Steve Garfield's Video Blog

Steve TV: Gas Station

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This video was recorded on the Nokia N95. I then edited the video on iMovie on my MacBook Pro. I learned a couple of things. An 8 minute movie, exported as 640x480 is a 266MB file. So I re-exported this as a 320x240 QuickTime movie using H.264 and it ended up as a 73 MB file. A better size for uploading to blip.tv. I might switch to recording these Steve TV videos as 320x240 so I don't have to deal with the file size problems. The 640x480 quality is amazing, but for these little tests capturing life streams, I think the smaller size is fine. I'm also being seduced by the ease of use that the N95 provides with it's internal editor. After having gone through all the trials and tribulations of logging and capturing, editing, compressing and exporting video with a desktop based system and miniDV based camera, it's freeing to be able to shoot, edit and post from one device.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: n95. nokia, stevetv. stevegarfield

Steve TV: Waiting Room

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Recorded and edited on a Nokia N95. It did the title and credits. I used the menus to make this movie. First I merged two clips, then added the title, then added the credits. All without a timeline. Pretty sweet. There's a timeline based editor too, but I wanted to try this out today.

Also, part of this was edited in camera, meaning I shot a clip, then paused, then shot, then paused, and then saved. So I ended up with a clip that had three shots in it. very cool.

Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

Tags: stevetv, stevegarfield

How I Create and Watch Internet TV with a Nokia N95

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In this video, I'm watching video on a Nokia N95 via a cable connection to my TV. The video I'm watching was filmed and edited on the N95, uploaded to my video blog, and then downloaded back to the N95 using the Nokia Video Centre via the RSS 2.0 with enclosures feed from my video blog. This is a glimpse into the future of creation and consumption of Internet TV. This video has been entered in Network2.tv's How do YOU watch Internet TV contest.

Formats available: YouTube, Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: network2.tv, nokia, n95, videocentre, video, vlog, videoblog

Green: Recorded and edited on a train with an N95

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I recorded this movie, edited it, added credits and a soundtrack on the Nokia N95 while riding the Orange line train from Green Street to Downtown Crossing. That's about a 15 minute ride.

This is an exciting development to be able to be able to shoot and edit a little video while on a train on a cell phone. I don't have cell service on the phone yet, otherwise I would have been able to post it to my blog from the phone too.

Once we get free WiFi all around Boston I'll be able to use that to send the video via WiFi where ever I want. This is exciting because it allows video production from the streets.

I'd never used the N95's video editor and learned how to use it on the train ride. I shot a few clips and then did an assemble edit. Added transitions and credits. Then I took the song Let Go from Imogen Heap and added it as a soundtrack. I trimmed that down to match the length of the video, 28 seconds.

FYI: MBTA Map.

Formats available: MPEG4 Video (.mp4), Flash Video (.flv)

Tags: n95, mbta, video, cellphone, videoblogging, imogenheap, letgo

Watching YouTube and Rocketboom on the Nokia N95 Cellphone

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In this video I show how you can watch internet videos on the Nokia N95. First we look at a YouTube video and then an episode of Rocketboom.

I am so psyched to be able to show you guys this since it completes the circle of being able to record a video, upload it via WiFi, then subscribe, download and watch, all on the same device.

Sweet!

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), Flash, YouTube.

Tags: nokia, n95, vlog, youtube, video, rocketboom, rss, nseries, internet

Unboxing the Nokia N95

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I used my Nokia N93 to shoot an unboxing video of the Nokia N95. Here's what the shooting setup looked like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/369062645/

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), YouTube

Tags: nokia, n93, n95, unboxing

Nokia N95 Product Rollout NYC

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I attended the Nokia N95 product rollout in NYC and here are some moments i captured from the show floor. The main thing I learned is that Nokia is open. Open to developers and open to the future of mobile computing.

http://nokia.com
http://rga.com
http://howardforums.com

This video was shot with an N93.

Disclosure: Nokia provided the N93 cell phone to me, that this video was shot on, and paid my travel expenses to NYC. Nokia did not require me to write about the N93. All the opinions expressed here are mine alone and those of the people that I interviewed.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: stevegarfield, nokia, n95, nyc