The annual Holiday Lectures on Science, given for pre-college students, have been webcast live by A3MG since 1998. A3MG developed this video on demand (VOD) player which features HD resolution in full screen mode, closed captions, and chapter links so viewers can jump to a specific topic within the videos. Additionally, A3MG created a web app that plays the videos on mobile devices like the iPhone and DROID.
A newly added feature is caption search. Videos that have Closed Captions available also have a search field above the chapter list. Entering a word or phrase in this field will search caption text and chapter names for the current video. Clicking the results below the chapter title will position the player 5 seconds before your search term is mentioned in the video.
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HHMI’s annual Holiday Lectures on Science feature cutting edge science lectures by the world’s top scientists. Each year two scientists give talks on a variety of topics in biology. A3MG created this web app that plays the full length lectures–over 52 hours total–on mobile devices like the iPhone and DROID.
On your iPhone, iPod touch, or Android phone, go to the following URL and add the link to your home screen. media.hhmi.org/hl/m/
A3MG maintains HHMI’s podcast feed which includes all of the Holiday Lectures on Science videos from the series. Shown is the iTunes Store view of the podcast.
A3MG worked with MOAA to produce this short, behind-the-scenes documentary on the set of the Lifetime television show “Army Wives.” MOAA spouses toured the set and shared their real-life experiences with the cast of “Army Wives.”
A3MG provided video editing services, exported the video to Flash for use on the MOAA website, and created a DVD version of the piece.
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A3MG worked with MOAA to produce this short video highlighting their annual “Storming the Hill” event. A3MG provided video editing services and exported the video to Flash for use on the MOAA website.
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HHMI hired A3MG to edit an audio interview and make it available as a podcast. Users can either listen to clips online or subscribe to a feed which automatically downloads the entire interview to their iPods.
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A3MG was hired by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create a short animation to simulate six entangled ions in simultaneous “cat” states.
NIST researchers have succeeded in coaxing six ions into an unusual quantum “cat” state in which their nuclei are collectively spinning clockwise and counterclockwise at the same time.
Since this concept is difficult to visualize, the animation makes it easier to grasp.
The short animation was created in Lightwave 3D and Motion 2 and exported to a progressive download QuickTime Web movie.
The “cat” state animation was mentioned in the Wall Street Journal on January 6, 2006, Page A9. The animation was called “charming” by science columnist Sharon Begley in her article titled, “The Magical Behavior Of Subatomic Particles Moves Into Real World.”
A3MG has worked with NIST on previous projects including two interactive kiosks installed in NIST’s lobby in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
NIST News Release with Animation Link
WSJ Article Online
This call to service video was produced and edited by A3MG for the Case Foundation and the National Conference on Citizenship.
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A3MG took existing video elements and a script and edited this short video for the Spring 2005 edition of the HHMI Bulletin.
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