Webcasts: Refining a Durable Format

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Webcasts have been around for a long time (in online terms) and are common among B2B publishers. There are some recording techniques that you may not know are available that can make production easier, improve quality, and add a little pizzazz. Think about a typical… Continue reading Webcasts: Refining a Durable Format

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Adding (Legal) Music to Podcasts and Videos

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Adding a little music to an audio or video production can make a big difference to the “professionalism” that comes through, but it’s important to do it legally. There are ways to obtain and use music with your multimedia productions that are appropriate and legal.… Continue reading Adding (Legal) Music to Podcasts and Videos

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Multimedia Tips: Resolution for 2009: Learn Audacity

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Just before the holiday break, Dan challenged us to learn “new media tools that are ready and waiting to be leveraged. The biggest obstacle is simply the will to try.” Here’s a very specific suggestion: learn Audacity. Audacity is an audio editing platform, and one… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: Resolution for 2009: Learn Audacity

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Linking Online Products: Using Video to Promote a Blog

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. After launching a new blog featuring a pair of enthusiastic outside contributors, what better way to promote it and them, than with a video and corresponding podcast? Maybe there’s no budget, but why should that be a problem? But let’s start at the beginning. Last… Continue reading Linking Online Products: Using Video to Promote a Blog

Multimedia Tips: Recording Video in a Noisy Environment

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Sooner or later, you’ll probably have to do a video or audio project on the floor of a trade show or some other noisy environment. There are ways to do that and still get usable sound quality. Documentary videographers generally suggest that the soundtrack with… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: Recording Video in a Noisy Environment

Keeping Podcasts Interesting: Getting Better Ideas

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. When trying to generate podcast ideas, you should be thinking like a radio producer: How can you deliver editorial or custom content in a way that people will want to listen to it? Start by surrounding yourself with good examples. Most radio isn’t worth listening… Continue reading Keeping Podcasts Interesting: Getting Better Ideas

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Multimedia Tips: Planning Improves MultiMedia Event Coverage and Projects

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Showing up at a trade show, conference, or other event with a recorder or a video camera but no plans on what you’re going to do with them can become a frustrating experience. Thinking ahead can solve this, or at least make it easier. Maybe… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: Planning Improves MultiMedia Event Coverage and Projects

Why Editors Don’t Like Doing Podcasts or Video.

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. Have you tried to create a podcast or launch a video project? No? While I don’t have any hard data I suspect the majority of print and web editors have made no efforts, or very modest ones. For most editors, these projects are really scary,… Continue reading Why Editors Don’t Like Doing Podcasts or Video.

Multimedia Tips: Two Microphones You Should Know About

Guest column by Peter Welander, Control Engineering process industries editor. If you’re considering how you can get your podcast and video productions to the next level (to use a very tired phrase) one easy step that will get a lot of bang for the buck is improving your microphones. Here are two designed for field… Continue reading Multimedia Tips: Two Microphones You Should Know About