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Feature Stories

You and Your PC can make Beautiful Music Together

by Alan Sheckter
Learn about music creation software that can create high-quality copyright-free audio for your videos.

Finding the Best Digital Camcorder

by Charles Bloodworth
Eight most important things to consider in persuit of finding the best digital camcorder

A Hum-ble Audio Limerick

by Peter Utz
A fun, rhyming poem about audio for video.

An Up-close Look at Macro Video

by Bob Stephenson
Learn the fundamentals of macro photography and use the results to spruce up your video projects.

Keying DV Without Getting the Blue-screen Blues

by Scott Anderson
How to overcome the problems associated with keying digital video

Buying a Camcorder Made Simple

by Alessia Cowee
This article will help you determine where to look to find the camcorder you're after.

Departments

Letters to the Editor

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

Book and Tape Reviews

by Charles Fulton
  • Total Training for Adobe Premiere 6.0
  • An Introduction to Video Measurement
  • Basic TV Technology: Digital and Analog, 3rd Edition

New Gear

by Wendy Nichols
RCA CC9390 Mini DV Camcorder, MedioStream neoDVD Conversion Software, Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 DVD Edition Editing Software, Avid Xpress DV 2.0, Malata VDR-R1 SVCD Recorder, Media100 CineStream Web Authoring Software, Intrigo Lapstation Pro Portable Desk, In-Sync ViXen Video Correction Software, Targus Universal Rolling Case, EZ FX Seven Foot Jib Arm

Your Tips

by Wendy Nichols
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November 2001
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: DVD is Here, or Is It?

by Matthew York
DVD is Here, or Is It?

Home Video Hints: The Seven Golden Composition Rules

by Jim Stinson
Good video composition doesn't require years of artistic training. Fluency in some basic axioms will suffice.

Video Out: Read Me My Rights!

by John Davis
Learn how to protect your intellectual property with this do-it-yourself Web video copyright guide.

Squish: Shooting for Streaming

by Bill Davis
How to make compression-friendly videos.

Video Production in the Field: Five tips for Wet Weather

by Chuck Peters
Five Tips for Wet Weather Shooting

Computer Editing: Watch Your Language!

by Bill Harrington
Knowing what messages your video's transitions send goes a long way in helping you choose the right effect.

Sound Advice: Stereo Recording Techniques

by Hal Robertson
If superior sound is what you're after, several stereo audio plans of attack exist for your video project.

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