June 2001
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Feature Stories

Storyboard - Late for a date

Choose your own ending to our ready-to-shoot video storyboard

Magic Morphing: Setting Freeze Frames into Motion

A student's idea to infuse frozen instants-in-time with visual movement led to a cutting-edge Hollywood effect.

Home Inventory Video: Shoot! Before Disaster Strikes

Making a home inventory video will aid in the recovery of your possessions in case of a disaster

Editing Software Buyer's Guide: Making the Cut

Thanks to a plethora of powerful (and affordable) software on the market, editing video has never been easier.

Portable laptop video editing systems are becoming increasingly popular. Faster processors and small-size but large-capacity hard drives make it feasible for laptops to handle the rigors of video editing.

Using Filters

Lens filters are free of technical complexities and are one of the easiest ways to create production effects.

Color Temperature in the Digital Age

A look at lighting and color concepts and some strategies for capturing the best possible images in all your videos.

Reviews

Editing Computer Review:
HP Pavilion 9720

HP Pavilion 9720 Editing Computer

Adobe Premiere 6.0 Editing Software

Mini DV VCR Review:
Panasonic BDS AG-DV1000P

Panasonic BDS AG-DV1000P Mini DV VCR

Dell Editing Computer Review :
Dell Dimension 8100

Dell Dimension 8100 Editing Computer

Sharp Mini DV Camcorder Reivew:
Sharp VL-FD1U

Sharp VL-FD1U Mini DV Camcorder

Columns

Viewfinder: 15 Years in the Making!

15 Years in the Making!

Home Video Hints: Ten Tips for Great Travel Video

Be prepared: how to take inventory of your home before disaster strikes.

Light Source: Is it Real or Just Good Lighting?

With these techniques you can light scenes so they look as natural as the real world.

Rewind

A Decade and a Half in the Making: Videomaker's Fifteenth Anniversary

Glossary of Common Internet Video Terms

Web Video Glossary

Computer Video Editing: What's the Best Approach?

To beginning editors it may seem that visuals are the determining factor in making edit decisions. The truth is that editing is often a process of matching visuals to essential audio.

Sound Advice: Live-performance Audio

Achieving crisp, high-quality sound to compliment your live concert video merely takes a little planning.

Departments

When Will TV Stations Adopt VHS?

Tech Support

Who Really Wants to Stream their Video?

In Box

Crafting Short Screenplays that Connect

Making iMovies
Crafting Short Screenplays that Connect
Video Compression with Cleaner 5

New Gear

Adobe After Effects 5.0
Canon ES8200V Hi8 Camcorder
Matrox RTMac PCI capture card for the Mac
Contour Design ShuttlePRO Media Controller
Samsung SC-D60 Mini DV Camcorder
JVC Clear Color Collection Video Cassettes
Electric Image Amorphium 1.0
TeleScriptPRO prompting software
NRG Research power inverters
Orange Micro OrangeLink+ SCSI PCI card

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