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EventDV articles from November 2008
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 2008
Re:Frame 08: don't you just know it?(the nonlinear editor)
November 1, 2008... It's Saturday night on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, just beyond the confines of the city's legendary French Quarter. Frenchmen Street isn't exactly a well-kept secret, but the music takes precedence there in a way it doesn't on Bourbon...
Wireless still making waves.(gear & now)
November 1, 2008... Of all the challenges that wedding and event video-graphers face--from mastering new digital formats to keeping on top of the latest camera technology to the rising cost of gas--the fact that they may be engaging in illegal activity must take...
Mastering the Sony HVR-Z7U and the HVR-S270.(education continuing)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
When I get a new piece of equipment, I try to see how far I can get before reading the manual. Some might argue that I am exhibiting typical male behavior, and my wife might be inclined to agree.
I justify my...
Upcoming educational events.
November 1, 2008... Von Wedding Films
one ON one Workshop
March 30-31, 2009
www.vonweddingfilms.com
Re:Frame Collective
Re:Frame Austin
Omni Hotel Downtown
April 27-29, 2009
www.reframecollective.com
Wired for wireless.(the gadget bag)
November 1, 2008... Now that I have had the chance to upgrade my wireless link in my studio network--as discussed in October's edition of The Gadget Bag (pp. 18-19)--I can report to you on how I did it and why. Let's begin with the why. Years ago, I set up a...
Sound and vision.(studio time)
November 1, 2008... When the time comes to put his legacy in order, Lee Bakogiannakis wants to be remembered for his contributions to the Greek wedding video industry. But for now he'll settle for being known as the guy who "made Bon Jovi cool again." Or as the...
Green beans and the Second Law of Thermodynamics.(strictly business)
November 1, 2008... Two months ago, I posed this question to a group of videographers: "When it comes to marketing and promoting your business, what are the biggest problems and/or frustrations that you face?"
I will say that I was pretty shocked at all the...
JVC GZ-HD40U & Canon Vixia HF-10A.(in the field)
November 1, 2008... [FIGURE 1 OMITTED]
Can single-chip camcorder models priced less than $1,000 and bearing the bold "Full HD" logo do the job of prosumer and professional camcorders costing many times that price? In this article I'll take two high-end...
Cut Lines: creating cool compositions with nested sequences.(final cut pro tutorial)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
In this installment of Cut Lines, we'll look at cropping and rotating several images at once and how nesting your composition can make it easier to manipulate your images together. We'll start by finding the images...
Graphic Thoughts: mastering the sketch.(tutorial)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
I've had a Facebook account for more than a year now. Over the past 3 months, I've seen a massive wave of videographers signing up to get their own free accounts to post their favorite videos, photos, or general...
Profitably targeting the budget bride.(op-ed)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
I always find it fascinating when a company appears out of nowhere and turns an industry on its head. Take Southwest Airlines, for example. From the day it hit the scene it began filling planes with low-fare...
Creating Blu-ray Disc pop-up menus in Adobe Encore CS4.(tutorial)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
One of the coolest new features in Adobe Encore CS4 is the ability to insert pop-up menus over video in Blu-ray Disc projects, a feature unique among authoring programs in Encore's class. In this tutorial, I'll...
Memoirs of a videographer.(the reel deal)
November 1, 2008... Who knew that my duties as WEVA's public relations chairperson would take me halfway around the world into a culture that I previously didn't know? Well, that's just what happened when I went to Japan in July to present "The Power of Video" to...
Correcting color in Sony Vegas.(tutorial)
November 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Welcome to Sony Vegas tips and tricks! This tutorial will be the first in a series of Vegas tutorials I'll be contributing over the next several months. Here's a quick intro: My wife, Christie, and I own and operate...
Sprucing up your Blu-ray Disc.
November 1, 2008... Once you produce your first DVD, you know that the video that you shoot is only a portion of the deliverable--albeit a large portion. Adding to the production value of the project are backgrounds for menus and titles, art for DVD labels, and...
Lessons from iTunes.(the moving picture)
November 1, 2008... I recently gave a presentation on producing H.264 video at Streaming Media West. During my preparation, I noticed that while H.264 is the hot topic in periodicals and forums, it's still not widely used for streaming, with Windows Media and...