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June 2007 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Storyboarding and Scriptwriting Software - Guide and Review

Spotlight on Compact Camcorders Buyer's Guide

As the days grow long, vacations begin; it's time to plan for some fun in the sun.

Reviews

DVD Camcorder Review: Hitachi DZHS300A Hybrid HDD/DVD

The Hitachi DZHS300A comes with 8GB HDD that can record up to 110 minutes of video at the highest quality.

Roland R-4 Pro 4-Channel Digital Recorder and Wave Editor Review

Pro Audio in a Box

Camcorder Light Review :
Varizoom VZ S2010 On-camera LED Light

Capture Card Review :
Blackmagic Design Intensity HDMI Capture Card

Intense Video, Small Size

Gateway Editing Computer Review:
Gateway FX530XG

Near-Workstation Class

Bogen/Manfrotto Tripod :
501HDV Kit Reviewed

Renaissance Shooting (in Hi-Def) - The 501HDV tripod head is an elegant and useful update to the well-known Bogen/Manfrotto tripod 501 series.

Columns

Basic Training: Super Vacation Videos

Oh, no! Not the vacation videos! It's time to teach your family amp; friends how to make interesting, entertaining and watchable summer vacation videos.

Director's Chair: Maintaining Continuity

Even in blockbuster movies, continuity errors happen, and eagle-eyed viewers love to find the mistakes.

The Right Place at the Right Time

Video Editing : Plan A: B-roll

Sound Advice: It's All in the Mix

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Mixing it up with Videomaker Presents - Like the changing technology, Videomaker Presents is moving with the times, and once again we are in the design stages of creating a new look and more intensive reports. This month's collection of full shows will change…

Quick Focus

DeskShare Digital Media Converter | Blu-ray Disc duplicators

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Industry News| Sanyo announces the Xacti CG65 | Adobe Creative Suite 3

MPEG-4 Camcorders. Sanyo's Xaacti has 8GB of memory. Panasonic's HDC-SD1and HDC-DX1 AVCHD Camcorders.

Family Video Help

Some tips to help you enjoy the fun that you usually only experience after viewing the tapes. It's June; you know what that means: weddings, graduation, barbeques and family fun. If you're the designated Family Videographer, you can miss a lot of the fun.

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