Credence Pictures Blog

New Feature

2012-02-20T19:58:09+00:00

Our web design team is constantly looking for new and improved ways to enhance the user experience as well assist our clients in promoting their websites. One of the hottest areas of interest today is Facebook, Twitter and other social media, so we have implemented several tools to help us interface a client’s website with social media. The newest is a module for Expression Engine, our favorite development platform that automatically adds an update to Facebook and Twitter when making a news/blog/journal website entry. Pretty cool

Credence Pictures now an iplayerHD reseller

2012-01-28T20:31:09+00:00

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 son the college graduate!

2011-12-17T07:53:17+00:00

Our family is celebrating our oldest son Caleb’s graduation from North Carolina State University. Caleb graduated Cum Laude with two majors (English and Communications) and two minors (Spanish and International Studies). We could not be prouder of Caleb for his accomplishments but more than that, for the quality of his character and his passion to serve others and thus serve the Lord. He will be working on developing several websites for various non-profits and companies over the next few months and then will be taking part in “The World Race”, a 11-month missions excursion to 11 countries, beginning in July 2012. Caleb has started a blog about his preparations and goals for this next adventure in his life and you can read about them here:

The World Race Blog: Caleb Durham

We’ve included some photos below from graduation. We love you son!

Mom, Dad, Jessie and Josh

NCBAM promotional videos

2011-07-24T17:43:59+00:00

This summer we began production of three stories for North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM) to highlight the work they are doing for the aging population in NC. The project will include three individual web video stories and a compilation video to be distributed on DVD to churches across the state this fall.

Credence Pictures in the Netherlands

2011-07-24T17:42:06+00:00

Warren Gentry and I just returned from a 5-day video shoot in the Netherlands with corporate client PRA International. The project will highlight PRA’s testing facilities there.

New website for North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry

2011-07-24T17:37:38+00:00

Credence Pictures launched a new website on June 30th for North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NCBAM). The site was designed by Jeff Reinhardt. We provided the hosting and programming of the new website in partnership with Topsail Marketing and my good friend Mike Becker. The site is designed so that NCBAM staff can easily add content to several channels of content information related to NC’s aging population. You can learn more here:

http://www.credencepictures.com/webdesign/site/north_carolina_baptist_aging_ministry

Our Son the Marine - Update

2010-10-07T18:53:47+00:00

Josh graduated on Tuesday October 5th from Marine Combat Training in Camp Gieger, NC. After graduation he boarded a bus for the airport and flew to Meridian, Mississippi where he will spend the next twelve weeks in training for his MOS in Aviation Supply. We are very proud of him.

The graduation ceremony

Kilo Company preparing for the march to the buses for their next training segment

Josh’s group huddling up before boarding the buses to the airport. He later flew to Meridian, Mississippi for further training.

New Website: theStallingsHouse.com

2010-09-02T04:40:18+00:00

We recently began developing a website highlighting our 120 year old family home in Oriental, NC. You can learn more here.

New Video for Baptist Children’s Homes

2010-09-01T16:53:04+00:00

I have been blessed to have the opportunity to work with the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina for several years by telling the stories of children and families that have been given hope by the staff of BCH. BCH has been “helping hurting children and healing broken families” for over 125 years! We just finished a new promotional video for BCH that will be a part of the 2010-2011 Thanksgiving Offering promotion. You can view the video at the link below. Please visit the BCH website for more information on this vital ministry.

Thankful - 2010 Baptist Children’s Homes of NC Offering Video

Our son the Marine

2010-08-31T20:08:05+00:00

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!

Here are some photos from family day and graduation.

Hotel Company graduates preparing for on an base 3-hour leave on family day.

The first time Lisa had seen Josh in 13 weeks!

A very proud sister, Jessie.

A very proud dad too!

No longer a recruit…now a Marine!

Josh gave us a tour of his barracks.

A sense of great accomplishment.

Josh at the rappelling tower.

Graduation ceremony shots

Josh with his mom

Josh with his sister Jessie

Our family, minus Caleb, who could not be there.

Josh’s uncle Bart and aunt Kathy drove up from Florida for graduation.

Josh’s uncle Randy and aunt Sheri drove down from Liberty, NC to attend.

Josh with Erin and Jessie

Josh and fellow Marines!

Our son, the Marine!