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How to Use an External Microphone with an iPhone or iPad
In order for an analog, external microphone to work with an iPhone or iPad, it must have 3 conductors (sometimes called a “3 conductor” or “3 pole plug”) or it must use an adapter to convert a 2-conductor plug to a 3-conductor plug. Affiliate links are below to buy adapters and mics from the video.…
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How to Edit Horizontal Video into Vertical Video in Adobe Premiere
Step 1 – Create a New Sequence Choose “Arris Cinema” and then go to “Settings” and change the size to 1080 x 1920. Once the video has been added, in Effects, choose “Auto Reframe” to zoom and crop the video. Step 2 – Export the Video Choose H.264 and then make sure the checkbox next…
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YouTube Simulator
I recently started making funny comedy skits on YouTube. In this video, I act like I’m playing a YouTube simulator game. In this interactive-fiction type game, I act like I’m playing a game on the computer, which is really my son, Kevin. Shirts from the video are available on Amazon.com here (affiliate links): Smash That…
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16 yo Tries to Wake up for School
I recently started making funny comedy skits on video and posting them to YouTube and Facebook. In this video, I act like I’m Jordan, the 16 year old who rode an Uber. He is obsessed with chicken nuggets and although he just bought a car, he still has to take the bus to school because…
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The Principal
I recently started making funny comedy skits on video and posting them to YouTube and Facebook. In this video, I act like I’m Merv, the school principal. He likes to collect McDonald’s Happy Meal toys, make dad-jokes, and do bad impressions. The only thing he loves more than his students is his master’s degree. This…
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The Driving Instructor
I recently started making funny comedy skits on video and posting them to YouTube and Facebook. In this video, I act like I’m Gary, a driving instructor who is “only doing it for the money” because it is better than mowing lawns and weedeating. This is the second video in a series, the first being…
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Video as a Marketing Tool
Video is both one of the most powerful and underused tools in marketing, training, and communication. I think it would be wrong of any new endeavor in 2013 to not include video as an integral part of their marketing strategy. This is how I am going to include it this year: Work to create an…
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Indianapolis Video Surveillance Analysts
The other day I was in downtown Indianapolis at the Circle Center Mall where I noticed two video surveillance cameras in one of the parking garage escalator areas. This would not have been a big deal, but all one camera was doing was looking at the other. It seemed like perfect fodder for Fail Blog,…
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Indianapolis Video Surveillance Systems
We recently learned about a video surveillance vendor, AllThingsIT, who provides video surveillance systems and cameras to small towns, municipalities, and businesses in and around Indiana under the brand, “Safe Small Towns”. The idea is that video surveillance systems can help keep small towns safe by providing business owners and police departments with the evidence…