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• New Titles: The DSLR Filmmaker's Handbook, From Still to Motion, Naked Lens
  May, 2012
  by Morgan Paar
  Book and Media Reviews
• Video Formats Explained
  March, 2012
  by Kyle Cassidy
  It used to be so easy to start out movie making - you'd buy an 8mm or Super8 camera; or if you were really industrious, a 16mm camera and shoot and edit your…
• Everything 3D Buyer's Guide
  January, 2012
  by Keith Collea
  If you really want to learn all you need to know about 3D gear - you need to start with some education. From capture to output, this 3D imaging gear Buyer's&hel…
• Google Video: Getting Your Video Seen Online
  January, 2012
  by Mark Montgomery
  Are you being found on Google Videos? Google Videos is Google's search tool specifically for finding video content.
• Beyond HD: 4K Resolution is Coming
  January, 2012
  by Dan Bruns
  With a growing selection of 4K televisions and recent announcements of affordable cinema-style camcorders, 4K resolution is poised to become a new standard.
• Getting into GPUs
  October, 2011
  by Douglas Dixon
  It's time to take another look under the hood of the next generation of processing for video. Hardware acceleration for video editing has changed greatly in&hel…
• An AVCHD Update
  September, 2011
  by Mark Montgomery
  Are you Looking to upgrade your editing program but are unsure of some of the stories you've read about codecs and the newer formats? Don't be too concerned. The AVCHD format has some challenges, but we can work them out.
• 3D Field Monitoring
  August, 2011
  by Gary Tomsic
  What You Can't See is What You Get
• New Titles: Cinematic Storytelling, After Effects CS5 Visual Effects and Compositing Studio Techniques, DSLR Cinema
  August, 2011
  by Morgan Paar
  Media Reviews
• NVIDIA Quadro 4000 Graphics Card and 3D Vision Reviewed
  August, 2011
  by Mark Holder
  NVIDIA's Quadro 4000 graphics card delivers blistering fast performance - and a pretty amazing 3D experience. Additionally, for another dimension to Blu-ray…
• ViewSonic VX2268wm FuHzion 3D Display Reviewed
  August, 2011
  by Mark Holder
  If explosive 3D magic is what you desire then look no further than the ViewSonic VX2268wm.
• The History of Video - Historical Showdown
  June, 2011
  by Peter Zunitch
  Some technological breakthroughs were marvelous time-savers, others were, well, not so stellar. Here's a look back at the beginnings of video gadget history.
• Videomaker's Silver Anniversary
  June, 2011
  by Jennifer O'Rourke
  "It's a magazine about a powerful tool and how you can use it effectively in many situations, some of which have yet to be discovered." Matt York, Viewfinder…
• The Basics of Making 3D Videos
  May, 2011
  by H. Wolfgang Porter
  3D video is still in its infancy, but for early adopters, the challenges of making a 3D video to air on your TV are exciting. Videomaker looks at the gear you'l…
• MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 Plus Introductory Editing Software Reviewed
  April, 2011
  by Doug Dixon
  MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 17 is an impressively powerful video editing tool that's stuffed with technology at consumer pricing.
• First Look: Editing 3D Video
  March, 2011
  by Mark Montgomery
  The world of two-dimensional TV took a major shift last year when new technology gave us the choice to add that third dimension to video. Still in its infancy, 3DTV exposes a new assortment of thrills... and challenges.
• Viewfinder: Storytelling in Just One Frame?
  February, 2011
  by Matthew York
  When we decide where to point a camera, we are composing a shot. The choices are infinite.
• Shooting in 3D: Very Early Days
  January, 2011
  by James Careless
  Do you remember the first household on your block to own a color TV, an Atari, Nintendo or a VHS player? Being the first is cool, but it has its drawbacks - learning to use the technology for one.
• USB 3.0: Same Great Interface, Ten Times Faster
  November, 2010
  by Douglas Dixon
• Weighing In on the Tapeless World
  September, 2010
  by John Devcic
  A move to a tapeless-based production is not an easy one but in the end proves to be rather beneficial.
• Viewfinder: Tricked Slices of Rock
  July, 2010
  by Matthew York
  One Media Player per Teacher (OMPT) benefits citizens in third-world countries by bringing our technology to them through benevolence.
• How to Make a Documentary: Part 2 - Funding, Financing and Budgeting
  July, 2010
  by Morgan Paar
  Once you are bitten by the documentary bug, you might see all sorts of stories you think you can make a doc on. But before you shoot that very first frame, you&…
• Internet Audio Encoding
  May, 2010
  by Hal Robertson
  Banking, sales, communication and news are just a few of the areas that have been completely transformed by the digital revolution.
• Workstation Buyer's Guide
  May, 2010
  by Lance Olinger
  Is your workstation just not fast enough to do what you want? Perhaps it is time for a new computer or maybe just an upgrade.
• How to Make a Documentary: Part 1 Story Development
  May, 2010
  by Morgan Paar
  In this four-part series on How to Make a Documentary, we will first look at Story Development, then investigate Funding, Financing and Budgeting and finally…
• Editing for the Future: Moving to 64-bit Video Production
  May, 2010
  by Douglas Dixon
• FCC Laws and Wireless Mics
  April, 2010
  by Hal Robertson
  How old is your wireless mic system? Are you aware it might be deemed inoperable, even illegal by new FCC rules? DTV is changing how we can use wireless…
• Cool New High-tech Gadgets for Video Production
  April, 2010
  by Marshal Rosenthal
  CES Wrap-up: Where Comfortable Shoes Meets Video High-Tech
• Television Transmission Formats
  March, 2010
  by Kyle Cassidy
  How television transmission formats are used to bring video from the TV station to the television in your living room.
• How to Geotag Video
  March, 2010
  by Jim Mikles
  How is geotagging used? Follow these tips on how to geotag video so your viewers know exactly where a video was shot.