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Review: Videonics MXProDV Digital Video Mixer

Digital Switching by Larry Lemm MXProDV Digital Video Mixer ($2,495) Videonics 1370 Dell Ave Campbell, CA 95008 (408) 866-8300 www.videonics.com In response to a world that is quickly going digital, Videonics has...

Shooting

Nice Shot: A Guide to Common Video Shot Types

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Good shot selection for video, like golf, is fundamental for success. You may not be a video Tiger Woods, yet, but the more shots...

Lighting

Light Source: Three-point Lighting for Multiple Talent

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In past columns we have explored the many ways to use lighting to enhance video productions. We have discussed three-point lighting and the various...

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Storyboard – Smart Pet Trick

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Heres a simple story that you can shoot and edit in an hour or two. The purpose is to dramatize the enormous power of...

Editing

Edit Suite: Five Types of Continuity

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Continuity is the complex craft of making the hundreds or even thousands of small parts of a program seem like a single, continuous whole....

Audio

Video Capture Device Review: Pinnacle Systems Studio MP10

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A Simple Studio for MPEG Video Pinnacle Systems has entered the parallel-port MPEG-creation market place with their Studio MP10, a product that extends their successful,...

Editing

Benchmark:MetaCreations Bryce 4 3D Landscape-creation Software

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Artificial Canyons, Version 4 Bryce 4 ($199) MetaCreations Corp. 6303 Carpinteria Ave. Carpinteria, CA 93013 (805) 566-6200 www.metacreations.com First, there was Bryce, a clever yet powerful 3D landscape-creation software package that allowed...

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