Video Projects

IN THIS CHAPTER:

The Public Service Announcement

The Commercial

The Music Video

The Birthday Party

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You've got the full kit: the camcorder, the computer outfitted with a nonlinear editing system complete with a full-frame video capture card, software that delivers multiple audio and video tracks, and eye-popping transitions—this puppy's ready to go to work. Now what you need are some simple projects to cut your teeth on.

You'll find it best to start out with something short, which can be accomplished quickly but still give you the satisfaction of following through from start to finish. There are several other reasons why this is a good idea. When digitizing to the hard drive, it can be easy to overload your system's capability, ...

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