I bought a Flip Ultra last night. It's the most featureless video camera I've ever used, but I like it. Surprised?

For what it's designed to do, it works very well.

I noticed today that Cinelerra, possibly the best-known video editor for Linux, has hit version 1.1.6.

A lot of people think audio doesn't matter when they edit video. They're wrong. If you notice the audio, something's wrong.

I found another source of public domain video: Open-video.org. Whereas the Prelinger Archives is a collection of industrial films, this site is a general effort to archive video of all types.

My video editing partner, Brad, asked me a really good question this morning: Will this video ignite a passion about this issue?

If you're the only person left in the United States without a DVD player, you might want some tips on how to buy them.

Today was our first snow of the year. It started at 6 this morning and was supposed to be flurries with accumulation of a fraction of an inch. It's still snowing right now and I suspect there's a good two inches on the ground. But the long commute isn't bothering me. Scraping snow isn't bothering me.

Mail from Maurie Reed about VHS home movie transfers to digital formats.

I had someone ask me for some advice in picking out a camcorder yesterday. I know I've talked a little bit about that before, but this field is always changing, so it doesn't hurt to revisit it.

I've talked about archive.org before. I revisited it this evening. As usual, another hundred or so films have been added. A handful of selections from another library, owned by the University of South Carolina, have trickled in.