June 2008
Table of Contents
Feature Stories
Tutorial:
The Compression Connection
How to Give Your Audio That Pro Sound
The Wedding Biz
A guide to starting a wedding video business.
Stock Footage 101
Buyer's Guide
With the ever increasing demand for quality and quick turn-around time, stock footage is fast becoming not just a simple convenience but rather a downright necessity.
Camcorder Buyer's Guide
Shooting With Style
Feature-Rich Camcorders
Creating Shadows
Dramatic Lighting without Fear (Or, How I Learned to Love the Dark)
Reviews
M-Audio Studiophile AV 40 Speakers Review
The Sound of Music - And Speech
Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1000 Camcorder Review
Set Phasers to HD - Hands down, the HD 1000 gets its highest marks for coolness. Whip it out at the next family reunion and envy will fill the air. This camera is genuinely stylish; add in its light weight and small size and it becomes a very useful little tool.
Storyist v1.3.6 Novel and Screenwriting Software Review
W/T: Starting With a Story
Photoflex Starlite Dual Spectrum Kit Review
Starlite Star Bright
Columns
Making Video Gets Easier Every day
How Easy Can It Get?
Tricks for J and L Cuts
Editing is an art, offering you hundreds of choices of cuts in every 30-frame second. The subtle J- and L-cuts are two of the most powerful, yet simple, transitions of all.
Web Video for Beginners
Video is all over the place on the web nowadays, and nobody wants to get left behind. But how do you add video to a website, and, more importantly, why should you?
Set Time Management
Dashing out the door with camcorder in hand, but no plan, can cost you. Time is money. In video production, this is perhaps more true than in any other profession.
What's Legal: Producers Rights.
Private Lives: Who is protected... the producer or the citizen? It depends.
Hearing... Visually!
Some audio recorded may be sounds you want, others might not. There are magical visual maps of the sounds you hear that allow you to remove and control all that noise.
Departments
Web or Print: The Great Debate
readers' letters
New Video Equipment: Mini Camera Bag PMCAB-| Sorenson Squeeze 5 new codecs
New Gear: Petrol's Mini Camera Bag . Process multiple files at the same time with Sorenson Squeeze 5.
Latest Videos
How to Organize a Shoot
In this how-to training video we show you how and why to assemble a storyboard, organize your resources, and manage a production schedule. When film-making, tim …
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How to Cast a Video Production
Here we show you how to bring your characters to life by casting the best talent you can for your production. We show you where to look for actors, and walk you … -
How to Break Down a Script
In this segment learn how to discover the story and the characters of your next production. -
How to Get Rid of Unwanted Objects in Footage
In this training video we look at how to use object removal techniques such as scaling and cropping, chroma keying, or motion tracking.
Video Forums
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Perfect Location but No Concept
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Best camcorder less than $2K
Feb 14
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To Buy or Rent? That's a good question....
Feb 14
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Short Fight Scene (Car Hit VFX)
Feb 14
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Which is the best . . . . whatever?
Feb 14
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Tripod, fluid head, and zoom lens controller, recommendations for Canon XA10
Feb 14
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Turning off the REC indicator
Feb 14
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Using an audio mixer with a camcorder
Feb 13
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Introduce Yourself
Feb 13
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Seeking thoughts on the AG-HVX200A Camera
Feb 13
Video News Blog
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On YouTube, Good Audio Will Put Your Video Ahead of the Pack
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Back to the Future 4? Do We Want to go Back with a Sequel?
Feb 10
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Weird Weddings Challenge Even Pro Videographers
Feb 9
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Cut Video with the Basic Editing Webinar, Feb. 22
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DSLRs' Audio Limitations: Azden's Newest Mixer May Be the Ticket
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Enter the D800 - Nikon DSLR
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We're Living in a Golden Age of Video Production
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Videomaker Workshops for February 24-26
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Editing Avid on an iPad - Imagine the Possibilities!
Feb 3
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Webinar Wednesday Presents: The Art of Titles and Graphics
Feb 2
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