January 2000 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Teaching Video Production: Practice Screen Play.

This ready-to-shoot production. Just grab it and go. We've done the work, so you can concentrate on the fun of producing this comedy short

BG: Music & SFX Libraries

There is now a massive selection of CD audio that's legal to use and accessible to anyone will to pay the price - and the price isn't bad!

DV Cams

Check out the latest and greatest digital camcorders in our complete buyer's guild.

It's in the Lens

Forget expensive software, you can create these cool special effects inside your camcorder.

Hard (Drive) Questions

We'll give you straight answers about how A/V hard drives differ, which ones are suitable for video and how many are necessary.

Lease to Show: Leased Access

Find out what you need to get started on the road to becoming a leased access program producer.

Reviews

Matrox Pro Edit Realtime Workstation

JVC GR-DVL9500 Mini DV Camcorder

GR-DVL9500 Mini DV Camcorder

S-VHS VCR Review: Sharp VC-S100U

Though videographers looking to do heavy-duty editing would be disappointed, those who want a quality S-VHS deck for dubbing tapes and watching movies will be pleased with what they get for their money.

Benchmark: DPS Spark Plus Capture Card

DPS Spark Plus Capture Card

Sony DVMC-DA1 Media Converter

Columns

The Origins of Streaming Video

How the railroad led to the creation of streaming video.

Getting Started: Your Camcorder's Buttons

What do all those buttons do, anyway?

Video Out: Make Your Own CD-ROM Videos

Making video CDs is easier than you might think.

What Separates One Streaming Package from Another?

What Streaming Software Packages Are Available?

Streaming FAQ: Where are some examples of video streaming?

Streaming FAQ: What is "thin streaming", and where can I see some examples?

Streaming FAQ: What resources are available to get my video on the Internet?

Streaming FAQ: How do I shoot video for streaming?

Streaming FAQ: How do I Compress Video for Streaming?

Edit Suite: The Mysteries of Screen Direction

The basic rules for screen direction are deceptively simple.

Sound Track: Interview Audio

When it comes to video interviews, audio is king.

Departments

In Box

Book and Tape Reviews

The Basics of Video Sound
Cinematography Screencraft
Comprehensive Training for Adobe Premiere 5.0

Gear

Apple Power Macintosh G4
Play Pocket Producer Pro
Metacreations Painter 6
Cycore Cult Effects plug-ins for After Effects
Alien Skin Eye Candy plug-ins for After Effects
Adobe After Effects 4.1
Sharp VL-SD20U Mini DV camcorder
Picture This Digital Video Productions Skycrane
Synthetic Aperture Video Finesse
Lowepro Digital Resolution camera bags

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