August 2006 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Coming Soon to a Browser Near You

Video hosting services explode onto the Internet

Do yourself a Favor - Do it Yourself

Face it--you want it, you dream about it, you really really need it. It's time to upgrade to a new computer. But what's the best way to go about it? By doing it yourself, of course.

Picture This

A basic understanding of the rules of composition will help you frame for maximum impact and ultimately enhance the outcome of your finished piece.

Call for Entries

2006 Videomaker/Sony Short Video Contest

Reviews

SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 Music Creation Software

Camcorder Review: Sony DCR-DVD505 DVD Camcorder

Sony DCR-DVD505 DVD Camcorder

Adobe Audition 2.0 Audio Editing Software Review

Adobe Audition 2.0 Audio Editing Software

TriLab Productions Digital Hotcakes Stock Footage Library Review

TriLab Productions Digital Hotcakes Stock Footage Library

Indie-Dolly Systems Universal Dolly with Curved Track Kit Review

Every videographer knows the value of a steady truck or dolly shot. But not every videographer has the budget to obtain the expensive moving equipment.

Columns

Viewfinder: What has never been covered with video?

What has never been covered with video?

Basic Training: Take Your 8mm Film to Digital

Make sure your priceless family treasures don't get left behind. Here are some tips to turn your twentieth century celluloid into twenty-first century ones and zeros.

Directing: Recruiting Talent

One of the most difficult, important and rewarding things a director has to do is find, recruit and work with talent.

New Titles

Indie Film/Video Legal Documents, 2nd Edition
Total Training for What's New in Adobe Premiere Pro 2
Final Cut Pro Advanced Techniques

How to Edit Videos Like the Pros: Beyond the Basics.

How to Edit Videos Part 2: What makes the difference between basic editing and actual professional editing?

Sound Advice: Announcing... You?

Commercials, movie trailers, product and training videos all have one thing in common -- they often need a voiceover.

Departments

DV Caddie DVCA-CK1 | Primera disc duplicator

DVCA-CK1 combines the DVCA-SR2 shoulder rest and DVCA-JR1 stabilizer. Primera's XR Disc Publisher modular disc duplicating system.

57 New Special Effects Plug-ins | New Video Format | Final Cut Express 3.5

NewBlueFX offers 57 additional special effects pug-ins, Sony and Panasonic create a new video format. Apple Final Cut Express HD 3.5 video editing program

Latest Videos

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.

Mastering Your Camera Controls
Don't leave important decisions up to your camera! In this video you will learn how to use the camera controls to adjust the white balance, focus, audio and iri …
Best Practices for Using a Tripod to Stabilize your Shots.
How to set-up a tripod to capture professional level video. Learn the step-by-step process for setting up and stabilizing your tripod.
Lighting for Video
How to use indoor lights, natural light, and camera controls to create the best lighting for video production.

Video Forums

Extreme Z axis on After Effects?
Nov 22
Music for Video Sony Cinescore
Nov 22
camcorder upgrade help?
Nov 22
Is the Canon Vixia hf 200 a good camera
Nov 21
Looking for advice on a couple different camcorders
Nov 21
Want to step into the pro sumer market...... I think??
Nov 21
Starting a video editing buisness
Nov 21
God I'm Glad I Don't Do Wedding Anymore!
Nov 21
Depict book titles in video (legal)?
Nov 21
ZR 960 - monitor audio while recording
Nov 21

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
Nov 12
Finding Veterans' Voices through Video
Nov 11
proDAD Launches New Adorage
Nov 10
Coming to a television near you: Internet on TV
Nov 9

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