We recently discovered the good folks at iplayerHD.com.  They offer high quality video server hosting at a very affordable rate.  We are in the process of moving all our online video clips from a previous CDN server solution to iplayerHD.com.  For $30/month or $300/year you can upload as many video clips as you like, with a storage space of 50GB and a monthly bandwidth of 100GB!  And the quality is excellent.  Using their compression service you can upload a 1280x720HD video and they will create several different files so that your viewers browser will use the movie best suited for the browser and the viewers internet access speed.  It even includes a mobile device optimized compressed movie.  Your account includes backend access to name your movies, choose thumbnail pictures, add search engine tag info, embed codes for adding movies to your website, video playlists, etc. 

We are very excited about working with Wes and the other folks at iplayerHD.com and hope that you’ll check them out today.  They offer a 30-day free trial and you don’t need a credit card for that period.  Check them out and use this link so they’ll know we sent you.  http://www.iplayerhd.com/go/durham

Randy Durham
http://www.credencepictures.com

Here is a test movie that we recently uploaded.

Our family is celebrating the graduation of our son Joshua from the US Marine Corps basic training program at Parris Island, SC.  Josh chose to serve his country as a Marine and we could not be prouder of him.  He heads to Camp Geiger in NC for his Combat Marine Training and then on to his MOS in Aviation Supply.

Completing the Crucible and graduating from the basic training program at Parris Island is no small feat.  Many do not make it through the program.  So congratulations to Josh and the other Marine graduates of Hotel Company!

Semper Fi!

It was a joy this weekend to meet so many folks at the Baptist State Convention of NC’s Communication’s Team “Videomakers Workshop”.  There seemed to be a great deal of interest in my Canon 5D Mark II camera so I thought I would put together some information that might be helpful to those of you looking at this camera for your production needs.

Now, the Canon 5D Mark II is not the camera for all production situations, but it is a great new tool for many of us to achieve high-quality images at a great price point.  If you need to videotape your Sunday morning worship service, this is not the camera for you.  But if you want to produce promotional video clips on your church or short term mission trips your members are involved in (among other creative avenues), this may be a great solution for you.

Last fall I was taking a 24-day trip to five countries in Africa and needed a small camera with high-quality to take with me.  I have (2) JVC GY-HD250 cameras but they are larger than I wanted to take on this trip.  (The JVC cameras would be great by the way for using in a live church service, multi-camera recording situation, because they have Genlock capability and can be synced to a video switcher).  So I began my search for a new camera package for traveling overseas.

Credence Pictures has just finished post-production on a new promotional video for North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM).  We are in the process of making DVD copies for distribution.  It was a great project to work on for a great new non-profit organization that will be assisting the aging in North Carolina to find the services that they are in need of.