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November 2000 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Shooting Special Events

Family festivities are fun, and easy to shoot. Your camcorder provides a great way to preserve precious memories.

Web, CD And DVD Video Authoring Software Buyer's Guide

Learn about the products that convert your videos to streaming formats or to files that can be burned to CD and DVD.

Light and Reflectors Buyer's Guide

More than 100 lights, light kits and reflectors you can use to improve the quality of your videos.

Get Ready, Get Set, Shoot

13 time-tested tips to get excellent footage and make the post-production process faster and easier.

DV Questions & Answers

In this Q&A, find out about the technology behind the tiny-but-powerful digital video format.

Reviews

S-VHS-C Camcorder Review:
JVC GR-SXM520U Camcorder

Super VHS ET allows S-VHS quality recording on standard VHS cassettes for increased economy and convenience. The higher image quality helps reduce generation loss when making copies, and by using a tape adapter you can play its tapes in a full-sized S-VHS VCR.

ADS Technology PYRO ProDV IEEE-1394 Capture Card

DV Gear DVWonder Turnkey Editing Workstation

Ulead Media Studio Pro 6.0

SkyCrane SKeyeWALKER hand-held jib

Columns

Viewfinder: Creativity

Creativity

Home Video Hints

Move It! Camera Move Aesthetics. Pan and tilt are common camera moves.

Video Out: Virtual Video Festivals and Contests

Want people to see your work? Online contests may be exactly what you never knew you've always wanted.

Take 5: Tips for Titling

Tips for Titling

Computer Editing: A Transition Style Sheet

Fade, dissolve, wipe, flip, spin and more. A checklist for innovative transitions.

Sound Advice: Audio Illusions

Who says seeing is believing? With sound effects, hearing is believing.

Video Bag Essentials

Indispensable accessories for the camera bag of a well-equipped videographer.

Departments

In Box

Book and Tape Reviews

Audio Post-production in Video and Film
Food Styling "Tricks" for Photography & Video - Part One: "Cool Stuff"
Placing Shadows: Lighting Techniques for Video Production

New Gear

Canopus DVStation editing workstation
StageTools MovingPicture
Century Precision Optics wide-angle lens attachment
Canon Elura 2MC Mini DV camcorder
Case Logic DVC-50 storage bag
Inscriber Technology TitleMotion DV plug-in for Premiere
Bogen Gitzo Classic Baby tripod
Backdrop Outlet Flex-Out backgrounds
Saft America Polaroid Li-Ion and NiMH batteries
Boris RED 1.5

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