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Feature Stories

Video Editing Equipment: Choosing the Right Controller

by Joe McCleskey
Pick the right edit controller to fit your budget and personality.

A Fresh Look at Tripods

by Jim Stinson
The tripod is one of the videographer's most basic tools. In this piece-by-piece tour of the tripod, learn what to look for in a good tripod, and techniques for keeping your camcorder stable in the most unforgiving environments.

Camcorder Binoculars: Getting Close with Telephoto

by Gene Bjerke
The telephoto lens is full of possibilities and dangers. Learn the basics of telephoto shooting, including when to use a telephoto setting, and how it works.

Image Stabilization: High-tech Help for Shakey Shots

by Loren Alldrin
Image stabilization is a popular feature found on almost any camcorder, yet many people don't know how it works. This quick overview of shot-stabilizing technologies, including the differences between digital and optical stabilization, will surely helpcalm those shakey shots.

Edit for Effect

by Jim Stinson
In this editor's workshop, learn how to take the same shots, and edit them together in nearly an infinite number of ways. We'll give you the script and the settings; all you have to do is shoot and edit, edit, and re-edit.

Departments

In Box

by Larry Lemm

Quick Focus

by Larry Lemm

Book and Tape Reviews

by Don Collins
  • The Video Hacker's Handbook: Electronic Projects for Video Enthusiasts
  • Production Research: An Introduction
  • Desktop Digital Video

Gear

by Jim Martin
  • Canon Vistura
  • RCA L4000BC
  • Westcott speed rings
  • Supercircuits PC-57XP
  • Promise Technology DriveDefender
  • AKG Acoustics WMS 60
  • NRG Research 2CD-01
  • NRG Research 2CD-04
  • Classic Video Products SteadyTRACKER F-10
  • Frezzi Energy Systems Full Spectrum MA-50
  • Videonics Effetto Pronto

Your Tips

by Jim Martin

Zoom In, Zoom Out

by Larry Lemm
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November 1998
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: How Video Hobbyists Are Born

by Matthew York
Video is a perfect accompaniment to many other hobbies.

Getting Started: Space, Time and Videotape

by Arthur Aiello
The camcorder allows you to warp time to your advantage.

Edit Suite: Shaping Performance through Editing

by Jim Stinson
Simple tricks for editing complicated dialogue.

Sound Track: The Whole Truth

by Loren Alldrin
When it comes to monitoring your video's soundtrack during editing, you want speakers that tell you the whole truth.

Test Bench

  • Benchmarks

    by Jim Martin
    • Casablanca DV Nonlinear Editor
    • Azden ECZ-990 Zoom Microphone
    • Sharp VL-PD1U Slimcam
    • Cool-Lux Video Kit light kit
    • Magix Music Maker music creation software

    • Projects That Pay: Video Resumes

    by Joe McCleskey
    Help your clients rise above the rest.

    Special F/X: Gravity Schmavity

    by Chuck Peters
    A video illusion that will have you climbing the walls.