Feature Stories

A Score In Time

by Brian Peterson

All Things Audio: Music Creation Software, Music & SFX Libraries and Audio Editing Software

Hold On!

by Michael Reff

A pro's look at holding your camera

Introducing an exciting new feature from Videomaker: Interactive tutorials! Every month these articles will link to an on-line training video and clips you can download to recreate the effect or technique. See the end of this story for the link.

Departments

In Box: Readers' letters

by The Editors

Tech Support: Your questions answered

by Mark Montgomery

(with help from over 7,000 forum users)

Quick Focus

by Jennifer O'Rourke

Pinnacle is now offering a free video editing application for Windows XP and Vista.

by Charles Fulton

VideoSpin is a free video editing application for Windows XP and Windows Vista that includes basic editing tools. Focus' FS-100 direct capture device is now available in a 160GB version.

In the News | SMX-10 Stereo Microphone | Shoulder-Mount AVCHD Camcorder

by Montgomery

Azden shows off new SMX-10 Stereo Microphone, Panasonic reveals new shoulder-mount AVCHD camcorder, Fabrik announces Pro Series hard drive.

January 2008
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Columns

Viewfinder: A New Videomaker

by Matthew York

A New Videomaker

Basic Training: The Rules of the Grid

by Kyle Cassidy

Knowing the technical workings of your camera is half the battle of shooting a good video. Understanding good composition can really give your work some pizazz.

Distribution: Compressing the Goods

by Andrew Burke

Everybody's doing it. Whether it's for private e-mail to friends, or mass distribution, here are a few basics and then some for compressing video for the Web.