The Perfect Companion for Your Digital Video CameraDigital video brings the power of studio production to thepersonal computer. With just a video camera, a computer, and theproper software, you can create your own innovative and uniquemovies for personal or business use. Digital Video Essentials showsyou how to take advantage of today's technology to get the resultsyou want. In this book, you'll learn to shoot your footageeffectively, transfer it to your computer, use editing software tobuild and enhance your material, and export your movies to VHStape, DVDs, the Internet, and more.All the Know-How You NeedInside you get the unparalleled instruction of best-sellingauthor and video expert Erica Sadun, who explains the technologiesand standards behind digital video in terms anyone can understand.Digital Video Essentials shows you how to make the most ofyour equipment, introduces you to the inexpensive tools that willturn your computer into a digital-editing studio, and explains thelatest methods for getting your video to its audience. It evenguides you through special-effects projects so you can have funwith your video as you learn. The companion CD comes packed withsample projects and trial versions of the software you need- fromprograms for editing video and sound to tools for burning CDs andcreating streaming video.Topics covered include:* Choosing your equipment and planning a shoot* Composing, lighting, and shooting scenes* Recording high-quality sound* Getting analog or digital video onto your computer* Editing your video on a PC or a Mac* Adding low-cost special effects to your videos* Burning video CDs and DVDs* Sharing your movies via streaming videoNote: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

Introduction.Chapter 1: Why Digital Video?Chapter 2: Compose, Light, and Shoot.Chapter 3: Video Tech Talk.Chapter 4: Transfer Video to Your Computer.Chapter 5: Video-Editing Techniques.Chapter 6: iMovie Simplified.Chapter 7: VideoStudio Skills.Chapter 8: Burn Your Movies to DVD and VCD.Chapter 9: Share Your Movies with Streaming Video.Chapter 10: Export Your Movies to TV, Tape, and More.Chapter 11: Digital Video Fun.Glossary.Index.