The year 2006 has come and gone, so in keeping
with tradition, we present our annual index of articles
for your quick researching convenience.
FEATURES
BUYER’S GUIDES
DVD Hardware & Software
January, p. 30
Projectors
January, p. 40
Video Editing Software
March, p. 33
Editing Systems
March, p. 40
Lights
April, p. 30
Audio Mixers
April, p. 37
HD Camcorders, Editing
Software and Monitors
May, p. 35
Tripods
May, p. 49
Camcorders
June, p. 28
Camera Bags
June, p. 37
Microphones
July, p. 28
Video Switchers
July, p. 35
Computer Components
August, p. 29
Video Hosting
August, p. 35
Camera Supports
September, p. 29
Monitors
September, p. 35
Video Editing Software
October, p. 28
Blank Media
October, p. 39
Storage
November, p. 30
Lens Accessories
November, p. 26
Camcorders
December, p. 30
Stock Media
December, p. 22
APPLICATIONS/DISTRIBUTION
Recording Special Events
January, p. 45
Video 2 Go
March, p. 56
Fan Films
March, p. 76
Fan Films
Nov, p. 55
Let’s Make a Documentary –
Part 1: To Dream a Possible Dream
April, p. 52
Let’s Make a Documentary –
Part 2: Fulfillment of the Dream
May, p. 66
Let’s Make a Documentary –
Part 3: Share the Dream
June, p. 42
Distro Bistro
July, p. 39
A Complete Guide to Shooting Wedding Video
July, p. 55
Making Cents
August, p. 39
Stream a Little Stream
November, p. 43
PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
How to Conduct a Live
Multi-Camera Shoot
January, p. 54
Xtreme it Up!
March, p. 47
How DID They do that?
April, p. 43
Duck, Duck? Goose??
July, p. 49
Picture This
August, p. 44
Wipers au Naturel
November, p. 49
TECHNICAL
An Explanation of MPEG-2 for
DVD Authoring
February, p. 54
Are you Ready to Make the
Switch to HDV?
May, p. 56
Securing the Door and Locking
it Down
September, p. 42
Battery Lineup
September, p. 49
Depth of Field Demystified
October, p. 45
OTHER
Videomaker’s 2005 Best Products of the Year
February, p. 34
Buyer Beware!
February, p. 44
The 2005 Videomaker/Digital Juice Short Video Contest
May, p. 31
Celebrating 20 Years of Videomaker!
June, p. 52
Video Horror Stories
October, p. 55
Recycle that Cam!
December, p. 42
COLUMNS
VIEWFINDER BY MATTHEW YORK
How Committed is Your Audience?
January, p. 4
How are TV and Video Different?
February, p. 4
Making Money on Video Investments
March, p. 4
Giving the World Better Video
April, p. 4
HDV – So What Should I Do?
May, p. 4
20 Years
June, p. 4
Privacy Expectations
July, p. 4
What has never been covered
with video?
August, p. 6
Video or Text?
September, p. 4
Unexpected Problem
October, p. 4
AVCHD
November, p. 4
Why Are You Compelled to Create?
December, p. 4
BASIC TRAINING
Keep it Clean
January, p. 58
Shoot Yourself!
February, p. 59
Shooting an Interview
March, p. 60
In Decent Exposure
April, p. 58
Move It!
May, p. 72
Buttons, More Buttons
June, p. 59
7 Ways to Involve the Kids
July, p. 60
Take Your 8mm Film to Digital
August, p. 58
Composition 101: Part 1
September, p. 62
Composition 102: Part 2
October, p. 61
Practice Makes Perfect
November, p. 61
Editing 101
December, p. 58
DIRECTOR’S CHAIR
Who’s in Charge Here?
February, p. 68
Cinema Vérité Interviews
April, p. 66
Dual-Role Directing
June, p. 68
Recruiting Talent
August, p. 70
Secrets of Storytelling
October, p. 70
Everyday Masterpieces
December, p. 67
ILLUMINATIONS
Lights in Motion
January, p. 67
In the Mood
March, p. 68
Lighting for HDV
May, p. 83
Reflecting on Reflectors
July, p. 69
Controlling the Color of Light
September, p. 69
Applying 3-Point Lighting
November, p. 70
TIMELINE
Better Composites in 8 Layers
January, p. 62
Making the Most from Outtakes
February, p. 64
Saving Time: Editing Tapeless
March, p. 64
To DVD or not to DVD?
April, p. 62
HDV Editing Dos and Don’ts
May, p. 78
To Page Curl or to Cut?
June, p. 64
Edit like the Pros
July, p. 66
Edit like the Pros: Beyond
the Basics
August, p. 64
The Last Piece of the Puzzle
September, p. 66
The Ghosts of Edits yet to Be…
October, p. 67
MPEG-4 Mysteries Revealed
November, p. 66
Color Me Perfect
December, p. 62
SOUND ADVICE
Bump it Up a Notch
January, p. 70
Phased and Confused
February, p. 73
EQ Demystified
March, p. 72
The Right Tool for the Job
April, p. 70
Natural Sound to the Rescue
May, p. 88
Seeing Sounds
June, p. 72
Mix it Right
July, p. 72
Announcing… You?
August, p. 74
Setting the Mood
September, p. 74
Digital Audio Secrets: Revealed!
October, p. 74
Matchmaker
November, p. 73
Conversation Piece
December, p. 71
JARGON
Web Terms
February, p. 80
SAVE AS
Grip to Go
January, p. 76
Tips to Enter and Win
Video Contests
April, p. 75
Got Mobile? Get Movin’!
July, p. 80
MPEG-2 Encoding Tips
November, p. 80
TAKE 5
Smoother Skin
January, p. 80
More Profit from Video
May, p. 96
Travelling with your Gear
September, p. 80
TWEAKS
Down & Dirty Cleanup
April, p. 80
Vista
December, p. 80
TEST BENCH
AUDIO
Sennheiser evolution ew
112-p Wireless Microphone System
January, p. 26
Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire
Audio Mixer
February, p. 26
Cakewalk Sonar 5 Producer Edition
April, p. 26
Professional Sound Corp DV Promix 3 Portable Audio Mixer
July, p. 26
SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 Music Creation Software
August, p. 18
Adobe Audition 2.0 Audio
Editing Software
August, p. 23
TAPCO Mix 120 – Audio Mixer
September, p. 23
AKG Perception 100 Microphone
September, p. 26
Sony Cinescore Music Scoring Software
October, p. 17
Magix Samplitude V8 Classic Audio
Editing Software
October, p. 24
CAMCORDERS
Panasonic SDR-S100
January, p. 20
JVC Everio GZ-MG70
February, p. 18
Canon Optura 600
March, p. 16
Sony HVR-A1U
May, p. 16
Canon XL H1
June, p. 16
Sanyo VPC-HD1
July, p. 16
Sony DCR-DVD505
August, p. 20
Panasonic AG-HVX200
September, p. 21
Sony DCR-SR100
October, p. 19
JVC Everio GZ-MG505
November, p. 16
Canon Elura 100
December, p. 10
CAMERA SUPPORTS
Manfrotto 745B/701RC Tripod Kit
April, p. 28
Tiffen Steadicam Merlin Hand-Held
Camcorder Stabilizer
July, p. 18
Indie-Dolly Systems Universal Dolly
with Curved Track Kit
August, p. 25
Bogen Manfrotto 560B Monopod
December, p. 15
COMPUTERS
Velocity Micro NoteMagix Z71 Ultra
March, p. 20
NLE Systems Kanai
March, p. 26
Apple MacBook Pro
September, p. 16
HP xw8400 Workstation
November, p. 12
DVD AUTHORING SOFTWARE
Sonic Solutions DVDit Pro 6
January, p. 24
Nero 7 Ultra Edition
April, p. 23
Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
June, p. 25
Ulead Movie Factory 5
December, p. 12
DVD HARDWARE
LaCie Dupli Disc DVD125 5-Disc
DVD Duplicator
February, p. 30
LaCie External LightScribe DVD Burner
June, p. 19
Disc Makers Pico Automated CD/DVD
Duplicator
October, p. 21
EDITING SOFTWARE
Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8
February, p. 28
Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0
March, p. 28
Pinnacle Studio Plus 10
April, p. 20
Avid Liquid Pro 7
June, p. 22
Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
July, p. 20
Ulead VideoStudio 10 Plus
October, p. 14
Canopus Grass Valley EDIUS Pro 4
November, p. 22
LIGHTS
Ikan S200D Fluorescent Light Kit
February, p. 22
Litepanels DV Camera Kit Camera-Mounted Light
July, p. 23
Westcott Monte Window Light Kit
November, p. 19
STORAGE
Shining Technologies CitiDISK HDV FW1256H-100 Hard Drive Recorder
May, p. 20
LaCie Bigger Disk Extreme with Triple Interface 1TB
May, p. 22
Anthology Solutions P400T Yellow Machine Terabyte NAS
May, p. 24
Focus Enhancements FireStore FS-100 DTE Recorder
September, p. 19
Grass Valley REVPRO External USB Removable Storage Drive
November, p. 14
MISCELLANEOUS
NewTek TriCaster Portable Live
Production System
January, p. 18
Final Draft AV 2.5 Scriptwriting Software
January, p. 22
Zaxwerks ProAnimator 3
March, p. 23
Adobe Production Studio Video
Production Suites
April, p. 16
Adobe After Effects 7.0 Professional Compositing Software
May, p. 26
TriLab Productions Digital Hotcakes Stock Footage Library
August, p. 16
Celtx Scriptwriting Software
December, p. 20
