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January 2007 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

CCD Technology

What in the heck is a CCD and why do I want it in my video camera anyway? Read below for a short explanation of CCD technology and just how it pertains to you.

The Business of the Video Production Company

A 5-point plan to get your Video Production Company off the ground and flying high.

Starting a Videography Business (pt 2)

Step by step guide for getting into the videography business.

The Arsenal of Videocracy

An Introduction to DVD Hardware and Software.

Reviews

Video Editing Computer Review: Gateway E-66100 SB

Workstation in Black

Primera Bravo SE DVD Duplicator Review

The Primera Bravo SE is an elegantly engineered light to medium duty CD/DVD duplication system that delivers heavy-duty print quality.

Video Recording Software Review:
Serious Magic DV Rack 2.0

Serious Magic DV Rack 2.0 video recording software puts an entire production truck's worth of monitoring hardware right on your computer.

Sony Vegas+DVD 7:
Video Editing Software Review

Viva Sony Vegas

Camcorder Review:
Sony HDR-UX1 AVCHD

Break On Through

Columns

Viewfinder

Excessive Handiness

Basic Training: Looking for Light

Shooting in a low light setting is more than just turning down the lights or opening your camcorder's aperture. You can't take low light shooting lightly.

Camcorder lighting: On-Camera Lights

Whether you're trying to improve an otherwise impossibly dark shot or add a little pop to an adequately lit scene, an on-camera light is a critical tool.

Prevent Video Equipment Theft

How not to be a target for people stealing your gear.

What's Legal

As video producers, we're often gifted with an intimate look at people, places and events in the world around us... but we're surrounded by legal time-bombs waiting to blow our video apart.

Lighting Buyer's Guide

...and there was light.

Video Editing : Format King

In attics, basements and closets everywhere, there are piles of tapes waiting for the ambitious video editor to give them new life.

Sound Advice

Learning to Listen

Departments

In Box

Quick Focus

Deluxe QuickTime Library | Kanguru eSATA/USB 2.0 QuickSilver hard drives

New Gear: Pyro and Visual Effects sequences in QuickTime format. eSATA/USB 2.0 QuickSilver hard drives in capacities up to 750GB

Video News | Adobe Creates Soundbooth | Primera Bravo SE Blu Update

Video industry news. Adobe Creates Soundbooth.Primera Bravo SE Blu Update. Adobe Purchases Serious Magic

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