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Does 3-D Affect Your Health?

29-04-2010.

We've seen the 3-D hype, now we're moving into the backlash phase. More and more people are expressing concern/indignation about the onslaught of 3-D content....

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Editors Keys

24-05-2010.

This week we're taking a look at an interesting company called...

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Free Music Files

29-04-2010.

New to our...

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Free Video Background Loops

05-05-2010.

Recently I received a selection of video background loops from a company called Footage Firm. The videos are well-made and come on DVD with both SD and HD versions. Footage Firm is running a free giveaway promotion where all you have to pay is the postage and they'll send you the DVDs free. I doubt whether you'll find a better...

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Google Employees Convicted in Italy

25-02-2010.

Italian Judge Oscar Magi has convicted three Google employees for privacy violation after an offensive video was posted to Google Video back in 2006. The employees did get away with six-month suspended sentences but the wider implications of the conviction are bound to create a tidal wave of consternation. The convicted employees had absolutely nothing to do with the video....

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Happy Birthday Photoshop

18-02-2010.

This month Adobe Photoshop turns 20 years old. Here's an interesting look back at the history of this industry-changing application:...

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Media Personality Profiles

01-05-2010.

In what we hope is the start of an ongoing series, we're introducing a new "...

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MediaCollege.com on YouTube

12-08-2010.

At last I've made a start on our YouTube channel. It's a very slow start, but it's a start....

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New Standard for TV Commercial Volume

25-01-2010.

New Standard for TV Commercial Volume

Way back in October 2003 a message was posted in our forum asking why TV commercials seem louder than regular programming. It's a complicated situation and comments in the thread over the last six years have helped explain how it works and why it's taking so long to get anything done about it. While I'm not getting too excited just...

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RIP Margaret Moth

22-03-2010.

Internationally renowned photojournalist Margaret Moth (...

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The Future of Flash Video

06-03-2010.

Whenever I get the chance (like now) I like to boast about how I predicted the success of Flash video back when it was widely considered a non-starter. As soon as it was possible to construct a viable Flash player I did so. My first attempt was in Flash 5 and it eventually became the MC Media Player . Unfortunately...

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Website Update, Feb 2010

26-02-2010.

It's been a busy week at MediaCollege.com. If you've visited the forum you'll have seen that we've had a major upgrade - you can read about it in this thread . I'm personally quite excited about the new possibilities. The Newsroom is starting to take shape. So far I've posted a few quick stories to help get the system working...

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Wedding Photo Gallery

19-01-2010.

We've just started a new section for...

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What's So Great About 24P?

06-03-2010.

24P means 24 frames per second, which is the traditional frame rate for film. It's lower than modern video but many videomakers choose to use it because they like the effect. If, like me, you wonder why anyone would purposely downgrade their video in this manner, you might like to watch this video from MacVideo.tv in which respected filmmaker Stu...

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When news balance isn't balanced

23-02-2010.

This morning I came across an article called 5 Things The Media Loves Pretending Are News (warning: course language). I particularly liked it because it mentions one of my biggest annoyances with news reporting: "Let's Ask the Idiots About Science". All journalists are taught a basic principle of good reporting: Present both sides to any argument. If a politician presents...

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