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Sound Track: Ear Monitors

Don't think much about audio monitoring during shooting or editing? Maybe it's time to listen up. Mark brought his latest video along to the weekly...

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Profitmaker: Money From Your Brain

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You can turn your ideas into money. But if you don't protect your ideas with copyrights, so can anyone else. Amazing as it seems, considering...

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On Ramp: Shooting Video for Streaming

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This is a sneak peek at the script for our upcoming video on streaming. Look for a streamed version soon. Setting: Talent in Production...

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Streaming FAQ: What is Streaming Video?

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In the dark ages of the early 1990s, mankind had to wait many minutes to view downloaded video clips from the Internet. Unfortunately, mortal...

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Profitmaker: Oh, Grow Up.

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Wanted -- Part-time videographer and videotape editor for small but growing video service bureau. Must juggle several projects simultaneously. Experienced preferred, but will train...

Audio

Dubbing with CD, Tape and VCR

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I'm interested in dubbing audio over video. I saw a separate piece of equipment that looked like a mixer which you can use between...

Directing

Edit Suite: Behold the Humble Cut

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No video transition is so simple and inexpensive as the cut. And none is so powerful. Ever been to a party where the soft-spoken guest...

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Sound Track: “I Do”

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Here are answers to 10 common questions about capturing clean, clear audio at weddings. This month, we tackle the tricky issue of wedding sound. Why...

Editing

Edit Suite: Continuity Boot Camp

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Ever watched a scene in a movie where a man answers a phone with his right hand, and after a cut, suddenly holds it...

Audio

Found Sound

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Sound effects have immense value in video production. The ability to re-create an "aural environment" after the shooting is done gives videomakers much more...