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October 2005 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Tools For the Creative Digital Artist

Whether you're making movies, or corporate videos, in a virtual production world, having the right video effects are nowadays as important as acquiring that Big Name actor once was.

Untangling the Connection

An introduction to Videomaker's Guide to Video Connectors

DV Demystified

A comparison of DV camera formats.

Reviews

Video Capture Card Review: Creative USB Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Video Editor

A very good video capture solution, especially if you want better computer sound.

Infrant ReadyNAS 600 Network Attached Storage Device with 4 250GB Hard Drives

Infrant ReadyNAS 600 Network Attached Storage Device with 4 250GB Hard Drives

Camcorder Review:
Panasonic PV-GS35 Mini DV

Panasonic PV-GS35 Mini DV Camcorder

Video Lighting Kit Review: Photoflex 3 Octodome nxt Softbox Light

Photoflex 3 Octodome nxt Softbox Light

Video Editing Software Review:
Avid Xpress Pro HD

Avid Xpress Pro HD Video Editing Software

Columns

Viewfinder: A New Way

A New Way

Video Production Tips

Many of the little things that you learn from from a lifetime of planning, directing, editing and producing videos can easily be applied to life as a whole.

Green Screen Lighting

Virtual green screen sets are no longer just for the privileged Hollywood bigwigs.

5 Steps to Great Video Production

Every successful shoot starts with a good plan.

Video Editing : Logging Software, Evolved

A critical part of the process is having some kind of timecode linked to all of the frames that are captured by your camera.

Sound Advice: Surround on the Cheap - Part 2

Last month, we made the pitch for upgrading to surround sound. This month, we'll take raw materials and craft them into a complete DVD sound environment

Departments

Tech Support

New Titles

New Titles - Technology of V/A Streaming & Total Directing

In Box

Quick Focus

LaCie pocket-sized encoder | Music 2 Hues thematic music

Pocket-sized hardware MPEG-1 and -2 encoder that attaches to the FireWire. Design templates compatible with many DVD authoring software titles.

Dragon Portable Hard Drives | Pinnacle Studio Plus 10

Dragon 2.5 fits in the palm of your hand. Acquisition of Pinnacle by Avid. Burn a DVD directly from a camera or VCR.

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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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