Video on the Web:
A Primer
David Lee King
Digital Branch & Services Manager
Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library
davidleeking.com

Many Types of Web Video

News Video

TV Shows

Web Shows

Screencasting

Machinima

Lifecasting

Mobile Live Video

Videoblog

How do you
create them?

time

Need a video camera
• Mini-DV camcorders
• cheapie web cam and mic
• mobile phone (moblogging)
Hint - some laptops have built-in video
cameras and mics...

Need video editing
software
• Free & Cheap:
– Apple’s iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, Avid Free DV
– Quicktime Pro
– Power Director
– Ulead’s Video Studio
• Pricey & Powerful:
– Adobe’s Video Suite
– Final Cut Pro

online video editing
• get an account
• edit videos online
• jumpcut, motionbox, photobucket...

Formats
• Not easy like podcasting and mp3 files
• quicktime .mov
• iPod .m4v
• Flash
– Many video sites use flash (YouTube)
– Hard to download for later viewing

Store your videos
somewhere
• blip.tv
• YouTube
• Internet Archive
• others

Planning
• what do you want to say?
• who’s going to say it
• who’s not scared?
• who’s holding the camera
• who gets to edit
the bigger questions, too

What can libraries
do with them?

Traditional ideas…
• from the director sharing
• instruction on new tools
• PR for the library staff
• classes and tutorials
• library tours

More interesting ideas:
• let the librarians train the trainer using video
• behind the scenes: what goes on in a dept?
• can your patrons train others?

thanks!