Pat Swope Video Blog

MS Walk

Pat Swope — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 06:52:11 +0000

Today was the MS walk in Springfield. We went on the three mile walk, other than the six or nine (so Megan wouldn’t overheat!) haha. Lots of inspirational people were there and we really had a good time, and raised a good amount of money with our team! It will definitely be something I’ll be attending from this year forward…

H.264 codec

Pat Swope — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:40:05 +0000

Massive Quality, Minimal Files
H.264 uses the latest innovations in video compression technology to provide incredible video quality from the smallest amount of video data. This means you see crisp, clear video in much smaller files, saving you bandwidth and storage costs over previous generations of video codecs. H.264 delivers the same quality as MPEG-2 at a third to half the data rate and up to four times the frame size of MPEG-4 Part 2 at the same data rate. H.264 is truly a sight to behold.

As editors, both audio and video, we’re always in pursuit of rendering high quality results at the absolute smallest file sizes. I’ve done alot of research and the best compression that I find available today in the video world, is in the H.264 codec from quicktime. It’s no surprise to me that quicktime, a mac product, has taken the lead once again. If your new to this kind of stuff I think you’ll agree, because in the end, there really is no comparison. h264encoder.com has great information on the subject. You can also visit the apple website for a complete list of features, options, and capabilities.
So try it out, and see for yourself why myself and millions of other users are so amazed by this codec.

-Pat

Cool stuff

Pat Swope — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:24:31 +0000

-Best Green Web Designs and Green Blog Designs

http://www.problogdesign.com/inspiration/22-of-the-best-green-web-designs/

-20+ Free High Quality PSDs

http://ntt.cc/2009/10/18/20-high-quality-free-psd-files-improve-your-design-work-features.html

-10 Puzzle Websites to Sharpen Your Programming Skills

http://sixrevisions.com/resources/10-puzzle-websites-to-sharpen-your-programming-skills/

-The Ultimate Round-Up of T-Shirt Design Tutorials

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/16/the-ultimate-round-up-of-t-shirt-design-tutorials/

-25 Stylish and Outstanding Login Forms

http://www.queness.com/post/821/25-stylish-and-outstanding-login-forms

-13 Great WordPress Plugins To Power Up Your Admin Area

http://www.problogdesign.com/wordpress/13-great-wordpress-plugins-to-power-up-your-admin-area/

-39 Astonishing Examples of 3D Typography

http://www.tutorial9.net/resources/39-astonishing-examples-of-3d-typography/

-50 Brilliant Bird’s-Eye Photos

http://www.noupe.com/inspiration/50-brilliant-birds-eye-photos.html

-45 Animal Inspired Logo Designs

http://www.youthedesigner.com/2009/10/12/45-animal-inspired-logo-designs/

-16 Smashing Photorealistic Text Effects in Photoshop

http://www.photoshoproadmap.com/Photoshop-blog/2009/09/22/16-smashing-photorealistic-text-effects-in-photoshop/

Nakatos Japanese Steakhouse

Pat Swope — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:59:42 +0000

Here is another video for Springfield Web TV that we did a couple months back. As you may have noticed, for those of you who actually read these, I have not uploaded a video for a while. This is due to the laziness of my sales people who have completely ran out of knowledge of how to do their jobs apparently. In the meantime you can catch friday night football games live on www.springfieldwebtv.com at 7-9pm central time. Anyways, check out our last production for the website, done 2 months ago.

ozarkestatetours.com

Pat Swope — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:52:56 +0000

Check out my new website at www.ozarkestatetours.com This website was created for realtors selling there homes. I’m trying to go above and beyond what most realtors expect for this sort of advertising. Most realtors settle for the same old “slideshow” style video on their sites. This usually costs the realtors as little as $125, with little product. For only $25 more than that, I can get a 60 to 90 second video on my site. Rich audio, smooth camera movements, a thought out script of the home, and the details go on. Only $25 dollars more for a much better product. See our sample video on our home page as we are trying to accumulate clients.

We don’t support IE

Pat Swope — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:13:28 +0000

Heres a link to a GREAT website that I have recently discovered. Check out all the links to the site and read up on all the security issues that Internet Explorer has. It makes me wonder why this browser is even used anymore. IE is very familiar to many, but by far the worst. Find out for yourself and get a button for your website, myspace, or blog. www.wedontsupportie.com

Sertoma Summer Sizzle 2009!!

Pat Swope — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:42:16 +0000

Check out the Sertoma Summer Sizzle 2009 event! This is just a quick recap of the event from the second day. I wish we could have gone in the first night and filmed the other bands. I heard a great Elvis impersonator was there..it wasn’t Metal Elvis was it!?!?! That would be too cool to miss. Check it out!

Hometown Furniture

Pat Swope — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:52:23 +0000

Here is the final video for Hometown furniture. We filmed a quick intro and included a voice over for the finished video. Our mic was broken and we ran out of options. Even the shotgun mic on the front of the camera was busted! So we were S.O.L. in that one. Anyway, enough of the slate, just check it out.

Easy photoshop.

Pat Swope — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:36:35 +0000

So if you know anything about photoshop, or designing/typography you know this is very basic! I thought it was clean and serves the video. Most people try to get too fancy to fulfill their ego from what THEY would like to see instead of the client. Usually when I make something like this I consider basic things such as their color schemes, their own logo, and general information. From there it’s up to you, but on this one I was in a rush so it could of been better. Anyway, here’s a higher res photo. The logo is actually a still image from the intro of the video cropped out in photoshop.

Cooks Appliances

Pat Swope — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:16:46 +0000

Here’s a quick video for Cooks Appliances out of Nixa, MO. Not some of my best work, but we are often under varying circumstances. Note to self, pre-production is key to any production. It’s the first step to take for any length of video, whether it’s 15 seconds or one hour. It’s your compass that leads you to success. Hopefully we get the time to start incorporating this! I took their logo and made a quick poster type thing at the end in photoshop. I might post a high resolution version of it on here so you can see it better.
-Pat