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Kumara Velu

Kumara has a background in electronic engineering and has been exploring video technology since 1996. He has been a multimedia trainer since 1999, while editing various trade and technical magazines before switching to web publishing in 2007.

Don’t Want to Pay for Video Editing Software? Stop Here for Top Free Video Editing Software with No Watermark : Quick Tutorials Included

<p><em>Updated 18&period;8&period;2020<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There are hundreds of free video editing software programs out there for anyone to download and use&period; They are sufficient for normal video editing use&comma; whether you&&num;8217&semi;re a YouTuber or just editing a holiday video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But they have one drawback&period; These programs output your final video with watermarks&period; Some of these watermarks can be distracting […]

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(TUTORIAL) How Do You Turn on Night Mode in YouTube over Your PC and Android Smartphone to Minimize Glare and Eyestrain?

<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;re a YouTube junkie watching hours after hours of videos&comma; you may have noticed that the white screen around the videos throws a glare at you and put a strain on your eyes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To minimize this&comma; especially when you&&num;8217&semi;re watching videos at night&comma; you can turn on the night mode or YouTube&&num;8217&semi;s dark theme&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>When you […]

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(TUTORIAL) How to Embed YouTube Video with Your Preferred Start and End Time without Tinkering with Code with this Free Tool

<p>So&comma; you found a YouTube video which aptly expresses a point you wish to get across in a blog post or a presentation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; you find that there&&num;8217&semi;s much irrelavant information attached to the video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Say the video is 10 minutes long&comma; and the information you&&num;8217&semi;re interested in is just 3 minutes long&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You don&&num;8217&semi;t want your viewers […]

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Android TV vs Smart TV: Which is Better?

<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;re in the market to upgrade your old Full HD TV&comma; you may be wondering whether to buy a Smart TV or an Android TV&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Which of the two is better&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In this <strong>Smart TV vs Android TV<&sol;strong> article&comma; we&&num;8217&semi;ll look at what the main differences are and which is better of the two&comma; all […]

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8K vs 4K vs Full HD TV: Is it Worth Buying an 8K TV?

<p>Alright&comma; you may be having a Full HD TV or a 4K &lpar;UHD&rpar; TV and may be wondering whether you should upgrade to 8K TV&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This post will explain the diffrence between 8K&comma; 4K and Full HD TV&period; and help you make a decision on whether to buy an 8K TV&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”> Full HD TV <&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p> […]

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Smart TV vs LED TV: What’s the Difference Between Smart TV and LED TV.

<p><em><strong>Updated 3&period;8&period;2021<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;re in the market to buy a new HDTV&comma; you may be wondering whether to buy a Smart TV or an LED TV&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Which offers better quality&quest; Which would give you the best bang for your buck&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>Difference Between Smart TV and LED TV<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Smart TVs are actually LED &lpar;Light Emitting Diode&rpar; TVs which act […]

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What Does an HDMI Extender Do?

<p>Despite the versatility of an <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;hdmi-cables-explained&sol;amp&sol;”>HDMI connection<&sol;a>&comma; carrying high-quality video and audio through a single&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s a drawback&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>HDMI cables show their prowess only up to a certain length&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Exceed that length and the AV quality begins to degrade&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Depending on cable quality&comma; video quality begins dropping when cable length exceeds anywhere from 15 feet to 50 […]

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Ways to Watch 8mm Tapes without a Camcorder

<p><strong><em>Updated &&num;8211&semi; 22&period;8&period;2022<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>How Can I Watch an 8mm Tape without a Camcorder&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The best way to watch 8mm tapes without a camcorder is to use an 8mm video cassette player&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>By 8mm video cassette player&comma; we mean either Video8&comma; Hi8&comma; or Digital8 tape player&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There are no longer any 8mm videotape players in production&period; However&comma; you […]

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What is the Difference between an HDMI Splitter and Switch?

<p>In the world of high definition &lpar;HD&rpar; video&comma; there&&num;8217&semi;s no escaping an <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;hdmi-cables-explained&sol;amp&sol;”>HDMI connection&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is one AV connector&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s here to stay&comma; offering high quality audio and video through a single cable&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sometimes there&&num;8217&semi;s need to handle multiple HDMI connections&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This is when an HDMI splitter and switch come in handy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With these devices you get to […]

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HDMI Problem: How Do I Fix an HDCP Error?

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>What is HDCP&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>HDCP &lpar;High-handwidth Digital Content Protection&rpar;&comma; developed by Intel&comma; is an anti-piracy feature adopted to work with the <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;how-to-tell-hdmi-versions&sol;amp&sol;”>HDMI cable standard&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It&&num;8217&semi;s not only used with HDMI but also with other digital video connections like <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;displayport-vs-hdmi-which-is-better&sol;amp&sol;”>DisplayPort <&sol;a>and <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;what-is-dvi-what-are-the-different-dvi-types&sol;amp&sol;”>Digital Visual Interface &lpar;DVI&rpar;&period;<&sol;a> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;re familiar with <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;why-is-digital-rights-management-important&sol;amp&sol;”>DRM &lpar;Digital Rights Management&rpar;<&sol;a>&comma; then […]

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