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Monitor Your Monitor

by D. Eric Franks
Monitors for Video

8 Capture Considerations: What to Look for in a Digitizer or Capture Card for Video

by D. Eric Franks
Getting video into your computer is easier than ever.

Shooting for Compression

by Dave Tainer
If your work will be viewed on the Internet, you need to shoot with compression in mind.

Shooting from the Hip: A Case Study

by Bill Mauger*
In the jungles of Indonesia, you don't have the same level of control that you have in the studio, but the shot is still the same.

7 Reasons Your Next Camcorder Should Be DV

by Charles Bloodworth
There's nothing wrong with analog camcorders, but there are many good reasons your next camcorder should be digital.

Departments

In Box

by Charles Fulton

Quick Focus

by Charles Fulton

Video Equipment

by Charles Fulton
Canon Elura 50 Mini DV Camcorder, Bella Editing Keyboards, SanDisk Cruzer Memory Card Adapter, Sony DSR-DU1 Hard Disk Recorder, Shining Technology CitiDISK DV Hard Disk Recorder, Artbeats Stock Footage Libraries, Eddie Barber Steddiepod, eMense Video Librarian, Music 2 Hues Flagship CDs, Granite Digital FireVue FireWire Hard Drive Enclosure

Zoom In

by Charles Fulton
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September 2003
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: Delivery

by Matthew York
Delivery

Home Video Hints: Home Video Distribution

by Joe McCleskey
There are more options for getting your video seen than ever before.

Light Source: Hard Light, Soft Light

by Jim Stinson
Through spots or soft lights can be used to create theatrical or natural lighting styles, they're often most effective when employed together.

Take 5: Five Tips for Tape Storage

by Charles Bloodworth
How do you preserve your videos over the long haul? Here are five tips.

Directing to Edit

by Jim Stinson
By anticipating your editor's needs and shooting footage to fulfill them, you can help create a better program--and a happier editor.

Editing: Layering Video

by Bill Davis
Creating composite effects.

Sound Advice: 10 Tips for Better Audio Gathering

by Hal Robertson
Make your list and check it twice.

Test Bench