Video Stock Footage and Music Special Effects

Did you know that an average of 3 people per day get on the Internet and search for stock footage of God? Admittedly it's not easy to get an interview, so understandably videographers are seeking other ways to get this almighty footage. Fortunately there is stock footage and pre-made sounds for just about everything. Through these articles you can find the software packages and downloadables with the clips and sounds you need to enhance your videos without having to go out and record them yourself.

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Post Production

Recent post production technique articles published in Videomaker Magazine.

• Color Correction Enhancement
  June, 2009
  by Jeff Sengstack
  In this color correction tutorial (which is really color enhancement) we offer color correction methods for basic, intermediate and advanced users.
• Getting Started With Free Video Editing Software
  June, 2009
  by John Devcic
  If you buy a Macintosh or Windows based system, here are some tips on getting started with the free video editing software that comes with your computer.
• Editing: Multicam Video Editing Tips
  May, 2009
  by Mark Montgomery
  To determine whether or not you need to use multicam video editing features, there are some considerations worth making.
• Tutorial - Using Loops to Create Original Music
  March, 2009
  by Jeff Sengstack
  Whether you want to build themes and variations for large-scale productions or as signature music for your promotional videos, make catchy music beds for 30-sec…
• Distribution: Medium Cool: Launching Your Own Video Blog
  February, 2009
  by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
  Blog is simply a web log, or diary, that one shares with others. But when users were finally able to add video to these blogs, a viral phenomena was born. In…
• Editing: Use of Stills in Video
  February, 2009
  by Morgan Paar
  Dropping a still photo in your video isn't too hard, but making it flow well takes a special eye. Adding movement to stills is a technique that the masters…
• Editing Editing Dirty Little Tricks
  December, 2008
  by Morgan Paar
  Editors are dirty little tricksters. Yes, we pull all sorts of illusions behind our viewers' backs. Some people might even say all editing is a "trick."
• Editing Editing On The Set
  November, 2008
  by Morgan Paar
  As video producers transition into the 21st century, we have an opportunity that no other filmmakers or mediamakers have had in the past: we can edit on the…
• Editing: Fix It in Post
  July, 2008
  by Morgan Paar
  If a director, cinematographer, producer or uncle of the movie studio mogul tells you, "no worries... we'll fix it in post," tell them, "well, sure, we can…

Sound Effects

Recent post production sound effect articles published in Videomaker Magazine.

• Audio Surround Mixing Secrets
  October, 2008
  by Hal Robertson
  Surround Mixing Secrets... Nearly every motion picture, DVD and many TV shows are mixed in surround sound. Even sporting events use the technology to place the…
• Editing: Polished Work
  April, 2008
  by Morgan Paar
  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.
• Sound Advice: Recording Sound Effects
  March, 2007
  by Hal Robertson
  Movies with true organic sounds, imagined futuristic electronic audio, and even the everyday noises around us, aren't complete without good sound effects.
• Sound Advice: Random Noises
  October, 2004
  by Hal Robertson
  Creating and editing your own foley sounds.
• Editing: Editing from Start to Finish, Part 4 of 4
  July, 2004
  by Bill Davis
  A Four Part Videomaker Series. Part 4: Sweeten It!
• Sound Advice: Unconventional Audio
  July, 2004
  by Hal Robertson
  Recording the few and far between.
• Home Video Hints: Four Essential Audio Elements
  October, 2003
  by Chuck Peters
  What you hear is as important as what you see.
• Sound Advice: Digital Audio Effects
  November, 2002
  by Hal Robertson
  Spice up your audio soundtrack with some nifty special effects.
• Sound Advice: Make Your Own Sound Effects
  October, 2002
  by Hal Robertson
  Use video tools to record and edit your own unique sound effects.

Most Recent Stock Footage Reviews

Recent stock footage reviews published in Videomaker Magazine.

• Increasing Your Inventory Using Stock Footage Libraries
  June, 2009
  by Terry O'Rourke
  Don't think of Stock Footage as using someone else's work, but as an offering of a larger video staff. The shot you need could be in a stock footage library.
• TriLab Productions Digital Hotcakes Stock Footage Library Review
  August, 2006
  by Morgan Paar
  TriLab Productions Digital Hotcakes Stock Footage Library
• Zoom In
  July, 2004
  by Charles Fulton
• From Beautiful, Downtown Burbank:
  May, 2004
  by Charles Fulton
  A Look Back at Videomaker Expo West 2004
• New Gear
  March, 2004
  by Charles Fulton
  Sony DCR-VX2100 Mini DV CamcorderRocketclips Stock FootageMETA/DMA Scopo Gigio AE2 Vectorscope/Waveform Monitor Plug-InDV Audio DV Promix 3 Audio MixerDiscreet…
• Video Equipment
  September, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
  Canon Elura 50 Mini DV Camcorder, Bella Editing Keyboards, SanDisk Cruzer Memory Card Adapter, Sony DSR-DU1 Hard Disk Recorder, Shining Technology CitiDISK DV…
• Editing: Using Stock Footage
  August, 2003
  by Bill Davis
  Stock footage can save you both time and money.
• New Gear
  July, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
  Datavideo SE-800 Digital Video SwitcherIntervideo WinDVD Creator PlusManfrotto 522 LANC Camera ControllersEdirol M100FX Audio MixerRed Planet Cinema Media…
• Royalty Free Stock Graphics Review: Digital Juice Editor's Toolkit
  October, 2002
  by D. Eric Franks
  The 10 DVDs also include individual animated and still elements numbering in the hundreds, such as textures, mattes, photos and backgrounds

Stock Footage Blog Posts

• Free Free Free. Public Domain Footage
  Jul 15
• Blastwave FX Launches New Website
  Jun 23
• Shutterstock to Extend Subscriptions from 30 days to One Year for the same price.
  Mar 13
• iStockphoto.com moves into Audio and Royalty Free Music
  Feb 12

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