Community Media 2.0 Toolkit #1

A big part of my thesis project includes researching how community media (PEG access TV) centers are educating their producers, or vice versa, about how to use new media tools for Internet publishing and distribution (using blogs, podcasts, wikis, etc.). So as we go along here I will be pulling together (aggregating) a list of resources not only for my own research but for others interested in the world of Community Media 2.0 (please see the CMR Spring 2007 Issue!):

Here’s a great list of resources that Jason Crow at CCTV has been putting together over the past year, under the category “How to . . .”

How to Make an MPEG2 for Server Playback

“Linked here is a .pdf tutorial I made to help people with making an MPEG2’s for server playback.”

Tagging Conventions for Public Access

“Below is a suggestion for tagging conventions for public, educational and government access:

Thus, a video from Cambridge Community television would be tagged like so: pubaccess ne ma cctvcambridge“

Example Uses of Tagging: The Stories of a Region and State

“Here are some real easy examples of ways to use tags . . . ”

How to Cross Post Videos from Blip.tv . . . Automatically

“From now on you can choose to have your posts to blip.tv cross-posted to your blog by checking off the new ‘cross-post to my blog’ box. You’ll find this checkbox on all of blip.tv’s post forms.”

General Guidelines for Creating a Thumbnail Image

“Most blog posts or videos on-line have a small image that gives a preview of the video. We call these small images ‘thumbnails’ and they are the easiest way to promote the content of your video”

Update Your Video Player Style in Blip.tv

“I noticed many of our bloggers are using the flip style player from blip. Though that does work great and is the default, did you know you can change the style that blip posts your videos on our site?”

iTunes Video Guidelines for the Bandwidth Rich

“Apple released a new gizmo a while back that wirelessly connects your computer to your TV. No more balancing your laptop on the top of your TV with RCA and mini plugs dangling out everywhere.”

Compress for Less $ and Headaches with ViddyUp

“For $9.95, I get a no headaches, great looking video ready for iPod Video player, iTunes, Blip.tv and YouTube.”

Make Internet TV Launched

“You’ve found the ultimate ‘how to…’ of the ‘How to…’ Tutorials blog here with Participatory Culture Foundation’s Make Internet TV website.”

How to Make a Screenshot (Thanks to freevlog!)

“I have been working on creating tutorials for everyone to use. Then I found the “freevlog” blip.tv blog and there are 12 glistening tutorials made by the fantastic Ryanne Hodson and Michael Verdi at Free Vlog (http://freevlog.org).”

How To Effectively Use Shot Variation in Your Video

“Videos are starting to trickle in for MakeInternetTV.org and we’ve got the latest installment. You’ll find this video in chapter 2.4, Composition & Motion.”

The thing I like best about this Community Media 2.0 Toolkit (above) is it’s homegrown, straight out of Public Access TV. Thanks, Jason!