Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production Book

VIDEO GEAR; Home Video Hints; Quick Guide to Video Formats; How the DV Formats Work; Dissecting a Camcorder; All About Lenses; Image Stabilizers; Solar Panel Imaging; Filter Features; Dissecting a Video Editing Computer; Editing Appliances; Six Ways to Soup Up Your Computer for Video Editing; Microphone Types; Putting Radio to Work; Audio Mixers; Over of the Making of Videotape; Resolution Lines; Inside Look at Cables and Connectors; Try a Tripod; PREPRODUCTON PLANNING; Honing Your Ideas; Budgeting Time; It's All in the Approach; Script Right; Creating Effective, Believable Dialogue; Storyboards and Shot Lists; Budget Details; A Modest Proposal; A Word From Your Sponsor; Finding Talent for Videos; 11 Tips for Location Scounting; Copyright: Legal Issues you Need to Know; PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; Framing Good Shots; Shooting Steady; Make Your Move; Using Reflectors; Three-Point Lighting in the Real World; Lighting Effects; Outdoor Lighting; Audio; Outdoor Audio; Stealth Directing; Sets, Lies, and Videotape; Makeup and Wardrobe for Video; Time-Lapse Videography; Making Music Videos; Practical Special Effects; POSTPRODUCTION TECHNIQUES; Computer Editing-Getting Started; 5 Phases of Editing; Common Problems; Color Tweaking; Basic Compositing; Art of the Edit; Titles; Sound Editing; Sound Effects; Easy Copy; TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS; Commercial Distribution; Public Access; Leased Access Cable; Producing for PBS; Paths to Broadcast TV; Promotion Strategies; The Demo Tape; INTERNET DISTRIBUTION; The Web: Little Screen, Big Opportunities; 11 Easy Steps to Streaming; Encoding for the Web; Why and How to Get a Streaming Server; Thin Streaming; MPEGS on Your Home Page; AUTHORING VIDEO TO DISCS; Getting Your Video onto DVD; Burn Your Own CDs and DVDs; DVD Authoring Software; DVD Flavors; Steps of DVD Authoring; MPEG-2s; Creating Video on CDs