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May 2007 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Data Storage Devices: Room to Move

A quick overview of storage considerations for video.

All Things HDV Buyer's Guide

Time for our annual HDV issue, and we've broken our buyer's guides into 3 segments: HD & HDV Camcorders, Editing Software and Monitors.

2006 Videomaker/Sony Short Video Contest Winners

Over the course of a couple of months, we received hundreds of great entries for the 2006 Videomaker/Sony Short Video Contest. This was a challenging year to pick winners--the entries just keep getting better and better every year. So let's take a look at this year's winners!

Columns

Viewfinder: Making it Big Time

Making it Big Time

Videotaping Sporting Events

Football, baseball, hockey, tennis. Swimming, cycling, running and lacrosse. Sports shooting is an art unto itself, and every sport has shooting hurdles to jump.

Illuminations: One Light Wonder

Sometimes you only have one available light. Other times, you chose to use one light for effect. It's not what, but how you use it that makes your video shine.

Hangin' with the Oscar Nominees

A Videomaker Special Report

Producing Your Own Vidcast for Video Sharing
Part 3: Editing and Distribution

In the last two issues we told you how to set up and shoot your vidcast. In part three, we're looking at how to edit and get that vidcast to the masses.

Video Editing : The Right Caliber

You know you have needed one for some time. Well, the time has come. You've gone long enough without that necessary tool for serious content creation: the production monitor.

Sound Advice: Slick Tricks

Don't just edit it, improve it - with slick sound editing tricks to make your audio come alive.

Departments

Vidcast Recap: Videomaker Presents

Roxio Blu-ray disc burning | eSATA enclosure with five hotswappable drive trays

New Gear: Toast 8 Titanium adds Blu-ray Disc burning support. Fusion 500P eSATA enclosure is comprised of five hot-swappable 3.5" drive trays.

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