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Lighting

What is Lux: Shedding Some Light on Low Light Cameras

You've seen the claims: "Outstanding reproduction in low light." Cameras with low-lux ratings are the norm, and manufacturers seem intent on seeing just...

Audio

Microphone Jungle

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If you're reading this magazine, chances are you have a camcorder and enjoy using it. That camcorder has a built-in microphone that generally does...

Editing

Windows Movie Maker: Free Video Editor for Windows XP Users

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We've written in these pages about the wonderful result of competition in the world of editing software. Media Studio Pro and Premiere would not...

Editing

Dell Precision Workstation 650 Video Editing Computer Review

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Take two Intel Xeon 3.06GHz processors, each with HT architecture, and you end up with a virtual quadro-CPU system. Pragmatically speaking, there is only...

Cameras

How DV Works: Technical Feature

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Ladies and gentlemen, step right up! Inside this tent you'll have a remarkable opportunity to get closer than ever before to digital video, otherwise...

Lighting

Built-in Camera Lights Can Offer Useful Lighting Alternative

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Many camcorders come equipped with a built-in light. Though it has more drawbacks than advantages, you can at least use it to throw some...

Lighting

Video Interview Lighting Kit Review: Smith Victor K77

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Want to get instant respect and impress your clients and subjects? Show up to your next video shoot with a K77 Interview Lighting Kit...

Editing

Apple Final Cut Express Editing Software Review

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$299 Apple 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 (800) MY-APPLE www.apple.com We love iMovie. We love Final Cut Pro. Until recently, there really wasn't much for Mac users between these...

Editing

Video Editing Computer Review: Canopus RES-100 DVStorm2

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Until last year, there was only one way for Adobe Premiere DV editors to avoid rendering: get a Canopus card. And since Canopus had...

Directing

Faking a Big Fall

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with Chuck PetersVisual special effects have risen to new levels becoming a mixture that's part art and part computer science, but complicated composite effects...