How To

• DVD Authoring: Wedding Day Bonus Features

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  Julie Babcock - May 24th, 2011

  

  The rice has been thrown, the footage has been edited, and now you're ready for the final stage: DVD menu authoring. If you haven't started using DVD menus in your wedding video products, you should.

• Looking for Inspiration? Maybe Ron Howard can Help

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  Jennifer O'Rourke - May 23rd, 2011

  

  Ron Howard teams up with Canon to inspire imagination by offering a photo contest for DSLR shooters. Winning photos will inspire a movie directed by Ron Howard.

• Capture Great Sound with Manual Audio Controls

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  Julie Babcock - May 18th, 2011

  

  Audio is one of the most important pieces of the production puzzle. For that reason, it is extremely important to get your audio right during production.

• Lenovo Releases Fast Charging ThinkPad X1 Laptops

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  brunsdan - May 17th, 2011

  

  With the newly released ThinkPad X1, Lenovo claims that you can charge its standard battery to 80% in just 30 minutes.

• Getting the Best Answers in any Documentary Interview

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  With a little preparation and knowledge, interviews can actually be one of the most thrilling portions of making a documentary. To help you prepare, we show you what to include when briefing your talent, how to ask quality questions, and how to respond to questions that will get you the best answers from your interview.

• Cisco Announces Flip Video Transition Plan

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  Julie Babcock - May 11th, 2011

  

  If you're like us, you were surprised to hear that Cisco is closing its door on the Flip business. If you had been actively using the Flip video camera and FlipShare software to share your footage, you may have been additionally concerned about the fate of your online videos. Fortunately, Cisco has formed a transition plan to gently ease people out of the technology. The Plan:

• Scientists Invent Lithium Ion Batteries That Charge in Seconds

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  brunsdan - May 10th, 2011

  

  Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced a new way of making battery electrodes that could charge lithium-ion batteries a hundred times faster than current speeds. This means that we may be looking at editing laptops that could completely charge in 5 minutes, or camera batteries that could charge in less than a couple of minutes.

• How to Set Up Lights and Microphones for Documentary Interviews

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  To help you get started with your documentary interviews, we show you the equipment you'll need, give you some tips on making a room look good, tell you what you should include in your talent releases, and provide you with some tips to assure that your subject looks great on screen.

• The City Limits - Timelapse Video

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  Julie Babcock - May 10th, 2011

  

  Dominic Boudreault's timelapse video, The City Limits, has received almost 1 million views since it was posted on Vimeo last week. Understandably so, the footage is amazing.

• Videomaker Advanced Shooting Webinar this Wednesday!

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  Julie Babcock - May 09th, 2011

  

  Our Advanced Shooting Webinar will help you become more efficient in your abilities. From shot composition to aesthetics we aim at taking your skills to the next level

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