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February 2007 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Best Products of the Year

The best consumer video production products of 2006, selected by the editors of Videomaker.

Reviews

Camcorder Review:
Sony HDR-FX7 HDV

The HDV Line is Growing

Audio for Video Production:
Stock20 Library Collection 001 Music Library

Getting inTunes for Your Video: A Review of the Stock 20 Nusic Library

Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0:
Video Editing Software Review

Elements Turns 3.0

Shotgun Microphone Review:
Audio-Technica AT897

Riding Shotgun

Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 Suite Editing, Burning, Authoring Software Review

Too Full Toolbox

Columns

Special Effects: 7 Sizzling Cool Camera FXs!

Low cost camera tricks to create amazing illusions for your viewers.

Web Based Marketing for Videographers

Director's Chair: Screen Direction

Screen direction is perhaps one of the most confusing yet easily remedied problems in directing a video production.

Moving Performances

Learn how to set the stage so that your subjects behave naturally in front of the camera.

Video Editing : A Titillating Tickler on Titling

Quick, open your titler, choose a trendy font and color, then type some words and position it on the screen; done. But there is more, much more, to titles than this.

Sound Advice: Room Without a View

Anyone who has ever struggled to record a clean voice over appreciates the importance of a dedicated recording space.

Departments

Cinematize 2 Pro for Windows | Sony offers a HDV Mini DV video tape.

New Gear: Cinematize 2 Pro for Windows allows the extraction of DVD-VR. PlexEraser destroys the data on CD or DVD media without destroying the disc.

New 60p JVC GY-HD200 | Record HD on Standard DVD-R | Blu-ray Compression.

JVC GY-HD200 Goes 60p with 720/60p format. Playback and recording HD DVD content on standard DVD-R. Sorenson Squeeze 4.5 with video compression for Blu-ray.

Latest Videos

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.
Audio for Video
How to capture Audio when shooting video. How to select the best microphone and location for the best audio and solve common problems videographers encounter wh …
Hand Held Video Camera Shooting Tips
This video shows you how to create better, more professional looking video by taking a closer look at hand held video camera shooting. Learn how to get effecti …

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