You Could Look it Up!

When you hear the word "research" you may think of folks in white lab coats peering at test tubes; but we all do research, if only to read a software manual or use the phone book. That's because research, basically, means looking things up. And, like any other procedure, research has its tricks of the trade: the methods and tools that make the process faster and more productive.

"Well, that's very exciting," you say, while politely concealing a yawn, "but what's research got to do with videomaking?"

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