October 2002
Table of Contents
Feature Stories
Video Editing Equipment Buyer's Guide
How to find the best video editing equipment in your price range
Buying a Disc Burner
Buying a CD or DVD burner can be a no-brainer, but buyers should beware: what you see isn't always what you get.
Dissecting a Digital Camcorder
Watch over a shade tree technician's shoulder as he lays out all of a camcorder's parts--from lens to CCD to record head--but don't try this at home!
Reviews
MAGIX Music Maker 7 deLuxe Multimedia Production Software Review
MAGIX Music Maker 7 deLuxe Multimedia Production Software
Hash Animation:Master 3D Animation Software Review
Hash Animation:Master 3D Animation Software
Royalty Free Stock Graphics Review:
Digital Juice Editor's Toolkit
The 10 DVDs also include individual animated and still elements numbering in the hundreds, such as textures, mattes, photos and backgrounds
Sony DCR-TRV950 Mini DV Camcorder Review
Sony DCR-TRV950 Mini DV Camcorder
Canon GL2 Mini DV Camcorder Review
Canon GL2 Mini DV Camcorder
Columns
Viewfinder: Producing Video: A Voice of Freedom
Producing Video: A Voice of Freedom
Home Video Hints: Camera Moves
Pivots, pans, tilts and zooms--learn to generate camera moves that work for you.
Light Source: Lighting with Hardware Store Tools
Your local hardware store is a valuable source for video lighting tools and accessories.
Jargon: Glossary of Video Production Terms
Glossary of Video Production Terms
A Word from Our Announcer: On-Camera Speaking Tips
Everyone on TV, from newsreaders to ad spokespersons to documentary narrators, practices the craft of speaking on-camera. Talking to an audience from the TV screen takes a special kind of skill--a skill that isn't too hard to master, as you're about to see.
Computer Editing: Video Filter Effects
Applying electronic filters in post-production can cure many of your footage's ailments.
Sound Advice: Make Your Own Sound Effects
Use video tools to record and edit your own unique sound effects.
Wedding Videos: 8 Tips for Success
Before you say
Departments
Losing the Sound with a Mono VHS VCR
Tech Support
Videomaker Expo East 2002
Quick Focus
New Gear
- MacroSystem US Casablanca Kron editing appliance
- Viewcast Osprey 540 capture card
- Innovators Co. Videomaster V1000 deposition system
- Ultralink Products composite video to S-video conversion cable
- Wildform Flix Lite Flash encoder
- Canopus ADVC-100 media converter
- Anthro Corp. Video Editing Console
- TV One LTM-150X-DV color LCD monitor
- Visual Infinity Grain Surgery for After Effects
- Setwear Hothand gloves
Adobe Releases Digital Editing Software Premiere 6.5
Adobe Releases Premiere 6.5.Two More MICROMV Cams from Sony.The New Casablanca Video Editor.
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