EventDV articles from January 2009

EventDV archives from January 2009

All the Wright reasons.(the nonlinear editor)
January 1, 2009... The "Ken Burns Effect"--the panning and zooming of still images for dramatic impact--has become almost a cliche in the world of event video and photo montage. But the work of Ken Burns himself never fails to inspire. I recently watched Burns's...

Thoughts on graphic thoughts.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... I thoroughly enjoy your magazine, EventDV. The articles are extremely interesting. I mostly look forward to Lance Gray's tutorials, Graphic Thoughts. I've saved every one of his articles and constantly look back at them to improve my Photoshop...

Viva Sony Vegas.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... Thanks for adding Sony Vegas tutorials as a regular column in EventDV magazine. There is always more to learn, and EventDV is there to lead the way for the many thousands of Sony Vegas users. Mike Lundquist Hometown Productions

Much appreciated.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... To Marshall Levy, in response to "Camera Placement for Multicamera Weddings" (October 2008): I really appreciate the effort that you go to for getting great wedding videos. I also appreciate the detail you went into to explain how and why you...

H.264 lessons.(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... In Jan Ozer's November column "Lessons From iTunes," when he mentions access to "advanced encoding techniques" for higher-quality H.264 streams, I think he means the infamous "frame controls." I have abandoned using them with frame...

How fitting?(letters to the editor)(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2009... Regarding Jan Ozer's November tutorial, "Creating Blu-ray Disc Pop-Up Menus in Adobe Encore CS4," he omits an imporrtant preliminary step that may trip up some readers who are new to working with Encore in this way. Unfortunately, you have to...

Lighten your load with on-camera lighting.(gear & now)
January 1, 2009... New lighting gear can help professional videographers lighten their loads during on-location shoots, while at the same time reducing some of the costs associated with adding light. Light emitting diodes (LEDs), as the foundation of a video...

Funeral Videos Business Everlasting The Complete Course.(continuing education)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While there's certainly a great deal of overlap between wedding and funeral videography--which is the main reason you see some of the same people operating in both worlds, or transitioning from one to the other--the...

Secure your network, go greener.(the gadget bag)
January 1, 2009... In the previous installment of The Gadget Bag (November 2008), I talked about setting the security on your wireless network, and I made reference to a type of encryption called WEP (wired equivalent privacy). While this will provide some...

Hooray for Bollywood.(studio time)(Cover story)
January 1, 2009... Kevin Shahinian was rushing out his door, on his way to shoot a musical number at a library on the outskirts of Los Angeles, when we first spoke to him about the Bollywood "mini-epic" he was making for a couple from Southern California....

Never be without a good promotional theme.(strictly business)
January 1, 2009... Marketing your business can be hard work. Not marketing your business, however, can mean no work. One of the best ways I've found to make marketing easier is to key events and sales to major holidays. Retailers are prime examples of folks...

Focus enhancements FS-5 DTE recorder.(in the field)
January 1, 2009... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Focus Enhancements has been making hard drive-based digital video recorders for many years now, calling its products DTE, or Direct-To-Edit recorders. The company's FS-4 line debuted in 2005, providing popular and...

Graphic thoughts: my top 10 Photoshop moves, part 2.(tutorial)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hey graphics gang, thanks for tuning back in for this month's Graphic Thoughts. In the last article, I showed you five tips that I hope you found useful in Part 1 of our two-part series, "My Top 10 Photoshop Moves."...

Cut lines: easy H.264 encoding for the web.(final cut pro tutorial)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This month we'll look at exporting your Final Cut Pro Sequence into an H.264 file for the internet. H.264 is becoming a widely accepted web file format. Even Flash supports H.264 now. It can create nice, small file...

Tips & tricks: correcting exposure problems.(sony vegas pro tutorial)
January 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Welcome to this month's tutorial on Sony Vegas! In this installment I will extend the discussion of color correction techniques we began in the November issue by touching on using some of the new color-enhancing...

The shift to thrift.(the reel deal)
January 1, 2009... For most of us, 2008 was a wild ride, financially, and I hope 2009 will be better. However, as a small business owner, you need to be prepared for less income as our clients think twice about what they spend. What you can spend on your business...

What's new in EDIUS 5? A guided tour for videographers.
January 1, 2009... Since Thomson's late-2005 acquisition of Canopus, the advancement of the EDIUS NLE has arguably been on the slow track, which has left many longtime EDIUS users feeling anxious for updates. In mid-2007 Grass Valley did release an interim...

How to become a high-end wedding producer.
January 1, 2009... The story you're about to read is a case study about being a producer. The challenges we faced as a studio to pull off this wedding shoot proved a great learning experience for us; it's one that I hope can encourage you to think big. FADE...

Fast compressions: accelerating encoding on multicore Mac and Windows workstations.
January 1, 2009... I just finished doing a review of streaming video encoders, and one of the tested criteria was encoding speed. Fortunately, I had some pretty peppy hardware around, specifically two dual-processor, quad-core systems. One was a 2.8gHz HP xw6600...

The shape of things to come.(the moving picture)
January 1, 2009... Technology advancements come from all directions, some flowing from professional products to consumers, others flowing from consumer to pros. This column is about the second category--specifically, several enhancements in the $99 Adobe Premiere...