Adrian's Journal

Just like in the real world, it is a refreshing experience to move in to a new place. I found such a place. It is a cozy little community. Simple yet sufficient. Continue reading my blog from here. http://my.opera.com/videolane/blog/ Like a vacation, I will not be there for long.

What is an Effective Leader? Skilled in group dynamics Can inspire others Relates well to a wide variety of people Able to communicate well Able to lead groups in problem solving Able to structure goals and objectives for a group Able to evaluate group progress in achieving its goals Induces a group to pursue a goal So how do you go about teaching children leadership skills? Here are some Great Resources: Developing leadership skills in young gifted students. http://www.highbeam.com/library/docfree.asp?DOCID=1G1:113183945 Leadership For Kids - Blend But Don’t Bend. http://www.leadership-tools.com/leadership-for-kids.html How to Teach Leadership Skills http://www.heartlandfamilyservice.org/tips/tips/Parenting/teachingleadership.asp Teaching Children Leadership Skills http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2003_37_mon_02.shtml Enjoy! Adrian Lee http://videolane.com/ http://instantviralvideo.com/ http://youtube.com/videolane http://adriansjournal.blogspot.com/ PS: "Do you know ...

The party went smooth or at least it looks well planned... Arrived at the restaurant 1 hour earlier... asked for a dvd player... bought a S$30 10m av cable... hooked the cable from the dvd player to the larger tv screen near the vip table... now we have great sound and big video... invited mother out to greet guests so we can test our surprise video montage... Guests trickled in... relatives, in-laws, neighbors... videography starts... that is I am the event videographer for the night... everyone invited turned up... actually only 4 tables... Dinner begins with an thank you announcement by second sis and an invitation to watch mum' surprise video... The audience watched with joy as the video showed mum's younger days photos progressing to the present day... some video speeches and song by her daughters and grandkids... the show ended with a loud applause... 10-course Dinner begins... peach buns, sharks fins, cold dish, steamed fish, braised duck, sea cucumber mushrooms, drun...

Sunday SWF to DVD 16:9 looped... Sunday morning and back to work. Not the usual routine but when a client needs help, here I am. For the first time AVI created a widescreen 16:9 DVD. The SWF flash file was also made in that same aspect ratio. The conversion from SWF to DVD went smooth except for client's last minute content changes. Making of Surprise Video Broadcast... Being the Professional Videographer in the family, I am tasked to do a surprise birthday montage video for Mum-in-law's 70th Birthday Celebration. Interviewed siblings and grand kids. Collected old photos. Got the song and the script. BUT WAIT... I am overwhelmed with backlog editing work in the office. Where do I find the time to edit this non-profit video! This is the time to train my 8 year old kid to Edit Videos. She was really excited when I told her that. What software is she going to use? Ulead VideoStudio of course. http://www.videolane.com/?Digital_Video_Tips:Recommends:Ulead_VideoStudio New Blog for th...

Video Footages and Music Clips by VideoLane Have been neglecting this biz for a long time. Will be revived soon.

It's Friday, time to clear all accumulated paperwork for the week. Open letters, tally cheques and invoices, pay bills... This is the day when creative videography work will be interrupted. Solution? SODA. Simplfy Organize Delegate Automate. So much for being self-employed! You have to do everything yourself. So I am calling for help. Have anyone seen my ads in the papers and on the internet? http://www.videolane.com/?Jobs If you know anyone interested to join me, please refer them to the link above. Then there is a last minute job to convert a flash SWF file into DVD Wide Screen. Yes DVD Wide Screen (16:9) for plasma TV playback. We can do that. http://www.videolane.com/?Tape_to_VCD_DVD Want to do it yourself? It's easy, just buy Ulead VideoStudio from here... http://www.videolane.com/?Digital_Video_Tips:Recommends:Ulead_VideoStudio

A new version of CloneDVD mobile has been released. Here the list of fixes and improvements: Version 1.1.0.5: 2006 06 12 - New: Changed MP4 and GP3 encoding from ffmpeg to mencoder. Requires changes to all profiles, make sure to check the new devices.ini file. - New: Added support for the Nintendo "Play-Yan" cartridge for the Nintendo GameBoy Advance - New: Added subtitle support for all MP4 and GP3 profiles, including Apple iPod and Sony PSP - New: Improved picture quality - New: Added profile for the Arcos AV320 (untested!) - New: AVI files can now be created with libavformat (Archos AV320) - New: The profile for the Sony PSP has been split into two - one for PSP firmware version 2.6 or better supporting better playback of progressive scan NTSC movies, and one for older firmware versions. - New: Added "Please wait..." dialog while Apple iPod postprocessing is done - Change: iPod postprocessing is now done, even if encoding is aborted. Handy if you want to check ou...