Record in 3’s

One of the challenges of recording any kind of content (video or audio) to be distributed on the internet or a intranet is getting a good natural sounding “take”.

I came across this nice Camtasia audio article by Lon Naylor on capturing multiple attempts of the same audio to get a really natural “take” to be mixed or added to a longer audio sequence later.  The included youtube video is a great example of this (I’ve also included this video below).  The video also shows great microphone and pop filter placement.

This makes a lot of sense, once a person reads a script and gets comfortable with the content or phrase, repeating it will sound more natural the next time (also any nuances or word emphasis would be worked out by hearing yourself).  By the 3rd attempt it should sound good.

Thanks for the article and pointer to the youtube video Lon.

Enjoy!

– Dom

Direct link to video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t926G1FFzL4

Wyoming G&FD Cutt-Slam

Found out about this nice little program & certificate from a co-worker this afternoon.

The Wyoming Game & Fish Department manage several areas of native cutthroat trout within the state and want to promote it using the Cutt-Slam certificate.

I’ve had the chance to catch Golden Trout in CA, Gila Trout in AZ, and Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout in NM.  All of these native fish in their natural watersheds (sometimes hard to reach) were absolutely beautiful.

I had no idea this kind of program existed, maybe worth a vacation fly fishing trip to Wyoming to see what these fish really look like.  It would also be nice if NM did something like this too.

– Dom

My Brodin Pro Cutthroat Net

This last week I took my father and 2 brothers for a couple days of summer fishing on the San Juan River below Navajo Dam in New Mexico.  We had a great time catching several thick 17 inch trout on size 28 midges.

One of the problems I had was with the size 28 hooks and my Brodin net (I’ve had this net for more than 10 years now).  It seemed every time we landed a fish the hook would get caught in the net and I spent the next 10 minutes getting the hook un-stuck (even though I pinched the barb down as best I could).  More than a couple times, I actually broke the hook and had to tie on a new fly.

I’ve seen some of the newer nets with a rubber bag and thought they would be less of a hassle when catching & releasing fish.  So I researched it a bit and found that Brodin has a whole new series of nets called their “Ghost” series (which look pretty slick).

What’s nice is that Brodin also offers the newer “Ghost” net bags to update a older net like mine.  I’m definitely going to order a newer Ghost (thermoplastic) net bag for my net.  I’ll do a “how to update your net” in a later post and maybe include a video.

I also found a great gallery of fish & net pictures on the Brodin website.  More than several pictures show the newer ghost net bags and they look great.

Enjoy!

– Dom

It’s all about games and points now …

I came across this DICE 2010 video on the G4tv.com website several months ago and I really liked it and wanted to share it here.  Jesse Schell covers how we as humans really enjoy games and how we can be tricked into changing our purchase behavior and sometimes learn deeply when information is presented in the game format.  It also covers how virtual games are making their way into the physical realm and influencing markets.

Enjoy!

– Dom

DICE 2010: “Design Outside the Box” Presentation (Part 1 of 3)

Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLwskDkDPUE

DICE 2010: “Design Outside the Box” Presentation (Part 2 of 3)

Direct link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPfaSxU6jyY

DICE 2010: “Design Outside the Box” Presentation (Part 3 of 3)

Direct link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NzFCfZMBkU

If you want to see the whole 28 minute video on the G4tv.com website, click here.