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Making sure you’ve got every angle covered
Will Head If you’ve used several cameras to film an event, syncing up the footage can be a little daunting. Thankfully, there are ways to make this job easier. If you have control over a shoot and...
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Lightening the load on your Mac’s Intel Core processor
Will Head Video editing needs more processing clout than ever, but don’t despair: there are some devices that can take the strain from your Mac’s CPU… As technology advances, tasks that would...
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The iPhone 4/iMovie HD revolution
Will Head Don’t waste your money on a mini HD camcorder. The iPhone 4 lets you shoot in HD, edit your film and then upload the finished movie to the web. You can’t have helped but notice the number of...
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YouTube, Vimeo, Blip: make the most of your video host
Will Head If you’re producing video, you’d be nuts not to take advantage of hosting sites, but the one you choose depends on what you want to achieve… Make any kind of video these days and the chances...
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Premiere’s Ultra Key opens door to easy green screening
Will Head Chroma keying just got a shot in the arm with the new Ultra Key tool built into Premiere Pro CS5, which creates great keys with minimal hassle. We’ve looked at chroma keying – the process of...
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Get HTML5′s video features working for you
Will Head Spend any time on video-related websites and it won’t be long before you see mention of HTML5 – specifically its native support of video playback – popping up. Before you get too excited,...
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Give soundtracks a licence to thrill
Will HeadYou could be forgiven for thinking that all you need to make a good video is great moving images. Unfortunately, it’s not just the action that occurs in front of the camera that you need to...
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Go global by adding subtitles to reach an international audience
Will HeadIf you want to increase the accessibility of your video productions or make them viewable to people who don’t have speakers or headphones to hand, then adding subtitles lets the viewer read...
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Bringing the power of Photoshop to video – one frame at a time
Will HeadDig deep into any video editing package and you’ll find a huge number of effects you can apply to your footage to transform it beyond recognition. Used well, you can turn an average video into...
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Getting animated about the power of key frames
Will HeadAt its most basic, video editing is simply cutting up clips and moving them around, but no matter how simple the project, these skills will only take you so far. That’s not to say you can’t...
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