TCTV Community News
Best of the Northwest
Happy new year from TCTV! 2010 is finally here, and that means that it's once again time for the Best of the Northwest Video Awards! Each year, the Alliance for Community Media recognizes outstanding non-commercial community television programs from the northwest region. Winners will be selected from producers living in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Any programs that aired in 2009 are eligible to win, and will receive recognition at the awards ceremony in Olympia!
Awards are divided up into several categories; including best documentary, best studio talk show, and best sports coverage, to name a few. Categories are independently judged by panels from various access centers around the northwest. The purpose of community media is to allow an individual or organization to convey a message to a local audience. Entries will be judged with an emphasis on successful conveyance of that message.
All entries must be submitted on DVD, along with applicable entry forms and fees. The cost to enter is $25 for current ACM members and $45 for non-members. Visit cctvsalem.org for online form submission and payment. The deadline is February 5th 2010 for eligible programs to be considered for an award, so hurry! Show your support for the Best of the Northwest by promoting it via social networking sites and word of mouth! The year 2009 has seen some fantastic shows, and many deserve proper recognition. Good luck to all!
By Peter Gudmunson
Free Orientation
Upcoming Orientation Schedule:
Monday, March 15, 6-8 pm
During our two hour orientation you will be introduced to the rules and procedures of TCTV. You will also have an opportunity to ask questions about TCTV and access television in general. You do not have to be a member to attend an orientation, but please call 360.956.3100 to reserve a spot. Thank you!
Training Page
Membership & Orientation Form PDF
Video Streaming
TCTV televises your program throughout Thurston County. What about streaming your content throughout the world on the Internet? YouTube is the most ubiquitous video streaming provider. All you need to get started is a free user account registration at youtube.com.
YouTube limits the videos you upload to 10 minutes in run time and two gigabytes in file size. These limits require you to use Final Cut Express' Quicktime Conversion function to compress your program to a smaller file size. If your program is longer than 10 minutes, cut it into right-sized parts and then export each part individually, using the following steps.
With your project's sequence open in Final Cut Express, choose File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion. Verify "QuickTime Movie" is selected from the Format drop down box. Click the Options... button, then click Settings... in the video box. Set Compression Type to H.264, set Key Frames to all, set Frame Rate to current, toggle the Compressor Quality to Best (or lower, if you need a smaller file size to meet YouTube's imposed limits), set Encoding for Multi-pass (choosing Single-pass will give you a smaller file size, if necessary) and then set Data Rate to automatic. Press okay, then click Size... in the video box. Choose Current from the Dimensions drop down box and check Deinterlace Source Video. Press OK, click Settings... in the sound box and choose AAC from the Format drop down box. Change the Rate to 44.100 kHz. Click OK twice to return to the Save As dialog and press Save to compress your program.
Log on to youtube.com and click the yellow upload button in the upper-right of the page. Follow the prompts on screen to select your compressed video. YouTube will recompress your program into a Flash Video format and make it available for viewing shortly thereafter.
By Eric Oderman
Happy new year from TCTV! 2010 is finally here, and that means that it's once again time for the Best of the Northwest Video Awards! Each year, the Alliance for Community Media recognizes outstanding non-commercial community television programs from the northwest region. Winners will be selected from producers living in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. Any programs that aired in 2009 are eligible to win, and will receive recognition at the awards ceremony in Olympia!
Awards are divided up into several categories; including best documentary, best studio talk show, and best sports coverage, to name a few. Categories are independently judged by panels from various access centers around the northwest. The purpose of community media is to allow an individual or organization to convey a message to a local audience. Entries will be judged with an emphasis on successful conveyance of that message.
All entries must be submitted on DVD, along with applicable entry forms and fees. The cost to enter is $25 for current ACM members and $45 for non-members. Visit cctvsalem.org for online form submission and payment. The deadline is February 5th 2010 for eligible programs to be considered for an award, so hurry! Show your support for the Best of the Northwest by promoting it via social networking sites and word of mouth! The year 2009 has seen some fantastic shows, and many deserve proper recognition. Good luck to all!
By Peter Gudmunson
Free Orientation
Upcoming Orientation Schedule:
Monday, March 15, 6-8 pm
During our two hour orientation you will be introduced to the rules and procedures of TCTV. You will also have an opportunity to ask questions about TCTV and access television in general. You do not have to be a member to attend an orientation, but please call 360.956.3100 to reserve a spot. Thank you!
Training Page
Membership & Orientation Form PDF
Video Streaming
TCTV televises your program throughout Thurston County. What about streaming your content throughout the world on the Internet? YouTube is the most ubiquitous video streaming provider. All you need to get started is a free user account registration at youtube.com.
YouTube limits the videos you upload to 10 minutes in run time and two gigabytes in file size. These limits require you to use Final Cut Express' Quicktime Conversion function to compress your program to a smaller file size. If your program is longer than 10 minutes, cut it into right-sized parts and then export each part individually, using the following steps.
With your project's sequence open in Final Cut Express, choose File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion. Verify "QuickTime Movie" is selected from the Format drop down box. Click the Options... button, then click Settings... in the video box. Set Compression Type to H.264, set Key Frames to all, set Frame Rate to current, toggle the Compressor Quality to Best (or lower, if you need a smaller file size to meet YouTube's imposed limits), set Encoding for Multi-pass (choosing Single-pass will give you a smaller file size, if necessary) and then set Data Rate to automatic. Press okay, then click Size... in the video box. Choose Current from the Dimensions drop down box and check Deinterlace Source Video. Press OK, click Settings... in the sound box and choose AAC from the Format drop down box. Change the Rate to 44.100 kHz. Click OK twice to return to the Save As dialog and press Save to compress your program.
Log on to youtube.com and click the yellow upload button in the upper-right of the page. Follow the prompts on screen to select your compressed video. YouTube will recompress your program into a Flash Video format and make it available for viewing shortly thereafter.
By Eric Oderman
