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March 2008 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Distribution: It Could Happen - Festivals

Showtime - Your epic is finally done. The color corrections you meticulously crafted are perfect, and the audio tracks in the edit timeline are speckled with fades and dissolves - evidence of a carefully-blended soundtrack. You click on Save As and rip the project to DVD. It's showtime.

Lessons in Lighting - Lighting Buyer's Guide 2008

Buying lights may not be as exciting as buying a new camcorder, but the impact on your images can be equally significant. In this Buyer's Guide, we'll review the important things you should consider when investing in a lighting package.

Formats and Codecs

There's a lot to think about when choosing formats for acquisition and distribution.

Reviews

Camcorder Review: JVC GZ-HD3 Everio Hard Drive and Memory Card Hybrid Camcorder

A Little Something for Everio-one - The JVC GZ-HD3 Everio is a fun to use camcorder that provides very long recording times with high-def resolution. Along with its big brother the HD7, this camcorder employs Constant Bitrate Recording (CBR) and Variable Bitrate Recording...

Review:
NewTek TriCaster Professional Studio in a Box Live Production System

The TriCaster STUDIO features six sets of live component, Y/C and composite inputs, and spectacular virtual sets that include sophisticated chroma key, reflection, refraction and lighting effects.

Storage Device Review:
SimpleTech Duo Pro Drive 2TB Storage Device by Fabrik

SimpleTech's Duo Pro Drive

Software Review:
Apple Final Cut Express 4 Video Editing Software

When Three Just Isn't Enough

Software Review:
Corel DVD Copy 6 Plus Conversion Software

Copy Shop

Columns

Tutorial: Transitioning Naturally

Every blockbuster movie has hundreds or even thousands of edits, yet the viewer often is unaware of the cut. Why? In many cases, the change is very subtle, using a technique which is often known as a Natural Transition.

Viewfinder

A Humble Honor

Basic Training: Breaking it Down

Not all tripods are created equal... One techie breaks them down to explain what each part does, and what to hunt for when you're ready to stand on three legs... or one.

Lighting: Night Lighting

Winter is waning, the snows are beginning to melt in the northern states and the sun is sticking around a little longer. However, the night still rules!

Editing: Motivation

It's a bird... it's a plane... it's ... the motivated edit? It's a powerful editing technique, but to execute it well, you must consider the final edit when you plan the first shot.

Audio: 10 Voiceover Tips

Voiceovers are the mainstays of advertising, instruction and promotional videos, television programs and feature films.

Departments

In box: readers' letters

The festival circuit: 8 Film & Video Festivals

Whether you made a feature-length movie, a short subject, an animated or experimental film; whether it's a narrative, a documentary or a music video, somewhere out there is an outlet for your film. Whatever their size, shape or specialty, the most rewarding festivals go beyond premiere screenings in stylish venues, red carpet parades and glitzy parties. The better festivals enrich the marketplace experience for filmmakers with discussions, demonstrations and panels. There are many more than listed here.

New Gear - hot off the presses

New 2008 Camcorder Round-up | Canon FS-100, DC-310, and ZR900 | JVC GZ -MG330 and GZ-MG365.

VIdeo Industry News. New 2008 Camcorders. Canon's HV30, HF10 and ZR900. Panasonic's waterproof SW-20 and the HDC-SD9 a full HD SDHC 3CCD AVCHD camcorder.

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In this green screen video tutorial, we show you how to set-up a green screen for chromakey and how to best sell the green screen effect to your viewers.

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