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Over the past year, The DV Show has answered thousands of listener questions on their popular radio program. Everything from simple camcorder questions to complex technical issues in dealing with audio and video production problems. This 205-page collection includes the most popular answers to general and complex issues that any video enthusiast, on any level may face. From camcorder troubleshooting and error messages, to converting video files into any format, this easy guide offers solutions to hundreds of video problems. Adobe Reader Bookmarks and table of contents provide helpful navigation for searching on your computer, or you can print out the entire guide to step through problems.
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200 Tough Video Questions Answered Table of Contents: CAMCORDERS 1. What camcorder to buy a. Hobby Video b. for business c. for movie Making 2. Capturing faster than real time 3. Difference Between Composite and Y/C Video cable 4 Capturing Quality Loss a. Camcorder to Hard Drive b. Direct to Hard Drive c. Camcorder to Camcorder 5. Airport X-Rays 6. Camcorder Comparisons a. DVD Camcorders b. Analog and Digital 7. What are Zebra Stripes 8. What is White Balance CAMCORDER TROUBLESHOOTING 1. Camcorder not recognized a. PC Solutions b. Mac Solutions c. More Mac Fixes d. Premiere Elements 2. Tape End error 3. Eject tape error 4. Battery not charging 5. Sony Error Messages a. C 31:23 error code fix b. Sony Error Code Master List c. C 31:30 error code fix 6. JVC Error Codes a. Remove Lens cover fix b. E04 Fix c. Non JVC Batteries 7. Camcorder Ejects tape 8. Format Conversions a. MPEG-2 b. Sony DVD camcorders c. ASF Format d. VRO Format e. .MOV files f. HD g. Analog to Digital Transfer h. VHS to DVD 9 .Maintenance a. Cleaning Schedule b. Maximize Battery Performance PRODUCTION TIPS AND TECHNIQUES 1. Time and Date Stamp 2. Capture Still images from DVD 3. Record and Playback HD TV on Mac 4. Get Video off DVD 5. Screen Capturing a. Applications b. Screen Capture Software for the PC c. Screen Capture Software for the Mac d. Photos of your Screen 6. Output Mac screen over Firewire 7. Get rid of Film projector flicker 8. Achieving the film look 9. Converting video a. PowerPoint to Final Cut Pro b. PAL DVD to NTSC c. Quicktime to .AVI d. PowerPoint to .AVI e. .M4V to DVD f. DVD to DVD 10. Recording Telephone calls a. Landline solutions b. Recording Cell Phones 11. Shoot Better Fireworks 12. Green or Bluescreen with DV? 13. DIY Dollies, jibs and Cranes 14. Make your own blue/green screen 15. Lighting techniques a. Get rid of Glare b. Low Light techniques c. Overcome Backlight issues VIDEO EDITING 1. Avoid Dropping frames 2. Editing MPEG video 3. Final Cut Pro a. Adding a video monitor b. Hook up a TV 4. Fuzzy Title Fix 5. Best Editing software 6. Computer for Video Editing 7. Final Cut and Express Differences revealed 8. Audio and Video Sync issues a. What is Audio/Video out of Sync? b. Reasons for Audio/Video out of Sync c. Audio/Video out of Sync Everywhere d. VHS to DVD Audio/Video out of Sync fix e. More Audio/Video out of Sync Fixes f. Sync fix for iPod Video g. Simplest Fix DVD Authoring 1. Audio/Video out of Sync Fixes 2. Checking for Good DVD Burn 3. DVD capacity 4. Burn DVDs quicker 5. DVD Player issues solved 6. Copy protection solutions 7. Edit video from a DVD a. Editing b. Edit VOB or MPEG from DVD 8. Book Type 9. IFO, VOB and AOB files 10. Improve DVD quality 11. Bitsetting 12. Mac DVD authoring 13. DVD-R and DVD+R compared 14. Windows Media on DVD 15. Best Blank DVD Brands 16. DVD freezing solutions. VIDEO BUSINESS 1. What to Charge 2. How to Make Money 3. Restarting a Career 4. Demo Reel Do's and Dont's 5. Corporate Video- What to Avoid VIDEOTAPE 1. Best MiniDV Tape 2. The Lowdown on Reusing MiniDV Tape 3. Recovering Damaged MiniDV Tape 4. Blacken MiniDV Tape 5. How to Store MiniDV Tape 6. DV Artifact Resolutions AUDIO 1. Distortion Fixes 2. Plug ins and Programs 3. Production Music 4. Microphone Placement a. at a Podium b. Pickup Patterns explained 5. Free Music 6. Wireless Microphones a. Get better sound b. Best Range c. Advantages and Applications d. Types e. UHF vs VHF VIDEO IPOD 1.DVD to iPod 2. YouTube to iPod 3. PC video to iPod 4. Compression Settings STREAMING MEDIA 1. Using Windows Media Encoder 2. Record WMV from the web 3. Codecs explained 4. Recording Streams 5. Video in Webpages a. Free Services compared b. Coding c. .FLV d. Compression Options e. H.264 f. The Old Fashioned Way HARD DRIVES, STORAGE AND FILE TRANSFER 1. Firewire vs. USB 2. Hard Drive Archiving 3. Quick Video File Transfer Techniques 4. Firewire Troubleshooting a. PC b. Mac 5. DV Video and Captured Video 6. Advantages of capturing small amounts SIMPLIFIED TECH 1. Difference between 24p and 24PA 2. Online and Offline editing 3. 4:2:2, 4:1:1 and 4:2:0 4. Aspect ratio 5. 16:9 Widescreen 6. Viewing computer screen on TV a. PC b. Mac
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