Want to protect your valuable video from being copied without your permission? The US copyright laws are here to help you, but these laws and procedures have changed. So it is wise to visit the copyright office web site to get it right, but we'll summarize it. The...
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Copyright For Video Producers
MY VOICE, MY CHOICE -SOME BASIC COPYRIGHT CAVEATS ©2003 Douglas Spotted Eagle, Sundance Media Group/VASST Instructor Copyright. - The mere word calls forth difficult emotions ranging from artists screaming at fans for downloading illegal MP3's from a peer 2 peer to...
An RCA Engineer explains the Colorplexer which preceeded Color Bars
As a result of my article on Color Bars at VideoUniversity, I received an email on Aug 16, 2006 from Bob Thomas who wrote: Hal Landen's article on monitor adjustment with color bars is informative for those who have recently arrived on the scene and a good reminder...
Email from The Inventor of Color Bars
Color Bars on the Spinnaker of David Holmes' sailboat As a result of my article on Color Bars at VideoUniversity, I received an email from John D Holmes who wrote: I came across your article on color bars on the net and thought you might be interested in this little...
Color Bars and How To Use ’em
by Hal Landen Color bars are an artificial electronic signal generated by the camera or by post production equipment. They are recorded at the head of a videotape to provide a consistent reference in post production. They are also used for matching the output of two...
Chroma Key Basics for DV Guerrillas – Part 2
"or " Why is there a force field around my head?by Charles Roberts AKA Chawla OK, so from Chroma Key Basics for DV Guerrillas Part 1, you have gotten up to shooting. As you enter this stage of the game, you should have some Chroma Key footage to work with. If not, go...
Chroma Key Basics for DV Guerrillas – Part 1
or "So you can't afford Betacam..." by Charles Roberts AKA Chawla So you can't afford Betacam. You are giving up one meal a week to afford that Final Cut Pro rig you've got and you certainly can't spring for more pro equipment. You're not going to be able to afford...
Review of Power CG Plus
(For Windows PCs) By David Jon Devoucoux email Power CG Plus Screen The evolution of character generator programs for the PC has undergone massive changes in the past two years. Inscriber released Feature Pak and Motion Pak and AlphaCG has come on-line with excellent...
Cell Phone Video: The Third Screen
Shoot Your Next Documentary With A Cell Phone Cell phone screens are now considered the "third screen" after TV and computer screens. Cell phones can send email, buy and download music, stream live television, play games, shoot video and ah yes, they can still make...
Canon’s XL1
The official Canon XL1 website Overview of the XL1 Featuring the Mini DV format, this 3 chip camera uses 1/3" chips with 250,000 effective pixels. The camera is equiped with a DV terminal that conforms to IEEE 1394 for digital transfer of video and sound. It comes...
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