June 2001
Features Stories
Color Temperature in the Digital Age
A look at lighting and color concepts and some strategies for capturing the best possible images in all your videos.
Magic Morphing: Setting Freeze Frames into Motion
A student's idea to infuse frozen instants-in-time with visual movement led to a cutting-edge Hollywood effect.
Home Inventory Video: Shoot! Before Disaster Strikes
Making a home inventory video will aid in the recovery of your possessions in case of a disaster
Editing Software Buyer's Guide: Making the Cut
Thanks to a plethora of powerful (and affordable) software on the market, editing video has never been easier.
Video Editing Laptops
Portable laptop video editing systems are becoming increasingly popular. Faster processors and small-size but large-capacity hard drives make it feasible for laptops to handle the rigors of video editing.
Using Filters
Lens filters are free of technical complexities and are one of the easiest ways to create production effects.
Reviews
Columns
Home Video Hints: Ten Tips for Great Travel Video
Be prepared: how to take inventory of your home before disaster strikes.
Light Source: Is it Real or Just Good Lighting?
With these techniques you can light scenes so they look as natural as the real world.
Rewind Back to the Start of Videomaker
A Decade and a Half in the Making: Videomaker's Fifteenth Anniversary
Computer Video Editing: What's the Best Approach?
To beginning editors it may seem that visuals are the determining factor in making edit decisions. The truth is that editing is often a process of matching visuals to essential audio.
Sound Advice: Live-performance Audio
Achieving crisp, high-quality sound to compliment your live concert video merely takes a little planning.
Departments
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