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Feature Stories

The NFL Films Model

by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
Lead: How NFL Films created their unique style of football film editing. (and what you can learn from their experience).

Real People Rate Your Videos!

by Amanda Cuda
Real people say what your friends wish they could.

Music, Music, Music

by Jim Stinson
There are several ways to create professional--and legal--music tracks, depending on your needs, talents and budget.

Video Compression: MPEG-4

by Joe McCleskey
MPEG-4 explained and compared to other MPEG flavors.

Please Release Me

by Chuck Peters
A model release form to use when including people in your video.

Departments

In Box

by Charles Fulton

Quick Focus

by Charles Fulton

New Gear

by Charles Fulton
Panasonic SV-AV100 SD Card Camcorder, nNovia QuickCapture A2D Portable DV Capturing Hard Drive, SmartSound Movie Music CDs, Xtreme Notebooks Prostar 8814, Pioneer DVR-A06 DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Drive, WorldTech Specialist MediaStudio Pro Keyboard, Sony DCR-PC330 Mini DV Camcorder, Azden 100LT Wireless Microphone System, MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 2004 Video Editing Software, Canopus ProCoder 2.0 Encoding/Transcoding Software.

Zoom In

by Charles Fulton
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January 2004
Table of Contents

Columns

Viewfinder: Technology for Good and for Evil

by Matthew York
Technology for Good and for Evil

Home Video Hints: In-Camera Effects

by Michael Fitzer
Shoot and edit your own transition effects.

Broaden Your Video Horizons

by Pat Bailey
How high-speed broadband Internet is changing the course of digital video.

Light Source: Three-Point Lighting Designs

by Jim Stinson
For individual subjects, nothing beats the tried-and-true combo of key, fill and back lights.

Take 5: Super-Human Editing Tips

by Chuck Peters
Super-Human Editing Tips

Jargon: Video Editing Terms

by Chuck Peters
Essential video vocabulary terms.

Editing: Desktop Editing FAQ

by Bill Davis
If video editing is anything, it's a fast-moving target.

Sound Advice: A Listening Ear

by Hal Robertson
Finding and buying the perfect pair of headphones.

Test Bench