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Feature Stories

Forecast: Strong Drama

by Gene Bjerke
Weather can be a key ingredient in your video. Good planning, ingenuity and a few household items can help.

Editing Software Buyer's Guide

by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
Find nonlinear editing software that fits both your budget and your production requirements.

Spacious & Speedy: Hard Drives for Video Editing

by Joe McCleskey
Today, even inexpensive hard drives are likely to have the performance characteristics necessary to edit video.

Departments

In Box

by Wendy Nichols

New Gear

by Wendy Nichols
  • 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

Zoom In

by Alan Sheckter
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June 2002
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: The Magic TV Window: Anything, Anytime

by Matthew York
The Magic TV Window: Anything, Anytime

Home Video Hints: A Videographer's Family Vacation

by Jim Stinson
Make sure you have all the mobile video equipment you need when you head out on the road.

Light Source: The Illusion of Diffusion

by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
Diffusion is a technique that every videographer should know.

Video Genres

by Jim Stinson
Program types and why they matter.

Computer Editing: Film Effects

by Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Post-production tips and tricks to make your video look like film.

Sound Advice: Audio in the Digital World

by Hal Robertson
Today's video editing software provides all the audio post-production tools you need--let it work for you.

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