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Planning

Video Production Planning Software Review: Parnassus Software ScriptWerx

Parnassus Software 1923 Lyans Dr. La Canada, CA 91011 (818) 952-5210 $129 www.scriptwerx.com One of the most commonly overlooked aspects of making video is pre-production (planning). Most videographers and hobbyists...

Directing

Storyboard – The Guardian

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The Plot A woman is carrying boxes out to her car. At the same time, a vehicle speeding into the parking lot, strikes her down....

Editing

Edit Suite: Fresh Ideas for Titles

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If you're into serious post production, you already know the fundamentals of good titling; so let's jump beyond the basics and consider titles as...

Editing

Benchmark: Pinnacle DC1000 MPEG-2 Digitizer Card

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A Real (Time) Performer One of the biggest challenges for companies that make digitizers and capture cards is to create a card that's simple to...

Directing

Video Postcards

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Have you stopped writing letters since you started making video? Have you lost touch with your friends and relatives because you are bored with...

Audio

Sound Track: To Wire or Not to Wire?

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It doesn't take a lot of experience to realize how important good clean audio is. And how you acquire that audio is going to...

Directing

The Multi-Camera Shoot

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Most of the time when you think of video production, you think of shooting with one camera, film style, and taking your raw footage...

Editing

Edit Suite: Fearless Compositing

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Compositing. Say the word aloud. It's really not as scary as it sounds. In fact, you probably already know more about compositing than you...

Editing

Benchmark:Canopus Corporation EZDV Capture Card

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DV Gets EZ EZDV Capture Card ($249) Canopus Corporation 711 Charcot Avenue San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 954-4500 www.canopuscorp.com A flurry of new low-cost IEEE 1394 cards...

Shooting

Getting Started: Focal Techniques

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One of the most common problems among video greenhorns is an inability to effectively control the camcorder's focus. Being able to control focus and,...