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April 2008 Table of Contents

Feature Stories

Tutorial: Burning Down The House

In today's films, it seems everywhere you look you see Visual FX. Visual FX are powerful tools when used correctly, but they are often frowned upon when they're used for the wrong reasons.

Camcorder Supports Buyer's Guide

Nothing screams 'amateur' like shaky and jerky video. Sure, there are times when you want to keep the camera moving, even erratically, but for the other 95%...

Creating Characters

Getting the Most Out of Your Actors or Subjects

Reviews

Camcorder Review: Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM Camcorder

Solid State Performer - The rarified realm of professional video cameras used to require an outlay of $60,000 and up, and this was minus a lens. Adding decent glass to that package got you to $80,000 or more easily. But you got what you paid for when it came to image quality.

Computer Review:
Systemax Endeavor BTO 038669 Workstation

Off to Work

Hardware Review:
LG Electronics GGW-H20L Blu-ray Disc Burner/HD DVD-ROM Drive

2 Drives in One

Software Review:
FxFactory Pro 2.0 Visual Effects Software

Visually Effective

Camcorder Accessory Review:
Ugrip Diamond MOS Handheld Camcorder System

Ugrip, We Dig It - The Ugrip system is a pro camera stabilizer and organizer made up of multiple pieces which work together. Using Ugrip, we added...

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How May We Best Serve You?

Basic Training: YouTube - Step by Step

Everybody's jumping on the YouTube bandwagon, from cats and kids to vacation travelers and pros. It's fun and it's easy. Here are some quick tips to getting started.

Distribution: Distributing the Goods

From YouTube to those that pay, video-sharing sites have risen from the obscure to dominate internet users' online experience. Which one is best for your video?

Directing: Directing Documentaries

Documentaries are about real people in real places doing real things. Documentaries were the first films ever made.

What's Legal: producer's rights

How Fair Is Fair? Copyright Law and Fair Use

Editing: Polished Work

From rough cut to finished product, you want to deliver the goods as cleanly as possible. Here are the Seven Steps to Creating an Excellent Polished Work.

Audio: Sound Control

Compression makes vocals easier to hear and volumes more consistent and brings out sounds that might get lost in a complicated mix.

Departments

In Box: reader's letters

Quick Focus

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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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