Videomaker Presents — Episode 55: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Corel and Imation, royalty free music from Wind-up and YouTube. TIPS & TRICKS: goes to the Oscars. TAKE 20: Contest winner: "You Gotta Choose." HANDS ON: Sony's "Vaio HDV" Workstation.

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VIDEO BITS & BYTES: We have announcements from Corel with Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus and Imation introduces Water-Resistant, Inkjet printable Blu-ray media. Royalty free music is coming your way via Wind-up records and YouTube while ATT launches mash-up madness video contest for college hoops and DivX sponsors Stage 6 Online video film festival.

TIPS & TRICKS: Recently, Videomaker was invited to a special reception honoring this year's documentarians nominated for Academy Awards. For this week's "Tips & Tricks" segment, Jennifer has some words from the pros on the trials and tribulations of documentary making.

TAKE 20: John and Charlie show you our 4th place winner from our 2006 Videomaker/Sony Short Video contest. This week's video is an entertaining video for educators by Frank Farrel called "You Gotta Choose".

HANDS ON: Charlie looks under the hood of Sony's Vaio HDV workstaion.

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Episode 133: TIPS & TRICKS: Green Screen Tutorial -Virtual Sets
Episode 132: TIPS & TRICKS: Special FX - Hit By A Car
Episode 131: TIPS & TRICKS: Earthquake FX
Episode 130: TIPS & TRICKS: Bullet Effects
Episode 129: TIPS & TRICKS: Special Effects - Gun Muzzle Flashes
Episode 128: TIPS & TRICKS: Special Effects Tutorial - Creating Fire With Software
Episode 127: TIPS & TRICKS: Video Green Screen Magic Tricks
Episode 126: TIPS & TRICKS: Foley Sound 2
Episode 125: TIPS & TRICKS: Natural Transitions
Episode 124: TIPS & TRICKS: Chromakey
Episode 123: TIPS & TRICKS: Camera Audio Control
Episode 122: TIPS & TRICKS: Choosing Headphones
Episode 121: TIPS & TRICKS: Hiding a Lav Mic
Episode 120: TIPS & TRICKS: Boom Mics
Episode 119: TIPS & TRICKS: Wireless Microphones
Episode 118: TIPS & TRICKS: Using a Lav Mic
Episode 117: TIPS & TRICKS: Using a Field Mixer
Episode 116: TIPS & TRICKS: Live Event Miking
Episode 115: TIPS & TRICKS: Foley Sound
Episode 114: TIPS & TRICKS: Interview Audio
Episode 113: TIPS & TRICKS: Outdoor Audio 2
Episode 112: TIPS & TRICKS: Camcorder filters
Episode 111: TIPS & TRICKS: Protecting Video Equipment
Episode 110: TIPS & TRICKS: Night Lighting
Episode 109: TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting Macro Video
Episode 108: TIPS & TRICKS: 3 Point Lighting
Episode 107: TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting Video from a Moving Vehicle
Episode 106: TIPS & TRICKS: Deceptive Shooting pt2
Episode 105: TIPS & TRICKS: Deceptive Shooting pt1
Episode 104: TIPS & TRICKS: Avoiding Continuity Errors.
Episode 103: TIPS & TRICKS: Recording Ambient Sound
Episode 102: TIPS & TRICKS: Sped-Up Background Effect
Episode 101: TIPS & TRICKS: Basic Handheld Techniques
Episode 100: TIPS & TRICKS: Ghostly Special Effects
Episode 99: TIPS & TRICKS: Thunder and Lightening
Episode 98: TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting Natural Disasters
Episode 97: TIPS & TRICKS: Easy Special Effects
Episode 96: TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting Video in the Snow
Episode 95: TIPS & TRICKS: Recording Foley Sound
Episode 94: TIPS & TRICKS: Recording your own Soundtrack
Episode 93: TIPS & TRICKS: The Chroma Key effect
Episode 92: TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting Sunrises & Sunsets
Episode 91: TIPS & TRICKS: Creating Fake Blood
Episode 90: TIPS & TRICKS: Recording Ambient Noise
Episode 89: TIPS & TRICKS: Time Remapping
Episode 88: TIPS & TRICKS: Voice Overs.
Episode 87: TIPS & TRICKS: Casting Shadows with Cookies
Episode 86: TIPS & TRICKS: Creating a montage in Premiere Pro (tutorial)
Episode 85: TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting Landscape
Episode 84: TIPS & TRICKS: Natural Wipes
Episode 83: TIPS & TRICKS: Cutting on the Action
Episode 82: TIPS & TRICKS: Transitions
Episode 81: TIPS & TRICKS: The 180 degree rule
Episode 80: TIPS & TRICKS: Rotoscoping post production
Episode 79: TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting for Rotoscoping
Episode 78: TIPS & TRICKS: Color Correction
Episode 77: TIPS & TRICKS: Depth of Field
Episode 76: TIPS & TRICKS: Deceptive Shooting
Episode 75: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Sony NSC-DCI, Samsung SC-DX10, Miro and more. TIPS & TRICKS: Effective lower thirds and bugs techniques. TAKE 20: Boulevards", by Dixie Dirt. HANDS ON: Avid Media Composer 2.7.
Episode 74: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Adobe CS3, Dailymotion, Sony Vegas Movie Studio, Flock and more. TIPS & TRICKS: DVD "Navigation & Linkage". TAKE 20: "Lettuce" by Cary Smith. HANDS ON: Manfrotto's Tripod Factory.
Episode 73: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Adobe CS3, Movavi, FeedBurner, Pier Screenings and more. TIPS & TRICKS: Microphone types. TAKE 20: PSA award winners. HANDS ON: JVC SR-DVM700.
Episode 72: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Digieffects, Adobe Visual Communicator 3, Jaman.com, Vodpod and more. TIPS & TRICKS: Advanced Editing tips. TAKE 20: "Truck light" by Steven Kehl. HANDS ON: Matthews's M25 tripod.
Episode 71: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Blockbuster and BluRay, Pier Screenings, YouTube Remixer and Brightcove. TIPS & TRICKS: Editing for Continuity. TAKE 20: "Resonance" by Craig Givens. HANDS ON: Sanyo's X-acti E-1.
Episode 70: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Apple, Western Digital, Sonic Studio, Ulead and more. TIPS & TRICKS: Interior lighting. TAKE 20: "Lasagna" by Margaret Baxter. HANDS ON: Apple's new MAc Pro.
Episode 69: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: FCC ruling, Apple, shycast.com, veodia.com and YouTube. TIPS & TRICKS: Hand-held shooting tricks. TAKE 20: "Living Stone Village" by Andrew Lamb. HANDS ON: Apple's Final Cut Pro, version 6.
Episode 68: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Matthews M25 Tripod, Black Magic Design, icaught.com and flektor.com. TIPS & TRICKS: lighting for Chroma Keying. TAKE 20: "The Duel" by James Miller. HANDS ON: Muvee AutoProducer 6.
Episode 67: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Final Cut Studio 2, Sanyo, YouTube, Photobucket. TIPS & TRICKS: recording sound effects. TAKE 20: "untitled" by Rodrigo Albarron. HANDS ON: Pelican 1560.
Episode 66: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Smartsound, Sony and vpod.tv. TIPS & TRICKS: Getting a show on Current TV. TAKE 20: "Her Eyes on the Goal" by Jeff Hillman. HANDS ON: Matrox's MXO.
Episode 65: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Canon's new AVCHD Camcorder, Joost and sutree.com. TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting underwater. TAKE 20: "Can't We Go Back," by Scott Freiheit. HANDS ON: Tiffen Dfx.
Episode 64: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: New AVCHD Camcorders, Pinnacle, Ulead, viddyou.com and 5min.com. TIPS & TRICKS: Interviewing tips. TAKE 20: "Greek Temple in Taormina" by Alfred Marzio. HANDS ON: Alienware MJ12-8550i.
Episode 63: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Final Cut Pro, U-grip, Kata, joost.com and on-networks. TIPS & TRICKS: Guerilla audio tips. TAKE 20: "Critter Corner." HANDS ON: JVC's Everio GY-HD 7 and Share Station.
Episode 62: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: News from NAB. TIPS & TRICKS: Using camera levels to change perspective. TAKE 20: "Crawfish Hunter", by John Westerlund. HANDS ON: JVC Everio GZ-MG555 camcorder.
Episode 61: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Hot new video industry news and video sharing. TIPS & TRICKS: Avoiding continuity errors. TAKE 20: Contest winner "Stewy's Skate Park". HANDS ON: Bogen Manfrotto Tripod System.
Episode 60: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Mefeedia.com, revver.com, myvidsrock.com, itsallinyourhands.com, and Iomega. TIPS & TRICKS: Deceptive shooting part 2. TAKE 20: Contest winner for Best Student Video. HANDS ON: Gateway's FX530.
Episode 59: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Adobe CS3, imeem, metacafe, shinywhitebox, and soapbox. TIPS & TRICKS: deceptive shooting. TAKE 20: Contest winner: "Side Effects." HANDS ON: Canon's HV20.
Episode 58: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Sanyo AVC/H.264 Camcorder, Canon, StumbleUpon.com, iStock video. TIPS & TRICKS: simple handheld tips. TAKE 20: Contest winner: "Alien Earths." HANDS ON: Sony's HDR HC7 camcorder.
Episode 57: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: JVC's new GZ-HD7, Noise Industries, StudioNow.com, Blinkx.com, Viacom and more. TIPS & TRICKS: Rainy day shooting. TAKE 20: Best Animation video winner Pencilman by Sean Sanczel. HANDS ON: Special PMA Report.
Episode 56: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Adobe, NVIDIA, Sorenson, VideoJug.com, muveeMix and more. TIPS & TRICKS: Shooting yourself. TAKE 20: Music Video winner by "Sons of Day". HANDS ON: Panasonic's HVX 200 camcorder.
Episode 55: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Corel and Imation, royalty free music from Wind-up and YouTube. TIPS & TRICKS: goes to the Oscars. TAKE 20: Contest winner: "You Gotta Choose." HANDS ON: Sony's "Vaio HDV" Workstation.
Episode 54: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: babelgum.com, Vidipedia and Gotuit.com. TIPS & TRICKS: different shot types. TAKE 20: contest winner: "Creation." Hands On: JVC's GY-HD200U.
Episode 53: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Adobe Smartsound, Alienware, Veoh.com, Dovetail-TV, Veotag. TIPS & TRICKS: colorizing video for style. TAKE 20: contest winner: "Rozwell." HANDS ON: Hitachi 's "DZ-HS300A".
Episode 52: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: DV Guru, new camcorders, fora.tv, video contest. TIPS & TRICKS: applying makeup. TAKE 20: contest winner: "Perception." HANDS ON: Sony's "V1U".
Episode 51: Our one-year anniversary!
Episode 50: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: JVC 's 40 GB Everio camcorders, Livevideo, Soup of the Day, Meet-Up 2.0. TIPS & TRICKS: Faking a Fall TAKE 20: "Rec Talkin'". Hands On: "Sonic DVDit Pro HD" by Roxio.
Episode 49: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: Latest Video Industry News & Video Sharing Sites. TIPS & TRICKS: TIME CONTROL: timelapse. TAKE 20: "-The Painter ". Hands On: Magic Bullet Colorista by Red Giant Software.
Episode 48: VIDEO BITS & BYTES: CES and Mac-World. TIPS & TRICKS: Screen direction. TAKE 20: "The Life of a Candy Bar Wrapper". Hands On: SoundTech's Lightsnake.
Episode 47: This Episode is the first with our new design, set and techniques, and we hope you enjoy the new look.
Episode 46: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: Sorenson Squeeze, Mashable, "Test Tube" on YouTube and Workbook Project. TIPS & TECHNIQUES: Entering video contests. TAKE 20: "Sorry" from our 2005 contest.
Episode 45: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: BlackMagic, Panasonic, Red Giant and BBC & Zudeo. TIPS & TECHNIQUES: Tips on Color bar use. TAKE 20: "Beijing Golf Classic" from our 2005 contest.
Episode 44: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: Cyberlink & Intel, free Vista upgrade, Lightwave 3D, Vegas 7, and more. TIPS & TECHNIQUES: Best of Tripod Tips. TAKE 20: Best of 2005 Contest Grand Prize Winner.
Episode 43: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: Samsung & Divix, Zudeo, Panasonic AVCHD and Roxio DVD-it Pro HD TIPS & TECHNIQUES: On-camera lights. TAKE 20: Blooper Reels. HANDS ON: Canon's Console software.
Episode 42: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: Hitachi, DVD/Hard Drive Camcorder, Primera and Pinnacle. TIPS & TECHNIQUES: Light kit tips. TAKE 20: "Highland Games." HANDS ON: Pinnacle's PCTV HD Pro Stick.
Episode 41: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: "Off Shore Sightings" from Japan, JVC, HD disc recorders. TIPS & TECHNIQUES: Power management for lighting & secrets of storytelling. TAKE 20: "Duct Tape" HANDS ON: Cal-digit external hard drives.
Episode 40: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: JVC's new pro HD camcorder, AJA's mini converter for H-D-M-I also Sorenson, Bella, Final Draft and Alienware.TIPS & TECHNIQUES: The Business of Video. TAKE 20: Music video "Ohio" by Steve Schubert Profile: Pinnacle System.
Episode 39: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: Verizon and Comcast, YouTube and Google, make a music video for Moby. TIPS & TECHNIQUES: low-light shooting and keeping videos legal. TAKE 20: "How to Make a Movie" training spoof. HANDS-ON: Canon XH-A1.
Episode 38: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: Gateway's FX-530 workstation and Alienware's latest laptop and "Insomnia Film Festival". TAKE 20: "Encroachment", TIPS & TECHNIQUES: color correction.
Episode 37: NEWS & TECHNOLOGY: YouTube & politicians, AMD and ATI merger, MacBook Pro, Adobe Soundbooth and Vista. TAKE 20: "100% Compatible", TIPS & TECHNIQUES: camcorder recycling, HANDS ON: Gateway Workstation
Episode 36: Videomaker's "Halloween Special" with green-screen tips, and a critique of R.I.P.TV, along with news on Serious Magic, Adobe, our new website and Blu-Ray technology from both Hitachi and Primera..., plus a "hands on" look at Sony's FX7
Episode 35: Warner and YouTube future, Multi layer hi-def DVD, ATT TV, Yahoo and Jumpcut, shooting stills tips, "Open Door Home" PSA.
Episode 34: Current TV and Yahoo partnership, Disney, "Shoot to Show vs Shoot to Edit" tips, critique of video "Armed Conflict", and making money with video.
Episode 33: Sony V1U, 64GB Flash, Blip.tv, Choosing an HDTV, Production of vidcasts
Episode 32: Sony HDR-FX7, Sony VegasXX, Adobe Premiere Elements 3, Color Bars, New DV Rack product
Episode 31: Vegas Movie Studio, Core 2 Duo, Grouper and eBay, Reading color bars, Documentary videography, Special Guest Serious Magic's DV Rack visit video.
Episode 30: Update from WEVA, Sony acquires Grouper, Apple battery recall, tips to enter video contests, a look at a video called "Four Fifty Two," and the joys of making video.
Episode 29: Dell notebook battery recall, FOX to sell videos on MySpace, Google videos, tips to enter video contests, a look at a video called "Climax," and the joys of making video.
Episode 28: MTV buying Atom Films, International Home Movie Day, My Hero Film Festival, tripod tips and tricks part 2, and the Movie "Always" by Clint Loveness.
Episode 27: Canon HD and dual-layer DVD camcorder, JVC and Verbatim dual-layer DVD-R media, tripod tips, Video Profile/Take 20 Justin Kontz's "Buttercup: The Official Trailer", graphic arts to video editing, Filmerica and DV Guru.
Episode 26: Canon HDV camcorders, Make your Grip kit, Video Profile/Take20 Chris Liles "Adaptation: Animal Behavior Conditioning", War on YouTube, Kata Ergo bags, AMD buys ATI, Sony Cinescore volume
Episode 25: JVC HD110u camcorder, Tip: Using silica gel, Video Profile/ Take20 screening of "A Bed Time Story" by Chris Boland, Sony AVCHD camcorders, Blender 3D, AVCHD, Intellidisc, Intel Core 2 Duo announced
Episode 24: Sony's Trade Up program, Trinity's audio workstation, Video Profile/ Take20 screening of "Caffeine Trance" by Randy Elwin, Hands On: HP xw8400 computer, Keeping track of camcorder batteries, using lens filters part 2, BitTorrent
Episode 23: Using filters,Hands On: Rev Pro by Grass valley, Withoutabox online distro, Seagate's tech, cleaning your camera lens, Blu-ray drive by BenQ, Take20/ Video Profile: "Utopia" by Riley Harmon, Rocketboom news
Episode 22: CineGear Expo, Blu Ray media, shorts on BitTorrent,Taping fireworks, Shooting Mulitcam dance performance, VideoProfile: George Miller's "Matt's Lemonade", Insider: Matt York
Episode 21: Traveling with your gear, Using different microphones, Anthony Wong's "Little Too Much", Shake price cut, Homeless who edit video and blog in California
Episode 20: DIY Pop filter, new flash cards for video, Video Profile/ Take20: Steve Murphy's "How do You Love", New 3CCD cam from Panasonic, Insider: Alan Parsons, Yahoo! and video journalists.
Episode 19: Hands On w/ AKG Perception mic and 13" MacBook, Video Profile: "Melody" by Josh Bourgeois, "Lap crushers", Tivo news, 1GB emailing, and more about how to submit your videos to Videomaker.
Episode 18: Hands On w/ Tapco mixers, Video Profile: "He's got a Point" by Sean Sanczel, CineSynch and QT Movie Notetaker, Tips and Letters, revver and Yahoo! video sites
Episode 17: Hands On: K-Tek Zeppelin windscreen, Video Profile: "Choices" by Scott Roth, Tips: bean bag cam, how to shoot better close-ups, News: IBM speeds new tape development, AtomFilms dual releases , 3 editing books by Focal Press, Samplitude audio software
Episode 16: Hands on: Panny HVX200 and Firestore FS-100, VideoProfile: "Expect a Miracle" by P. Holdbrook and Thomas Calanni, Video Editing software Jumpcut, Final Cut Express HD and Jahshaka.
Episode 15: JVC Everio, Create your own vidcast part 3, Take 20 Video: Mark Holder's "A Little Bit of Love", AVCHD format, YouTube remote upload.
Episode 14: NAB Special Part 2 of 2. More Showfloor action from SmartSound, Chimera, Sonic, Canon,Tiffen, and Videscence.
Episode 13: NAB Special Part 1 of 2. Behind the scenes, show floor action, interviews, and more!
Episode 12: Hands on: Litepanels, Vlog It!, Video Profile: James Urban's "Fastpitch Fever", How to: vidcasting part 2, 50 years of videotape, first HD-DVD player on sale
Episode 11: NAB2006, Jersey Docs, Hands On: PSC Mixer Edirol mixer, Video Profile: "AKA Donut Dollies" by Jack Schell, Take 20.
Episode 10: Sony DVD505 camcorder, VC1 video codec,01:02:03 04/05/06, Viewer video: "Rearview"
Episode 9: Hands On w/ TX1600 Thumbcorder,Video Profile: Steven Strosin's "Unplanned", Movie Factory 5, DVD presentation,going viral
Episode 8: Record HDV to DVD, Holographic storage, Hands on: Storm Case, Video Profile: Ron Bullock's "Baby Max Beer Hunter", umbrella cam, Snakes on a Plane, Call for entries: "Take20"
Episode 7: Internet video blowout, Hands on: Steadicam Merlin, Westcott Spiderlite,Video Profile: Hodges Usry's "Sorry", Toshiba HD Laptop, new PMA video, Insider: Brian Horvath
Episode 6: Videomaker Expo West, Intel Quad Core, Instant HD, Video Profile: Levi Taylor's "Working Nightmare, Lower Thirds, Seagate low- power drives, Bill Davis interview
Episode 5: HC3 and Xacti camcorders. DV tape quality explained. DVD burning tips.
Episode 4: SONY HC3, Canopus Edius Pro 3, Viewer Video
Episode 3: YouTube video contest, new nVidia chip, IndieDolly demo, MacBook Pro ships, "Le Combat du Samourai" video, Tips&Tricks
Episode 2: DV at Sundance, SONY interview, "Beijing Golf Classic" viewer video, Transferring old home movies, Terabyte drives
Episode 1: Industry News, Letters to the editor and viewer submissions