Videomaker Presents — 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.

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In our Video Bits & Bytes segment, Mark discusses Matthews M25 tripod and Black Magic Designs Intensity Pro. Derek talks about icaught.com and flektor.com.

In our Tips & Tricks segment, Andrew and Mark focus on lighting for Chroma Keying.

In this week's "Take 20", Jennifer and Charlie review "The Duel" by James Miller.

In our "Hands On" segment, Mark shows us around Muvee AutoProducer 6.

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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
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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
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