Multimedia, Audio & Video
The digital revolution is about more than just words and pictures. As broadband becomes as everyday as central heating and indoor plumbing, web users are more-ready to take advantage of high-quality multimedia elements.
And with iPodsA popular brand of portable media players from Apple - click the link for more information in a new window., home media centresA computer-based appliance that connects to a TV and allows the playback of various digital audio/video formats. and web-based video sites like YouTubeA video sharing web site owned by Google. and HuluA legal, commercial-supported streaming video site in the US, showing TV shows and movies from NBC, Fox, ABC and others. Like iPlayer on steroids. moving into the mainstream, users are used to experiencing their multimedia content on the move or delivered through a computer.
- Format conversion
- Pre- and post-production services
- Original music production
- Mobile recording facilities
- Technical support & advice
Editing & Authoring
Video is a compelling medium that an increasing number of agencies use as early as the pitching stage to engage with a client.
From focus groupsQualitative research tool where a group of people are asked about their opinions towards a product, service, person, advert etc. to vox popsAn interview involving members of the general public, from the Latin vox populi which means "voice of the people"., commercials to training videos, we have the expertise to edit the raw footage into a high-quality end-product.
- Simple "quick and dirty" editing
- Larger scale projects
- Output to CD, DVD, Blu-ray and all digital formats
- Professional DVD authoring and production
- Original music composition
Multimedia File Conversion
We can convert pretty much anything into anything else - quickly and relatively-painlessly, allowing you to concentrate on the creative element whilst we worry about the technical.
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4
- H.264
- Windows Media
- MP3
- AIFF
- QuickTime
AVI
Real Media
AAC
DivX
Ogg Theora
FLV
etc.
Podcasts
Five years ago, hardly anybody had heard of podcastsA series of audio or video files released episodically for download through some form of web syndication., and now it appears there is no subject that doesn't have at least one show dedicated to it.
As well as allowing listeners to choose the time they want to enjoy their favourite radio showsThis link will open a new window and take you to the Fighting Talk web page on the BBC 5Live web site, podcasts also allow the creation and delivery of niche content that wouldn't survive if it required the overheads of traditional broadcasting.
- Full mobile production facilities
- Original music composition
- Editing facilities
- Production of subscription functionality
- Submission to iTunes and others
Viral Video
Great viral videosA video clip that gains popularity through viewers passing it on, usually through email. Often humourous, the video is said to spread like a virus outwith the control of the author - hence the name. are the Holy Grail of digital marketing. Free publicity with minimum distribution costs - who's not going to like that?
We can work closely with you to identify the elements in viral videos that increase the chances of success, aid in the production and editing and, when the masterpiece is ready to go live, seed it through various web sites and our own network.