CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects 24 Cool Things You Didn't Know You Could Do!

Name: CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects 24 Cool Things You Didn't Know You Could Do!
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ISBN: 9780071489331

ISBN-10: 0071489339

ISBN-13: 9780071489331

Edition: 2008

Authors: Troy Dreier

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Inside CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. Part I: Filming 1: Make a Video Birth Announcement and Record Your Kids Growing Up 2: Create a Family Newscast 3: Create a Video Valentine 4: Create a Vacation Movie Your Guests Will Really Enjoy 5: Record a Party 6: Make a Music Video 7: Shoot Your Own Script 8: Create a Video Family Album Part II: Editing 9: Create a Dramatic Slideshow 10: Add Terrific Titles and Creative Credits 11: Giants Attack: Create a Monster Movie 12: Create a Dream Sequence 13: Shooting Sports Events…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 8/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 229
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Troy Dreier (Jersey City, NJ) is a professional freelance writer specializing in consumer technology. He has covered video editing titles regularly for CNET for several years. Other publication credits include PC Magazine, Laptop Magazine, PDAStreet, Intranet Journal, and Buy Magazine. Before Troy was a fulltime freelancer, he was a staff editor at PC Magazine where he was responsible for several product sections of the ZDNet Web site.



Getting started


Choosing a camera, editing


disc burning software, Converting analog tape to digital1


Create a video birth announcement


watch kids grow upProducts covered


Video cameraHardware required


TripodCost band


$70 - $1502


Create your own newscastProducts covered


Video cameraHardware required


External microphoneSoftware required


NoneCost band: $80 - $1203


Make a video valentineProducts covered


Video cameraHardware required


Floor and desk lamps


Create a vacation movieProducts covered: Video camera


Record a partyProducts covered: Video camera


Make a music videoProducts covered


Video camera Hardware


Tripod, external microphoneSoftware required


Video editing programCost band


$200 - $3707


Shoot your own script


Products covered: Video camera


Hardware required: Rolling cart or baby carriage


8


Products covered: Video camera


Hardware required: External microphone


Software required: Video editing software


Cost band: $150 - $2009


Moving Pictures: Slideshow


Products covered: Video camera


Hardware: Scanner/projector/ screen


Software required: Video editing software


Cost band: $300 -$400


Creative creditsCost band: $0


Giants attack: Create a monster movie


Create a dream sequence


Capture sports events


Create an interactive DVD game


Create a time-lapse video


Create a score for your film


Stop-motion fun


Create a video holiday letter


Create Hollywood-style DVD Menus


Connect your TV and PC to make a digital movie theater


Save your favorite TV shows


Share your creations


Create a video podcast


Create an archive to last