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Open Source vs. Proprietary: Graphics and Video

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Itunes/Quicktime comes native with MacOS, and Windows Media Player for Windows. In terms of video editing, again, the proprietary programs have somewhat of a leg up on the open source, although a recent entry into the field may well change that (see below). The other realm of stuff that I know some about is video.

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Flickr As Presentation Tool: Screencast #2

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

To make matters worse, my five year-old cable modem just couldn't handle recent changes to Comcast's network that allow for more bandwidth. I rendered ten different versions (6 in SWF with different audio sampling and video frame rates and sizes) and 2 in Quicktime and 2 in WMF.)

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Two Short Films for a Laugh

Have Fun - Do Good

Ickes, to post the Fund's video "Vote for Change." You can watch it with Quicktime or Windows Media here , or watch it on YouTube. It is pretty amazing how viral videos have become an integral part of outreach for political and social change organizations. I think you can see where this is going.