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June 2006 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Bag it!

You love your camcorder. You want to protect it the best way you can. Doesn't it make sense to buy a quality bag for it? Professional videographers do, and so should you.

Digital Video Evolution

From Mini DV to HDV... today's camcorders are cutting edge and top quality for every wallet.

20 Years in the Making

The Mission of Videomaker is to empower people to make video and to democratize and enrich television. We do this by communicating information about tools, technology and techniques in a way that inspires, encourages and equips for success.

Celebrating 20 Years of Videomaker!

Matt, Patrice and the rest of the gang.

Reviews

LightScribe DVD Burner Review:
LaCie External

LaCie External LightScribe DVD burner

Camcorder Review:
Canon XL H1 HDV

Canon XL H1 HDV Camcorder

Video Editing Software Review:
Avid Liquid Pro 7

Avid Liquid Pro 7 Video Editing Software

DVD Authoring Software Review:
Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 DVD Authoring Software

Columns

Viewfinder: 20 Years

20 Years

Basic Training: Buttons, More Buttons

Some camcorders have a plethora of buttons, others are menu-driven. Many name a button control one thing, and others call it something else. It's time for the button game.

Directing: Dual-Role Directing

Multitasking when you are directing is not easy but sometimes necessary. Here are a few suggestions.

Share the Dream: Documentary Distribution and Sales --Part III

Part 3 of a three part series on how to fund, make, and promote your documentary.

Video Editing : To Page Curl or to Cut?

Sure, your editing program has 999 transitions--but nowhere in the licensing agreement did you oblige yourself to use each and every one of them.

Sound Advice: Seeing Sounds

Think back to high school science for a moment. Remember how we were taught that sound waves were invisible and could only be heard and felt?

Departments

Tech Support

Quick Focus

MacroSystem HDV Recorder | Canon DC100 DVD-R/RW camcorder

Recorder can capture up to 23 hours of HDV footage on the included removable 250GB hard drive. Canon's DC100 with 25x optical zoom.

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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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