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Reef Rock Band Live Photos!
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Photos by Mark Ammon Photography - Kliq Media
To see prices for band photography and video please visit our music website at: http://www.bandvideo.co.uk
Monday, 30 January 2012
Tips For Making a Good Video Advert!
You've probably heard that banner advertising is dead. Everything today is about rich media. Advertisers are competing with a lot of other content on the webpage. How do you grab your customer's attention? Why not give video advertising a try? Too expensive you might think, or you really don't know where to begin. A little searching on the Internet will provide many options, from photographers and videographers who can, for a little or a lot of money, shoot a video for you. You can also "do it yourself". Just grab a camera, do a little planning and put your own video together. If you choose to do it yourself, here are a few tips. 1) Keep it short. No more than 30-45 seconds. Tel: 07549 591069 email: info@kliqmedia.co.uk Main web: http://www.kliqmedia.co.uk Band Services: http://www.bandvideo.co.uk Events and Wedding Services: http://www.kliqweddings.co.uk
2) Make sure your ad includes a "call to action." Be sure to include a coupon, a special offer, a link to your product catalog.
3) Don't forget your contact information, like your e-mail address, your website, your phone number. Some on-line video editors allow you to add a map to your location. Take advantage of this if you can. After all, you have made a great video, now you need to tell people how to find you.
4) Be sure to include people in your video. You lend credibility to your business by including yourself, your employees and your customers in your video. Be Diverse and Selective to let your audience see people like themselves.
5) Combine both videos and still images in your video. Use Vendor-provided photos and video and mix them with your own content to add interest.
6) Be sure to include a list of brands you represent or a copy of your menu if you are a restaurant.
7) Make sure you give some thought to your "keywords." They help people to find your ad. Make sure ou include your street address, your zip code, your town name, brands you carry etc. Experiment a little bit. If your key words are not working, try some new ones. You can change them whenever you like.
8) Use your video for Direct Marketing in e-Mails, Mobile Text Messages, on Facebook pages, Tweets and on Craigslist and other Free Classified sites.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4659050
Video File Formats For Web Video
Does all the technical jargon about digital video file formats drive you bonkers? Join the club! Confusion over video file formats is probably the single biggest hang-up for people wanting to upload video to the web. The good news is that with just a little bit of basic knowledge, you shouldn’t have any trouble. First, keep in mind there are 2 broad categories of video formats. Some formats are meant for your finalized video and are called sharing formats. Other formats are used more in the beginning stages of a video project. They are good as raw video master clips. These formats will have higher resolution and larger file sizes than the sharing formats. If you are making and uploading video to the web, you need to be aware of video formats in any one of these three stages of the process: When you are evaluating whether a format is the “right” one or not, the three main evaluating criteria are: Depending on how the video clip will function, any one of a dozen or so popular formats will be among the “best” one to choose. For the Internet, you want smaller file sizes. Even though the web’s capacity for video delivery keeps growing, and most people have broadband, it is still best to keep file sizes as small as possible. A large video file is more likely to encounter buffering issues and drive the viewer crazy. The smaller the file size while still maintaining high quality, the easier it will stream, which may very well make the difference between whether someone bothers to watch or not. There can be huge differences in size from format to format depending on the compression used. I’ve experimented around with this and I can take the same video, convert it to QuickTime and get an 80 megabyte file or convert it to an mpeg 4 with h.264 compression and get a 10 megabyte file (you can also compress QuickTime using .h264 video codec but...that is another topic) Rapid Movement and flashy stuff within the video can add to the file size and are more difficult to compress with resulting high-quality. So, it is important to keep that in mind when creating your video. Now let’s go over the most common video file formats. As you probably know, the last 3 or 4 letters on the end of a video file’s name indicates format or file container. Just like .doc indicates a word file, .mov indicates a QuickTime move file; .wmv stands for windows media video and so forth. Here are the common ones, in alphabetical order. AVCHD (.mts) is a high end, high-definition (HD) format originally developed by Sony and Panasonic for HD home theater systems. It’s not a sharing format for the web because it is so huge, but it has become very common as a lot of newer HD camcorders record in this format. Video in this format would be for the beginning of your video project and serves as a master clip you would use to edit with. AVCHD is in its infancy as a format and since it’s still fairly new and compatibility with certain video editing programs may be an issue. Some video editing software applications have begun to support this format but many of can not handle it well yet. Additionally, playback of AVCHD files requires speedy CPUs and a sufficient amount of RAM. That makes this format a little difficult to work with but it maintains high quality. As time goes by, it will no doubt become easier to use. This is a long-time standard developed by Microsoft and has been around as long as digital video has. .AVI files (particularly when uncompressed) tend to be HUGE, way too big for the internet. AVI is more for the beginning of a video project, not the end. In that sense, it is not really a sharing format. They’ll slide into just about any video editing program and the quality is still high enough to be a master clip. AVI is windows-based and is virtually universal. Problem is, not all AVIs are created equally and you can still run into compatibility issues. AVI is what’s known as a container format, which means it contains multiple streams of different type data, including a control track and separate video and audio streams. Now, what streams inside the container is not necessarily the same from one avi video to the next as the codecs used for compression can vary. Next, we’ll talk about the .flv format. Flash video is the single most common sharing format on the web today. You’ll see the .FLV file extension on videos encoded by Adobe Flash software to play within the Adobe Flash Player. Virtually everyone (99%) has the adobe player installed in their browser and so this has fast become the most common online video viewing platform. Almost all the video sharing sites stream video in flash. You can upload formats other than flash, and those sites will convert it into flash for streaming to the end user. Notable users of the Flash Video format include YouTube, Yahoo! Video, MySpace, and many others. Many television news operations are also using Flash Video on their websites. Most of those sites accept uploads in a handful of formats like QuickTime, mpeg4, or wmv, and then they convert it to flash or MP4 before actually putting it out on the net. In addition to the nearly universal flash video player, FLV is popular because it gives one of the smallest file sizes after compression yet it retains fairly good quality. If you self-host your own videos, you should convert them to flash for greatest compatibility with the highest number of Internet viewers. Although FLV's are the most common format found on the web today, the standard is moving towards the use of using MP4 H.264 files within flash players as it is compatible with both online and mobile, not to mention some HTML5 browser support (Safari, Chrome). MPEG was developed by the Motion Picture Experts Group. This international group was established in 1988 to develop standards for digital audio and video formats but they’re not the only group doing so as anyone who studies digital video files formats knows. MPEG-4 Part 14 is a great sharing format for the internet. It’s small but looks fairly clean. It’s the video format employed by a growing number of camcorders and cameras and it is highly recommended. In fact, YouTube recommends using MP4 format. YouTube accepts multiple formats, and then converts them all to .flv or .mp4 for distribution. As mentioned earlier, more and more online video publishers are moving to MP4 (with H.264 as the video compression codec) as the standard internet sharing format with use within both Flash players as well as HTML5. This is the format that we recommend for online delivery. A .WMV file indicates a windows media video file. Windows Media Video is used for both streaming and downloading content via the Internet. Microsoft's Windows Media Player, an application bundled with Windows operating systems, is built for WMV files. WMV files are tiny. WMV will give you one of the smallest final file sizes. As you might expect, this means they are compressed so much they really do not look very good. In fact, I’d say the resolution is pretty crummy. But a tiny file size can be a real advantage for some things. If you get an email with an actual video attached instead of just a link to a video, it is probably a wmv file. They are the only ones small enough to attach to an email. .MOV is the file extension used to identify an Apple Quick Time Movie. .MOV is an extremely common sharing format. It is considered one of the best looking and it does look great but the files sizes are big. QuickTime hasn’t been a Mac-only program for quite some time. QuickTime versions and players exist on almost all PCs. Some people argue that QuickTime is far superior to similar Windows based applications and I personally would fall into that camp. The vast majority of the videos I personally upload to the web are QuickTime format, followed by MPEG4. If you see a video file on your computer labeled MSWMM, be aware that this is a windows movie maker project file and not a video or movie file designed for sharing. MSWMM will only play within Movie Maker. When you want to save your movie to share it, use Movie Maker to convert it into a sharing format, such as .mpeg4 or .wmv. The difference between sharing formats and project file formats confuses many people. No matter what video editing software you use, a project file is designed for working on within the editing program. You must convert the project file to watch it on any other player. I hope this information helps you navigate your way through the alphabet soup known as digital video file formats.Considerations for Internet Video File Formats
Common Video File Formats
AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition):
.AVI (Audio Video Interlaced):
.FLV (Flash Video Format):
.MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group):
MPEG-4 Part 14 (.MP4):
.WMV (Windows Media Video)
.MOV:
If you would like to talk to Kliq Media about your Video Production needs then please contact us:
Tel: 07549 591069
email: info@kliqmedia.co.uk
Main web: http://www.kliqmedia.co.uk
Band Services: http://www.bandvideo.co.uk
Events and Wedding Services: http://www.kliqweddings.co.uk
Source: An Overview of Internet Video File Formats - Video
Web Design Packages!
Web Design:
We now offer web design and SEO and admin
services for bands and businesses. Here are our packages:
Package 1: 1 Page website with a single photograph and wording of your
choice: £150
Package 2: 5 Page Website with photographs and
up to 2 embedded video clip/audio clip: £500
Package 3: Up to 10 Pages with photographs and multiple video/audio
clips : £800
SEO/Admin Services:
Package 1: Admin only package. This will keep your site updated with
gigs, news, photos etc. : £50 a month
Package 2: Admin and Basic ongoing Web Optimisation
(SEO) Services: £150 a month
Package 3: Admin and Complete SEO web optimisation
including linking and updating Social network pages such as Facebook, Twitter
and Blogger: £500 a month.
Tel: 07549 591069
email: info@kliqmedia.co.uk
main web: http://www.kliqmedia.co.uk
Band Services: http://www.bandvideo.co.uk
Band Music Photography - Options and Prices!
Photography:
We can photograph on location, in the studio or a live gig.
Location/Studio shoots from £100
Live Gig coverage from £150
We have worked with a number of musicians from all levels of experience and genres of music and have usually been able to find a solution within each musicians budget.
If you would like to discuss your requirements with us or get a personal tailored quote for your band then please contact us at:
Tel: 07549 591069
Band Music Videos - Options and Prices!
Kliq Media can produce MTV-quality, HD music videos starting from an amazing £400! This includes a 4-hour video shoot using professional experienced Camera Operators, HD cameras and all the editing and post production needed to make an unbelievable video! Videos even close to this quality would cost a band a small fortune, but due to our experience and knowledge we can cut the time and money without cutting the quality.
As musicians ourselves we are aware of the importance of videos for promotional purposes. We are also aware of how costly video production can be. As such we provide video production services that can be tailored for the budgets of bands that play on the pub and club circuits right up to professional touring bands.
Due to the different demands and expectations of musicians and bands it is difficult to provide a definitive price list for band videos, although we have some of our basic packages listed below. We have split our packages into MTV style Promo Videos and live video coverage.
MTV Style Promo Videos: From £400!
Multiple HD Camera 4 hour Shoot, pro editing, graphics and effects burnt to DVD and formats for the Web. £400
PLEASE NOTE: Location Shoots will be more dependent on location and complex shots such as crane and tracking shots will have an extra charge. If you would like to discuss the options and get a tailor made quote then please contact us.
Live/gig packages:
Live Package 1: One static Locked off HD camera, up to 2 hours no editing, burnt to DVD: £180
Live Package 2: Two HD Cameras with basic shot editing between the cameras, 2 hours filming, burnt to DVD: £350
Live Package 3: Two HD Cameras with advanced shot editing between the cameras, 2 hours filming, burnt to DVD: £600
Live Package 4: Three HD Cameras with advanced shot editing between the cameras, 2 hours filming, burnt to DVD: £900
PLEASE NOTE:If you require multiple cameras, crane and sophisticated camera techniques, sound engineering and location shooting the cost will be more more!
We have worked with a number of musicians from all levels of experience and genres of music and have usually been able to find a solution within each musicians budget.
If you would like to discuss your requirements with us or get a personal tailored quote for your band then please contact us at:
Tel: 07549 591069
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