Vehicle Wrap Episode
My new episode is now online! You can watch it in its entirety below, but be sure to check out the show notes page for more info!
How-To Remove AdSense Ads From Your Feedburner RSS Feed
In the previous version of Google’s Feedburner and AdSense interface, it allowed you to add your Google AdSense ads to your RSS feed. You used to be able to disable them, however that is no longer possible. You’ve probably run into this problem if you’re reading this post. If you log into your Google AdSense and go to “My ads”, then click Feeds > Feed ads you will see all of your previous ads that you created for your Feedburner RSS feeds, but now the only thing that you can do is hide them from the interface. There’s actually no way to delete them.
Before the interface update, you were able to switch back to the old interface to delete them. Unfortunately, the old interface is no longer available to do so. But I’ve found a trick that effectively removes them from your RSS feeds–or at least it did for all the ones I tested this out on. Here’s how:
Take Great Before & After Photos With This iOS App
It seems like forever that I’ve been searching for an app that will allow me to take a photo using an existing photo for alignment. Either through my show, or other things in life, it’s fun to take before and after photos without having to bust out a tripod and leave a camera in place the entire time.
While searching the Apple App Store again last week, I finally found a an app that does this. It was well hidden, since the text for it was in Korean. It’s called Overlay Camera, and they have a Lite (free) version that does exactly what I want to do. The $0.99 pay version of the app adds the ability to blend the two photos (which I don’t want), and adds support for a front-facing camera. For me, the free version does just what I want it to.
Enable AirPlay Printing With Your Existing Printers
Enable AirPlay printing from all your iOS devices with all of your current printers!
After researching AirPlay-compatible printers (or lack thereof), I stumbled upon a different solution that works with your existing printers. The software is called FingerPrint that runs on your Windows or Mac desktop to act as an AirPlay host, and it works great!
Free 7 day trial, just 10 bucks–far cheaper than buying a new printer, and it works with what you’ve already got. Mac/Windows supported. It also supports Dropbox.
Another great feature is the “Open On My Mac/PC”. This is a very quick and easy way to send a photo to your desktop, short of email or transferring it otherwise. It send it instantly, and on my Mac, it opens up the photo in the Preview app. Nice!
Anchorman 2 Sequel: Keeping San Diego Classy
One of my all time favorite movies, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy” starring Will Ferrell from 2004 is making a comeback! The sequel was announced today on the Conan show.
The 8-Foot Ceiling Mounted DIY Camera Slider
We shoot Motorz with a limited crew, and sometimes I’m even flying solo. Filming a 22-minute (half hour format) television series on a budget has its challenges, but they are so much fun to work around it’s part of the game. Take for example my recent challenge. I wanted to be able to ceiling-mount one of our three Canon 60D DSLRs so I could position a camera anywhere overhead (within reason).
I knew that I wanted to span about an 8-foot range between the two sides of my two car garage-turned studio. I didn’t need a slider for movement shots (I have a Kessler PocketDolly that I love for doing that), rather I needed a slider so that I could quickly position the camera left and right. Then, using some other method–be able to position the camera wherever I wanted. Quite the challenge.
Want to be on TV? Here’s how.
Want to be on TV? All you need is a camera and a vehicle. Watch this video and visit www.motorz.tv/ridez for more information!
TV Show Production on a Budget
It’s amazing what you can do these days with a limited production budget and some knowledge… including producing a national TV show.
Technology, within regard to video production, is an amazing thing. It’s constantly improving on a weekly basis on all fronts, including hardware and software. If you don’t stay in touch with the changes you are not doing yourself any favors. I can vouch for this with my own personal experiences in producing a car show called “Motorz” which I also host. It’s available on DIRECTV and DISH Network every week, as well as many cable networks.
Motorz TV: How-To Machine a Chevy 350 V8 Small Block Engine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRqyHiDBUCY
This is the latest episode of Motorz TV (our 64th!) and in this episode we walk through the entire process of machining a block (our Chevy 350 small block V8), from start to finish. There are also some fun segments in this episode (Partz and Letterz). Be sure to watch all the way to the end to catch the bloopers, too!
Canon 1D X DSLR Reveals Continuous Video Recording
If a 61-point autofocus and an ISO range up to 204,800 doesn’t make you giddy, how about the fact that videographers can now record up to 30 minutes (actually 29 minutes and 59 seconds) in one 4GB file–and when that fills up, it automatically starts a new one?
Yes, continuous recording is now here with the introduction of the new Canon 1D X ($6800), Canon’s new top-of-the-line DSLR. What? You say you can’t afford it? Well, neither can I–however what this probably means is that all new Canon DSLRs from here on out will have continuous recording. There’s a Canon event in Hollywood, CA on November 3rd. We should find out what they’ve got cooking then!
In the meantime, read the full press release at Canon’s website:
My Interview for EventDV Magazine
An article was published today online and in print by Kyle Oliver in one of my favorite magazines, EventDV. It is an extremely comprehensive look at the past and present Motorz TV and how I brought it to life. It includes a detailed list of equipment and software used to produce the show, and a whole lot more. Please check it out online, or in print!
