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Here you will find a listing of all of our articles including a short description.

Basics:

Article Description
Camcorder Selection Presenting aspects to take into consideration when buying a camcorder.
From tape to DVD A decription of the whoe process going from tape to DVD
Transfer to Disc Transfer of analog and digital video to a hard drive.
Video Editing Basics of video editing and listing of some well known programs.
Encoding Compression types, which to use and how to do it.
Recording to tape Why and how to record your edited movie back to tape.
(S)VCD/DVD creation How to create (Super) VideoCD's or DVD's from your own movies and a listing of some well known programs

Technical Info:

Article Description
VideoCD VideoCD specifications and disc contents
Super Video CD Super VideoCD specifications and disc content
DVD-Video DVD specifications and recordable types
AVI files Definition and types of AVI files and how to open them
MPEG Info Explanation of MPEG compression

Reviews:

Article Description
NewBlue Video Plugins A collection of transitions and effects for video editing programs
DVDlab A DVD authoring program with professional capabilities
Imaginate Creating a movie form a sequence of stills using transitions and motion
Liquid Edition A comparison of three intermediate to professional level video editing programs
Premiere Elements
Studio 9 plus
DVD MovieFactory An entry level DVD authoring program from Ulead
SmartSound An easy and smart way to add music to your video
TMPGEncoder Some tips and tricks on one of the most popular mpeg-encoders
Muvee Autoproducer A total different perspective on video editing. A tool for those that want to create a video production within 15 minutes.
Scenalyzer Live! A utility for batch capturing and archiving video

Tutorials:

Article Description
VHS to DVD A tutorial how to convert your VHS collection to DVD (5 parts)
Recording External Audio A manual how to produce a connection between an external audio source to your camcorder to record external audio
Common MovieMaker Mistakes Common mistakes made by unexperienced users working with Microsoft MovieMaker
Noise reduction Basics of audio noise reduction and two ways to remove noise
Tips for filming and editing A list of do's and dont's to make a home video more interesting to watch
Moving Filmstrip in Premiere A tutorial for an interesting effect in Premiere: a filmstrip moving from top to bottom with a clip playing in each frame
Route Animation How to create an animated route on a map using the Gradient Wipe transition.
Haloween Title A tutorial for a nice opening clip for a Halloween movie, created with Adobe Premiere.
Convert DVD-cam footage Converting footage shot with a DVD camcorder to DV-AVI for easier editing with video-editing programs.
Film Transfer Techniques used to digitize old film footage including a do-it-yourself method
Video recompressing Changing the codec, frame size or bit rate of AVI files using the freeware tool VirtualDUB
Frameserving An explanation of the principle, and a tutorial of frameserving between Premiere and TMPGEnc

Site Info:

Article Description
Company Links A listing of companies active in Digital Video Editing
Site History Listing of news, changes, updates and other site related events.
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