Audio and Video Resources

Posted on24. Mar, 2010 by larspk.

Audio / Video Resources

Attract attention and better communicate your message by adding audio and video to your website. Adding audio and video is a good idea if you are truly interested in communicating with your target audience. On any given day a consumer may prefer to either read text, hear a message, or watch a video; this makes it very important to provide information in different formats to your customer base.  Audio may be used for testimonials, podcasts, background music, and sound effects. Video can be distributed on YouTube, embedded on a website, used in video blogs, or offered as a bonus…….the options are virtually unlimited!

It is important to produce quality audio and video. It is my advice to use good microphones, quality editing software, and a high def camcorder. Below are some great resources to get you headed in the right direction.

Recording Phone Interviews

http://www.hotrecorder.com/

Audio Editing

http://www.audacity.sourceforge.net/

Audio Content

http://www.findsounds.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       http://www.smartsound.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     http://www.digitaljuice.com/

Audio Services

http://instantaudio.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    http://www.iprotalk.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       http://www.amazingvoice.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    http://www.voice123.com/

Audio Software

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/                                                                                                                                                          http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/    http://www.totalwebaudio.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              http://www.audioacrobat.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           http://www.mp3streamingaudio.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       http://www.acoustica.com/      

Audio File Conversion

http://www.coolutils.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              http://www.zamzar.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 http://www.erightsoft.com/

Audio Equipment

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/

On Screen Video Capture

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia

Video Editing Software

http://www.adobe.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             http://www.corel.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   http://www.pinnaclesys.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       http://www.cyberlink.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   http://www.magix.com/

Video Content / Royalty Free

http://www.footagefirm.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           http://www.revostock.com/               http://www.digitaljuice.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           http://www.artbeats.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                           http://www.videocopilot.net/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            http://www.motionloops.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            http://www.pond5.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        http://www.thoughtequity.com/

Video Distribution Services

http://tubemogul.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          http://trafficgeyser.com/                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               http://www.heyspread.com/

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