Feature Stories
Blank Discs and Tapes: Your Memories Start Here
The vast majority of us use some form of media every single day. Whether you're dealing with CDs, DVDs, video tape, audio tape or floppy disks, you're entering the realm of media.
Camcorders: The Needs of the Many
The camcorder that works for you might not be what works for someone else. What do you really need?
Shooting Day for Night
Making day resemble night on your screen means tinting the overall images blue, then adding white light, and adjusting contrtast and brightness to sell the trick.
What is HDV?
Hi-Def has become the big catch phrase of the year, but many people don't understand just what the format is and why it will be so important to our TV viewing future.
Departments
Video Equipment
Hot new products for the videographer.
December 2004
Table of Contents
Columns
Viewfinder: High-Definition Video Production is a Real Choice
High-Definition Video Production is a Real Choice
Home Video Hints: Holiday Videos that Rock!
A quick and easy recipe for capturing family memories.
Light Source: Guerrilla Lighting: Professional Tools from Builders Depot
Assemble your own lighting kit--at one-fifth the cost.
Video Editing: Fear and Logging in Your Editor
Log your shots today to save edit time tomorrow and your well-organized project will thank you in the end.
Sound Advice: Spice It Up A Notch
Essential post-production audio tricks.
Test Bench
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Camcorder Review:
Sony DSR-PD170 DVCAMSony DSR-PD170 DVCAM Camcorder -
Sound Effects Software Review:
SmartSound QuicktracksA basic, but rapid, way to create your own sound effects. -
Mini DV Camcorder Review:
Canon XL2 -
DVD Authoring Software Review:Ulead DVD Workshop 2
Ulead DVD Workshop 2 DVD Authoring Software -
wondertouch particleIllusion 3.0 Effects Software
wondertouch particleIllusion 3.0 Effects Software
