I'm looking for a site that will let me send email or SMS to online galleries with photos, videos or audio. [more inside]
posted on Sep 16, 2008 - 6 answers

I've been playing around Mechanical Turk lately and I'm looking for an easy web-based tool to let workers capture audio or video from their webcam. The catch? It needs to be free, easy, and anonymous, with no registration process. [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2008 - 1 answers

We're taking a road trip from Boston to Michigan this weekend, and would like to record some video along the way, just for fun. Problem is, we've got a cheap digicam with a lousy built-in mic. How can we record audio (two people talking, mostly) on the übercheap? [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2008 - 2 answers

Looking for webcast audio and video and sharing of desktop for small group of international users. [more inside]
posted on Jul 29, 2008 - 2 answers

What's the best way to remove background noise from a Final Cut project? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

I am trying to start up a wedding video business. What do I need to know? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 6 answers

I am an Audio/Video/Graphics designer looking for the proper machine for multi-media production. Please help me find the right components I need. ANYTHING BUT DELL please! [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2008 - 22 answers

How do I set up a server to stream media ? A client has contacted us about developing a website with a streaming TV station and a streaming radio station. [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 5 answers

How do I broadcast a video or audio announcement to our remote employees? [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Does anyone know of a way to determine which codecs might be obsolete or no longer necessary? [more inside]
posted on Mar 20, 2008 - 12 answers

PS3 for Blu-Ray? Should I get one now? Is something better coming? [more inside]
posted on Feb 25, 2008 - 25 answers

What are your favorite video and/or audio mash-ups that deal with politics or social issues? [more inside]
posted on Jan 30, 2008 - 11 answers

I would like to know how I can capture audio/video sessions on an HP laptop with built-in webcam for playback on the same machine. Some basic editing functions would be useful to clean up a session. I need to be able to take the file and play it on my Mac as well. [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2007 - 2 answers

Preparing videos for youtube: what are the most efficient video/audio compressions to use when trying to keep a video under 100 MBs with sacrificing as little quality as possible? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2007 - 4 answers

How do the editors/producers of music videos achieve the "slow motion" effect as seen here in James Blunt's video? [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2007 - 14 answers

How do I edit audio in a MPEG1 without going through a video re-encode? [more inside]
posted on Nov 13, 2007 - 7 answers

Is there a reasonable software-based oscilloscope for the Mac? I need to record a video of approximately 20 seconds. [more inside]
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 5 answers

How can I censor the audio in an .avi file using Quicktime Pro? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 6 answers

AVFilter: Can I extend HDMI over CAT5? No baluns or fancy equipment - just copper, baby! [more inside]
posted on Sep 5, 2007 - 5 answers

I need to convert different video formats and adjust audio levels of videos I want to transfer to my Archos 604... Which software does this best? [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2007 - 5 answers

Is this an optimal setup for my A/V equipment? [more inside]
posted on Aug 5, 2007 - 3 answers

Audio and video are out of sync on mp4s downloaded from Google Video about 80% of the time. Is there anything simple that I can do about this? OSX, by the way, and it's mostly for watching on my iPod.
posted on Jul 16, 2007 - 2 answers

Is there an easy way to remove the audio track from MPEG2 files? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2007 - 5 answers

I'm planning on ripping my DVD collection to a media server, with varying amounts of losslessness depending on the film. There are a lot of ways to do this, and I'm looking for the "best" way. After the jump I'll describe my current plan, please comment on and clarify the various technical considerations. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2007 - 11 answers

I am trying to connect my G4 iBook to my TV, but apparently I don't have the right combination of output cables. I need some advice here. [more inside]
posted on Apr 15, 2007 - 11 answers

USB thumbdrive to television - does such an adaptor exist? [more inside]
posted on Feb 28, 2007 - 13 answers

Looking for recommendations and advice about AV receivers. Specific model recommendations, or good research pointers both appreciated. [more inside]
posted on Jan 22, 2007 - 11 answers

What is the best way to keep electronic devices that are in enclosed areas cool? (ie. stereo receiver, game console, etc). I'm just got a new AV cabinet/stand that is a lot smaller than my previous one and my components are getting a lot warmer than they used to. My receiver has about 1" leeway on each side and about .5" on top. 1/3 of the rear of the cabinet is open. I also have my HTPC in there as well as my Xbox 360. Anyone know of a simple way to keep them cooler (without adding noise or uglyness to my setup)? Would not like to cut anything. Some ideas... Separate the exhaust and intake (so no hot air gets recycled) by blocking the sides and top at the rear of the unit. Put a small computer fan at the back of the stand to improve airflow? Put a exhaust hose (a la dryer) on the receiver where the fan is.. maybe put a fan at the end of the hose to pull more air through? Any tried and true methods that arent too complicated?
posted on Jan 4, 2007 - 6 answers

I’m looking for a video camera and can’t seem to find one with the features I need—a microphone input jack, records direct to digital formats and good enough quality of video for web stuff. [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2006 - 9 answers

How can I turn a WMA into a WMV with blank video? [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2006 - 3 answers

Do iChat's audio and video functions work overseas? [more inside]
posted on Oct 10, 2006 - 6 answers

Portable DVD player, or video player, or custom-built Frankendevice, with VERY high-quality audio output?? Video quality doesn't matter (could even be b/w), but screen should be 8"+ and unit should be as lightweight as possible. For live concerts where I need to see video, just for my own reference, that's exactly in sync with my pre-recorded audio (so I would make DVDs or video files with my audio + the visuals I need). Laptop = expensive/heavy/overkill.
posted on Sep 27, 2006 - 5 answers

Can one use RCA cables (red/white/yellow) in component jacks (red/blue/green)? I understand that the jacks carry much different data/signal/whatever, but I was told that there is no need to buy (very) pricey component cables...you can actually just hook up good quality red/white/yellow RCA cables to the component jacks for the same purpose. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 17 answers

Home networking wizards: What cool stuff can be done when a house is wired with RG-6 and Cat6? Not just vanilla internet and file sharing. What wired activities and equipment do you love or covet? [more inside]
posted on Aug 31, 2006 - 8 answers

Has anyone ever produced a movie with wholly Latin language dialogue? Not just snippets (e.g. Passion of the Christ), but a clear better-than-fifty-percent on-going conversation. (Productions of Latin plays definitely acceptable.) Second best would be extended audio only. (I did a post once with snippets- I'm looking for extended play, something commute worthy, say.) Finally, repeat above questions for ancient Greek. (There is a video of Medea by the NY Greek drama Company (1986, good luck finding it now). Anything of that sort would be of interest.) Thanks in advance.
posted on Aug 26, 2006 - 8 answers

How do I convince VirtualDub to work on AVI's with MP3 audio? Alas, not too much [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2006 - 15 answers

Audio and video has recently started stuttering on my computer. It might have something to do with the installation of new hard drive on Monday. It seems to be worse in some applications than others. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted on Jul 12, 2006 - 9 answers

I have a .wmv recording that I would like to edit. I just need to clip off the first 45 seconds and last 30 seconds. How can I do that?
posted on Apr 27, 2006 - 7 answers

I want to use a hosting account (e.g. 1&1 or godaddy or similar) and stream video and audio. Do I need a special service? And how does Google Video do it? What is the best format for Video streaming? Thanks!
posted on Apr 23, 2006 - 6 answers

QuickTime, (and QuickTimeAlternative) can't play sound correctly and hangs after any interaction. [more inside]
posted on Apr 19, 2006 - 5 answers

Any way to send 1 coax TV signal to a TV in another room wirelessly? [more inside]
posted on Mar 12, 2006 - 9 answers

Short version: Want to piggy back the audio/video output of my receiver onto my cable TV signal. Long version: I want to take the output of my receiver which is in RCA plugs (2 audio, 1 video) and somehow put that onto coax that ALSO contains my basic cable channels. I'm sure I stumbled onto something like this while looking at home automation stuff months ago, but I'm not finding it now. Effectively what I want is to be able to put my receiver's output on channel 100 or something on my coax. This would allow me to split that coax and run it to other TV's in my house and have the output from the receiver available on any TV on channel 100, while still having the regular cable channels available as normal. This will allow me to play Xbox on any TV in my house with my wireless controller. I found this but it only puts the one signal onto coax, it doesn't add it to coax with an existing set of channels. Not what I want, but its the closest thing I've found. Is this even possible or am I dreaming that I have seen this before?
posted on Jan 6, 2006 - 4 answers

I am failing to find a free program that lets me capture the video/audio from a web tv stream (WMP). [more inside]
posted on Nov 11, 2005 - 8 answers

Building a media closet in an existing home... [more inside]
posted on Sep 12, 2005 - 9 answers

Is there a way to adjust the speed and pitch of a Quicktime (.MOV) video file, while keeping the video portion synched and viewable? [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2005 - 3 answers

Ok, my google-fu has failed me. I'm trying to find a simple software program that will allow me to take an AVI file (or multiple AVI files - TV shows, mostly) and burn them to a DVD-R while still having the audio sync up properly. I've tried a couple of programs, and for some reason, the audio ends up being out of sync toward the end, although it's just fine at the beginning.
posted on Jun 16, 2005 - 8 answers

They're talking today about "Super CD Tuesday" on MSNBC...Why are CD/DVD releases always on Tuesday?
posted on Jun 7, 2005 - 11 answers

Why, in this modern age of file sharing, do some musical artists seem to openly welcome live audio recording/sharing of concerts but appear reluctant, if not actively opposed, to live video recording/sharing of the same events?
posted on Apr 29, 2005 - 6 answers

How does IE decide whether to stream a media file or download it fully before opening it? How can I get players other than Windows Media Player to properly stream mp3s with a browser click?
posted on Mar 27, 2005 - 12 answers

The MPEG website seems pretty dead. Is anyone doing anything interesting with MPEG-7? Is anyone doing anything interesting with MPEG-21?
posted on Mar 16, 2005 - 2 answers

I just recently signed up for a 3 months broadband trial and was wondering what online resources I could access to get the best value out of it. I am looking forward to the great choice of Radio Stations and archived programmes, but what other value could I get from it to make it worthwhile. I dont have a television and would like to get max entertainment value from it as well as anything else you think worthwhile.
posted on Feb 11, 2005 - 9 answers

Over the past several years, I have been burned by poor quality in home electronics from various manufacturers. I have purchased pieces by Sony (home stereo), Panasonic (theatre-in-a-box) and RCA (various pieces of junk), and all have given out in one way or another far too quickly for my liking. In a renewed attempt to build a proper home theatre system (DVD/CD, receiver, speakers, etc), and recognizing that I haven't the money for really high-end stuff but will avoid anything cheap, I seek outside opinions as to which manufacturers are making products that are of reasonable quality, and reasonably priced. Your experiences, please.
posted on Feb 4, 2005 - 23 answers

You want to rip a 60-second (or so) clip from a DVD, substitute the audio with an MP3 of your choosing, and save the result in a format suitable for Internet distribution. What (downloadable, easy-to-learn) software do you use?
posted on Dec 24, 2004 - 3 answers

What are some ways to turn a RealPlayer streaming video file into a ripped, usable file on your hard drive? I've seen stuff for the audio part, but not so much video.
posted on Jun 28, 2004 - 4 answers

I am trying to strip audio from digital video clips I've captured, and having no success. The captured clips are in .avi format, and my sound editing software is CoolEdit 2000. [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2004 - 3 answers