The Viral Internet Video United Breaks Guitars

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Dave shares some thoughts after the success of United Breaks Guitars.

In the spring of 2008, Sons of Maxwell were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour and my Taylor guitar was witnessed being thrown by United Airlines baggage handlers in Chicago. I discovered later that the $3500 guitar was severely damaged. They didn’t deny the experience occurred but for nine months the various people I communicated with put the responsibility for dealing with the damage on everyone other than themselves and finally said they would do nothing to compensate me for my loss. So I promised the last person to finally say “no” to compensation (Ms. Irlweg) that I would write and produce three songs about my experience with United Airlines and make videos for each to be viewed online by anyone in the world. United: Song 1 is the first of those songs. United: Song 2 has been written and video production is underway. United: Song 3 is coming. I promise.

Read the full story: http://www.davecarrollmusic.com/story/united-breaks-guitars

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http://www.davecarrollmusic.com/story/united-breaks-guitars
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Steven Spielberg Partners with Reliance ADAG

Steven Spielberg Partners with Reliance ADAG

My Review for Mozilla Firefox 3.5

I had previously downloaded Mozilla Firefox 3.5 Beta version before the official launch and recommended Firefox via "Report broken Website..." in the Help menu of Firefox about some bugs and errors, etc. but the problems stills remains.

This is the review that I want to share with you guys about the things I liked in firefox and the things I didn't like.

+ (PLUS) Points

1] Firefox 3.5 is faster than its old versions

2] It has a new add new tab button with [+] sign to create new tabs so don't have to go to file menu or right click to create new tabs.

3] The ability to share your location with websites using "Location Aware Browsing".

4] Support for new web technologies such as: download able fonts, CSS media queries, new transformations and properties, JavaScript query selectors, HTML5 local storage and offline application storage, text, ICC profiles, and SVG transforms.

5] I like the new private browsing feature.

Now the [-] (MINUS) Points

1] Some of the add-on’s are not compatible with fire fox 3.5 so we have to wait for the new versions of particular software's like Real player and others for the patches to integrate with fire fox.

2] I don't know why there are two similar sub menus of "Recently closed Tabs" in History menu.

3] There are still some issues with fonts as Firefox still does not support some fonts.

4] The firefox does not display text [description] on images when the mouse is hovered on the image like internet explorer.

5] When I go to any website the Firefox saves cookies on pc that's ok but if I come back to same web page which refreshes after sometime which updates itself every few seconds or minutes. I always have to click on reload button but this not the problem I have to hit on reload [Refresh] multiple times to access the updated page.

There is a similar problem with the stop button "Stop Loading Page".
When I click on “Stop loading this page” Icon the links stops loading the web page so again I have to reload button to refresh the page to make the link work again.
So Why I am Complaining its because I want stop the web page from loading but I don't want to refresh the web page again to make the link working.

Utsab Bandopadhyay,
India

Mtv India's instaflix contest - Drunk Junk

1c. Drunk Junk

From Devdas to Dev D, the character of Devdas has made quite a journey.
Time now for you to make all the Devdas feel small.
Make a quick short film starring yourself as Devdas,
tracing his journey from sobriety to drunken craze in 90 seconds.

This is the video submission for Mtv India's instaflix contest

Credits :

Music :

Dev D

Duniya
Pardesi

A film by Utsab Bandopadhyay

My Blog:
http://utsabnov.blogspot.com/

My Web page:
www.utsab.co.nr

Plz give ur comments and rating on the videos youtube's url page
Thank You :)

The twin effect with crop filter

This crop effect can be used to put together a video of a subject to give conservation effect or for double or twin cloned brother in one frame.

Basically to achieve this effect we first need a tripod camera or a steady surface where the camera can be set steady and it should be well inclined to the surface.

To achieve this effect you have to remember that the timing is the factor. You have to time with left side video and with right side video well.

Now take a camera use tripod or keep the camera in a steady surface make sure you don’t move it.

Now take a video shot where the actor or your subject is in left side speaking its dialog in the frame then pause it. Assuming there some one else in front of him make sure you don’t move the camera.

Again take the second shot where the subject is in right side of the frame as he speaks the dialogs to actor of left side.

Now we need to edit the video in editing software.

The software to achieve the crop effect you have to use the following multilayer video editing software or any other which supports multilayer:

Adobe Premier Pro
Sony Vegas Pro
Ulead
Avid Express

Apple/Mac Users
Apple Final Cut Pro
Apple I Movie

Now open any multilayer video editing suite.

On the first layer add video taken on the left side in the frame.

On the second layer add the right side video in the frame.

Now the magic of editing begins

Select the first video in the layer one [left side speaking its dialog in the frame]

Now, from the effect menu or galleries select the crop effect

Now go to effect settings or properties and crop the video

There crop the video from right side but keep half of the videos of the left side with help of video filters/effects filter

Again give the crop effect to second video [right side speaking its dialog in the frame]

Do the same but here crop from left side and keep the half of the video of the right side

Now preview the video you see the double role of your subject

Only thing you have do is to either give pause when one finishes dialog then the other speaks.

In simple we are basically we are dividing the frames of the video just like the chroma effect.

Also Read: Chroma effect

The effect of continuity in video editing

This post will explain you the process of editing the video by giving the videos the feel of continuity.This info. will be helpful to you if you are new to a advanced video editing software, if you are new to editing or you want to know the trick which will give you a upper hand.

1] Import the raw video in the editing software.

2] Arrange the videos in sequences in the time line.

3] Now give some video Transitions effects in between the two video in the time line layer.

[This above steps will give the videos a continuity effect of the videos taken from multi-cam (Videos taken from various angles with more than 1 camera)]

4] Then add some video effects [VFX] or do some color correction, cropping and stuff.

5] Now export the video in the video format in the lowest quality coz we are going edit the audio so that it sync's properly with video during a transition from video "a" to "b" if this process is not done then the videos may look jerky unless you are using a background track in the entire video.

6] Now use some sound editing software's like Sony sound forge, etc. and correct the audio during video transition by giving cross fade and various other effects as required.

7] Now detach the video layer with the audio layer and export the audio and open the video editing software that you are using .In the editing layer mute the audio of the videos. Then add the new audio in the audio layer which you have corrected in the in the sound editing software and check if its sync's with the video and then export the video.

This above process that I have explained will give the effect of continuity.

P.S: Always remember the 180 degree rule don't cross the axis and maintain the right look of the character in the frame.

Enjoy!

For more info. visit ma blog and read the old posts.
utsabnov.blogspot.com

The Story of Brooklyn Bridge

John Augustus Roebling

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

Roebling could not ignore the vision
he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.

Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.

"We told them so."
"Crazy men and their crazy dreams."
"It`s foolish to chase wild visions."

Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.

He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment. t seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.

He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.

For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man's indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.

Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

Often when we face obstacles in our day-to-day life, our hurdles seem very small in comparison to what many others have to face. The Brooklyn Bridge shows us that dreams that seem impossible can be realised with determination and persistence, no matter what the odds are.

Even the most distant dream can be realized with determination and persistence.