Here's the skinny… The new iMac line-up comes in two flavors, 20" or 24" and features an aluminum and glass case. There are several improvements made on the case that we liked. First, the outer frame around the LCD has a black margin (versus white on the last iMac series) which w

On Apple.com's splash screen today, video editing is front and center. The newest version of iMovie is proudly displayed on the iMac computer in the middle, for good reason. The entry-level app has been revamped for '08 with a grip of new features to help the video enthusiast. One feature th

Editing in The Fast Lane NewTek has a reputation for making video production faster, easier and sometimes just more fun. Their latest innovation is SpeedEDIT, and according to NewTek, it is the “world’s fastest video editor.” As they have, in fact, created several revolutionary pro

Burning HD Factory Corel Corporation’s Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6 Plus software is an easily affordable way to create and copy DVDs and CDs and to perform simple but impressive editing and assembling of prerecorded clips. In its deluxe version, it’s one of the first consumer editing progra

If you shoot the same event/scene with more than one camera and try to edit the multiple cameras’ footage together, you are multicam editing. Soap operas, reality TV, concert/theater videos and weddings often utilize multicam editing. Spike Lee used up to fifteen cameras in various scenes in B

Whenever a very large company buys a small company, there's reason to fear. In the case of Adobe buying Serious Magic, we worried that something would be lost in translation. Our conversations with Michelle Gallina, a long time marketer for Serious Magic, have confirmed otherwise. Last week, Mic

Intense Video, Small Size HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is the newest signal standard and connector for High Definition Video. There’s a lot to like about it: uncompressed digital HD video and audio travel down one easy cable connection, practically all new HD displays (well, any

Don’t be caught without cover. Your B-roll should be Top Priority. Here are some tips to enhance your A-list video projects by planning your B-roll better. If you are a documentary filmmaker, and this definitely includes you wedding videographers (yes, you are definitely documenting something

Shooting a movie over a period of days, weeks or even months can be a very difficult task – especially when it comes to maintaining continuity. When everything in the shot, scene and movie is consistent, then you've succeeded in maintaining continuity. If an actor picks up a cup with her

We know a handful of video producers who carry their best work around to show on their iPod. But, you oughta make sure that your pearl-white and chrome device is ready. If the battery isn't charged then the show is over. In response to concerns of iPod batteries lasting only a year, some third-p

In the last two issues we told you how to set up and shoot your vidcast. In part three, we’re looking at how to edit and get that vidcast to the masses We talked about key production elements like set design, talent and crew, and equipment in part two in our April issue. This month, we’l

In the ongoing evolution of disc burning, we have reached the point where the latest major distribution hurdle has been overcome: the ability to burn your own full-length high-definition projects for people who don’t have computers. Roxio’s DVDit Pro HD is among the first Windows disc a

Bedrock of Music Musicbed DV ($249) from Synk Audio is an easy to use and straightforward royalty-free music generator for the Mac platform. If you don’t have the cash for synchronization rights or a garage band willing to do the work for a pizza and some publicity, then you’ve got to tu

As editors, we are in control of the time universe. We can stretch it, shorten it, and even change Fate by manipulating Time. There are many reasons why we edit our video – to juxtapose two or more shots for greater meaning, to show simultaneous action happening in two different locations, to

One of my worst subjects in school was U.S. History. I know, I should be ashamed of myself. I could never admit this to my grandparents who would have been appalled by my lack of knowledge and appreciation of our history. So, when I saw this come across the news wire, I felt (with a healthy dose of

Colorista Correction The color correction of motion pictures is one of those places where art firmly intersects technology. Much like a painter’s palette, the tools involved are deceptively simple, but it is the artist behind the tool that determines whether a picture becomes a beautiful imag

Squeeze Play Today’s ideal workflow is to create once, and publish anywhere. Compression software is the crucial tool allowing you to deliver your content to an ever-increasing choice of distribution channels. The most important attributes of compression software are video quality and speed. E

Outside the MovieBox When the dust settled from Avid’s acquisition of Pinnacle Systems, one thing was for certain: Pinnacle’s vision for multimedia, “Make, Manage and Move,” still held true, even today. Studio MovieBox Plus embraces that vision and expands upon it by “M

Screen direction is perhaps one of the most confusing yet easily remedied problems in directing a video production. We are often tempted to place our cameras so that we get the cool background behind our talent as they move through the landscape. However, sometimes when we move the camera, we inadve

The Big Cheese We’ve seen a ton of external storage devices come through our doors. FireWire and USB 2.0 are the most common interfaces we see by far. The relatively new eSATA interface (external serial ATA), though, has not experienced a significant amount of adoption, particularly compared t