Adrian's Journal

May not be professional but I know they learnt something. It's a pleasure to watch the works of my students. This time round the course participants were young schoolers. It's a challenge keeping their attention. I might rename the course Holiday Videography Workshop for Beginners instead of Basic Videography Course. Adrian Lee http://videolane.com/courses/basic-videography/ PS: Look out for the announcement on the next Internet Video Workshop for business people. :) http://videolane.com/courses/internet-video-workshop/

Here's a full view of the front page of my website. Taken on 14 May 2009 for the record and for fun. I think my site looks great! What do you think? How to Take a Picture of Your Website in 4 Steps: Download and install Firefox . Download and install add-on ScreenGrab . Move cursor to the bottom right of Firefox Browser and click on ScreenGrab icon. Click Save > Complete Page/Frame. Enjoy! Adrian Lee http://VideoLane.com

I caught this footage while waiting for a corporate dinner to start. This was at the south western beach of Sentosa Island, Singapore. The video camera was shooting like only 15 minutes non-stop. I wanted to shoot more but I have work to do, especially when the sun was closer to the horizon. The horizon is rather unique. Unlike most tropical island sunset images, this one has container cranes and smoke chimneys sticking out. The video clip is for sale as a royalty-free stock footage at Pond5. Click on the video for more information. Or click here for details about the Golden Sunset on a Cloudy Day . Enjoy! Adrian Lee http://VideoLane.com PS: Please view more of my Royalty-free Stock Footage Video Clips here .

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I have a multi-cam video assignment coming up that requires one video camera to be stationary all the time. No pan, no zoom. Just stationary. The problem is… there is no space for a tripod. This will be a party event swamped with people dancing all over the place. So the idea is to fix my camcorder onto any overhead fixtures. The best solution is the JOBY Gorillapod , a mini flexible camera tripod...

In most video editing software, like windows movie maker, there is an effect where you can flip the video horizontally or vertically. This video effect option is either called the “Mirror” or “Flip”. However, in Sony Vegas, this effect is not as straight forward as clicking a button. Here is how to flip a video with Sony Vegas Pro 8...

Do you want to edit a DVD or maybe take out a part of the DVD to be edited with other video footages? Do you know that you do not need to buy any software to extract video clips from a DVD? You can even do it yourself. All you need is your PC with a DVD drive. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to extract video from a DVD using a PC running on Windows XP. Steps to extract videos from a DVD... How to Extract Video from a DVD for Editing

How To Easily Promote Your Business With Video Do you use video for your business? Do you intend to start using video to get more sales? Today I am going to share with you how clients use my videography service for their business. I will reveal to you the top 3 simple and powerful video tips. Read More...

How My 3-minute Talk Made 6 New Referrals Caught off-guard, I was given 3 minutes to introduce myself and my company in front of 20 business owners. The result? Six hot referrals came rushing in. It feels like striking a triple-7 on a jackpot. 29 August 2008, I am inducted as a member of BNI-Rendezvous , a group made up of small business owners that give each other business referrals every week. The funny thing is… 10 years ago, I was invited to join BNI by my Navy friend, Sim Chow Boon , who was also the founder of Singapore’s BNI. Social and business networking is not something in my comfort zone. My Videography business expanded not due to any effort in networking and marketing, but by my video works being passed around and catching attention. My works speak for themselves. So 10 years on, why did I finally decide to join BNI? The simple answer is I am transforming myself from a self-employed to a business owner. I am applyin...

3 Strategies That Helped Me Get Top Google Search Position Congratulations! … to myself. My web pages made it to the first page of Google Search natural listing (non-paid) for some popular search keywords that people use to find my business. Here I will share with you the Top 3 Strategies That Helped Me Get Top Google Search Position . Some keywords even made it to the Number 1 spot! My lessons in Google Strategy paid off… 3 Strategies That Helped Me Get Top Google Search Position ...

Missing Keyframe In Text Generator - Sony Vegas Pro 8 Tutorial Missing keyframe control panel in your text generator? It was there yesterday and now it is gone? Want to know how to set it back and turn it on again? Very easy. Here is how to turn back on the keyframe control panel in the text generator of Sony Vegas Pro 8. Watch Video Here...

Editing Reverse Video Effect in VideoStudio 11 - Tutorial Want to make your video play backwards? How to reverse video using VideoStudio 11? Here is how to reverse video in Corel Ulead Video Studio 11 Plus. Click here to watch video...

How do you shoot the best angle without getting blocked or pushed when you are a videographer in the paparazzi? Yesterday at the Singapore Arts Festival Outreach Launch, I had the opportunity to jostle with the paparazzi to get my best shot. There were like 10 photographers and video camera people representing the media. Not too many as compared with the Singapore Flyer Official Opening I did last month. The media people wanted to catch the best shot for TV and magazines. I wanted to catch the best shot for my client. Actually, it was not as bad as most might think. I remember in the old days, you really get pushed around and have someone just plant himself right in front of your camera. Read more here... How To Fight With the Media People or Paparazzi?

Did You know… Xerox not only copy paper documents, they make DVD copiers too! The Xerox DVD/CD & Blu-ray Duplicators are manual tower duplicators that range from one to 15 writer drives, each of which operates independently of a PC, providing businesses a quick and inexpensive way to make multiple copies of CDs and DVDs. In an industry first, each of the new models allow users to transfer image files directly from a PC to the duplicator’s internal hard drive, saving users the time and effort usually required to produce a master disc for each project. Read more here... Xerox Copier Makes Xerox DVD Duplicators

Who wants to buy my Sony HDR-SR8? Coz I am getting the NEW Sony HDR-SR11 ! Top 3 reasons why I want the Sony HDR-SR11 : Read more here... I Want The Sony HDR-SR11 10MP 60GB High Definition Hard Drive Handycam Camcorder

How to Resize Video for Rendering - Sony Vegas Pro 8 Tutorial Yay! Voted best answer again at Yahoo Answers. A question was asked on how to resize a WMV V9 format video for rendering using Sony Vegas Pro 8. Here is my quick answer… Resizing video for rendering to WMV V9 format. 1. Select “Render As” 2. Select “Save as type:” > “Windows Media Video V9 (*.wmv)” 3. Click button “Custom…” 4. Click tab “Video” 5. Select “Image size:” > “(Custom)” 6. Change Width and Height to desired size. 7. Click “OK” Enjoy! Adrian Lee Blog - http://Adrian.VideoLane.net Product - http://InstantViralVideo.com Service - http://VideoLane.com

Singapore Flyer Official Opening Fireworks Video Turn up your volume to the max and enjoy! Visit http://www.Singaporeflyer.com/ Adrian Lee Blog - http://Adrian.VideoLane.net Product - http://InstantViralVideo.com Service - http://VideoLane.com

Build-A-Video Workshop, Where Instant Movies Are Made My 10 year old daughter celebrated her birthday over the Easter weekend. What she wanted was a stuffed animal from Build-A-Bear Workshop. Being ignorant of kids stores around town, I thought Build-A-Bear Workshop was just another toy shop. By co-incidence while reading the financial news about Bear Stearns, I discovered Build-A-Bear Workshop is listed on New York Stock Exchange at a whopping $9 per share (rounded off). I thought: “How can a teddy bear shop make so much money?”. I brought my daughter to a nearby outlet to find out… and to build her the bear. The store was buzzing. There were mainly 3 types of customers. Parents buying for kids. Boyfriends buying for girlfriends. Girls buying for themselves. The staff were cheery bubbly teen girls bouncing around the store like they will never run out of batteries. Dollar signs appeared in front of my eyes. It is a novelty store. You actually...

Ever received a graphic in PSD format when all you needed was a JPG format? Ever wanted to convert a PSD file on a PC without Photoshop? Ever looked for a PSD to JPG converter that is free? I have this DVD production project that needed customized packaging and printing. The client has his own design team to create the graphics, which they sent us in PSD format. Our printing system required only a good JPG file to get the work done. I do not want to disturb my ever busy Video Editor, so I searched and hunted for a software that can convert PSD to JPG and for free… and after a few minutes, I found it! :) Here I will show you how easy it is to use. [ Click here for full article on PSD to JPEG Converter... ]

My "To Do" list is getting longer. There is more and more things to learn and do to develop my business online. Offline, I make videos for a living. So when someone writes a report about Video Marketing Tactics that suck in profits, I HAVE to read it. As the title implies, this 13-page report is written like the famous "Dummies" book series. It is a free download with "rebrand" option. The "Dum Marketing" Technique is a unique funnel concept that is used in brick-and-mortar malls. It explains the trick to attract visitors to buy your first product and subsequently entice them to buy more from you. It has clear flow charts to illustrate the process step-by-step. There are 5 practical examples of how to use video with this technique. This is the section which I will refer back again when I take action (more things added to my to do list again). Here is one example: "You’ve just created a hot little special report and instead of gi...