August 1997
Table of Contents
Feature Stories
Shooting Back: Teenage Videographers
Teen videographers, with their own TV shows, video contests and distributors, are the hottest thing going. This article shows how they're using video to explore the issues of the day and tell their own stories.
Sounding Good: Videomaker's Guide to Audio Recorders
Take a look at audio recorders -- both analog and digital -- and discover how to use them to improve your videos.
Listing of Helpful Video Resources Available on CD-ROM
Go to the Library: Video Resources on CD-ROM
Libraries Are Excellent Place for Information on CD-ROM
Libraries are collections of pre-fab images or sounds that you can use in your own videos. Here we cover what they are, what they cost and how to apply them in your videos.
8mm Camcorder Buyer's Guide
In this article, we'll take a look at the 8mm camcorders that manufacturers are currently offering. You might find one that's what you've been searching for.
Special Effects Are for Everybody
Want to create effects that are quick, simple, cheap and effective? This article lays out the basic ideas thaat make video illusion feasible and then describes some fundamental techniques for getting the most out of those ideas.
Enter the Videomaker/Panasonic Video Contest
Fellow Videomakers: are you ready to show off your talents and possibly win top-notch video equipment? If so, then get reaady. The annual Videomaker/Panasonic Contest is your chance!
Columns
Viewfinder: Becoming Smart Explorers
Like Renaissance explorers, Information-Age explorers need a tool to navigate TV's treacherous waters. That tool is Smart TV.
Getting Started: Video Time Travel
Video is a time machine. Learn to control it, and you can really have some fun.
Pause: Hail to Thee Blithe Amateur
One man's insult is another man's praise.
Edit Suite: The Ins and Outs of Edit Controllers
Recording footage with your camcorder is one thing; turning it into a watchable video is another. Consider an edit controller.
Sound Track: The Built-in Mike
Answers to some common questions about the built-in mike.
Departments
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
VP-100 High-quality Video Head Cleaner
- 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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How to Get Rid of Unwanted Objects in Footage
In this training video we look at how to use object removal techniques such as scaling and cropping, chroma keying, or motion tracking.
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