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Videomaker Bridges Consumer and Professional Video

Videomaker - Your Study Buddy I've been reading your magazine for a little over a year now and wanted to let you know what a...

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Using Mattes to Broaden Your Effects

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Many of today's eye-popping visual effects have their roots in special effects crafts that go back almost to the beginning of movies. Digital set...

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Take 5: Five Tips for Better Interviews

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No matter what kind of video you shoot - family gatherings, birthday parties, travel and tourism, sporting events, weddings, commercials, news, etc. - you'll...

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Computer Editing: Common Editing Problems

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Computer editing has become extremely popular. It provides flexible and powerful editing that lets anyone with an artistic eye create professional-quality video. You can...

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VCR and Hard Drive Buyer’s Guide

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Video storage products, like many of today's electronic media, can take many forms: they can be tapes, (both analog and digital), CDs, DVDs, hard...

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Video Architectures and Codecs

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Video architectures, standards and codecs like Windows Media, QuickTime and MPEG make it possible to view video on your computer. You click a file...

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Test Bench:Apple iBook with iMovie 2

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$2,000 Apple 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino, CA 95014 1(800) MY-APPLE www.apple.com A very short time ago, the manufacturers of professional video systems were offering small and very expensive...

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Test Bench:Applied Magic Sequel Editing Appliance

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$1,995 Applied Magic, Inc. 5845 Owens Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008 (760) 931-6417 www.applied-magic.com These are interesting times for home videographerstimes in which it's possible for consumers to purchase a full-featured...

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It’s All in the Approach: Creative Approaches for Video Productions

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Some informational programs use gimmicks like butter on popcorn, to hide the bland taste of the subject matter: "Hi! I'm Percy Peatmoss, and we're...

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Computer Editing: Let’s Talk Titles

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You've created the perfect video, great lighting, clean audio and beautiful editing. But be careful. All your hard work can be overshadowed if you...