Feature Stories
Celebrating 20 Years of Videomaker!
Matt, Patrice and the rest of the gang.
Bag it!
You love your camcorder. You want to protect it the best way you can. Doesn't it make sense to buy a quality bag for it? Professional videographers do, and so should you.
Digital Video Evolution
From Mini DV to HDV... today's camcorders are cutting edge and top quality for every wallet.
20 Years in the Making
The Mission of Videomaker is to empower people to make video and to democratize and enrich television. We do this by communicating information about tools, technology and techniques in a way that inspires, encourages and equips for success.
Departments
MacroSystem HDV Recorder | Canon DC100 DVD-R/RW camcorder
Recorder can capture up to 23 hours of HDV footage on the included removable 250GB hard drive. Canon's DC100 with 25x optical zoom.
June 2006
Table of Contents
Columns
Viewfinder: 20 Years
20 Years
Basic Training: Buttons, More Buttons
Some camcorders have a plethora of buttons, others are menu-driven. Many name a button control one thing, and others call it something else. It's time for the button game.
Directing: Dual-Role Directing
Multitasking when you are directing is not easy but sometimes necessary. Here are a few suggestions.
Share the Dream: Documentary Distribution and Sales --Part III
Part 3 of a three part series on how to fund, make, and promote your documentary.
Video Editing : To Page Curl or to Cut?
Sure, your editing program has 999 transitions--but nowhere in the licensing agreement did you oblige yourself to use each and every one of them.
Sound Advice: Seeing Sounds
Think back to high school science for a moment. Remember how we were taught that sound waves were invisible and could only be heard and felt?
Test Bench
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LightScribe DVD Burner Review:
LaCie ExternalLaCie External LightScribe DVD burner -
Camcorder Review:
Canon XL H1 HDVCanon XL H1 HDV Camcorder -
Video Editing Software Review:
Avid Liquid Pro 7Avid Liquid Pro 7 Video Editing Software -
DVD Authoring Software Review:
Adobe Encore DVD 2.0Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 DVD Authoring Software