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Feature Stories

Mix It Up! Audio Mixers Buyer's Guide

by Hal Robertson
An audio mixer article and buyer's guide to help you deliver first-class audio.

Protecting Your Cam from the Deep Freeze

by Matthew David Wachsman
Tips for ensuring that when the temp breaks the freezing mark, your equipment keeps working.

Best Products of the Year Awards 2001

by D. Eric Franks
As selected by the editors of Videomaker.

Departments

Tech Support

by D. Eric Franks

In Box

by Wendy Nichols

Book and Tape Reviews

by Bruce Coykendall
  • Digital Video Filmmaker's Handbook
  • Steadicam Techniques and Aesthetics
  • Guerilla to Guerilla: How to Make Your Video Look Like Film

New Gear

by Wendy Nichols
  • Apple PowerBook G4
  • United Media Multicam camera switching software
  • Addonics Pocket DigiDrive multi-format memory card reader
  • iREZ Technologies CapSureUSB external digitizer
  • Wildform Flix for Mac
  • 01 Communique COMMUNICATE! I2000
  • Canopus DV Booster Pack
  • Hoodman Corp. Hoodwipes
  • Electric Image 3D Toolkit
  • Gefen ex-tend-it DVI-Switch

Zoom In

by Alan Sheckter
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February 2002
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: The Future: Boredom-Free Home Video

by Matthew York
The Future: Boredom-Free Home Video

Home Video Hints: Videotaping Children

by Jim Stinson
Make compelling home videos, not just boring, uninspired raw footage.

Tilt! Using the Frame for Special Effects

by Jim Stinson
By creatively using the edge of the frame, you can produce all sorts of trick video photography.

Light Source: Reflecting Light

by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
Don't let imposing lighting conditions get you down, reflect that light to your advantage.

Computer Editing: Introduction to Computer Animation

by Scott Anderson
Today's powerful animation software can help you create dazzling animation productions.

Sound Advice: Quiet on the Set

by Bruce Coykendall
Keeping the unwanted

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