Editing Archives

Cameras

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...

Audio

Helping my Friend Mike Understand Animation

Videomaker

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

Editing

Inside the Tube: A Look at Video Monitor Technology

Videomaker

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

Editing

Edit Points: Editing VCRs

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

Editing

The Incredible Journey: Inside the Tape Transport

Videomaker

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,...

Editing

Edit Points: Linear vs. Nonlinear Editing

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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...

Audio

It’s All About Control: Edit Controllers for Videomakers

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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...

Editing

Edit Points: Edit Types

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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...

Editing

Desktop Video: Singing the NTSC Red-green Blues

Videomaker

Tom drives me crazy. He thinks he knows everything. The worst part is, he does. So even though he has all the personality of...

Editing

The ABCs of Character Generators

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The words scrawled across the blackboard, pronouncing the name of the show in bold, slightly smeared lettering: "The Case of the Missing Headphones!" Thus...