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Feature Stories

DVD Blank Media, Blu-Ray, and Flash Memory.

by Charles Gross
Blank media for video explained. Advantages and disadvantages of blank media types.

Get Editing! An Editing Software Buyer's Guide

by Michael Fitzer
Whether you edit feature films for a living or your daughter's birthday party for your family, non-linear digital editing has changed the way professionals, hobbyists and everyone in-between work with media.

Video Horror Stories

by Jennifer O'Rourke
From dropping a mic out of a helicopter over a raging forest fire to stumbling into a cesspool full of... Well...you know...a decades-long career as a news photographer has its highs and lows, leaving plenty of fodder for water cooler stories.

Depth of Field Demystified

by Tony Bruno
How to manipulate the viewer into watching one portion of your movie, while other events continue along in the scene.

Departments

New Gear

by Charles Fulton

New HDV Camcorders Canon XH G1 & A1 | Free Video Player | New Vidcasts

by Andrew Burke
New HDV Canon Camcorders XH G1 and XH A1.Democracy player a free video player get updated. New Vidcasts from Videomaker
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October 2006
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Columns

Viewfinder: Unexpected Problem

by Matthew York
Unexpected Problem

Basic Training: Composition 102: Part 2

by Kyle Cassidy
Beauty might be in the eye of the beholder, but a great photo is due to well-executed and thought-out composition. Take your seats, it's time for the Advanced Class in Composing.

Director's Chair: Secrets of Storytelling

by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
"And Toto, Too?" Say any classic movie line, and everyone knows not only the movie you're referring to, but also which scene and the character who spoke it.

Video Editing : The Ghosts of Edits yet to Be

by Bill Davis
Time to dim the lights and tell ghost stories. Our Editorial Department demonstrates some techniques on putting some spook into your videos.

Sound Advice: Digital Audio Secrets Revealed!

by Hal Robertson
When it comes to audio in our videos, most of us just plug in a microphone and hit the record button.

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