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Sometimes when you’re shooting video, you’ll end up with bad audio. Many times this results from a persistent background noise of some sort. It could be a hum, wind noise, an air conditioner, traffic, an airplane flying overhead — you get the idea. You can’t always fix these problems in post production, but sometimes you can. In this episode of Izzy Video, I’ll show you how to use a tool called “Noise Reduction” inside of Soundtrack Pro (an application included in Final Cut Studio) to reduce or eliminate unwanted background noise from your video.

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You can download the Quicktime version of this trailer here.

Wireless lavalier microphones are a fundamental tool when you shoot video, but for someone new to this kind of gear, they can be challenging to use. This members-only installment of Izzy Video will help you get set up correctly.

Also, in the video I make several announcements regarding events where I’ll be speaking live…

This Saturday on Sept. 19th, I’ll be speaking at the Chandler, AZ Apple Store from 4-6pm. It’s free, and there should be room for 30 people or so. For the first hour, I’ll talk about operating a video camera, lighting for video indoors, lighting for video outdoors, and audio for video. For the second hour, I’ll do “questions and answers.” If you have video questions, you might want to come join us. (And sorry, but the event won’t be captured on video, so I won’t be able to release something later if you miss it.) Here is the location info.

Did I mention the event is free? :-)

Also, on Oct. 16th, I’ll be speaking about audio for video at Blogworld Expo (not a free event). If you’re going to be at Blogworld Expo, come check out my session.

And then on Nov. 14th and 15th, we’ll be doing Podcamp AZ again, and I’ll speak there as well. I’m planning to do a lighting workshop of some kind. This event will be free as always, and we’ll have a lot of fun there.

Why am I doing these live events? Partially because people asked me to speak, but also because as much as I love training on video through these tutorials, there’s something fun and dynamic about the live environment. I’m really looking forward to these events, and I hope to see you there!

Oh, and here’s the Quicktime version of the trailer for the above video tutorial.

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I receive a lot of emails. Thank you all very much for the kind words you continue to send me, and I wish I had time to respond to all of them. Last night I received one of my favorite emails so far. Here it is:

Hi Izzy,

My name is Timothy McKean. I am a longtime member and subscriber. I
teach video production classes at the High school and Graduate levels
and often use your materials as part of my curriculum. For my
graduate classes this coming term I am going to have my students buy a
membership to izzyvideo.com in lieu of purchasing a textbook.

I was wondering if you offer an educational rate, or would consider
creating a special offer for my students. Your $69 rate is not bad,
but a $39 or $49 coupon code (like your current promotion) is more
comparable to a textbook that I might require.

Thanks again for all the work that you put in to helping me, and my
students, produce better video.

Timothy McKean
Oak Hills High School, Video Production
Azusa Pacific University, MA in Edtech and Learning

I responded to Timothy, and we worked out a nice discount for his graduate students. (By the way, if any of you would like to try something similar with a group of students, I’d be happy to do something like that with you as well. Just send me an email at izzy (at) izzyvideo (dot) com.)

Many of you know that I’ve been producing the Izzy Video Tutorial series for several years, and the memberships are currently my main source of income. When I receive emails like this, I can’t tell you how great it feels. Thank you so much for the support and encouragement, and for helping me spread the word about Izzy Video.