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If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll know I’m a big fan of stop motion animation, especially when it involves toys. I love the work from Penny Mix films and XOW! Studios. So I was pretty excited to see this trailer for the GI Joe film Festival: So far, it only seems to be making limited stops in Denver and Los Angeles, but they’re still taking submissions! Get the camera out and put your old Joes to work. -Kent, Yahoo! video Team

Fujifilm FinePix F50fd
It’s pretty startling how much camera you can get for less than 250 beans this winter. The F50fd is a good example with 12-megapixel resolution, mechanical and digital image stabilization, a larger-than-normal LCD screen and the latest version of Face Detection (2.0 to be exact). Let’s put this is a little perspective, shall we? It was just six years ago Sony broke the $1,000 USD barrier with a 5-megapixel camera (DSC-F707). Since digital cameras age in dog years, the industry has completely changed since then and 5MP is entry level—if you can even find one. For the record, Canon still leads the megapixel parade with the 21.1MP EOS 1Ds Mark III for eight grand so 12-megapixels is really no big deal with affordable models (sub $300 USD) readily available including the Kodak V1253 and many others along with this FinePix. And you know prices of 12MP models will continue to slide when 14-megapixel point-and-shoot editions arrive in 2008. Progress marches on! But is it really progress? That’s exactly what we wanted to find out. Read | Permalink | Email This | User Reviews | Linking Blogs

Politics Remixed
This video from Australian creator Hugh Atkins is burning up the viral charts, and with good reason: It put me in mind of another master of the genre, RX2049, whose It’s the End of the World video recently made the rounds on the blogs: Remixing media has proven popular with creators seeking to lampoon politics, to essentially unspin the spin. And with no shortage of video available on the Internets, chances are that this is just the beginning. -Kent, Yahoo! video Team

Impressionist Impersonators
For me, the enthralling thing about online video is following the trends. Whether it’s big budget viral ads for corporate mega-brands, or sketch commentary regarding the writer’s strike, it’s great to see how one influential video can spawn a movement in the online video culture. Lately, I’ve been noticing a growing number of videos of individuals showcasing their impersonation skills. This surge has no-doubt been inspired by last year’s viral video “200 Impressions.” In the 10-minute epic video, the creator runs the gamut of pop culture icons and their famous quotations. As is always the case in any trend, you have the originator: Then you have the variations: And finally, the parodies: Do you do impressions? If so, you should upload them to Yahoo! video. -Elias, Yahoo! video Team

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