why mention it again today??
I just visited
Dave's blog and saw a recap of his trip to Australia where he lectured about the hottest trends in the wedding and event video industry. Anyway, I'll keep this post short, becuase you've got to see the recap.
Shot with only a palmcorder, you can see that video production is about much more than the latest and greatest technology. When you have talent, you can create a recap that looks as good as Dave's does
using only a palmcorder! Geez Dave, what would it have looked like shot with your high end cameras??
And of course, Dave used a
16x9 Director's View theatre as the platform for showing off the recap. OK, shameless plug... ;-) But really, check out the recap now. You won't be disappointed.
GG
http://www.dvideography.com/blog/2007/05/dave-goes-down-under.htmlLabels: Director's View, Video Production, Videographers
Tenacity Wins - How Randy Fromkin of PR Video Productions Implemented Director's View EX
Director's View™
Flash Video Presentation Tool is a powerful utility that enables customers to provide web video in a customizable online theatre. We receive calls every week from a wide range of people in a wide range of industries. During these conversations with prospective customers, we explain that you should be somewhat familiar with encoding video, working with html files, and using ftp to upload content to your website in order to take full advantage of the features of Director's View™. So when I first spoke with Randy Fromkin from PR Video Productions, a
Boston wedding videographer, I wasn't sure it was going to be a great fit. For example, he had never used ftp to connect to his website prior to our conversation.
We are always here to help via phone or email, but it helps if you are familiar with the basics of uploading content to your website. Especially since the point of developing Director's View™ was to empower video production professionals who wanted to quickly create professional flash video theatres. This translates into not having to hire a web developer or web video expert when wanting to show off the great footage you just shot the night before, saving both money and time.
Randy purchased Director's View™ and was determined to get it up and running on his website. Actually, he was probably the
most determined new Director's View™ customer we have ever had! When he came across something he didn't understand while building his first theatre, he read our user's manual and then called us with questions to clarify what he learned.
Then I received an email from Randy with a link to his first Director's View™ theatre, and I must admit, I was a little surprised! Randy did it! He had created his first theatre and was now off and running with Director's View™. There's a reason that Randy signed his testimonial as
Randy the Tenacious...he proved that if you have the determination (and the proper guidance), you can accomplish what you set out to do.
I tip my hat to Randy and I now see several Director's View™ theatres on his site. So, be sure to check out Randy Fromkin's
wedding video samples in his new Director's View™ EX theatre!
GG
Labels: Director's View, Videographers
EventDV 25 - Most Influential VIdeographers for 2006
EventDV Magazine recently released their
EventDV 25, a list of the most influential videographers for 2006. I found this especially interesting, since 2 of the top 25 are Director's View clients! Congratulations to
Dave Williams of DVideography and
Brett Culp of CVP! I can tell you that once you speak with both Dave and Brett, you will understand why they are on the list. When they called about Director's View and I got to take a look at their work and hear their philosophy, I knew I was speaking with some of the top talent in the industry.
So, if you are looking for a
Tampa wedding videographer or a
Philadelphia wedding videographer, look no further. And of course, you can view their samples in Director's View...what could be better? :-)
Labels: Awards, Director's View, Videographers
