January 2004 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

The NFL Films Model

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!

Real people say what your friends wish they could.

Music, Music, Music

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

Video Compression: MPEG-4

MPEG-4 explained and compared to other MPEG flavors.

Please Release Me

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

Reviews

Test Bench: DVS Direct Pinnacle Liquid Edition Pro Turnkey Editing System

DVS Direct Pinnacle Liquid Edition Pro Turnkey Editing System

Mass Video Storage Drive: Maxtor OneTouch External Hard Drive

A no-hassle drive with massive capacity.

Camcorder Review:
Sony DCR-TRV22 Mini DV

Sony DCR-TRV22 Mini DV Camcorder

Test Bench: Adobe Encore DVD Authoring Software

Adobe Encore DVD Authoring Software

Video Equipment Review: Bella DV Keyboard with Jog/Shuttle Controller

Bella DV Keyboard with Jog/Shuttle Controller

Columns

Viewfinder: Technology for Good and for Evil

Technology for Good and for Evil

Home Video Hints: In-Camera Effects

Shoot and edit your own transition effects.

Broaden Your Video Horizons

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

Light Source: Three-Point Lighting Designs

For individual subjects, nothing beats the tried-and-true combo of key, fill and back lights. Classic three-point lighting (key, fill and back light) is sometimes dismissed as "yearbook lighting." True, it can look hokey in story videos, but whenever you have a narrator, a spokesperson, an interviewee or anyone who stays in one place and talks, three-point lighting is bullet proof.

Take 5: Super-Human Editing Tips

Super-Human Editing Tips

Jargon: Video Editing Terms

Essential video vocabulary terms.

Editing: Desktop Editing FAQ

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

Sound Advice: A Listening Ear

Finding and buying the perfect pair of headphones.

Departments

In Box

Quick Focus

New Gear

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.

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