time-lapse Articles

Time-lapse photography is a technique whereby the frequency at which film frames are captured (the frame rate) is much lower than that used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing. For example, an image of a scene may be captured once every second, then played back at 30 frames per second. The result is an apparent 30-times speed increase. Time-lapse photography can be considered the opposite of high speed photography or slow motion...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Windshields & Sinatra

This week was a big one in terms of national news events in the U.S., most notably with the debt-deal in Congress. There were a lot of big stories in online video as well, like the new YouTube Reactions system, Vimeo Pro accounts announced, and ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Soccer & Art

It's almost time for the weekend, and since we're heading into that back-to-school time of year, many of you probably have big plans. But before your power through the work day to get to those plans, you might need a little fuel to get you ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons: Time-Lapse Edition

It's Friday again, and you know what that means: no one wants to concentrate on work, and everyone's already in weekend play-time mode. So why not help ease that transition with something that is equal parts work and entertainment, the ReelSEO viral video round up? ...

Online Video Lets You Live Through The Arizona Sand Storm Vicariously

Online video is the new newsroom. Citizen journalists are recording video of breaking news events with smart phones, Flip cameras, and Canon 5D's. They're uploading video in near real-time to platforms like YouTube and Vimeo, and using social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook to ...

Best Branded Viral Video Campaign – Beer Brands Show Video's Versatility

I am always on the lookout for brands that are creating original, engaging online video content. I think brands, with their resources and big pockets, are able to push online video as a medium toward greater heights—at least, as long as they're eschewing traditional commercials ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons: Near-Misses & Romance

This week's videos are sure to please, and we have content for everyone. We've got cat videos for the animal lovers, we've got time-lapse videos for the artistic audience, and even a few clips for the romantics among you. Just sit back, relax, click the ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons: Camera Techniques & Musical Performances

Well, good morning. I hope you're off to a great start on this fine Friday morning. And if you're not... well, then let this column help turn things around and get you pointed in a positive direction. We've collected some of the best videos of ...

Corel Video Studio Pro X4 - Video Editing Software Review

We talk about video, how to get it online, how to help people find it. But we rarely ever talk about the software for actually making, editing and putting it all together. So I got my hands on some video editing suites including the Corel ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons - Musical Multitasking

What makes a video go viral? What triggers the act of sharing a clip on Facebook or Twitter? Generally, it's emotion: laughter, tears, surprise, shock, etc. It's not enough to create pretty images or great special effects if the audience doesn't feel anything when your ...

The Week's Best Viral Videos & Marketing Lessons

This is getting ridiculous.  There are simply too many great videos--funny ones, shocking ones, videos that amaze--to squeeze into this once-a-week column.  I'm going to have to start doing a "Best Viral Videos of the Midweek" article or something.  This week I have so much ...

Blizzard Time-Lapse Shows How Amateur Footage of News Events Can Go Viral

In the past couple years, Twitter has become a viable method of reporting and reading about breaking news events.  It gives citizen journalists--and professionals as well--a way to publish news stories as they happen, long before the television news can scrape together an urgent news ...