Sound Track: 10 Tips for Better Sound
Anyone can pull a camcorder out of the closet and shoot bad video. That's simple. It's shooting good video that takes a bit more effort. The fact that you're reading this column indicates that you'd rather shoot good video than bad video.
Audio is half of the video equation--your camcorder is both an image gatherer and a sound gatherer. And while it's relatively simple to imagine how the tiny image in the viewfinder will look on your 27-inch TV, it's not so easy to predict what your video is going to sound like. That's where we can help.
This month, we'll cover 10 tips for better sound. These are suggestions designed to make sure your audio is clean, powerful and intelligible. You can benefit from these tips even if you have no special knowledge or equipment--all you need is a camcorder and a desire to make your video sound bet…
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