December 2004 Table of Contents

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.

Reviews

Camcorder Review:
Sony DSR-PD170 DVCAM

Sony DSR-PD170 DVCAM Camcorder

Sound Effects Software Review:
SmartSound Quicktracks

A 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

Review:
wondertouch particleIllusion 3.0 Special Effects Software

Beginners will be blown away at the beauty of the effects and animation professionals will gasp at the speed.

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.

Departments

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Green Screen Video Tutorial

In this green screen video tutorial, we show you how to set-up a green screen for chromakey and how to best sell the green screen effect to your viewers.

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Best Practices for Using a Tripod to Stabilize your Shots.
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Lighting for Video
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ZR 960 - monitor audio while recording
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Video News Blog

Win $100,000 Making Video
Nov 20
YouTube Adds Automatic Subtitles
Nov 19
A new Flash
Nov 17
Stop Motion - a Nostalgic Trip Through Time
Nov 16
Video Beyond All Believable Bounds
Nov 13
Canon Releases DSLR White Papers
Nov 12
Elemental Technologies Releases Elemental Server, Reshapes The Economics of Online Video
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Finding Veterans' Voices through Video
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