http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/archive/tags/Channel8/default.aspxTags: Channel8en-GBCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/archive/2008/08/14/imagine-cup-short-films-online.aspxThu, 14 Aug 2008 12:49:45 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8866051markjo1http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/comments/8866051.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/commentrss.aspx?PostID=8866051<p>One of the most exciting parts of the Imagine Cup worldwide finals each year (I've done 3 now) is the showing of the Short Film category. The teams have a simple brief, make a kick arse short film during the WW finals using the surrounding city as your set. The results are astonishing and remind of the <a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/archive/2008/01/14/what-you-can-do-with-a-decent-video-camera-these-days-bloody-omaha.aspx">type of stuff done on a BBC documentary earlier this year</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://markjohnston.members.winisp.net/BlogImages/ImagineCupShortFilmsonline_9832/image.png"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="224" alt="image" src="http://markjohnston.members.winisp.net/BlogImages/ImagineCupShortFilmsonline_9832/image_thumb.png" width="240" border="0"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Tags/ShortFilm08/">Watch them all on Channel 8</a></p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=8866051" width="1" height="1">Imagine CupChannel8http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/archive/2008/02/10/the-inspiration-tour-videos-on-channel-8.aspxSun, 10 Feb 2008 23:02:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7590698markjo1http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/comments/7590698.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/commentrss.aspx?PostID=7590698<P>I managed to get <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/edunhill" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/edunhill">Ed</A> and Ben into the MS UK recording studio thing before Christmas to record their <A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/archive/2007/08/21/students-we-re-coming-to-a-university-near-you-microsoft-inspiration-tour.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/archive/2007/08/21/students-we-re-coming-to-a-university-near-you-microsoft-inspiration-tour.aspx">sessions delivered across the country online</A> for <A href="http://channel8.msdn.com/" mce_href="http://channel8.msdn.com/">Channel 8</A>. Those videos are now all online. </P> <P><A href="http://blogs.msdn.com/edunhill/archive/2007/10/04/inspiration-tour-resources.aspx" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/edunhill/archive/2007/10/04/inspiration-tour-resources.aspx">Ed has the background</A> and here are the videos are for your viewing pleasure:</P> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P><A href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-1--Introduction-to-new-Technology/" mce_href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-1--Introduction-to-new-Technology/">Microsoft Inspiration Tour; Part 1 – Introduction to new Technology</A><BR> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P><A href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-2--Silverlight/" mce_href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-2--Silverlight/">Microsoft Inspiration Tour; Part 2 – Silverlight</A> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P><A href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-3--Windows-Embedded/" mce_href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-3--Windows-Embedded/">Microsoft Inspiration Tour; Part 3 – Windows Embedded</A> <P mce_keep="true">&nbsp;</P><A href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-4--XNA/" mce_href="http://channel8.msdn.com/Posts/Microsoft-Inspiration-Tour-Part-4--XNA/">Microsoft Inspiration Tour; Part 4 – XNA</A><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=7590698" width="1" height="1">Microsoft Inspiration TourStudentChannel8http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/archive/2007/09/15/channel-8-goes-silverlight.aspxSat, 15 Sep 2007 22:20:57 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:4931812markjo3http://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/comments/4931812.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/markjo/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4931812<p>The <a href="http://channel8.msdn.com/">student site</a> (part of the 8, <a href="http://channel9.msdn.com">9</a> and <a href="http://www.on10.net">10</a> family) has just adopted <a href="http://www.silverlight.net">Silverlight</a> for its video player experience </p> <p><a href="http://markjohnston.members.winisp.net/BlogImages/Channel8goesSilverlight_11E17/Flying8_Logow_url_formail_Medium.jpg"><img height="294" alt="Flying8_Logo-w_url_formail_Medium" src="http://markjohnston.members.winisp.net/BlogImages/Channel8goesSilverlight_11E17/Flying8_Logow_url_formail_Medium_thumb.jpg" width="400" border="0"></a> </p> <p><a href="http://duncanmackenzie.net/blog/we-added-a-silverlight-player-to-channel-8-today/default.aspx">Duncan Mackenzie has the details</a>&nbsp; </p> <p>We should hopefully have our first student generated video on the site in the next few weeks :) (Assuming its not too dodgy ;-))</p><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4931812" width="1" height="1">SilverlightChannel8