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June 2002 Table of Contents

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.

Reviews

GlacierDVS Matrox RT2500 Turnkey Editing Computer

DVGear Pro-ONE Turnkey Editing Computer

Canon ES8400V Hi8 Camcorder Review

Canon ES8400V Hi8 Camcorder

Adobe After Effects 5.5 (Production Bundle)

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.

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.

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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

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