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Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
The choice of video cards for home movie editing is not important at all. You will be able to capture movies from your camera via firewire, edit and play AVI and MPGEG movies with just a basic video card or your on board graphics.
But what if you do your editing on a machine where you […]
DVD Recorders
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Who’s not for ?
If you enjoy making nice DVD navigation menus and want to create custom chapters then a stand alone DVD recorder is not the end all solution. However a stand alone player can still save you a lot of time because you a bunch of time. You can import the recorder DVD into […]
DVD Recorders
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Who’s not for ?
If you enjoy making nice DVD navigation menus and want to create custom chapters then a stand alone DVD recorder is not the end all solution. However a stand alone player can still save you a lot of time because you a bunch of time. You can import the recorder DVD into […]
Flip Video Camcorder
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Video is exploding right now thanks to sites like Youtube and Google Video. However in the past it did take a a somewhat tech savvy person to create, edit and upload videos to the web. Not anymore.
When I first saw the Flip Video Camcorder I admit I was skeptical. However this […]
Pinnacle Studio version 11 Is Released
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007It looks like Pinnacle Studio version 11 is available for purchase. In the past Pinnacle products were not my favorite. They were riddled with bugs and crashed all the time. However since Pinnacle was bought by Avid I have been keeping an eye on the product line. Version 10 seemed to […]
Izzy Video 56 - Behind the Scenes of Three Point Lighting
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
Izzy Video 56 takes you behind the scenes of a Paperclipping episode, and demonstrates three point lighting. You get to see my setup for 90% of the shoots I do, because they usually take place in my living room.
You can get Izzy Video 56 right here.
Creating this video podcast of DV tutorials is incredibly time-consuming. […]
Izzy Video 55 - Comparing Hard and Soft Light
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
My goal in this installment of Izzy Video is simply to illustrate the fundamental differences between hard and soft lighting.
To do this, I light an orange using both a hard light source and a soft light source. The results are quite different.
By the way, the lights I use are a Chimera Small Video Pro light […]
Izzy Video 54 - Travel Matte - Luma
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
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Travel Matte - Luma is a compositing tool built into Final Cut Pro. You can use it to create custom mattes in specific shapes. In this video, I show how to use it to blur out a subject’s face. I chose […]
Izzy Video 53 - Shooting for the Small Screen
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
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These days, most internet videos (including video podcasts like mine) are rendered for small screens such as those found on the video iPod. This can be a challenge because when you shoot for small screens, some different rules apply. This installment […]
Izzy Video 52 - Focus Using Blur
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
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I’m focusing more on the creative side of video in this new installment of Izzy Video.
You can use a Gaussian Blur in a number of ways, but my purpose in this video podcast is simply to expose you to some […]