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EventDV articles from November 2006
A monthly trade magazine for event videographers. Provides industry and product news as well as technical and business advice. Covers production products and topics including camcorders and accessories, lighting and audio; and post production products and
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EventDV archives from November 2006
Case study.(the nonlinear editor)
November 1, 2006... In the last chapter of The World According to Garp, John Irving describes a novelist as "a doctor who sees only terminal cases." That's his peculiarly rigid brand of New England fatalism at work; no character can avoid his destiny, and every...
HPTC and Apple.(hd today)
November 1, 2006... Normally, I talk about HD as it pertains to production. But as a Mac user, TiVo user, owner of client-showroom home theater, and someone with a long-time interest in home theater personal computers (HTPC), I wanted to comment on the other end...
Crystal ball.(class act)
November 1, 2006... Recently I had to copy a film from an outdated format to DVD, and it reminded me, of the dilemma facilities face when archiving media. It s a common problem in outfits that have a library of existing material on older analog formats. In the...
Battery power for cameras, lights, HDDs, and more.(gear & now)
November 1, 2006... Hands up, all those with a battery strapped to your hand! I'll admit I hadn't heard of it, but when first told about the Handex battery that attaches to a camera's handstrap, the simple idea started growing on me.
It acts as a bit of a...
Recording meetings and seminars.(stage to screen)
November 1, 2006... One small step away from traditional stage productions is the recording of meetings and seminars. These can be held in a variety of venues, from a company conference room to a hotel ballroom or even a convention or civic center. Each site poses...
Cut lines: improving sound performance with STP: part 1: noise reduction.(final cut pro tutorial)
November 1, 2006... When I was a teenager, I remember often adding STP Oil Treatment to the family car. Yeah, it shows my age, but there you have it. Decades later, Scientifically Treated Petroleum is still in business and still getting the job done. Putting...
A Moore perfect union.(studio time)
November 1, 2006... This month we'll sneak a peek behind the curtains at MooreCast, a do-it-yourself website design and hosting company, to discover what long-time friend of the event videography world Wes Moore has cooking.
Wes Moore's relationship with the...
It's sports, it's instant, it's media.(field of vision)
November 1, 2006... With a company motto of Life doesn't stand still, why should you?, it's MEdia sounds like a videography outfit on the move. What's more, the type of videography it delivers must demand something like perpetual motion.
What's it's MEdia's...
Creating a mirror-image effect in Final Cut Pro.(tutorial)
November 1, 2006... If you're like me, you're always looking for new ideas and new sources of inspiration. What can I take from the real world and translate into the wedding video world? The idea we'll explore in this tutorial comes from Apple Computer, so it's...
Capturing life.(field of vision)
November 1, 2006... Stampeding runners, kids with cancer, impassioned speakers, and thousands of volunteer participants, 11 gathered together for a brisk 5K race. Sound like an intimidating scene for someone who makes his living shooting weddings?
Not so for...
Score big with high school football.(Cover story)
November 1, 2006... High school sports is a market niche well worth exploring. Parents use DVDs to help their college-bound kids get athletic scholarships. Coaches appreciate videographers who get them clear shots they can use for game analysis. And many schools'...
Previz: proactive pre-production planning.(executive decisions)
November 1, 2006... Previsualization, aka "previz," involves mocking up scenes in a multidimensional environment prior to production so that creative and technical issues can be tackled in advance of the shoot. As a corporate media producer, my previz process...
Applied Magic DVD shop.
November 1, 2006... SYNOPSIS:
A full-fledged PC designed to make DVD recording as simple and straightforward as set-top DVD decks, but with greater flexibility, DVD Shop is a very powerful tool if you intend to use it to its full ability. However, if you...
Sony HVR-V1U HDV camcorder.
November 1, 2006... SYNOPSIS:
The Sony HVR-V1U isn't going to replace anyone's CineAlta camcorder any time soon, but regardless of the level of video production, this camcorder fits into the kit nicely. It's the first HDV camcorder to deliver 1920x1080 video...
Sony HDR-UX1 AVC-HD camcorder.
November 1, 2006... SYNOPSIS:
My experience with the UX1 was not only pleasant, but fun. The first Sony camcorder to support the new H.264-based AVC-HD acquisition format, it fits the hand, feels solid, and has several features I was surprised to find on a...
Juicing your audio.(the moving picture)
November 1, 2006... If you're a hammer, the world looks like a nail. To me, this aphorism means that your background or perspective determines your vision and viewpoint. It's unavoidable and affects us all, in life and, more to the point, in how we produce video....