Media Management Articles

• Creating a System (Best Practices)
• Software

• Pain Free Video Editing
  December, 2009
  by Mark Montgomery
  Even the best of us run into dilemmas when we edit videos. These getting started tips will make sure your entry to video editing is as smooth as possible.
• The End of Video Tape
  April, 2009
  by Michael Fitzer
  Video recording is changing. Someday 8mm, VHS, Mini DV, Digital & Hi8 will be to video what vinyl records, 8-track and cassette tapes are to music.
• Editing: Best Media Storage Practices
  April, 2009
  by Mark Montgomery
  Do you remember that feeling of panic when a critical file became lost? With good media storage habits a potential tragedy is only a short delay.
• Editing: Media Management
  March, 2009
  by Mark Montgomery
  A well-organized post-production workflow can help save you time and money. Media management, the process of keeping your media assets accounted for in a…
• Data Storage Devices: Room to Move
  May, 2007
  by Charles Fulton
  A quick overview of storage considerations for video.
• Video Editing : Format King
  January, 2007
  by Morgan Paar
  In attics, basements and closets everywhere, there are piles of tapes waiting for the ambitious video editor to give them new life.
• Tweaks: Kill Your Background Apps!
  April, 2005
  by Kyle Cassidy
  Keep your editing system running smoothly and improve performance and stability.
• Home Video Hints: I've Got This Great Footage...
  April, 2004
  by Jim Martin
  You have dozens of tapes and hundreds of scenes and shots. Organization isn't just nice, it's a necessity.
• Editing: Digital Spaghetti
  February, 2004
  by Bill Davis
  An edit bay that can live with the residents of your house.
• Computer Editing: Log and Capture Concepts
  March, 2002
  by Bill Davis
  Plan ahead by sorting and numbering your video clips in an organized way.
• Timeline: Archiving Bliss
  October, 2007
  by Morgan Paar
  If you make a video you're proud of, you will undoubtedly need it again someday in the future. Take our word on this.
• Test Bench: Square Box Systems CatDV Pro 5.1 Media Management Software
  May, 2007
  by John Burkhart
  Tame Your Tapes
• Becoming a Professional Video Editor
  July, 2006
  by Bill Davis
  Part 1: Growth, your tools and your space. Step 1: Clean up your act! If video editors desk is a home-office catch-all, the video editor is not using space…
• So Many Systems, So Little Time
  March, 2006
  by Julie Camenisch
  What you need to know to choose the editing system that's right for you.
• Video Editing : Make Room for Data
  August, 2005
  by Bill Davis
  How to sequence files, audio files, graphics, and all manner of other digital work files populating your virtual folders or scattered around your desktop.
• One Mean Post-Production Machine (In Your Own Bedroom or Briefcase)
  March, 2005
  by Morgan Paar
  12th Annual Guide to Computer Video Products
• Mod Squad
  July, 2004
  by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
  Looking hip, slick and cool when you customize that machine.
• Editing: Desktop Editing FAQ
  January, 2004
  by Bill Davis
  If video editing is anything, it's a fast-moving target.
• Editing: Get Organized!
  October, 2003
  by Stephen Muratore
  "Beauty from order springs."--William King, Art of Cookery
• In Box
  May, 1996
  by Joe McCleskey
• Desktop Video: Logging Tapes
  June, 1995
  by Scott Anderson
  Logging Tapes
• Getting Started: Videotape Storage
  May, 1998
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  Take care of your videotapes and they'll reward you.
• Edit Suite: Learn to Log and Love It
  November, 1999
  by Jim Stinson
  Time spent logging tapes is surely time well spent.
• Production Power
  September, 2000
  by Paul Esterle
  Learn how to use Microsoft Office to improve your productions.
• Power Up Your PC: Configuring the PC for Digital Video Editing
  December, 1998
  by Loren Alldrin
  Because of the massive amount of data that digital video uses, the nonlinear editing PC needs to be a finely tuned instrument for maximum performance. Learn…
• Edit Suite: Nonlinear Editing: 10 Tips for Success
  March, 1999
  by Jim Stinson
  Helpful advice for nonlinear project management.
• Computer Editing Furniture: What's Supporting Your System?
  September, 2001
  by Alan Sheckter
  Find out about video-editing desks that are functional, ergonomic and give you room to grow.