YouCut review, by Jeff Gregory YouCut will run on any Android version after 4.3. It comes in two versions: YouCut Pro (free) and YouCut Premium ($3.99/year). Premium includes additional fonts, music, effects, filters, and removes the limitation on the number of photos/videos that can be imported at one time. The following review covers the free … Read more
This article is the result of a story that was shared with Keith Williams during EMDC 2019. Five years ago, when I attended EMDC for the first time, I grew impassioned for the idea that a media strategy could be used to reach nomads in East Africa. Time and again, I ran into people who … Read more
Access 41 lessons of the Media, Mobiles, & Ministry: Lessons for Learners & Trainers curriculum. Each lesson shares hard-won insights gathered from the far corners of the planet. You can freely adapt and distribute the resources. Patrick provide is training over 100 people across Africa by sharing adapted lessons thru a WhatsApp group. Use these … Read more
Have you ever considered creating a Facebook page and using Facebook ads to bring traffic to that page, but you don’t know how? Take a look at Carter Spears’ video series: “Facebook Ads for Scripture Promotion.” Carter walks you through the steps of creating the page, video, and a targeted ad campaign in a series of … Read more
What a difference one year can make. Over the last twelve months, more than a million new people a day came online, which leaves us with 57% of the world’s population now being “netizens” (Internet users). Social media usage grew at a similar rate – with 288 million more social media users in the world … Read more
A Guest Review, by Jeff Gregory Vlogit for Android by Wondershare (ver 2.0.1) Requires Android 4.3. Vlogit is available in 2 versions – the basic version does not require an account. The full version requires creating a free online account. The basic version is restricted to one level of output quality (HD – 1280 x … Read more
A Guest Post by Jeff Gregory about Cute Cut Version 1.8.7 Pro: Cute Cut comes in 2 versions: Basic (Free) or Pro (Paid) and will run on any Android version after 4.1. The ‘Free’ version has a ‘Cute Cut’ water mark and exports are limited to 30 seconds. The movie on the timeline can be … Read more
I’m happy to say that, after a long time of lagging behind the iOS world, Android devices and apps are finally available to enable professional production on this platform. Because most people in the world are using an Android device, it makes sense to think about recommendations to help them, especially non-professional media creators, to … Read more
We reviewed the following Camera Apps, based on various recommendations, tips from others, and general Play Store ratings. Open Camera Camera FV-5 (Lite and Pro versions) Lumio Cam Footej Camera And the ‘stock’ Google Camera that came with the device Others: Bacon Camera, Camera MX, VSCO If you don’t want to read actual reviews, here’s … Read more
There is a lot of chatter these days about the capabilities of mobile devices (phones and tablets) for media production. Journalists for newspapers and local TV stations are now trained to create, file and share their stories all from their mobile phone. Filmmakers as influential as Steven Soderbergh are even embracing mobile devices for big-screen Hollywood … Read more