iDocu

VeriCorder is looking to take this piece of technology beyond the casual iPhone users and integrate it more as a possible platform for reporting and news gathering rather than just the shooting of the kid swinging as I did in this little test edit with 1st video.

Without installing any software, it allows you to:

* Combine multiple videos you've uploaded to create a new longer video
* Trim the beginning and/or ending of your videos
* Add soundtracks from our AudioSwap library of tens of thousands of songs
* Create new videos without worrying about file formats and publish them to YouTube with one click - no upload necessary.

Videos created with Apples new video editing app are being downsized from HD to 568x320 when uploaded to YouTube directly from the iPhone

"Website constructed entirely from a film's visual and aural elements that can be navigated and interacted with by a general audience. A webler should offer both an experience of the actual film as with a film trailer and an alternative expression of that experience."

Making production life easier with your phone
Here are a few of the apps I have been using regularly on my iPhone 3Gs that has taken my phone from, "Nice" to "I can't live with out it."

With well over a dozen clapboard apps to choose from, one must ask, "Do I need any of them?"

A clapboard app will cost you under $10. Nice! Aside from the price, there are some very real advantages to a virtual clapboard. Your iPhone can fit in your pocket between shots. It has an illuminated screen, so it can be seen by your camera even in dark environments. Info can be easily updated with a flick of a finger, perfect for a crew of one.

Some apps offer another major advantage. You can capture, and then export, a data log of all your shots. Very helpful for the script supervisor and editor.

At Hand Held Hollywood, we strive to be the single best destination for iPhone loving media-makers. We cover the latest apps, discuss the newest hardware accessories, offer innovative tutorials, and provide a forum for developers and their users.

There are quite a few app lists out there already, spread out across many sites. So, rather than creating yet another app list, and adding to the confusion, we thought we'd try something a little different.

With that in mind, we're proud to present, HHH's List of Lists.

Here are some tips and a quick reference guide to some of the helpful things you can say during your dictation.

MobilizedTV sat down with Bart Weiss, a professor in the film & video area of the art department of the University of Texas at Arlington. Prof. Weiss has not only been teaching mobile movie-making to a group of students, but, as founder of VideoFest-a 22-year old video festival--has encouraged a mobile angle.

Just as productions think about DVD extras from the very beginning of production, said Gonzalez, producers now have to think, in a careful and premeditated way, about creating content for the web and mobile.

I think there's two general categories of apps that would make the iPad useful to those of us in post-production.

Stand alone filmmaking and post-production apps

One of the more exciting products we've come across in that regard is the new Mikey from Blue Microphones, an external stereo microphone for iPod and iPhone that brings stunning clarity and flexibility to portable audio recording.

The current bubo is a sleek, machined piece of aluminum that is designed to be held with both hands for better stability when shooting photos or video with the iPhone. The bubo does a great job of making it easier to shoot video, but that's just scraping the surface of the feature set.

The new iPhone is a game changer… make no mistake about it.

Owle Bubo is a 2-handed grip for the iPhone 3GS to shoot stable video, and mount on tripod/monopod, etc.

Somebody at Nexvio was obviously thinking the same thing, and the company has introduced ReelDirector [US$7.99, iTunes Link], a video editing app for iPhone. One reviewer noted that "it's not Final Cut Pro," but make no mistake -- ReelDirector is a powerful, easy-to-use, and fun iPhone app for creating videos with titles and effects. It's perfect for putting together on-the-spot vacation videos to send to friends and relatives, making quick video podcasts, and teaching kids (or yourself) the basics of video editing.

The site, Fwix, will release an iPhone application this week that enables its users to file news updates, photos and videos, live from the field. The items will appear on Fwix's year-old Web site, which also collects links to local news articles from newspapers and blogs in 85 cities.

Video Notes also lets you store hundreds of videos and notes in a hierarchical folder system on your iPhone for viewing all your videos while anywhere. Video Notes supports the MPEG4 video format with file extensions .mp4, .mov, .mpv, and .3gp.

I do foresee a lot of legitimate use of the 3GS beyond shooting videos of your cats -- particularly in the areas of hobby filmmaking, documentary and journalism. In fact imagine that in the not to distant future (with the right apps) I think we will see journalists shoot, edit and file reports from the field with only an iPhone. That will be very fascinating.

If you read my recent post about taking movies with the iPhone 3GS, you probably noted that I talked about the lack of editing capabilities on the iPhone with the exception of trimming the beginning and ending of your videos. What if you want to edit your movies, add titles or effects, or combine a bunch of short iPhone video clips?