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February 2008
Table of Contents

Feature Stories

The Art of the Cutaway

While you plan the scene and dialog details for your videos, you need to remember to plan for cutaways as you take that journey down the path to good composition. Shooting seamless and well-planned cutaways can add depth and dimension to your story... and they can save your bacon in editing!

Tutorial: 2.5d Animation

Producing The Polar Classic Animated Music Video

Videomaker 2007 Best Products of the Year

The best consumer video production products of 2007, selected by the editors of Videomaker.

Reviews

HP xw4600 Workstation Computer Review

A New Side of HP

LaCie d2 Quadra 1TB Quad-Interface External Hard Drive Hardware Review

Quick Silver

Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Video Filter Software Review

Cook Your Looks

Sony Vegas 8 Winner 2007 Best Video Editing Software Review

Sony Vegas 8 is powerful, intuitive and perfect for anyone wanting to edit video, beginner or professional.

Sony Handycam HDR-CX7 AVCHD Camcorder Review

Tapeless Entertainment - The HDR-CX7 is the first Sony camcorder to record AVCHD video directly to Sony's Memory Stick PRO Duo. The CX7 is very small and fits in one hand easily. With a collection of other features, like its 1/2.9" ClearVid CMOS sensor and dual record mode...

Columns

Laughing at Others' Pain in YouTube Videos is Degrading

Schadenfreude Redux

Controlling Exposure

Most of the time, you can't just point-and-shoot for great video design; sometimes you need to control the light going into your camcorder to get better pictures.

Distribution

Profit On Demand

Decoding the Video Crew

As a one-man-band, you wear many hats, but when your production gets bigger, you have to share the load. But who ya gonna call? Get ready for the name game, it's "Crew Call" time!

Kip Kay Masters the Viral Video Business

Viral Video Phenomenon: Kip Kay

Time Remapping

Changing the speed of a shot is easy... but, unless you're looking for a Keystone Cops effect, to control that shot takes more than just accelerating or slowing it down.

It's Foley Time

Imagine the sounds of a good Western without the sound effects of horses, gunshots, bar scenes and a fist fight. Your soundscape is just as important as your visualscape.

Departments

Young Filmmaker gets a boost from Videomaker

Reader's Letters - Young Video Producers; Upgrading the Reader on the Changing Technologies; Double Credit; Shooting Steadier Handheld Shots.

World Ignores Rank Amateur Video Producers

Systemax' Endeavor Tower Workstations

hot off the presses

Apple adds AVCHD support to Final Cut | Sony HVR-S270U HD 1080i

Video Industry News Sony Ups Its HDV Game with New Professional HDV Camcorders. Apple Releases Final Cut Express 4:

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