Buyer’s Guides
Titlers
by Karen Mele Director
January page 64
DV Camcorders
by Karen Mele Director
February page 66
DTV
by Joe McCleskey
March page 68
Editing VCRs
by Karen Mele Director
May page 70
VHS Camcorders
by Karen Mele Director
July page 61
Hi8 and 8mm Camcorders
by Larry Lemm
September page 73
SEGs
by Kit Clements
October page 60
Edit Controllers
by Kit Clements
November page 62
Titlers
By Larry Lemm
December page 65
Production Equipment
Lens Accessories: Stretch Your Visual Limits
by Bob Stephenson
February page 76
Making the Digital Decision: A Survey of DV Camcorders
by Perry Jenkins
February page 65
Take it Light-ly
by Alice M. Greany
April page 59
What You Hear Is What You Get
by Alice M. Greany
August page 68
The Videomaker Quiz
by Larry Lemm
September page 97
Better Video Through Lighting
by Larry Lemm
October page 68
A Fresh Look at Tripods
by Jim Stinson
November page 74
Find Your Way Through the Battery Jungle
by Karen Mele Director
December page 93
Pre/Post-production Equipment
Titlers:
The Untold Story
by Alice M. Greany
January page 62
Desktop Video:
Imagination Engines
by Joe McCleskey
March page 66
The Desirable Dozen
by Loren Alldrin
May page 66
Dr. Monty’s Four Prescriptions for
Computer Video
by Stephen Muratore
June page 74
In the Bag–Essential Items For Your Camera Bag
by Alice M. Greany
July page 82
Mix it Up
by Joe McCleskey
October page 58
Splice of Life: Choose The Right Edit Controller for You
by Joe McCleskey
November page 62
The Textual World of Titlers
by Larry Lemm
December page 65
Production Techniques
Make ‘Em Look Good: How to Coach On-camera Subjects
by Randal K. West
January page 98
Golly, Why Didn’t I Think of That? Eight Unusual Uses for Your Camcorder
by Bernard Wilkie
January page 112
Homemade Sound Effects with Big-budget Impact
by Loren Alldrin
January page 88
Crafting Skillful Interviews
by Jim Stinson
February page 93
Master Video Storytelling with the Hollywood Look
by David W. Scott
March page 93
Going Wide: How to Use a
Wide-angle Lens
by David W. Scott
April page 79
Let the Sun Shine In: How to Control the Great Outdoor
Light Source
by Loren Alldrin
April page 88
Quick Tips
by Chuck Peters
April page 76
Outdoor Video Sound
by Jim Stinson
May page 78
Gear to Go: Shooting on Location
by Philip J. Partridge
July page 124
Lite Lighting
by Chuck Peters
July page 102
Routes to Roots: Easy Video Family Histories
by Jim Stinson
August page 91
Quiet in the House
by Loren Alldrin
August page 76
Titling For Under a Buck
by Patrick Lang
August page 61
Hollywood’s Secrets Revealed
by Scott Anderson
October page 110
A Shot in the Dark
by Loren Alldrin
October page 119
Ten Tips for Fabulous Fiction
by Jim Stinson
October page 93
Getting Close with Telephoto
by Gene Bjerke
November page 84
26 Cool Tips for Cold Weather Video
by Chuck Peters
December page 76
Shoot that Show
by Jim Stinson
December page 111
Pre/Post-production Techniques
Keep your Copies Clean and
Pristine: Play the Generation
Loss Game
by Larry Burke-Weiner
January page 74
The Editing Saboteurs:
Every Editor’s Enemies
by Loren Alldrin
March page 49
How Many Cameras?
by Gene Bjerke
April page 102
Slide Into "Thin Streaming"
by Larry Lemm
May page 88
Let’s Put On a Show
by William Ronat
July page 110
The Chromakey Genie
by Jim Stinson
September page 82
Getting From Here to There: Transitions for the "Cuts-only" Editor
by Gene Bjerke
September page 110
Edit for Effect
by Jim Stinson
November page 108
Tips and Tricks for the Digital Nonlinear Editor
by Don Collins
December page 102
Technical
Explanations
Why Y/C?
by Kurt Gibson
January page 118
Good Sounds? Sounds Good!
by Bob Stephenson
March page 107
Digital Video and FireWire
Made Simple
by Scott Anderson
May page 104
The Amazing Camcorder–
A Guided Tour
by Jim Stinson
July page 89
Grading the Formats
by Loren Alldrin
September page 64
The Eye of the Camcorder
by Loren Alldrin
October page 78
Image Stabilization: High-tech Help for Shaky Shots
by Loren Alldrin
November page 97
Configuring the PC
for Digital
Video Editing
by Loren Alldrin
December page 84
Storyboards
What Goes Up?
by Loren Alldrin
January page 85
Back to School
by Loren Alldrin
February page 108
30-Second
Sensation
by Blaine Howeson
April page 97
Graduation Day
by Julie DeForest
June page 103
The Chase:
Mini Movie Series
by Shane Calvert
August page 119
Assorted
Cops with Camcorders
by Julie DeForest
January page 104
Cybermarketing: Using the Internet to Promote Your Video
by Mark Steven Bosko
February page 101
Videomaker‘s Best Products of 1997 Awards
February page 86
Holy Video! Video Use in Houses of Worship
by Loren Alldrin
February page 118
It’s a Win-Win Situation: The 11th Annual Videomaker/Panasonic Contest
by Perry Jenkins and Alice M. Greany
February page 111
One Reader’s Room
by Christopher Raley
March page 88
Teaching Video:
What’s the Story?
by Jim Stinson
March page 100
Steal From the Best
by Jim Stinson
April page 68
Why Broadcasters Want YOUR Camcorder Footage
by Julie DeForest
April page 108
Dan’s Drive-in Theater
by Matt Jenkins
May page 122
Low Budgets and High Hopes: The World of the Documentary
by David Shulman
May page 96
The Nonlinear Video Summit
June page 113
Old, New, Borrowed, Blue: Excuses to Use Your Camcorder
by Margaret Clair
June page 84
Simple Tests for
Your Camcorder
by Joe McCleskey
June page 61
Streaming Video: Internet Broadcasting for the Masses
by Larry Lemm
June page 92
PROduction Suite
by Joe McCleskey
July page 78
Meet Real Camcorder Users
by Julie DeForest
July page 70
1998 VideomakerPanasonic Contest: Call to Entries
July page 97
1998 Videomaker Panasonic Contest: Call to Entries
August page 87
Hands-on Retailing
by Julie Deforest
August page 102
VideomakerFAQ
August page 105
Videomaker‘s Glossary of Terms
August page 109
Global Webcasting with Streaming Video
by Roger B. Wyatt
September page 130
How Suite It Is
by Kimberly Locke
September page 92
Quick Tips
September page 106
Video Time
Machine
by Joe McCleskey
September page 120
Your Camcorder: More Versatile
than You Realize
by John Kone
October page 102
Viewfinder
by Matthew York
Controlling Time
January page 5
Index Vexed
February page 5
Express Yourself
March page 5
Videomaker’s Vision
April page 5
VHS: A Successful Format
May page 5
The Disciplines of a Storyteller
June page 5
Why Did You Buy Your Camcorder?
July page 5
Time Management vs. Quality Control, a True Balancing Act
August page 5
A Five Step Plan For Better Productions
September page 5
Help Wanted: Video Volunteers
October page 5
How Video Hobbyists Are Born
November page 5
It’s Getting Better all the Time
December page 5
Getting Started
Artistic Vision
by Lauryn Axelrod
January page 18
Don’t Get Fooled Again:
The Power of Manual Control
by David Welton
February page 15
Audience Appreciation: Be Kind to Your Viewers
by Chuck Peters
March page 17
Avoiding Common Camcorder Mistakes
by Art Aiello
April page 14
Videotape T.L.C.
by Robert G. Nulph
May page 16
A New Perspective
by Lauryn Axelrod
June page 16
The Elementary Eye: Camcorder Basics
by John Burkhart
July page 16
9 Tips for Camcorder Care
by Joe McCleskey
August page 14
Handheld Camera Techniques
by Art Aiello
September page 21
Keep On Trucking
by Art Aiello
October page 14
Space, Time and Videotape
by Art Aiello
November page 14
The Top 10 Reasons Nobody Likes to Watch Your Videos
by Art Aiello
December page 17
Edit Suite
by Jim Stinson
Deck Control, Once Over Lightly
January page 22
What is Editing?
February page 22
Analog vs. Digital Recording
March page 22
It’s About Time: How to Control Pacing
April page 18
Linear or Nonlinear?
May page 22
The Grammar of Editing
June page 22
Crash Cutting Course
July page 22
Making a Video Album
August page 21
The Power of Suggestion
September page 21
An Off-line On-line Outline
October page 19
Shaping Performance Through Editing
November page 21
The Direct Approach
December page 25
Sound Track
by Loren Alldrin
The Invisible Mike
January page 28
The Balancing Act
February page 27
The Audio Mixer: It’s No Contest
March page 28
Little Bits of Audio
April page 24
Top 10 Audio Crimes
May page 29
Audio-torium
June page 27
10 Tips for Better Sound
July page 27
Seven Studies in Superlative Sound
August page 27
An Introduction to
Microphonicus Videus
September page 27
The Auto-gain Migraine
October page 25
The Whole Truth
November page 27
Mix It Up
December page 131
Benchmarks
Camcorders
Canon XL1 Mini DV
by Joe McCleskey
March page 37
Canon ZR Mini DV
by Jim Martin
October page 37
Hitachi VM-8300A VHS
by Joe McCleskey
March page 39
Hitachi VM-H835LA Hi8
by Joe McCleskey
February page 39
JVC GR-AXM25 VHS-C
by Joe McCleskey
January page 39
Panasonic AG EZ30U
Mini DV
by Jim Martin
October page 39
Panasonic PV-A208 VHS-C
by Jim Martin
August page 41
Panasonic PV-L558 VHS-C
by Joe McCleskey
July page 39
Panasonic PV-D607 VHS-C
by Joe McCleskey
April page 37
RCA ProV2000D Mini DV
by Loren Alldrin
June page 39
RCA CC-4371 VHS
By Jim Martin
December page 43
Samsung SCF34 VHS
by Joe McCleskey
March page 41
Samsung SCL91 8mm
by Joe McCleskey
April page 45
Sharp VL-DX10U
Mini DV
by Loren Alldrin
May page 39
Sharp VL-PD1U
Mini DV
by Jim Martin
November page 39
Sharp VL-E660U 8mm
by Jim Martin
October page 44
Sony CCD-TRV65 Hi8
by Jim Martin
December page 41
Sony CCD-TRV52 8mm
by Joe McCleskey
April page 41
Sony DCR-TRV9 Mini DV
by Loren Alldrin
September page 39
Desktop Video
ArcSoft ZipShot Video/Still Digitizer
by Loren Alldrin
October page 35
Bryce 3D Software
by Loren Alldrin
May page 43
Canopus DVRex M1
DV Capture Board
by Joe McCleskey
June page 49
Casablanca
DV Nonlinear Editor
by Jim Martin
November page 39
Crystal Graphics 3D IMPACT! Pro 3D Title Creation and Rendering Software
by Jim Martin
August page 45
Data Translation Broadway 2.5 MPEG-1 Video Digitizer
by Joe McCleskey
January page 45
Dubner Scene Stealer
Tape Logger
by Jim Martin
August page 49
Fast AV Master
Video Capture Card
by Jim Martin
December page 47
FutureVideo Media Commander 100 Batch Digitizer
by Joe McCleskey
January page 49
Hewlett Packard SureStore
7100 CD-Writer Plus
by Joe McCleskey
February page 47
Impulse Inc. Organica
3D Modeling Software
by Joe McCleskey
April page 46
in:sync Kohesion
Nonlinear Editing Software
by Joe McCleskey
March page 43
Magix Music Maker
Music Creation Software
by Jim Martin
November page 39
Medea VideoRaid
EIDE Disk Array
by Joe McCleskey
February page 51
Pinnacle Systems
miroVIDEO DC30 plus
by Loren Alldrin
June page 41
Pinnacle Systems Studio 400 Video Digitizer and Edit Suite
by Jim Martin
September page 50
Radius MotoDV
Capture Card
by Jim Martin
December page 45
Strata StudioPro 2.1 3D Animation Software
by Joe McCleskey
March page 46
Strata VideoShop 4.0/3D Nonlinear Editing Software
by Joe McCleskey
July page 42
Ulead Cool 3D Animated Titling Program
by Jim Martin
October page 41
Video Sphinx Pro MPEG-1 Video Digitizer
by Loren Alldrin
May page 49
Videonics Python
Video/Still Digitizer
by Loren Alldrin
September page 44
Miscellaneous
Azden ECZ-990
Zoom Microphone
by Loren Alldrin
November page 39
Cool-Lux Video Kit Light Kit
by Jim Martin
November page 39
DataVideo Technologies SE-300 Digital Video Illustrator
by Joe McCleskey
January page 41
DataVideo TBC-2000 Time Base Corrector
by Joe McCleskey
June page 43
Elite Video SD-3 Duplication Station
by Loren Alldrin
May page 50
Elite Video Variety Pack Volume #1 Royalty-free Music CD
by Jim Martin
September page 43
JVC HR-S9400U S-VHS Editing VCR
by Joe McCleskey
January page 45
Mitsubishi HS-U680 VHS VCR
by Loren Alldrin
May page 45
Mitsubishi HS-U780 S-VHS Editing VCR
by Joe McCleskey
January page 43
Nady 802 Platinum Wireless Microphone System
by Jim Martin
July page 45
Photoflex White Softbox/Starlite kit
by Jim Martin
December page 51
Rab-Byte 3-D Animation Library Professional Volumes 1-19
by Jim Martin
September page 41
Sima SCW-2 ColorWriter Plus Titler
by Joe McCleskey
July page 41
Sima SFX-M Digital Video Mixer
by Jim Martin
August page 43
Smith-Victor K-86 Light Kit
by Joe McCleskey
June page 45
Smith-Victor M-75 & MP-100A On-Camera Lights
by Jim Martin
July page 49
Videonics MXPro
Digital Video Mixer
by Jim Martin
August page 39
Videonics Personal Titlemaker
by Joe McCleskey
February page 41
Visual Concept Entertainment Pyromania! Pro
by Joe McCleskey
April page 48
Projects That Pay
Personal Histories: Video for Future Generations
by Don Doman
February page 124
Spare-Time Shooting: Making Hobbies Pay Off
by Lauryn Axelrod
May page 114
Memorial Videos: Gone but Not Forgotten
by Randal K. West with Chuck Peters
September page 134
Video Resumes
by Joe McCleskey
November page 115
