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Feature Stories

HD Tweaks: Performance Tips

by Joe McCleskey

HDV: High Def Value

by Paul Suchecki
Consider the gear you'll need to support your HDV vision before you plop several months' wages down.

So Many Systems, So Little Time

by Julia Camenisch
What you need to know to choose the editing system that's right for you.

Shooting HDV

by Matthew David Wachsman

Departments

In Box

by Jennifer O'Rourke

HD Gear

by Charles Fulton
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Special Issue 2006
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Columns

Editor's View: An All Things HD Buyer's Guide

by Brian Peterson

Lighting for HDV

by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
We are entering a new era of video production. Our hard work will show in all its HD glory and our sloppy mistakes will glare in HD horror. But light can help us.

HD Take 5: Make-up for High Definition

by Brian Peterson
Wrinkles, pores and blemishes disappear in five simple steps.

Are you ready for HDV?

by Kyle Cassidy
I was in my early teens in the late 1970s when the VHS/Betamax wars were raging. My best friend Robbie took the plunge and bought a Betamax. Indecisive, I waited.

Buyer Beware!

by Randy Hansen
Smart shopping up front will help you avoid a headache later.

HDV Editing Dos & Don'ts

by Bill Davis
Is HDV really the next big thing? In potential for greatness, perhaps. In "file size" surprisingly not. But in "gotchas"... maybe.

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