May 1998 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Slide into "Thin Streaming"

How can you put your video productions on the Internet today? The answer lies in the slideshow, a fast and inexpensive wayto get your videos out to a mass audience without having to resort to slow, chunky and tiny video.

Dan's Drive-In Theater

When Oklahoma broadcast production students needed a venue to exhibit their video projects, they took to the fields and built their own drive-in theater.

Low Budgets and High Hopes

Great advice on how to make a low budget documentary.

The Desirable Dozen: 12 Features That Put the Editing VCR Atop the Videographer's Most-Wanted List

Explore the 12 features that put the editing VCR atop the videographer's most-wanted list. If a VCR doesn't have them, then it's not an editing deck - it's a deck trying to edit. Check out today's hottest models in the accompanying buyer's guide.

Outdoor Video Sound ...ound ...ound ...ound

Aare wind, background noise and uneven mike levels giving you a pain in the plug? These tips will help you capture clean, clear, and consistent audio even when you tape in the ambient racket of the great outdoors.

Digital Video & FireWire Made Simple

When digital video (DV) is combined with FireWire, you have everything you need to edit great quality videos. Dr. Cathode answers your questions about this new technology that's creating an exciting upheaval in the video world.

Reviews

Benchmarks

Sharp VL-DX10U DV Camcorder/Still Video Camera
Elite Video SD-3 Duplication Station
Bryce 3D Software
Mitsubishi HS-U680 VHS VCR
Video Sphinx Pro MPEG-1 Video Digitizer

Columns

Viewfinder: VHS: A Successful Format

The resilient videotape persists beyond expectations.

Getting Started: Videotape Storage

Take care of your videotapes and they'll reward you.

Edit Suite: Editing: Linear or Nonlinear?

Don't confuse linear and nonlinear editing with analog and digital formats.

Sound Track: Top 10 Audio Crimes

Keep your recording clean by avoiding these common audio crimes.

Projects That Pay: Spare-Time Shooting: Making Hobbies Pay Off

Make some spare change shooting leisure-time activities.

Special F/X: (Sort of) Via Satellite

The secret to staging remote interviews without a network television budget.

Departments

Letters to the Editor

Ask Videomaker. Questions and comments from our readers and answers from the editors.

Quick Focus

Book and Tape Reviews

Footage: The Worldwide Moving Image Sourcebook
Complete Camcorder Troubleshooting and Repair
The Essential TV Director's Handbook

Gear

Quest Tiberon
Datavideo Technologies MD-1000 Video Producer
Seagate Elite 47
Panasonic PV-L858
Panasonic PV-L958
RCA CC4371
MetaCreations Final Effects Complete
Vitec Multimedia MPEG-Cut Machine
Sharp Electronics VL-PD1U
Marshall Electronics V-VGA300
Azden WX/T-PRO

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