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The Old Copyright Chestnut Every now and then there is a little disturbance in the force regarding the fair use of copyrighted material especially by video makers wanting to upload and distribute through YouTube. The bad news is that this still to some degree remains a grey area and in many cases even if you are OK to use something there is always the possibility you may get … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Copyright, Google+ and Youtube Split and Filming Films

Google+ and YouTube Some time ago Google decided to enforce the connection between YouTube and Google Plus profiles. Most people at the time seemed to think that what Google were trying to do was to bolster it's social sharing site by tapping into the existing and future profiles on YouTube. This was based on the concept that Google were actually interested in Google Plus … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Google Plus YouTube Changes and SmartPhone Tips

Windows 10 Auto Upgrade or Manual? Many or most of you using Windows would have recently received a push notification on your device informing you of the impending release of Windows 10. Microsoft are offering a free upgrade to their new system to all users of Windows 7 or 8. The obvious reason for this is most likely that they know Windows 8 was a flop and they are interested … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Win 10 Upgrades, Screen Recording Tips and Outdoor Shooting

Shooting Underwater Video With the advent of completely portable video recording devices like smartphones and action cams like the the GoPro, the idea of only taking videos under a specific set of circumstances has well and truly gone out the window. These days it is hard to think of any normal situation in life where taking a video would be beyond the capabilities of the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Underwater Shooting, Audio Tips and Your Own Studio

Multicam Editing Projects One of the biggest pains to deal with when it comes to editing is trying to get assets from different sources or shots from different angles all together into the one project. In the past this was a hugely time consuming task and really was only attempted at the professional level or by people that really had a lot of patience! The major problem being … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Multicam Editing, SpeedArt and YouTube Changes