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Desktop Video: Singing the NTSC Red-green Blues

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

The ABCs of Character Generators

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

Making the Y/C Connection

OK, you've decided to step up to better picture quality. You are the proud owner of a new high-quality camcorder or VCR, perhaps Hi8...

On Ramp: Digital Video Discs

Hold on, folks. Another "home movie" format is heading our way. The much-ballyhooed Digital Video Disc (DVD) is on the verge of entering the...

A TBC Tale

Your video masterpiece is complete. You shot and edited it on a high-band format such as Hi8 or S-VHS. You cut no corners when...

Edit Points: Picking a Protocol

If you've spent any time looking at editing systems, you may have come across terms like serial data transfer, Control-L, Control-M and ViSCA. They...

Video Cleaning Products: Maintain Your Gear To Maintain Your Sanity

Slowly, you remove the first raw footage tape from its case. You ever-so-gently slide it into the VCR. Touching "play" on the remote, you...

New Beginner’s Editing Controller Works without Wires

Wireless Wonder Every video pro was once a beginner, and one of the first things beginners learn as their interest begins to grow is that...

Editing Protocols

More and more these days, consumer videomakers are doing more than just shooting footage--they're editing. But when it comes time to purchase the gear...

Video Editing Tutorial

After months of film-to-video transfers, junior high school play recording and dog show documentation, you finally have a chance to do your own thing....