It is with great pleasure that McKenna Video Services announces that our new website is up and running!
We have been working real hard at getting this revision "live" to the web. We still have to complete some minor tweaks to some code and we still have to get videos uploaded, but we now can give our customers more information than what they were receiving under our "flash" version (we call it MVS 1.0).
Additionally, we will now be able to easily post news and press releases about the company, make changes to product and service offerings, add and delete referral partners, etc. Future changes to www.mckennavideo.com will include an opt-in newsletter and "search" features.
And don't forget that in addition to www.mckennavideo.com we also manage www.mvsweddings.com and www.chrismckennaphotography.com (shameless plugs :-) ).
We look forward to continuing to serve you!
Chris McKenna
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Right is right....
"Right is right, even if everyone is against it; and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it."
- William Penn
- William Penn
Friday, April 18, 2008
New website coming soon
Good evening.
We are now winding down our work week, yes it is late, but we have a lot going on here at McKenna Video that is keeping us busy. Not the least of which is a complete makeover to our website.
Flash-gone! HTML-returns!
While we have had many of our customers offer positive comments about the look and feel of our flash site, we found it extremely difficult to manage and update with relevant and updated content. So we made the hard, ok painful decision late last week to ditch the flash version and return to HTML.
While this may upset some of our hardcore fans, we know that you'll love what we're doing with the new site. Here is a preview...
This site will be much easier to navigate, to find information related to our services, to find our press releases, and to find people that we know and recommend.
Our plan is to have the site go live, minus the video demos (i.e., portfolio) by May 1. Stay tuned.
God's blessings.
Chris.
We are now winding down our work week, yes it is late, but we have a lot going on here at McKenna Video that is keeping us busy. Not the least of which is a complete makeover to our website.
Flash-gone! HTML-returns!
While we have had many of our customers offer positive comments about the look and feel of our flash site, we found it extremely difficult to manage and update with relevant and updated content. So we made the hard, ok painful decision late last week to ditch the flash version and return to HTML.
While this may upset some of our hardcore fans, we know that you'll love what we're doing with the new site. Here is a preview...
This site will be much easier to navigate, to find information related to our services, to find our press releases, and to find people that we know and recommend.Our plan is to have the site go live, minus the video demos (i.e., portfolio) by May 1. Stay tuned.
God's blessings.
Chris.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Why Uncle Charlie's wedding video won't make you happy
Or cousin Steve, best-friend Jim, or the friend-of-a-friend for that matter.
We have seen many despondent former brides (i.e., just married) over the last couple of years asking us to do something with the video that an amateur shot for them. Some of the problems that we have seen range from bad or inaudible audio to uncontrollable camera shake, from severe backlighting (causing silhouettes) to an out-of-focus subject. While we sympathize with these people a lot, 9 times out of 10 there is not too much we can do to make their video better.
Here is a rundown of the top complaints that we hear for former brides:
1) I can’t hear our vows;
2) There is too much ambient noise (i.e., babies crying, guests talking, etc.);
3) The picture is too shaky;
4) The video is hard to follow;
5) The camera man missed my bouquet toss;
6) There is only 1 camera angle.
We have noticed that these are becoming a bigger and bigger problem and, quite frankly, occurring with far too much frequency. While a lot of people want to have their wedding video taped, a lot can’t or don’t want to pay for it. When we encounter people that fall into this category, we encourage them to try and put a dollar figure on never being able to relive your wedding in a way that you deserve. They usually can’t because no dollar figure could ever be placed on that.
You want the best photographer for your wedding, the best locale, the best caterer. So why not the best video? Explore all your options for video and don’t settle for Uncle Charlie.
Visit MVS Weddings for more information.
God’s peace and mercy,
Chris
We have seen many despondent former brides (i.e., just married) over the last couple of years asking us to do something with the video that an amateur shot for them. Some of the problems that we have seen range from bad or inaudible audio to uncontrollable camera shake, from severe backlighting (causing silhouettes) to an out-of-focus subject. While we sympathize with these people a lot, 9 times out of 10 there is not too much we can do to make their video better.
Here is a rundown of the top complaints that we hear for former brides:
1) I can’t hear our vows;
2) There is too much ambient noise (i.e., babies crying, guests talking, etc.);
3) The picture is too shaky;
4) The video is hard to follow;
5) The camera man missed my bouquet toss;
6) There is only 1 camera angle.
We have noticed that these are becoming a bigger and bigger problem and, quite frankly, occurring with far too much frequency. While a lot of people want to have their wedding video taped, a lot can’t or don’t want to pay for it. When we encounter people that fall into this category, we encourage them to try and put a dollar figure on never being able to relive your wedding in a way that you deserve. They usually can’t because no dollar figure could ever be placed on that.
You want the best photographer for your wedding, the best locale, the best caterer. So why not the best video? Explore all your options for video and don’t settle for Uncle Charlie.
Visit MVS Weddings for more information.
God’s peace and mercy,
Chris
Monday, April 14, 2008
DVD's and fingerprints: not a good match
Have you ever owned a DVD disc, or CD for that matter, that stopped working after a time? "It worked before, but now it doesn't," you say, "and my player still works fine with my other discs."
We receive a lot of calls from individuals that experience this type of problem and they want us to fix their disc. Our first response is a question back to them, "are there a lot of fingerprints on the back side of the disc?" The usual response is in the affirmative.
You see, contrary to popular belief, a disc is not an indestrucable, error-free form of digital media. All discs need to be free of dust, scratches, fingerprints, peanut-butter and the like in order to work correctly (lasers in the players need to read the information contained on the disc and obstructions prevent them from being read correctly). Burnable, duplicated, and home-media can be more suseptible to errors than factory replicated discs if they are not treated with respect.
This is generally as easy problem to remedy-clean the disc of fingerprints and nine times out of ten this will resolve the issue. Cleaning is a matter of using a disc cleaning solution (usually found in your local electronics store) and essentially wiping the fingerprints away. The motion to follow is NOT one of rubbing in concentric circles like waxing a car, but rather a straight line from the inner hole to the outer edge. Simple! One word of caution-only use wipes only designated for this application. Wipes that are made of wood products (tissue, toilet-paper, kitchen wipes, etc.), can actually scratch the disc and should be avoided!
Scratches, on the other hand, are something completely different. That, however, is a topic for another post (BTW-this is a huge problem with rental discs).
God's peace,
Chris.
We receive a lot of calls from individuals that experience this type of problem and they want us to fix their disc. Our first response is a question back to them, "are there a lot of fingerprints on the back side of the disc?" The usual response is in the affirmative.
You see, contrary to popular belief, a disc is not an indestrucable, error-free form of digital media. All discs need to be free of dust, scratches, fingerprints, peanut-butter and the like in order to work correctly (lasers in the players need to read the information contained on the disc and obstructions prevent them from being read correctly). Burnable, duplicated, and home-media can be more suseptible to errors than factory replicated discs if they are not treated with respect.
This is generally as easy problem to remedy-clean the disc of fingerprints and nine times out of ten this will resolve the issue. Cleaning is a matter of using a disc cleaning solution (usually found in your local electronics store) and essentially wiping the fingerprints away. The motion to follow is NOT one of rubbing in concentric circles like waxing a car, but rather a straight line from the inner hole to the outer edge. Simple! One word of caution-only use wipes only designated for this application. Wipes that are made of wood products (tissue, toilet-paper, kitchen wipes, etc.), can actually scratch the disc and should be avoided!
Scratches, on the other hand, are something completely different. That, however, is a topic for another post (BTW-this is a huge problem with rental discs).
God's peace,
Chris.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Tom & Carole: Coincidence or Providence?
We had the priveledge of filming the wedding of Tom and Carole Smith yesterday. They were married at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Federal Way, Wa. 
What a great story in that these two have found each other and are now joined in holy matrimony.
Prayers were definately answered in that our weather could not have been nicer for this great event.
Congratulations and best wishes to Tom & Carole. May you have many happy years together.
God's blessings,
Chris & Lynette.
What a great story in that these two have found each other and are now joined in holy matrimony.
Prayers were definately answered in that our weather could not have been nicer for this great event.
Congratulations and best wishes to Tom & Carole. May you have many happy years together.
God's blessings,
Chris & Lynette.
Friday, April 11, 2008
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