- Digital media sales represent a growing market in consumer technology; in previous editions, this book has been the top-selling reference for digital video beginners
- Fully revised and completely focused on consumer digital video users and editors who have little to no experience with the equipment
- Walks readers through the basics of selecting equipment, installing software and hardware, shooting good video, getting files into a PC, editing, and outputting to the Internet, videotape, or a DVD
CD-ROM includes trial versions of the editing software covered in the book as well as other digital video tools and sample files
Table of Contents:
Introduction. Part I: Getting Ready for Digital Video.
Chapter 1: Introducing Digital Video.
Chapter 2: Getting Your Computer Ready for Digital Video.
Chapter 3: Getting Your Digital Video Gear.
Part II: Gathering Footage.
Chapter 4: Shooting Better Video.
Chapter 5: Capturing Digital Video.
Chapter 6: Capturing Analog Video.
Chapter 7: Importing Audio.
Part III: Editing Your Movie.
Chapter 8: Hollywood Comes Home: Basic Editing.
Chapter 9: Using Transitions and Titles.
Chapter 10: Working with Audio.
Chapter 11: Advanced Video Editing.
Chapter 12: Working with Still Photos and Graphics.
Chapter 13: Wrapping Up Your Movie.
Part IV: Sharing Your Video.
Chapter 14: Putting Your Movies on the Internet.
Chapter 15: Exporting Digital Video to Tape.
Chapter 16: Recording CDs and DVDs.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Videography Tips and Tricks.
Chapter 18: Ten Tools for Digital Video Production.
Chapter 19: Comparing Ten Video-Editing Programs.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: About the CD.
Appendix B: Glossary.
Appendix C: Installing Apple iMovie.
Appendix D: Using Pinnacle Studio.
Appendix E: Using Windows Movie Maker.
Index.
About the Author :
Keith Underdahl is the author of several books on digital video. He is an experienced videographer and developer of kiosk and marketing videos for Ages Software.
Review :
“…The Dummies part of the title is upheld, with clear language and images that provide useful explanations…” (Computer Active, October 2003)
