Creating slow motion effects from video can be challenging. This week’s Izzy Video explores various aspects of creating slow motion effects.

Included is a brief introduction to Motion’s “Optical Flow” which is an incredible new tool. I was amazed at the results when I first saw what this little tool could do. You’ll see what I mean. The results speak for themselves.

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You can also watch free samples here.

I just want to say ‘thank you’ to Philip Hodgetts and Michael Horton for having me on their show. It was a lot of fun!

I’m including a link to the show in the RSS feed, something I rarely do, but I think the Izzy Video audience would really enjoy “Digital Production Buzz.”

What a great show! Editing tips, interviews, and news. I’m certainly a subscriber!

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All past Izzy Video tutorials are located in the membership area.
You can also watch free samples here.

If you want to listen, they will be streaming the show live on their website.

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All past Izzy Video tutorials are located in the membership area.
You can also watch free samples here.

Today I finally got approved to host the Izzy Video Wiki on Wikia. I was thrilled when I found out, because it’s something I’ve been trying to accomplish for a while. The folks at Wikia are, justifiably careful about what wikis they allow poeple to create. I’m grateful that they accepted Izzy Video onto the site.

For those of you who may not be familiar with Wikia, I’ll give you a couple details about why I would want to use their service to host the Izzy Video Wiki.

1. Wikia provides wikis for free.
2. I was getting spammed frequently when I hosted my own wiki. It was a major nuisance having to roll back pages all the time. I’ve heard that Wikia has much better spam blockers, so that alone should be a real time-saver.
3. There’s a larger community on Wikia, so if you’re interested in wikis, there should be additional ones in the “neighborhood,” which you may want to explore.
4. A man I respect, Andrew Baron, hosts the wiki for Rocketboom at Wikia, and it has been very successful. It only makes sense that I should follow his example here.
5. Finally, the folks behind Wikia are also the creators of Wikipedia, a resource I use every day. Since Wikia is the “for profit” end of their business, I want to support their efforts. You’ll notice advertisements every once in a while. I’m absolutely fine with that. They need to make money for all the crazy amount of effort they have put in to Wikipedia, Wikia, and so on.

I Need Your Help! In Other Words, Editors Wanted!

A wiki can become an enormous resource (Wikipedia is the first place I check when researching new subjects), but the challenge is creating the content and keeping it up-to-date. I know there are thousands of videographers in my audience, who all have various levels of skill and knowledge. Please help me edit the wiki.

When I create the Izzy Video tutorials, I usually work within a five minute time frame. This limits the depth of exploration on any subject.

My vision for the wiki is that it should become the in-depth resource that covers every aspect of video, whether for new or seasoned shooters, hobbyists or professionals. This is something I couldn’t possibly do by myself. I don’t have the knowledge or the time. I need you! Please help me build the wiki!

Video, in my opinion, will play a large role on the internet in the future. Things are already headed that way. Let’s do what we can to help the current and future content-creators produce the best possible results.

Now that’s something I can get passionate about!

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You can also watch free samples here.

Hello, friends!

I had minor surgery on Friday, so I’ll be spending the next few days in bed. Why do I tell you this?

1. I hope you’ll understand why I may not get to Izzy Video this weekend (even though I’m committed to producing them more regularly).
2. Maybe I’ll get your sympathy vote over at Podcast Alley. :-)
3. It explains why I’m spending so much time practicing my (beginner’s level) web coding skills on this site.

You’ll probably notice a lot of changes to the website, because yes, I have that much time on my hands. And this begs the question: How in the world did people recover from surgery before computers existed? They must have been so bored!

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You can also watch free samples here.

Okay, I usually try to post video-related info. This time I’m just posting a funny video which a friend sent me.

For some reason, this really tickled my funny bone. Enjoy!

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You can create some interesting special effects in your videos using the behaviors “Analyze Motion” and “Match Move” in Apple’s Motion. Motion’s capabilities appear endless, and can be quite intimidating, but I keep things very simple in this video podcast.

This installment of Izzy Video shows you how to use Motion to create a “magic wand” out of a stick.

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You can also watch free samples here.

Okay, here’s the thing: I get zillions of questions via comments and emails every day, and while I’d love to answer them all, I can’t because I don’t have time, and because most of the questions are all the same, and answering the same questions over and over is a challenge for me, because I find that type of thing troublesome.

So I invented a new thing called a FAQ, which stands for “Frequently Asked Questions.” Okay, so I didn’t invent it. I’m just trying to prove to myself that I’m not a moron. For two years I’ve been answering the same questions over and over, and I just recently created an FAQ. I don’t know why I didn’t think of the FAQ before. I guess I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed after all. :-)

Here’s the other thing: I don’t want to be the only one answering questions. Many of you are geniuses. I know this because I’ve received messages from many of you. Because I think you all could really contribute, I’ve put the FAQ in the form of a wiki, which means that anyone can edit it. You can edit it to ask questions, or to answer them, or to link to answers, or whatever. That’s the beauty of a wiki. (You have to setup a profile first, but that’s my attempt to reduce spam edits.)

Without further ado, here’s the link to the FAQ wiki. Take a peek if you want. It’s three questions long at the time that I write this, but I’m sure it will get bigger.

Thanks for all your help! And I hope this new resource helps you (although admittedly it mostly helps me).

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You can also watch free samples here.

I received this great request from Izzy Video viewer, Chance:

Can you repost your tutorial on capturing fireworks again, since it’s that time again, but in Revver format please?

Great, idea, Chance. Thanks for the suggestion.

I hope that everone in the USA has a happy 4th of July!

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All past Izzy Video tutorials are located in the membership area.
You can also watch free samples here.