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Making Money With Your Camcorder

by Mike Loehr
Turn your videomaking passion into payoff with these money-making tips.

How To Buy Videotape

by Glenn Calderone
There's more to the blank tape equation than just format and price - we'll help you become an informed tape buyer. Accompanied by our annual blank tape buyer's guide.

Optical Options: Lens Accessories for Camcorders

by Dave Welton
Take your images beyond the limits of your camcorder's stock lens. Join us as we explore the world of lens accessories.

Prompting Your Talent: A Look at Cue Cards, Paper Scrolls and Computer Screens

by Jim Stinson
A prompter is a sure-fire way to add professionalism to your videos. Jim Stinson surveys the prompter field, from low-buck to high-tech.

Camcorder Sounds: Understanding What Your Audio Goes Through

by Doug Polk
Do you know what an AGC is? How about depth multiplexing? If you don't know, you're in good company.

Permits and Permission: Keeping Your Videos on the Straight and Narrow

by John Waters
To protect yourself and your productions, you need a firm grasp on the legalities of video. This article will help you learn the law of the land.

Buckle Up and Shoot: How to Get Great Shots from a Moving Vehicle

by John B. Garrity
Who says cars and camcorders don't mix? Here's how to get great shots from a moving vehicle.

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Letters

by Crissy Follmann

Tools & Tips

by Doug Polk
Tools & Tips

Quick Focus

by Paula Lee

Product Scene

by Brett Skogen
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January 1995
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Columns

Video Distribution: Special Delivery

by Matthew York
Ways to get your video seen. Special interest video producers sell their tapes to mail order companies who then mail the tape to the viewers.

Putting a Camcorder in the Hands of Children

by Stephen Muratore
Get your children out from in front of a TV and behind a camcorder.

Profile: Rusty Paul and the Guitar Greats

by John Waters
Rusty Paul and the Guitar Greats

Edit Points: A Sound Investment

by Mark Bosko
A Sound Investment

Sound Reasoning: The Great Outdoors

by Doug Polk
The Great Outdoors

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