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DV Caddie Shoulder Rest | Digital Video Solutions 3D titles

DV Caddie Shoulder Rest, Focus Enhancements MX-4 Video Mixer, Digital Video Solutions TitleWaves

JVC Everio Camcorder coming with HD with 1080p | Samson Zoom H4 audio recorder

JVC Everio Camcorder is HD with 1080p. Samson Zoom H4 field audio recorder with 24-bit/96KHz recording. New vidcasts from Videomaker

Video News | Adobe Creates Soundbooth | Primera Bravo SE Blu Update

Video industry news. Adobe Creates Soundbooth.Primera Bravo SE Blu Update. Adobe Purchases Serious Magic

57 New Special Effects Plug-ins | New Video Format | Final Cut Express 3.5

NewBlueFX offers 57 additional special effects pug-ins, Sony and Panasonic create a new video format. Apple Final Cut Express HD 3.5 video editing program

Adobe Communicator 3 | Final Cut Update | Convert Video Files for Free

Adobe Visual Communicator 3.Final Cut Studio 2.0.1 Update. Convert Video Files for Free with Movavi in-browser video file converter.

Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 | Pinnacle Studio MovieBox Plus

Digital Hotcakes offers ten matching sets of DVD menu templates. Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 adds a sceneline view.

Adobe Production Studio for Mac | Red Giant Color Correction | New xvColor

Adobe Production Studio with Premiere Pro available for Mac. Red Giant Software releases Magic Bullet Colorista. Sony introduces the new xvColor.

Apple adds AVCHD support to Final Cut | Sony HVR-S270U HD 1080i

Video Industry News Sony Ups Its HDV Game with New Professional HDV Camcorders. Apple Releases Final Cut Express 4:

Applied Magic DVD authoring solution | Grass Valley REV PRO drive

Applied Magic's complete DVD authoring solution. DAC-200 media converter adds locked audio. Creator 9 sends video to portable players.

Ask an Expert for Video Help

Readers' questions regarding video are answered by video experts.

AVCHD in the News| New AVCHD camcorders and AVCHD upgrades by major software providers.

Video Industry News Panasonic's new AVCHD camcorders, the HDC-SD1 and HDC-DX1. Sony adds 3 camcorders: the HDR-CX7, HDR-SR7 and HDR-SR5 to their line.

AVP Porta-Prompter | Applied Magic ScreenPlay Epic

Porta-Prompter accepts letter- and legal-size script pages. ScreenPlay Epic upgrades to a faster processor.

Bird's-Eye Video

The Propeller Spins, The Videotape Rolls, And The Possibilities Take Flight

Blu-ray is on the Way. Disposable Camcorders?

Video industry news. Blu-ray is on the Way. Disposable Camcorders?

BluffTitler | particleIllusion | Datavideo SE-500

Datavideo SE-500 Video Switcher. WonderTouch particleIllusion 3.0 for Mac OS X. Outerspace Software BluffTitler 3.0.

Book and Tape Reviews

Multimedia Sound and Music Studio

The Video Production Organizer

Starting Your Own Animation Business

Book and Tape Reviews

Creating Windows Digital Video Titling and Graphics
Duplicating and Editing Your Home Video
Macromedia Lingo Studio

Book and Tape Reviews

Home Video Hits -- Great Ideas For Creating Better Home Videos
Writing for Video
Sony's DCR-VX700 & VX1000 Digital Video Camcorder Instructional Video

Book and Tape Reviews

Multimedia Studio For Windows
Camcorder Business -- Start and Operate a Profitable Videotaping Business Using Your Camcorder
The Digital Interface Handbook

Book and Tape Reviews

Pro Flying Logo Techniques, Set Lighting Technician's Handbook, How to Produce Your Own Special Interest Videos for Fun and Profit

Book and Tape Reviews

Theme Videos
Writing for Multimedia
An Introduction to Computer Animation

Book and Tape Reviews

Interviewmania!
New Wedding Traditions, A Collection of Wedding Music for the Professional
Training

Book and Tape Reviews

Copyrights and Trademarks for Media Professionals
Your Cam: Sharp
Video Editing: A Production Primer

Book and Tape Reviews

Sound for Film and Television
Television Production for Elementary and Middle Schools
Getting Started in Digital Video Editing

Book and Tape Reviews

101 Essential Tips: Video
The Art of Editing Wedding Videos
YourCam-Canon

Book and Tape Reviews

The Facts and Results, Non-Linear Broadcast Video for Under $10,000!
Wedding Videography for Ding Dongs
Cross-Cultural Filmmaking

Book and Tape Reviews

Digital Video on the PC: Video Production on Your Multimedia PC
Creating Videos for School Use
Advanced Broadcast Camera Techniques

Book and Tape Reviews

Writing Docudrama
Camcorder in the Classroom
Get to Know Boris FX

Book and Tape Reviews

Sales and Marketing
Capture the Power
The Home Studio Guide to Microphones

Book and Tape Reviews

Footage: The Worldwide Moving Image Sourcebook
Complete Camcorder Troubleshooting and Repair
The Essential TV Director's Handbook

Book and Tape Reviews

Digital Imaging A to Z
Cut To The Chase
Educator's Survival Guide to TV Production Equipment and Setup

Book and Tape Reviews

Produce Spectacular Home Videos: A Practical Guide for Camcorder Users, On Assignment: The Video Guide to Basic Videography, Directing Single Camera Drama

Book and Tape Reviews

Complete Guide to Video
Directing and Producing for Television: A Format Approach
Easy Home Videos

Book and Tape Reviews

Copyrights and Trademarks for Media Professionals
Digital Nonlinear Editing
Beyond Weddings, Cracking the Commercial Market

Book and Tape Reviews

The Video Hacker's Handbook: Electronic Projects for Video Enthusiasts
Production Research: An Introduction
Desktop Digital Video

Book and Tape Reviews

The Art of Sound Reproduction
Video and Media Servers: Technology and Applications
Advanced Television Systems: Brave New TV

Book and Tape Reviews

Basic Betacam & DVCPro Camerawork
Wedding Video for PROFIT: A Business and Marketing Guide
The Need to Know Guide to Digital Videomaking

Book and Tape Reviews

Wedding Photography and Video
Silent Echos: The Films of Buster Keaton
Understanding Sound Systems

Book and Tape Reviews

The Art of Voice Acting
Art of Visual Effects
How to Really Profit from Weddings

Book and Tape Reviews

Basics of Video Production
Selling to Corporations: A Producer’s Guide to Selling Video, CD-ROM and Web Sites
110 Ways to Improve Your Sound System

Book and Tape Reviews

Basics of Video Lighting
Video Projects for Elementary and Middle Schools
Apple Final Cut Pro Power Start CD-ROM

Book and Tape Reviews

The Basics of Video Sound
Cinematography Screencraft
Comprehensive Training for Adobe Premiere 5.0

Book and Tape Reviews

Producing Great Sound for Digital Video
How to Star in Your Own TV Show for $50 or Less
Beginners Guide to Digital Video Production Vols 1 & 2

Book and Tape Reviews

Lighting for Video
iMovie: The Missing Manual
Premiere 5 Tutorial - vol. 1 CD-ROM

Book and Tape Reviews

Art Direction for Film and Video
Script Supervising and Film Continuity
Digital Guerilla Video: A Grassroots Guide to the Revolution

Book and Tape Reviews

Nonlinear Editing
The Digital Audio Dictionary
Video Warriors: Editing With Media

Book and Tape Reviews

Writing For Interactive Media
Video Toaster: Get Started
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Home Videos

Book and Tape Reviews

Create Your Own Stage Effects
The Avid Handbook-Revised
VideoSyncrasies - The Motion Graphics Problem Solver

Book and Tape Reviews

Audio Post-production in Video and Film
Food Styling "Tricks" for Photography & Video - Part One: "Cool Stuff"
Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques for Video Production

Book and Tape Reviews

Developing Story Ideas
Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects
Advanced Broadcast Camera Techniques Volume 2

Book and Tape Reviews

Final Cut Pro for the Macintosh
Storyboards: Motion in Art
Video Toaster: Creative Concepts

Book and Tape Reviews

Getting Results with MediaStudio Pro
The Video Biz! How to Start Your Own Video Production Company - on a Shoestring!
Digital Video Camerawork

Book and Tape Reviews

A Sound Person’s Guide to Video
Guerrilla TV: Low Budget Programme Making
A Guide to Premiere 5.1 for Wedding Videographers

Book and Tape Reviews

Creating PC Video
Boris Basics
Corporate Media Production

Book and Tape Reviews

Making iMovies
Crafting Short Screenplays that Connect
Video Compression with Cleaner 5

Book and Tape Reviews

How to Make Your Movie: An Interactive Film School
The Digital Producer
Guide to Webcams

Book and Tape Reviews

Cinetechniques-The Art of the Transition
Production Safety for Film, Television and Video
Your Money or Your Life: How Not to Waste Your Time, Talent and Technology as a Wedding Videographer

Book and Tape Reviews

QuickTime Pro 4 for Macintosh & Windows - Visual Quickstart Guide
Producing & Directing the Short Film and Video Second Edition
Final Cut Pro A to Z

Book and Tape Reviews

DVD Production
Digital Moviemaking
How to Produce Your Own Special Interest (Guerilla) Videos for Fun and Profit

Book and Tape Reviews

Beginners Guide to Digital Video Production
Placing Shadows, Second Edition
Avid Editing: A Guide for Beginning and Intermediate Users

Book and Tape Reviews

Total Training for Adobe Premiere 6.0
An Introduction to Video Measurement
Basic TV Technology: Digital and Analog, 3rd Edition

Book and Tape Reviews

Video Communication & Production
Video Warriors: Creating Hot Graphics with Cool 3D
Premiere 6 For Macintosh & Windows

Book and Tape Reviews

Final Cut Pro for Macintosh
Digital Filmmaking 101, An Essential Guide to Producing Low-Budget Videos
Cyber Film School Movie School Encyclopedia

Book and Tape Reviews

Digital Video Filmmaker's Handbook
Steadicam Techniques and Aesthetics
Guerilla to Guerilla: How to Make Your Video Look Like Film

Book and Tape Reviews

Digital Filmmaking 101
From Home to Hollywood: An Introduction to Desktop Video
Film Directing Fundamentals: From Script to Screen

Book and Tape Reviews

From Word to Image--Storyboarding and the Filmmaking Process
e-Video--Producing Internet Video as Broadband Technologies Converge
Make a Movie that Tells a Story

Book and Tape Reviews

What's New in Adobe After Effects 5
Filmmaker's Dictionary 2nd Edition
Setting Up Your Shots: Great Camera Moves You Should Know

Book and Tape Reviews

Pro Series Training Videos 2000 Siggraph -- Martin Hash's Animation:Master
Shooting Digital Video -- DVCAM, Mini DV and DVCPRO
Film into Video -- Second Edition

Book and Tape Reviews

Film & Video Budgets, 3rd Updated Edition
Microsoft Windows Movie Maker Handbook
Creating Graphics Clients Love (and pay for!)

Camcorder Roundup | Canon's ZR800 | Hitachi's DZHS300A| JVC's GR-D750 | Panasonic's Mini DV Line

CES Camcorder Round-Up. New camcorders and features introduced by Panasonic, Sanyo, Canon, JVC and Hatachi at the Conusmer Electronics Show.

Canon HDV Camcorder | Blu-ray Disc vs. HD DVD

Canon announces its first HDV camcorder. Adobe, Dell, HP, Intel and Microsoft are now banding together to make HDV. The next generation of DVD

Canon HDV Camcorders | Sony 8cm DVD+R dual-layer media

Sony camcorder DVDs. Canon XH A1 and XH G1 HDV Camcorders. Reality Sets.

Century Fisheye Lens | Creative Video Blaster | Gorilla

Cantury Optics' Xtreme Fisheye is now available for Panasonic's AG-HVX200 and DVX100. Gorilla 4 production management software.

CES Camcorder Roundup. Quick observations on the new camcorders.

The average camcorder is featuring longer optical zoom lens. Samsung has joined the fray of manufacturers offering DVD-based camcorders.

CES Roundup. New Camcorders from Sanyo, Toshiba, Canon, and JVC

Consumer Electronics Show new video equiptment round up. New camcorders coming with more storage and better zooms are on the way.

Cinematize 2 Pro for Windows | Sony offers a HDV Mini DV video tape.

New Gear: Cinematize 2 Pro for Windows allows the extraction of DVD-VR. PlexEraser destroys the data on CD or DVD media without destroying the disc.

Deluxe QuickTime Library | Kanguru eSATA/USB 2.0 QuickSilver hard drives

New Gear: Pyro and Visual Effects sequences in QuickTime format. eSATA/USB 2.0 QuickSilver hard drives in capacities up to 750GB

DeskShare Digital Media Converter | Blu-ray Disc duplicators

New Gear. ReflexBlu duplicators can duplicate Blu-ray Discs.1TB NAS that can be accessed from anywhere over the Internet Western Digital 1TB NAS

Digital Hotcakes | DV switcher | Panpilot camera stabilizer

Wedding essentials Collection includes beginnings, endings, intros, outros, transitions, wipes, overlays and seamlessly looping backgrounds.

Digital Juice | Vlog It Easily Adds Video Content to Blogs

Digital Juice Jump Backs volume 21-24 60 frame-per-second libraries. Serious Magic's Vlog It! is designed to help add video content to blogs.

Dragon Portable Hard Drives | Pinnacle Studio Plus 10

Dragon 2.5 fits in the palm of your hand. Acquisition of Pinnacle by Avid. Burn a DVD directly from a camera or VCR.

DV Caddie DVCA-CK1 | Primera disc duplicator

DVCA-CK1 combines the DVCA-SR2 shoulder rest and DVCA-JR1 stabilizer. Primera's XR Disc Publisher modular disc duplicating system.

Editing Tidbits

A collection of tips and tricks for easier editing.

Some tips to help you enjoy the fun that you usually only experience after viewing the tapes. It's June; you know what that means: weddings, graduation, barbeques and family fun. If you're the designated Family Videographer, you can miss a lot of the fun.

Focus MX-4 Video Mixer | Sony Professional HDV Camcorder

Focus Enhancements Ships MX-4 Video Mixer. Plextor Ships SATA DVD Burner. Sony Unveils Professional HDV Camcorder.

From Lawmakers for Videomakers

You don't have to be a lawyer to understand some of the legal principles that govern the fields of video, filmmaking, photography, and music.

Gear

Studiomaster 42DLC-XLR Compact
Koss Reference Professional headphones
Panasonic AJ-LT75
FutureTel Espresso
Ricoh RDC-2
Videonics Home Video Producer
AITech AIGotcha!
Creative Labs SoundBlaster AWE64
Creative Labs SoundBlaster AWE64 Gold
Video International PixPool System
RF-Link Technology WAVECOM Sr.

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ITT Night Cam 300
ITT Night Cam 310
Matrox Mystique 3D graphics accelerator
Matrox Rainbow Runner Studio
Maxell M3630 BLP
Panasonic AJ-D200
Panasonic AJ-D230
SyQuest SyJet
Tributaries SA 1.3
Zenith VMC 400
Zenith VMC 450
R.L. Productions Backgrounds in Motion, Volume 1
The Media 100 series
Artel Software Boris Effects Pro

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Maxell VP-100
Maxell VP-200
Maxell VP-201
Doubleware Publications VideoStore
Matrox Digidesktop
U.S. Robotics Big Picture
ViewSonic VP140 ViewPanel
Medea VideoRaid
Seagate Medalist Pro 6450
Adobe After Effects
Videonics Video ToolKit 3.0
Armato's Pro Video E.Z. Grip Pro

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REC Industries RiverCam
ViewSonic PT775
Canon ES270
Westcott Wescott Box collapsible grid
Knox Video K20.ND
Knox Video K40.ND
Knox Video Studio40.ND
Sony DSC-F1
DraCo Systems Casablanca Broadcast
Panasonic PT-L291U
Panasonic PT-L391U
Samsung Electronics SCA18
Memorex Writesit

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Canon ES4000
Panasonic PV-DV700
Panasonic PV-DV710
Radius PhotoDV
Radius MotoDV
Vision Technology Archivist
Cool-LuxCombo-Light
Kramer Electronics VM-3 series
COMO AV Master Hybrid Editing System
Tributaries Tribute C2S Convertor
Sony CPD-220VS
Photoflex FlexDrop

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Canon Optura
Kendallizer Spider Pod
Sony DCR_TRV7
Panasonic WJ-MX20
TenLab TR-11 Multisystem Digital Video Converter
Galaxy Audio Far Outlet Personal Power Station
Trakker ISM
Kramer Electronics Video Tester
Panasonic EggCam
Matrox Graphics Matrox Mystique 220

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Alpha CG
Videonics Python
Hash Martin Hash's 3D Animation version 5
Canon ES20V
Ross Productions Look Ma 2
Ephyx Technologies V-Active
Panasonic AG-DS545
Panasonic AG-DS555
Sima Personal Printshop
Photoflex XL Silverdome
Sharp VL-DX10

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Magix Entertainment Music Maker 3.0
Hitachi VM-H835LA
Iomega Buz
Photoflex Quick-Release Corner
Photoflex Bullet-Tipped steel support rods
Holloywood FX version 3.5
CanonXL1
Panasonic AG-EZ20
Parnassus Software Script Werx
Fresh Music SearchTrack
Case Logic CB-1
Case Logic CB-3

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Samsung SCL90
Samsung SCL91
Fast Electronics DV Master IEEE 1394 FireWire
Panasonic Proline CT series
Lexmark 7200V Color Jetprinter
Videonics MXPro
Video Research SportsCam
FutureTel VideoSphinx Pro
Lawhide deposition system
TV One CORIOscan Pro
American Recorder Technologies CO-2 Dust and Particle Remover

Gear

Sony DCR-SC100
MEtaCreations Bryce 3D
Mitsubishi HS-U680
Martel Electronics Videomaster V456-2
Panasonic PV-DP2000
iRez CapSure PC Card
Dubner Stealer-in-Color
TechSmith SnagIt 4.1
Castlewood ORB
DogByte Custom Video Labels and Covers

Gear

Lowepro Pro Roller 1
Bogen Photo Manfrotto510-10 Pro Video tripod head
Fostex FD-4 Digital Multitracker
Supercircuits wireless covert book-cam
Telemetrics PT-LP
TecNec On The Level
Sharp VL-E760U
Cinema Products DV Steadycam
Cool-Lux Pan-EL-Lites
Century Precision Optics Digital series

Gear

Quest Tiberon
Datavideo Technologies MD-1000 Video Producer
Seagate Elite 47
Panasonic PV-L858
Panasonic PV-L958
RCA CC4371
MetaCreations Final Effects Complete
Vitec Multimedia MPEG-Cut Machine
Sharp Electronics VL-PD1U
Marshall Electronics V-VGA300
Azden WX/T-PRO

Gear

Canon ES180
Studiomaster Club DSP
Ulead Cool 3D
Parkside Optical LensPen MiniPro
Westcott Masterpiece Collapsible Two-In-One Illuminator Backgrounds
Elite Video Long Distance Runner
Head-Cam HC-100N
Head-Cam HC-100S
Light & Motion Industries Mako series housing
Panasonic AG-EZ30U
Hollywood FX 3.0

Gear

FAST Multimedia U.S. DV Master Pro
TenLab MultiTest 100
TenLab MultiTest 200
Beseler Contour 700 Series
Video Research VR-200 FishCam
Porta-Brace RS-1000
Century Precision Optics Digital Series .55x Reversible Wide Angle Adapter
Century Precision Optics Digital Series .3x Ultra Fisheye Adapter
Yamaha DSP Factory
Spider Support Systems Spider Pod version 2.0
Bogen Photo Avenger Jaw Clamp
Lowel-Light Go Kits

Gear

Cool-Lux Stablecam
Classic Video Productions Cobra Crane
DPS Spark Plus/Video Action
Sonic Foundry ACID
Pinnacle miroVIDEO DV300
AIMS Lab VideoHighway Xtreme 98
Spirit by Soundcraft Folio Powerpad
JVC GR-DVM5
Medea VideoRaid DV
COMO DVX Capture Engine

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Canon Vistura
RCA L4000BC
Westcott speed rings
Supercircuits PC-57XP
Promise Technology DriveDefender
AKG Acoustics WMS 60
NRG Research 2CD-01
NRG Research 2CD-04
Classic Video Products SteadyTRACKER F-10
Frezzi Energy Systems Full Spectrum MA-50
Videonics Effetto Pronto

Gear

Sony Ruvi
Canon ES7000V
Truevision video production workstation
Ulead VideoStudio
NUWAVE NVP 2.2
NRG Research Location Pro Lighting series
Canon XL Extra Wide-Angle 3x Zoom Lens
Proton NT-3860

Gear

Panasonic PV-L958
Panasonic DVD-RAM
Century Precision Optics Value Series
Peerless Industries Jumbo 2000
Matrox Graphics Marvel G200-TV
Bencher The Motion Picture Maker
Supercircuits Microplate Video Transmitter
Dazzle Multimedia Digital Video Producer
Sony DCR-PC1
Sonic Foundry Sound Forge XP 4.5

Gear

Sony Handycam Vision CCD-TRV95
Panasonic PV-DV910 Mini DV camcorder
Montrose DV-V-145
TVFX Art In Motion
Hash Animation Master 98 v. 6.1.98
Cool-Lux L-10 Smart Power Battery Belt
Video Cameras SportCam
Case Logic CBV-20
Case Logic CBV-25
JVC GR-DVA1
JVC GR-DVF10
Long Valley Equipment 1.5 inch schedule 40 ABS curved tracks

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Cinekinetic: MiniSaddlecam
Fast Multimedia U.S. Inc.: DV Master Pro
Avid Technology Inc.: Avid Cinema for Windows
Ulead Systems Inc.: COOL 3D v. 2.0
Seagate: Cheetah and Barracuda
JTL Studio Systems: Superlight series
Hauppauge: VideoWizard
Cool-Lux: Delta Force
Adaptec: VideOh!
Tributaries: SA 201 Single Channel S-Video Compensator

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Panasonic AG-DV2000 DVCPRO VCR
Koss Plug earbud
Sony TRV900
Chimera Speed Ring
Kai's Power Tools 5
Grand Vision UltraView Pro
Sharp VL-PD3U Mini DV Camcorder
Dolgin Power Brace
Miller Fluid Heads DS-5
Lowepro Rover AW

Gear

Sony DCR-TRV10 Mini DV
Bogen Gitzo G1380/10 Pro Video Fluid Head
Cinemotion for After Effects
Canon ES300V
Maxell Mini DV cassette
Commotion LE
JVC GR-DVM70 Digital DualCam Mini DV
Sony DCR-TRV310 Digital8
Slik Tripods Mini Tripod
Azden 400UDR UHF wireless receiver

Gear

Canon Elura Mini DV
IBM Deskstar Ultra ATA/66 hard drive
Bogen Leveling Base
Video Finesse Premiere plug-in
FAST AV Master 2000
JVC GR-DVL9500
Tiffen Kipling camera bag
EZ FX jib
STB DesktopVCR MPEG-2 decoder
Sharp flat-panel LCD monitor

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After Effects 4.0
Powered Composite to S-video Converter
EQE Boompole Holder
HyperConverter Gold PCI scan converter
Lumiere Video Studio
ADS Pyro Digital Video Card
Manfrotto Low-angle Stabilizer
miroVideo DV200 FireWire card
Valentino Production Music and Sound Effect Library
Synthetic Aperture digital clip art

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Canon Ultura Mini DV camcorder
Audio Video Design Teleprompter
Raider Products I-Cuff
Tota/Omni GO Kit 98
Newer Tech FireWire 2 Go
Themescapes - Loud Neighbors Music
Audio-Technica u100
Danmere Backer32 PC Tape Backup
Westcott Illuminator Reflector Kit
Varizoom Lens Control

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Apple G3 Turnkey Nonlinear System
Microdolly Jib Arm
LaCie USB CD-RW
Aquatix AquatiCam
Memorex T200 VHS Tape
Hash Animation Master
NewTek Video Toaster for NT
Tiffen Steady Stick
Panasonic PV-DV900
VST FireWire hard drives

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Canon GL1
Eye Wire Video Stock footage
Avid ShoBiz Producer
BeachTek VUIT VU-Meter
Zenith 47 Series NTSC/SVGA monitor
Ray Dream Studio 5.5
HoodMan
Panasonic AJ-D215
VITEC MPEG Toolbox-2
Porter Case 1502 PHCS

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Apple Power Macintosh G4
Play Pocket Producer Pro
Metacreations Painter 6
Cycore Cult Effects plug-ins for After Effects
Alien Skin Eye Candy plug-ins for After Effects
Adobe After Effects 4.1
Sharp VL-SD20U Mini DV camcorder
Picture This Digital Video Productions Skycrane
Synthetic Aperture Video Finesse
Lowepro Digital Resolution camera bags

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Canon ES410V 8mm Camcorder
Dazzle Digital Video Creator II
Eskape Labs MyVideo digitizer
Case Logic CBV-12 storage bag
ADS Technologies Pyro 1394 Drive Kit
Magix Entertainment @udio & video office
2netFX.com CastFX Desktop Broadcaster

Gear

Getting Started With Free Video Editing Software

If you buy a Macintosh or Windows based system, here are some tips on getting started with the free video editing software that comes with your computer.

HDV support for DV Rack | Cell phones support video | Podcasting

HDV support for DV Rack now available from Serious Magic. H.264 is the best looking video compression to date.

Hitachi Blu-Ray Camcorders | Canon and Panasonic's new AVCHD camcorders

Video Industry News. Hitachi Announces First-ever Blu-ray Camcorders. Canon's New AVCHD Hard Disk Drive Camcorder. Panasonic Brings Two New AVCHD Camcorders.

Hitachi DZMV730A | Avid purchases Pinnacle | HDTV field monitor

Hitachi Image Engine boasts a 20 percent improvement in video noise reduction and 20 percent longer battery life. Avid in the purchase of Pinnacle.

How To Light Right (Where the Sun Doesn't Shine)

light (lit) n.,adj.,v., lighted or lit, lighting. -n. 1: that which makes things visible, or affords illumination: all colors depend on light. 2: an illuminating source: the sun, a lamp, or a beacon. 3: the light, radiance, or illumination from a particular source. 4: that which differentiates good and B.A.D. Video.

Hybrid Computer DVD Recorder | Turtle Beach Capture Board

Sony Announces Hybrid Set-Top/Computer DVD Recorder. Turtle Beach Video Advantage PCI Capture Board. InterVideo DiscMaster 2 Gold and Platinum.

In Box

Readers' letters

In Box

Reader's Letters

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Readers' letters

In Box

Reader's Letters - Young Video Producers; Upgrading the Reader on the Changing Technologies; Double Credit; Shooting Steadier Handheld Shots.

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readers' letters

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readers' letters

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readers' letters

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To Shoot or Not to Shoot (older analog video gear to upgrade to digital)!... Is Stock Music Royalty-free?... Not Quite Correct Captions for Story on Old Video Gear.

In Box

Comments and links to recent Videomaker Magazine Articles written to help people create better video.

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Comments and links to recent Videomaker Magazine Articles written to help people create better video.

In Box

Comments and links to recent Videomaker Magazine Articles written to help people create better video.

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Comments and links to recent Videomaker Magazine Articles written to help people create better video.

In Box - Titling Videos, Editing Tricks, MoviePlus x3 Review

Comments and links to recent Videomaker Magazine Articles written to help people create better video

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readers' letters

Inspired by Viewfinder Column; Separation of Editorial Coverage versus Advertising; Sound Needs Consideration, Too; The World is Reading Videomaker - There are a number of contract manufacturers in Asian countries; The World is Getting Smaller; Muddy Happy Birthday Waters

In Box: Best Media Storage Methods • DIY Chroma Key

Video Media Archiving - investigating the best method for archiving the video... DIY Chroma Key Wall - inquiring about the chroma key green paint...

In Box: Contract Advice

In Box this Monthâ€™s Letters include: Archiving and Formatting Stories, Grid Before my Eyes, Contract Advice, Get it in Writing, Correction...

In box: Getting Rid of Background Sound

A thread from Videomaker's Forum: I am an indie director/filmmaker... Is there an easy way to take the background sounds out in post editing?

In Box: reader's letters

In Box: reader's letters
More Wedding Tips-Baby Video Tips-Tips for Titles

Comments and links to recent Videomaker Magazine Articles written to help people create better video

In Box: Readers' letters

In box: readers' letters

This monthâ€™s letters: Vets' Stories - needing historical footage; Working in the Wild - Killarney Provincial Park; Editing Dirty Little Tricks - Sync the Dancers (running in slow-mo), Slap the Clackers (syncing audio with video), Time Adjusting (changing clip speed).

In box: readers' letters

DTV Confusion Cleared a Bit: technical details of what was really happening... A Picture Worth 1000 Words: DIY camera jib ... More Editing Tricks: I hope I never have to use this one again... Storage Formula: determining file size ... Correction: Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Price...

In Box
readers' letters

Footage vs. Bittage... 6 versus 25 Minutes of Film... and Pani's 0001 Still in Use... In Michael Moore's Defense... More on Moore... Throw in Some Spice and Sarcasm... Visual Contagion... Brief and to the Point...

In box
readers' letters

readers' letters: Tip on Music Editing with Your iPod... What Is That?... Kids and Legal Video... eNews: Preserving Family Stories

In the News | SMX-10 Stereo Microphone | Shoulder-Mount AVCHD Camcorder

Azden shows off new SMX-10 Stereo Microphone, Panasonic reveals new shoulder-mount AVCHD camcorder, Fabrik announces Pro Series hard drive.

Industry News | Xacti E1 Waterproof Camcorder | NYC YouTube Meet-Up

Video Industry News: Sanyo introduces the E1 waterproof camcorder. Blackmagic Design with 24-bit audio and RCA connectors. NYC YouTube meet-up makes buzz

Industry News| Sanyo announces the Xacti CG65 | Adobe Creative Suite 3

MPEG-4 Camcorders. Sanyo's Xaacti has 8GB of memory. Panasonic's HDC-SD1and HDC-DX1 AVCHD Camcorders.

JVC Debuts HD200U and GY-HD250U | Sony's royalty free music software.

Two new video cameras from JVC. Sony's new Cinescore allows you to create your own royalty free background music for your videos.

LaCie pocket-sized encoder | Music 2 Hues thematic music

Pocket-sized hardware MPEG-1 and -2 encoder that attaches to the FireWire. Design templates compatible with many DVD authoring software titles.

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Pinnacle is now offering a free video editing application for Windows XP and Vista.

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Pyro A/V Studio | HD stock footage | Kanguru 16x DVD duplicator

New Gear: ADS' Pyro A/V Link FireWire converter box. New HD stock footage collections

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Viewer Beware! Donâ€™t Get Stung by DTV Upgrade from Your Cable Company trying to take advantage... More Free Stuff! proDAD Adorage and Vitascene Effects, full starter kits... Free HD Video-Sharing Site, Motionbox is geared towards sharing, storing and editing HD video free

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Greener Planet with ViewSonic... Read our Lips: No More Plastic, overkill plastic packaging... Green Batteries: No Guilt, disposable batteries...

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Seeing RED? How 'bout Scarlet?... Fair Use Guidelines Receive a Facelift for Online Videos... Sing Happy Birthday, for a Fee.

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Great Resource for Video Producers... Adobe CS4 Now Shipping... FCC Proposes Ban on Wireless Microphones in the 700MHz Spectrum

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Videomaker Presents: Vidcasting!

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Holiday Gadget Guide for the Guru in You

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Call for Entries, Romeo Theater, Veterans' Voices, Rootclip, Cast This!, Videomaker Events

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Homemade Pan-&-Tilt Jib under $60 - We recently received this letter and photos from a reader and thought we'd share them with you. Bob Plate was inspired to build a jib following one of the two DIY Jib & Crane tutorials in our November 2008 issue.

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HDTV: make smart choices with good comprehension when you go shopping... Market7.com: helps producers save time, money and energy as they collaborate on video productions with each other and their clients... The Guild: Popular Web Series Dissed by TV Dinosaur Execs...

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Roxio Blu-ray disc burning | eSATA enclosure with five hotswappable drive trays

New Gear: Toast 8 Titanium adds Blu-ray Disc burning support. Fusion 500P eSATA enclosure is comprised of five hot-swappable 3.5" drive trays.

Save As: Holiday Stocking (Gear Bag) Stuffers!

12 things You Need [or Think You Want] Under $300

Shooting Without Shooting

Tips for the Wild World of Wildlife Videography

Sony Debuts the HDR-FX-1, HDR-FX7 for Pro's , and the HVR-V1U

Sony Announces 2 New HDV Camcorders. Latest Adobe Elements Announced with HDV support and Scenceline editing.

Sony Media Software sound effects | Azden FMX-32 portable mixer

Magix Movie Edit Pro 11 adds dual-layer DVD burning. Portable mixer can mix three XLR microphones.

Sony Vegas 6 | DVD Dual-Layer Writing | Canon Mini DV Cams

Sony Media Software Announces Vegas 6. Nero Announces DVD-R Dual-Layer Writing Capability. Canon Announces Three New Mini DV Camcorders.

Sony Vegas Pro 8 | Sanyo's Xacti HD1000 | Adobe Premiere Elements 4

In The News. Sony Vegas Pro 8 is here. Sanyo Xacti HD1000 (1920x1080) camcorder. Apple iMac and iLife '08. Adobe Premiere Elements 4.

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Tech Support: Rewinding • CMOS vs CCD • Mikin' in the Rain

Your questions answered - To Rewind or Not to Rewind (MiniDV tapes); Rolling Shutter and CMOS vs CCD; problematic sound due to continual rain

Tech Support: What's up With AVCHD?

Questions from the Videomaker community about video production with answers by the Editors. This month's topics What's up With AVCHD?

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Tech Talk: How to Stream Video

Seven Steps to Streaming Your Video for Free

The 1997 Videomaker Article Index

Find any article, column, or product review in this complete guide to the 1997 issues.

The festival circuit: 8 Film & Video Festivals

Whether you made a feature-length movie, a short subject, an animated or experimental film; whether it's a narrative, a documentary or a music video, somewhere out there is an outlet for your film. Whatever their size, shape or specialty, the most rewarding festivals go beyond premiere screenings in stylish venues, red carpet parades and glitzy parties. The better festivals enrich the marketplace experience for filmmakers with discussions, demonstrations and panels. There are many more than listed here.

Tools & Tips

Training for Premiere Pro 2 & After Effects 7 Pro | Camcorder Under $100

Total Training for Premiere Pro 2 and After Effects 7 Pro now on DVD's. 25GB Burner. Under $100 Camcorder.

Training For Training Videos

For Feedback, For Fun, and Forever

Tweaks: Down & Dirty Cleanup

How long has it been since you last defragged your video editing computer's hard drive?

Tweaks: Driving Hard

Keeping your Hard Disk at Peak Performance.

Tweaks: Kill Your Background Apps!

Keep your editing system running smoothly and improve performance and stability.

Ulead AVCHD video editing | Rosco LitePads 7000K light

Ulead VideoStudio 11 Plus adds support for AVCHD video editing and HD DVD burning. LitePads generate even beams of diffuse 7000K light.

Ulead DVD Workshop Express | Adobe Premiere Elements

DVD Workshop suited to intermediate DVD authoring.Wedding collection of backgrounds

Ulead Video ToolBox Home Edition | Telemetrics TelePod

Ulead Video ToolBox 2.0 Home Edition offers batch conversion. USB Mach 1 Speed Charger can recharge NiMH or Li-Ion batteries at the same time.

Vidcast Recap: Videomaker Presents

Video Book and Tape Reviews

Reviews of educational books and tapes for the videographer.

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Canon Elura 50 Mini DV Camcorder, Bella Editing Keyboards, SanDisk Cruzer Memory Card Adapter, Sony DSR-DU1 Hard Disk Recorder, Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Hard Disk Recorder, Artbeats Stock Footage Libraries, Eddie Barber Steddiepod, eMense Video Librarian, Music 2 Hues Flagship CDs, Granite Digital FireVue FireWire Hard Drive Enclosure

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Video Help

Questions and Answers about issues faced by videographers.