We have started adding regular video clips to our weekly web features. Entitled “In Their Own Words”, the clips are short and raw - much like something that you would find on YouTube. Sometimes, I do a little post production clean up, but all the video is shot and edited by the college writer, James Hill.

The original video…

The latest video that James sent seemed off. It was really pixelated.

Even with the apparent poor quality, I decided to move ahead and loaded it into Adobe Premiere to boost the contrast. I did not do any other enhancements.

Thats why it was a shock to find that the pixelation had been magically cleaned up… Look for yourself: the original is on the right.

What the heck happened?

Now a video expert would know immediately what had happened. But, at first it looked like it had been run through some of that fictional FBI enhancement equipment that you see on CSI.

It was only when the clips were overlaid that the issue became obvious. Somehow James created the original using an incorrect pixel ratio. Exporting it from Premiere reverted it to the correct ratio.

No magic - but still a good lesson.

To begin preparing for an upcoming homepage update, we have started adding syndication feeds to the main PCC website.

To quote myself:

Never miss another college news item or important event at PCC. RSS feeds allow you to get the newest website content delivered straight to your computer. By subscribing, you will be notified whenever new information becomes available.

We are starting by syndicating the News/Events that are currently displayed to the homepage. However if there is interest, I would like to push out other items such as:

• Weekly web features (showcasing student and staff)
• Announcements
• Various college calendars
• Faculty/Staff news