Feature Stories
Video Capture Cards Buyer's Guide
A little cardiac surgery is all you need to do to turn your home computer into a full-fledged editing wonder.
Computer & Video Monitors
If you are taking the time to produce a video masterpiece, whether for fun or fame and fortune, you depend on your monitors to provide you with true, high-quality images. Whether you are considering a VGA computer monitor or NTSC production monitor, there are several characteristics to think about.
Really Real Time
Just what the heck do video editing people (read: marketing folks) mean when they say "real time"? Doesn't everything happen in real time? What other kind of time is there? Fake time?
Departments
New Gear
- Apple 23-inch LCD Monitor
- CyberLink PowerDirector Pro 2.0
- AVI Sorcerer's Apprentice DV
- Canon GL2 Mini DV Camcorder
- Sonic Solutions MyDVD 4
- Music2Hues Flagship Series production music
- Ulead DVD Workshop
- Hoodman Hoodskins LCD protectors
- Lowepro Video Bags
- Medea RTS-series disk arrays
September 2002
Table of Contents
Columns
Viewfinder: Time to Upgrade Your Gear
Time to Upgrade Your Gear
Home Video Hints: Camera Sinners, Repent!
An in-depth look at seven suspect shots you should avoid when shooting your footage.
Light Source: One Location, Five Different Looks
Even in a small office studio, you can attain a variety of looks and moods for your video.
Shaping Actor Performances
Many actors, like pieces of clay, need to be molded and prodded into perfect form. Your job as director is to recognize actor shortcomings and decide what kind of intervention is necessary.
Computer Editing: Keying, Alpha Channels and Mattes
Dive into the wonderful world of compositing and enter a world without creative limits.
Sound Advice: Captured in Time
Getting audio cleanly from the camcorder to the computer is key to your production.
Test Bench
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Test Bench: DigiEffects Delirium Plug-ins for After Effects
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Copy DVD to Computer Encoder Review:
ADS USB Instant DVD 2.0 MPEG-2 EncoderADS' USB instant DVD 2.0 MPEG-2 Encoder converts analog video to DVD-ready MPEG-2 via a USB port. -
Mina T2 NewTek Video Toaster 2 Turnkey
Mina T2 NewTek Video Toaster 2 Turnkey -
Canon Mini DV Camcorder Review
ZR50MCThe Canon ZR50MC is a nicely engineered, easy to use, high-quality camcorder for home video, as well as a useful tool for those who want to edit. -
Panasonic PV-VM202 Mini DV Camcorder
Panasonic PV-VM202 Mini DV Camcorder