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May 1997 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Reviews

Benchmarks

Canon ES3000 Hi8 Camcorder
Sony DHR-1000 DV Editing VCR
Audio-Technica AT835b Shotgun Condenser Microphone
Seagate Medalist Pro 2520 2.5GB ATA-2 Hard Drive
Macromedia Extreme 3D 2.0

Columns

Viewfinder: While They are Watching

The next time you screen one of your videos, turn your chair around and watch the watchers.

Getting Started: Writing Video Letters

If you have trouble using written words to relate a story or to describe an experience, try using your camcorder.

Pause: Getting Under the Skin

Beauty is only skin deep. Can video go deeper?

Edit Suite: Editing Cameras

Editing equipment is becoming smaller, less cumbersome and, in some cases, consolidated within the camcorder itself.

Sound Track: A Perfect Connection

Like water flowing through proper plumbing, your audio signals need good cables and connections to carry them from place to place.

Departments

Video News

Video industry news. Winnov company showed its audio-video capture board. Matrox Graphics, Inc. has released a snap-on module for its Mystique graphics accelerator.

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

Gear

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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