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April 1997 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Reviews

Benchmarks

  • Sony DCR-PC7 Mini DV Camcorder
  • Videonics Titlemaker 3000 Character Generator
  • Azden WR22-PRO Wireless Microphone Receiver
  • DraCo Systems Casablanca Stand-alone Nonlinear Editor
  • TAO Media Systems L-Port 422 Protocol Convertor

Columns

Viewfinder: The Goal--Communicate or Tweak?

Some videographers are good equipment operators; some are good communicators. To make good video, you’ve got to be both.

Getting Started: The Seven Deadly Camera Sins

Follow these easy guidelines for video you'll be proud of.

Pause: Music to Our Eyes

We're not talking music videos here; we're talking visual music.

Video Editing: Put Your Best Signal Forward

Simple tweaking of the video signal can make a big difference in the quality of your video image

Sound Track: Ear Monitors

Don't think much about audio monitoring during shooting or editing? Maybe it's time to listen up.

Profitmaker: Hire Learning

Take care when selecting an employee to be sure you get the best person for your business.

Departments

Tech Talk

In Box

Quick Focus

Video News

Video industry news. Matsushita (Panasonic, JVC) has announced a new DV camera, the "Elegance Digicam". Sony has developed a software-based version of the DV codec.

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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