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Desktop Video: The Mac Platform

Shelly is a really dear friend, even though she's a PC-head and a bona-fide member of the pocket-protector league. When she decided to get...

Camera Work: Shots and Scenes

Cutting between shots is as old as filmmaking, and for good reason. The stories that the first directors wished to record might run near...

New Tech Lets you Control Camera with the Blink of an Eye

What You See is What You Get ES5000 Hi8 Camcorder Canon USA, Inc. One Canon Plaza Lake Success, NY 11042 ($2300) Canon's ES5000 Hi8 camcorder, the latest addition to their...

Helping my Friend Mike Understand Animation

My friend Mike is prone to spontaneous buying, and no one can help him. When he decided his video studio needed animation, he grabbed...

Inside the Tube: A Look at Video Monitor Technology

When was the last time you looked at a video monitor? As a videomaker, you probably use monitors quite often, whether out in the...

Edit Points: Editing VCRs

Imagine two VCRs sitting side by side. One is a regular VCR, like the one perched atop most TV sets across the country. The...

The Incredible Journey: Inside the Tape Transport

Just what exactly happens when you pop your tape into a VCR or camcorder? If you've never done so with the protective cover removed,...

Edit Points: Linear vs. Nonlinear Editing

Have you heard the buzz about non-linear editing? You know, the computer systems that let you cut and paste video together the same way...

It’s All About Control: Edit Controllers for Videomakers

These days our audiences expect more. Seeing hundreds of hours of network television and big-budget films have made the viewers of our videos more...

Edit Points: Edit Types

A cut is by far the most versatile, graceful transition in your repertoire of edit types. It's how most of us start editing, and...