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You're probably wondering if all the hoopla surrounding digital video is for real. Rest assured, it is. No more Super-8 or 16mm film, no more VHS tapes (which are nearly impossible for the amateur to edit) – now it's all about digital video. All you need is a digital video camera and a decent computer with video-editing software, and any amateur home moviemaker can create great movies with ease.
Well, almost with ease. Making good movies – even home movies – still requires some basic knowledge of how the equipment works, how to set up good shots, how to use the editing software, and so on. And all that can be daunting to the beginner. That's where Digital Video For Dummies, 2nd Edition, comes in. Recently revised to cover the latest advances in digital video technology, this easy-to-understand guide can get you up and running quickly on your first digital video project.
Digital Video For Dummies, 2nd Edition, covers the following topics and more:
- Understanding digital video equipment – from cameras to computers
- Starting preproduction of your movie – from scripting and storyboarding to location scouting
- Composing and lighting a scene
- Getting great sound for your movie
- Putting all the pieces of your movie together in Apple's iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, or Adobe Premiere
- Transferring your digital movie to videotape, burning it to CD-ROM, or publishing it to the Web
- Top Ten lists highlighting tips for making spectacular movies, pointers for producing a great wedding video, and awesome accessories.
Digital Video For Dummies, 2nd Edition, also comes with a CD-ROM with trial versions of popular video-editing software, as well as some sample movies that you can play around with.
So whether you're new to the home moviemaking business, or you've been shooting home movies for years but want to give digital video a try, Digital Video For Dummies, 2nd Edition, can help you create home movies that you'll be proud to screen for your family and friends.
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Digital Video for Dummies is a winner. It's a great guide to digital video production and one of the best-organized and most authoritative books in the Dummies series. Author Martin Doucette eloquently shares his experience in capturing moving images on videotape, converting the recorded images for editing on a personal computer, and manipulating them to yield maximum effect when presented to a viewer. Throughout, the book features the kind of advice only an experienced professional could deliver--stuff that will be extraordinarily valuable to anyone preparing digital video for use in a game, training aid, sales tool, Web site, or other multimedia genre.
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Fully half of Digital Video for Dummies deals with motion-picture production values in general, computer editing and applications aside. Doucette explains how to script scenes, frame shots, capture sound, talk to actors, and apply makeup. He also demystifies camcorder technology--his fine explanation of white balance is one example of this book's excellent hardware coverage (which focuses on the Canon XL1 camera). Once he's explained how to get your scenes on tape, Doucette tells how to convert them to PC format. (He uses a Pinnacle Systems video capture card in his examples.) He uses Adobe's image- and video-editing software (especially Adobe Premiere 5.1 for Windows) in his tutorials, explaining how to get things done with a combination of numbered procedures, sharp prose, and succinct hints. The book's main shortcoming is its lack of information on producing and publishing streaming video in RealVideo or Windows Media Player format--after all, most Internet videos use one of those formats. But this isn't a Web book and it stands on its merits as a video-production and Adobe Premiere text. --David Wall
Topics covered: Preparing for video shoots, lighting, sound, scripting, capturing video to PC format, editing with Adobe Premiere, and adding effects with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects.
MovieWorks, Quick Editor, and more on CD-ROM
Now updated to cover Main Vision, iMovie, and Film Factory
Make your Hollywood dreams come true with this hands-on resource If you want to produce professional-quality home movies, wedding videos, sales presentations, or multimedia Web content, all you need is a digital camcorder, a souped-up PC ... and the know-how contained in this savvy guide. So get the book, pick up some gear, grab your bullhorn, and start directing! all this on the bonus CD-ROM Ulead Cool 3D and MediaStudio Pro Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop trial versions Epson Film Factory Plus instructional examples, video samples, ready-to-use multimedia clips, and more System requirements: PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later; Power Macintosh running System 7.6 or later. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Discover how to: Select the right digital camcorder Outfit your PC for video editing Plan and shoot awesome video productions Mix in sound, graphics, animation, and more Transfer video to tape, CD-ROM, or the Web
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Now updated to cover Main Vision, iMovie, and Film Factory
Make your Hollywood dreams come true with this hands-on resource If you want to produce professional-quality home movies, wedding videos, sales presentations, or multimedia Web content, all you need is a digital camcorder, a souped-up PC ... and the know-how contained in this savvy guide. So get the book, pick up some gear, grab your bullhorn, and start directing! all this on the bonus CD-ROM Ulead Cool 3D and MediaStudio Pro Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop trial versions Epson Film Factory Plus instructional examples, video samples, ready-to-use multimedia clips, and more System requirements: PC running Windows 95 or later, Windows NT 4 or later; Power Macintosh running System 7.6 or later. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Discover how to: Select the right digital camcorder Outfit your PC for video editing Plan and shoot awesome video productions Mix in sound, graphics, animation, and more Transfer video to tape, CD-ROM, or the Web
Get smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily(TM) e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers
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