Articles
Buyer’s Guides
8mm Camcorder Buyer’s Guide
by Alice Greany
August page 59
All-Format Camcorder Buyer’s
Guide
by Alice Greany
Guide to Home Video page
19
A/V Hard Drive Buyer’s
Guide
by Karen Mele Director
February page 74
Animation Software Buyer’s
Guide
by Karen Mele Director
January page 61
Audio Mixers Buyer’s Guide
by Jerry Whaley
March page 100
Blank Videotape Buyer’s
Guide
by Mark Steven Bosko
January page 50
Desktop Video Buyer’s Guide
by Jim Stinson
March page 58
Edit Controller Buyer’s
Guide
by Larry Lemm
November page 70
Editing VCR Buyer’s Guide
by Mark Bosko
April page 58
Encoder/Scan Converter
Buyer’s Guide
by Don Keller
April page 70
External Mike Buyer’s Guide
by Loren Alldrin
July page 75
Hi8 Camcorder Buyer’s Guide
by Karen Mele Director
December page XX
Video Digitizer and Nonlinear
Editor Buyer’s Guide
by William Ronat
July page 62
S-VHS/S-VHS-C Camcorder
Buyer’s Guide
by Karen Mele Director
February page 59
Sound and Image Library
Buyer’s Guide
by Loren Alldrin
August page 80
VHS/VHS-C Camcorder Buyer’s
Guide
by Alice Greany
June page 59
Video and Computer Monitor
Buyer’s Guide
by Robert Borgatti
May page 48
Production Equipment
Audio Mixers
by Jerry Whaley
March page 100
Battery Basics: Knowledge
is Power
by Taran March
October page 72
Blank Videotape: Selecting
the Finest Stock
by Mark Steven Bosko
January page 50
The Descent of Tripods
by Jim Stinson
May page 78
The External Mike: The
Right Tool for the Right Job
by Loren Alldrin
July page 75
History of the Camcorder
by Joe McCleskey
September page 114
If You Have Enough Light
by William Ronat
April page 86
In Search of the Perfect
Format
by Janis Lonnquist
May page 126
Lens Accessories: Improving
Your Camcorder’s Vision
by David Welton
January page 96
Lens Filters: Quick and
Easy Outdoor Shooting
by Bruce Barrett
June page 96
Neither Rain, Nor Sleet,
Nor Snow & How to Protect Your Gear From the Great Outdoors
by Janis Lonnquist
December page XX
Pack Up Your Audio Toolbox:
Audio Accessories for Video
by Loren Alldrin
November page 99
Shopping at the Camcorder
Lot
by Loren Alldrin
Guide to Home Video page
19
Sounding Good: Videomaker’s
Guide to Audio Recorders
by David Welton
August page 68
Post-production Equipment
A/V Drives for Video Editing
by Kyle Cassidy
February page 67
Animation Software for
Video
by Karen Mele Director
January page 61
Audio Mixers
by Jerry Whaley
March page 100
Build a Video Editing and
Graphics Bench
by Bernard Wilkie
May page 110
Computers in Video
by Jim Stinson
January page 73
"D" is for Digital:
Video Digitizers and Nonlinear Editors
by William Ronat
July page 62
Desktop Video Roundup
by Jim Stinson
March page 58
Edit, Don’t Dread It
by Larry Lemm
November page 70
Go to the Library: Video
Resources on CD-ROM
by Loren Alldrin
August page 80
Mixing it Up-Video Mixers,
SEGs, and Special Effects
by Alice Greany
October page 102
Music and Sound Effects
Libraries
by Robert Borgatti
February page 80
Out-of-the-ordinary Video
Gadgets
by David Felder
June page 76
Primo Pixel Pushers: Speed
Up Your PC for Digital Video
by Scott Anderson
April page 102
Upgrading PCs for Nonlinear
Video
by Loyd Case Jr.
March page 83
What a Character-Top Titling
Solutions
by William Ronat
September page 89
Production Techniques
A Dozen to Go-Quick and
Easy Video Projects
by Carolyn Miller
September page 77
Back Pocket Video Production
by Larry Burke-Weiner
November page 57
Bouncing Light: A Guide
to Reflectors
by Robert Nulph
February page 116
Capturing That Special
Event
by Carolyn Miller
Guide to Home Video page
53
The Creativity Thing
by Jim Stinson
January page 80
Frame it Up!
by Ron Sheppard
October page 62
Have Camcorder, Will Travel
by Murray Slovick
October page 82
How the Masters Move: Creative
Camera Play
by Larry Burke-Weiner
July page 90
How to Record Better Sound
by Richard Oliver
November page 92
Is It TV, Or Is It Art?
Video In The Artist’s Hands
by Lauryn Axelrod
November page 87
Lighting-What the Pros
Know
by Loren Alldrin
September page 98
Not Just for Birthdays
Anymore
by Alice Greany
April page 127
Please Release Me: Permits
and Releases
by Mark Levy
June page 86
The Right Direction
by Larry Burke-Weiner
January page 108
Shooting Back: Teenage
Videographers Hit the Screens
by Lauryn Axelrod
August page 108
So You Want to Do News
by Betty Anderson
March page 126
Ten Rules for Great Hi8
by Janis Lonnquist
October page 93
That’s Entertainment-Using
Comedy and Drama in Video
by Janis Lonnquist
March page 90
Tutors on Tape: Producing
Instructional Video
by Mark Steven Bosko
November page 110
The Unblinking Eye: Seven
Keys to Good On-camera Delivery
by Loren Alldrin
December page XX
Video Alfresco: A Guide
to Easy Outdoor Shooting
by Bruce Barrett
June page 68
Video Interviews-The Art
of Connecting
by Peter Berkow
May page 98
Video Reconnaissance: Research
Tools and Techniques
by Richard Fanning
February page 109
Winning the Sports Video
Game
by Murray Slovick
July page 122
Pre/Post-production Techniques
Buying Video Equipment:
From Novice to Pro
by Robert Borgatti
September page 66
Edit Your Audio, Too
by Loren Alldrin
September page 107
Go to the Library: Video
Resources on CD-ROM
by Loren Alldrin
August page 80
Nonlinear Digital Video:
Trouble in Paradise
by Loren Alldrin
May page 89
Photo Essay: Reels on Wheels
by Don Keller
September page 62
Put it on Paper First
by Gene Bjerke
November page 118
The Sound Card: A Microchip
Miracle?
by Loren Alldrin
June page 105
Special Effects Are for
Everybody
by Jim Stinson
August page 98
Technical Explanations
The CCD: A Tiny Miracle
by Loren Alldrin
January page 88
The Case of the Vertical
Moire [art: put
‘ over the e in Moiré]
by Donald Wylie
January page 122
Designing Your Video Studio
by Jim Stinson
April page 108
Digital Video 101
by Scott Anderson
July page 109
The Magic of Camcorder
Audio
by Robert Nulph
May page 70
NTSC: A Historical Perspective
by Loren Alldrin
March page 112
Time Code is on Your Side
by William Ronat
September page 127
Video, Science, and You
by Jim Stinson
October page 116
White Isn’t Always White
by Harry Sanders and John
Hokenson
February page 97
The Worldwide Video Language
Barrier
by Loren Alldrin
April page 77
Assorted
The 11th Annual Videomaker/Panasonic
Contest Call for Entries
July page 101
The 1997 Videomaker/Panasonic
Tape Contest Winners
by Alice Greany
February page 104
Breaking in with Breaking
News
by Mike Donnelly
October page 124
Following Their Hearts
by Carolyn Miller
April page 94
The Last Broadcast is a
First-The Making of a Digital Feature
by Alison Laslett
November page 79
Manufacturers Debate the
Future of Nonlinear Editing
June page 115
Taking it Undercover
by Alice Greany
December page XX
Videomaker’s Best Products
of 1996 Awards
February page 88
The Videomaker Panel: Linear
Editing
December page XX
Columns
Viewfinder by Matthew York
A Video Exercise in Good
Will
February page 5
Becoming Smart Explorers
August page 5
I Want My DTV
January page 5
The Making of …
July page 5
Making Videos As Fun As
It Can Be
September page 5
One-minute Video
December page 5
Silicon or Paper?
November page 5
Summertime Blues
June page 5
To Tweak or to Communicate
April page 5
Two-finger Editing
March page 5
Where do Ideas Come From?
October page 5
While They are Watching
May page 5
Getting Started by Jim
Stinson
The Case of the Missing
Controls
June page 15
Choosing Your Camcorder
March page 15
The Great Balloon Video-A
Case Study
July page 15
High Concept, Low Sweat
January page 14
Hot to Trot: Your Camcorder
on the Trail
October page 15
In-camera Edit Control
December page XX
The [Record] Head of the
Class
February page 15
The Seven Deadly Camera
Sins
April page 15
What’s Holding Things Up?
Tripod Techniques
September page 16
Writing Video Letters
May page 15
Video Time Travel
August page 15
Zoom!!
November page 16
Edit Suite
Aesthetics of Editing
by Michael Loehr
June page 19
Bare-bones Editing: Simple
Editing Without a Controller
by David Welton
October page 20
Choosing an Audio Mixer
by Michael Loehr
February page 21
Choosing an Edit Suite
by Michael Loehr
January page 21
Editing Cameras
by Michael Loehr
May page 21
Getting the Most from an
Edit Bureau
by Michael Loehr
March page 23
The Heart of Your Edit
Suite: Editing Decks
by Art Aiello
December page XX
How to Use Time Code
by Art Aiello
November page 22
The Ins and Outs of Edit
Controllers
by Robert Nulph
August page 20
Once Upon a Time: The History
of Videotape Editing
by Robert Nulph
July page 20
Put Your Best Signal Forward
by Michael Loehr
April page 20
Understanding Video Editing
by David Welton
September page 23
Sound Track by Loren Alldrin
A Dozen Audio Post-production
Tips
October page 26
The Equalizer
December page XX
A Perfect Connection
May page 26
Audio Mixers
September page 29
The Built-in Mike
August page 26
Ear Monitors
April page 26
Interview Audio
March page 30
Makin’ Tracks
June page 24
Out There
February page 27
Pull the Plug
January page 27
Sound Bounces
November page 26
Stereo Miking
July page 27
Benchmarks by Joe McCleskey
Camcorders
Canon ES970 8mm Camcorder
July page 39
Canon ES3000 Hi8 Camcorder
May page 33
Canon ES4000 Hi8 Camcorder
December page XX
Canon ES6000 Hi8 Camcorder
January page 39
Canon Optura Mini DV Camcorder
November page 35
Hitachi MP-EG1A Digital
Recorder
November page 35
Hitachi VM-2900A VHS Camcorder
June page 35
JVC GR-DVM1 Mini DV Camcorder
August page 35
Panasonic PV-A207 VHS-C
Palmcorder
July page 39
Panasonic PV-DV710 Mini
DV Camcorder
December page XX
RCA CC639 VHS-C Camcorder
January page 39
Samsung SCA 18 8mm Camcorder
October page 39
Samsung SCF35 VHS Camcorder
February page 39
Sharp VL-E720 8mm Camcorder
September page 39
Sharp VL-H550U Hi8 Camcorder
March page 41
Sony DCR-PC7 Mini DV Camcorder
April page 37
Sony DCR-TRV7 Mini DV Camcorder
December page XX
Sony TR-930 Hi8 Camcorder
September page 39
Desktop Video
Andover Advanced Technologies
Video Craft 3.6
January page 39
Apple Macintosh Performa
6400 with Avid Cinema Nonlinear Editor
March page 41
Boris Effects 2.1 (Power
Mac)/2.2(Windows)
June page 35
Corel Lumiere Suite Nonlinear
Video Editing Software
October page 39
CrystalGraphics 3D Vortex
Plug-in
March page 41
DPS’ Spark Direct DV Editing
System
September page 39
DraCo Systems Casablanca
Stand-alone Nonlinear Editor
April page 37
Fast DV Master FireWire
Audio/Video Capture Card
September page 39
Macromedia Extreme 3D 2.0
Graphics and Animation Program
May page 33
MetaTools Bryce 2.0 3D
Scene Generator
July page 39
miroVideo DC10 MJPEG Video
Capture Card
June page 35
miroVideo DC30 PCI Video
Capture Board
February page 39
NewSoft Presto! Multimedia
Suite
July page 39
Pinnacle Systems VideoDirector
200
June page 35
Pixelan Video SpiceRack
Effects Software
[art:put a ‘ over the e in Pixelan]
August page 35
Radius PhotoDV/MotoDV IEEE
1394 FireWire Capture Card
December page XX
Rainbow Runner Studio MJPEG
Video Digitizer
November page 35
Roland Virtual SoundCanvas
Music Pack
August page 35
Seagate Medalist Pro 2520
2.5 GB ATA-2 Hard Drive
May page 33
Synergy Hollywood F/X Take
32 Transitions for Adobe Premiere
February page 39
Ulead MediaStudio Pro 5.0
December page XX
Videonics PowerScript Character
Generator
February page 39
Videonics Titlemaker 3000
Character Generator
April page 37
Videonics Video ToolKit
3.0
October page 39
VideoWave Nonlinear Editing
Software
November page 35
Miscellaneous
AKG Acoustics CK 69-ULS
Condenser Shotgun Microphone
September page 39
Audio-Technica AT835b Shotgun
Condenser Microphone
May page 33
Azden WR22-PRO Wireless
Microphone Receiver
April page 37
Bogen 3181 Tripod/3063
Mini Fluid Head
October page 39
DataVideo SE-200 Integrated
Editing Center
November page 35
Elite Video BVP-4 Video
Processor
July page 39
Hitachi VT-UX717A VHS Editing
VCR
August page 35
JVC Professional SR-S365U
S-VHS Editing VCR
February page 39
Panasonic WJ-AVE55 Digital
AV Mixer
January page 39
Sima ColorWriter Magic
Video Titler
August page 35
Sony MZ-R30 Portable MiniDisc
Recorder
October page 39
Sony DHR-1000 DV Editing
VCR
May page 33
Studio 1 Productions Dual
Proc Amp
March page 41
TAO Systems L-Port 422
Protocol Convertor
April page 37
Tascam M-08 Compact Audio
Mixer
January page 39
Videomaker’s Nickel-cadmium
Battery Test
March page 41
Videonics Home Video Producer
June page 35
Profitmaker by William
Ronat
A Client In Need Is A Client
Indeed
October page 132
Budget for Profit
July page 129
Give Yourself a Promotion
June page 122
Hire Learning
April page 120
Howdy, Partner
March page 120
Money From Your Brain
February page 125
Risky Business
January page 126
Sponsor Point
May page 122
Projects That Pay
Making Memories: Video
Yearbooks for Fun and Profit
by Lauryn Axelrod
December page XX
Profile
Chief Kanim Video Club
by Mark Bosko
September page 137
Pause by Stephen Muratore
Ben and Sheila Got Married
December page XX
Bored on the Fourth of
July?
July page 136
Deconstructing AE
January page 136
Getting Under the Skin
May page 136
Hail to Thee Blithe Amateur
August page 128
Music To Our Eyes
April page 136
Overcoming CAS
March page 136
Play Video
November page 128
That’s Video With a "You"
February page 136
The Video You Don’t Shoot
Could Be Your Own
June page 136
Vince Needs Friends
September page 144
Why Moms Don’t Edit
October page 144
