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
Having reviewed tens of thousands of links and catalogued the most helpful ones from over 400 sites this past year here are the top sites that have provided the greatest number of helpful resources published in 20181. Let us know in the comments if you know of a helpful ministry-related site that provides ongoing new resources on doing digital ministry/outreach that I didn’t include here … 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
Keith Williams has created a list of the best iOS apps to use for your ministry – and it’s available as a free download! He has the apps listed alphabetically under each heading with a brief description of how the app can be used in mobile ministry. Here are a couple examples: The Parting Gift … Read more
Forbes recently said something along the lines of, “In just a few years, it will take an individual more than 5 million years to watch the amount of video that will cross global IP networks each month.” According to Cisco, something like a million minutes, or almost 17,000 hours of video content will cross the … Read more
Craig Forrest says he is not a branding expert, but as a professional filmmaker, he knows the importance of visuals to capture attention. He says that branding is “hitting your target, not just shooting arrows.” In this 50 minute video of his presentation, Hashtags: Tips and Techniques for Better Branding, at the MMF 2017 Consultation, he starts … Read more