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• Software Review Adobe Visual Communicator 3 Visual Presentation Software
  October, 2008
  by Mark Montgomery
  Streaming Video Made Simple... Adobe Visual Communicator 3 turns your computer into a production studio with streaming video capabilities.
• Software Review proDAD Adorage Vol. 7: CGM Power Transition Software
  October, 2008
  by Charles Fulton
  A powerful, fun-to-explore video transition program... Implementing transitions is not the easiest part of video work. Working with a lot of effects can get&hel…
• Software Review: FxFactory Pro 2.0 Visual Effects Software
  April, 2008
  by Mike VanHelder
  Visually Effective
• New Gear
  February, 2008
  by Charles Fulton
  hot off the presses
• Software Review: Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Video Filter Software
  February, 2008
  by Mark Montgomery
  Cook Your Looks
• Digital Video Filter Software Review: Tiffen Dfx
  December, 2007
  by Mike VanHelder
  Colorful Options
• New full-screen animated wipes | Mercury SATA to FireWire | Blackmagic HDMI capture card
  November, 2007
  by Charles Fulton
  New Gear: Swipes are full-screen animated wipes bundled with matching custom sound effects. OWC's Oxford SATA-to-FireWire. Blackmagic Intensity Pro HDMI…
• Editing Software Review: Muvee Auto Producer 6
  August, 2007
  by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
  Extra Texture
• Animation Software Buyer's Guide
  March, 2007
  by Tony Bruno
  Animation is everywhere. From the flying logos that accompany the opening of a football game to the "did-they-just-say-that?" cartoons on late night…
• Visual Effects Software Review: Boris FX 9
  March, 2007
  by Andrew Burke
• Animation Software Review: Zaxwerks ProAnimator 3
  March, 2006
  by Hal Robertson
  Minor quirks aside, an easy to use, relatively inexpensive professional looking title animator.
• Tools For the Creative Digital Artist
  October, 2005
  by George Furukawa
  Whether you're making movies, or corporate videos, in a virtual production world, having the right video effects are nowadays as important as acquiring that…
• Video Editing Software Review: Avid Xpress Pro HD
  October, 2005
  by Harold Johnson
  Avid Xpress Pro HD Video Editing Software
• Test Bench: Animated Communications 3dChor Video Effects Studio
  April, 2005
  by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr.
  Animated Communications 3dChor Video Effects Studio
• Basic Training: The (Alien) Sky's the Limit!
  March, 2005
  by Kyle Cassidy
  Your color creation palette is limited only to the imagination when you understand how to use the simple video filters in your editing software.
• Bringing Pixels to Life
  March, 2005
  by Hal Robertson
  A Guide to Animation Software.
• Best Products of Year
  February, 2005
  by Joe McCleskey
  The best consumer video products of 2004, as selected by the editors of Videomaker.
• Review: wondertouch particleIllusion 3.0 Special Effects Software
  December, 2004
  by D. Eric Franks
  Beginners will be blown away at the beauty of the effects and animation professionals will gasp at the speed.
• Sony Pictures Digital Vegas 5.0 Editing Software Review
  November, 2004
  by D. Eric Franks
  Sony Pictures Digital Vegas 5.0 Editing Software
• Video Mutagenesis
  October, 2004
  by Charles Fulton
  Special effects! Composites! Miscellaneous spifnificent transmogrifications! All of these, and more, can be yours with a compositing or special effects package.
• Video Editing: Composites: The Key to Success
  September, 2004
  by Joe McCleskey
  The best way to create effective video composites is to understand video effects.
• Video Effects Sofware Review: Boris FX 7.0 Effects and Compositing Software
  July, 2004
  by Joe McCleskey
  Video effects products come in many shapes, sizes and price points. In a field populated by software that ranges from simplistic, fun-loving home video filters…
• Test Bench: Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional Compositing Software
  June, 2004
  by Bruce Coykendall
  Adobe After Effects 6.0 Professional Compositing Software
• 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…
• Equipment for Everyone
  March, 2004
  by Joe McCleskey
  Everyone needs new equipment and we have found companies that manufacture equipment for everyone. Here's how to find that fits your fancy.
• Stacking Tracks
  October, 2003
  by Chuck Peters
  Compositing software applications for video layering.
• Green Screen Software Review: Serious Magic Visual Communicator Pro
  August, 2003
  by D. Eric Franks
  Within an hour of opening the box, we had installed the green screen software, hooked up our Mini DV camcorder via a FireWire connection, and created a…
• New Gear
  May, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
  Eovia 3D BasicsDatavideo TL-1 IntervalometerViviclip Video Filters 2Ulead COOL 3D StudioCSS Digital DittiesIBM Intellistation M Pro 6219Serious Magic Visual…
• Test Bench: Boris FX 6.1 Effects and Compositing Software
  December, 2002
  by D. Eric Franks
  Boris FX 6.1 Effects and Compositing Software
• Test Bench: AIST MoviePack eXtreme Media Editing Software Suite
  December, 2002
  by D. Eric Franks
  AIST MoviePack eXtreme Media Editing Software Suite