Feature Stories
Forecast: Strong Drama
Weather can be a key ingredient in your video. Good planning, ingenuity and a few household items can help.
Editing Software Buyer's Guide
Find nonlinear editing software that fits both your budget and your production requirements.
Spacious & Speedy: Hard Drives for Video Editing
Today, even inexpensive hard drives are likely to have the performance characteristics necessary to edit video.
Departments
New Gear
- Philips DVDR985 stand-alone DVD+R/+RW Recorder
- TriLab Productions Digital Hotcakes animated backgrounds
- Cases Plus KX1427XL1 travel case for the XL1
- TDK MultiLevel CD burner
- Avid Xpress DV 3 editing software
- THE pod camcorder stabilizer
- JVC GR-DVM76U Mini DV Camcorder

June 2002
Table of Contents
Columns
Viewfinder: The Magic TV Window: Anything, Anytime
The Magic TV Window: Anything, Anytime
Home Video Hints: A Videographer's Family Vacation
Make sure you have all the mobile video equipment you need when you head out on the road.
Light Source: The Illusion of Diffusion
Diffusion is a technique that every videographer should know.
Video Genres
Program types and why they matter.
Computer Editing: Film Effects
Post-production tips and tricks to make your video look like film.
Sound Advice: Audio in the Digital World
Today's video editing software provides all the audio post-production tools you need--let it work for you.
Test Bench
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GlacierDVS Matrox RT2500 Turnkey Editing Computer
GlacierDVS Matrox RT2500 Turnkey Editing Computer -
DVGear Pro-ONE Turnkey Editing Computer
DVGear Pro-ONE Turnkey Editing Computer -
Test Bench: Canon ES8400V Hi8 Camcorder
Canon ES8400V Hi8 Camcorder -
Adobe After Effects 5.5 (Production Bundle)
Adobe After Effects 5.5 (Production Bundle)
