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Sound Reasoning: Audio Tracks and Editing

All but a very few camcorders and VCRs can record audio signals along with video; that's pretty common knowledge. But do all camcorders record...

Quick Focus

This spring, Thomson Consumer Electronics will release the world's first commercial-free VCRs. The technology, developed by Arthur D. Little enterprises, will allow users to...

What is Leased Access?

In the dark ages of TV there was only one way to get a show on the air. You had to sell it to...

Sound Reasoning: Interview Audio

If you've planned an interview for an upcoming video project, you've probably thought about more than just what questions to ask. Perhaps you've wondered...

Edit Points: A Sound Investment

Imagine this: you're a freelance videomaker, and you've landed a great job covering election night for a local TV station. The job requires you to...

Video Entrepreneur: Data’s All, Folks

These days, you either own a computer or you don't. And within the group of people who own computers, there are more subgroups. One group...

Video Luggage: Bagging The Right Case

Next to shooting, the thing you most often do with your camcorder is lug it around. If you're a serious videomaker, you also tote...

Viewfinder: The Confusion Solution

The Confusion Solution We regularly receive letters from subscribers concerned that Videomaker is too complicated. Confused by acronyms like A/B roll, PCM audio and...

Getting Started: Shooting for the Holidays

Ah, the holiday season! The feasts and festivities, the laughter and love, the torture and torment. That's right, torment...the sheer agony of sitting through typical...

Profile: George Aguilar and Video Poetry

"This poet's prayer was answered by the invention of the lens, which gave us a new gift for self knowledge. Might the cameras of...

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