OReilly digital video hacks tips and tools for shooting editing and sharing may 2005 ISBN 0596009461

DigitalVideoHacks
ByJoshuaPaul
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Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:May2005
ISBN:0-596-00946-1
Pages:426

TableofContents|Index|Errata

Sincethedawnoffilm,novicesandexpertshaveusedquick-and-dirtyworkarounds
andaudiovisualtrickstoimprovetheirmotionpictures,fromhomemoviestofeature
films.Today,thetoolshavecertainlychanged,ashavethequalityandscopeofthe
results.Withdigitalvideo,thehackingpossibilitiesarenowlimitless,forboth
amateursandprofessionalartists.Fromacquiringfootage,mixing,editing,and
addingeffectstofinaldistribution,DigitalVideoHacksprovidesuniquetips,tools,
andtechniquesforeverystageofvideoproduction.You'lllearnhowto:

Getyourprojectsstartedrightusingcreativepreparationtoolsandtechniques,
frommakingyourownsteadicam,boom,ordollytoeffectivestoryboarding,
timecoding,andtapelabeling
Troubleshootcommonshootingproblems,includingusingstop-motionand
time-lapsetechniques,lightingeffects,coloredscreensandgels,andhousehold
objectstoestablishmoodorotherwisewowanaudience
Createstunningvisualeffects,suchassatellitezooming,surrealscenes,Matrixlikebullet-time,andgreenscreenillusions
Foolyouraudiencewithaudiotricks,replacingflubbeddialogue,smoothing
overcuts,andcoveringmissingaudiowithroomtone
Addprofessionalfeatureswithpost-productiontricks,includingcolor
correction,soundtrackcleanup,openingsequences,andDVDbookmarks
Distributefinalcontentinavarietyofcreativeways,fromexportingtobasic

videotapeorDVDtostreamingovertheinternetorevenviacellphone
Usethewebtoprovideinteractivityanddynamiccontent,attendaremote
conference,orvlogyourlife.

Whetheryou'relookingforanewtechniquetoincludeinyournextproject,asolution
toacommonproblem,orjustalittleinspiration,thisbookreintroducesyoutothe
digitalvideoyouonlythoughtyouknew.


DigitalVideoHacks
ByJoshuaPaul
...............................................
Publisher:O'Reilly
PubDate:May2005
ISBN:0-596-00946-1
Pages:426

TableofContents|Index|Errata



Credits



AbouttheAuthor

Contributors




Acknowledgments
Preface



WhyDigitalVideoHacks?



HowtoUseThisBook



HowThisBookIsOrganized



ConventionsUsedinThisBook



UsingCodeExamples

HowtoContactUs



Safari®Enabled



GotaHack?



Chapter1.Prepare



Section1.1.Hacks116



Hack1.SuccessfullyCompleteaProject



Hack2.KeepYourProjectOrganized



Hack3.NumberYourTapes

Hack4.BlackandCodeaTape



Hack5.LogUsingaSpreadsheet



Hack6.CreateaDigitalStoryboard



Hack7.CreateaTwo-ColumnScript



Hack8.BuildYourOwnAppleBox



Hack9.MakeYourOwnSlate



Hack10.ControlYourCamcorderRemotely

Hack11.MonitorYourCamera



Hack12.ProtectOutdoorCameras



Hack13.DigitizeLotsofFootageQuickly



Hack14.BuildYourOwnBlueScreen




Hack15.StabilizeYourShots



Hack16.RollYourOwnDolly



Chapter2.Light



Section2.1.Hacks1725

Hack17.CompileaCheapLightingKit



Hack18.LightwithWorkLights



Hack19.UsePaperLampsforLighting



Hack20.AddDiffusiontoaCamcorderLight



Hack21.TakeVideoinTotalDarkness



Hack22.ShootaGreenScreenImage



Hack23.ShootClearlyThroughaWindow

Hack24.ReflectLightfromaShade




Hack25.UseClothespinsLikeaProfessional
Chapter3.Acquire



Section3.1.Hacks2638



Hack26.CreateaTime-LapseVideoofaSunset



Hack27.MountYourCameratoYourCar



Hack28.SlateYourCuts



Hack29.TranscodeaMovie'sCodec

Hack30.PantyhoseDiffusionFilterforFlatteringPortraits



Hack31.ConvertPALtoNTSC



Hack32.RecordaTelevisionScreenWithoutFlicker



Hack33.ImportFootagefromaDVD



Hack34.UseHDVforBetterDVQuality



Hack35.MakeaMovieWithoutaCamcorder



Hack36.FreezeTime



Hack37.ConvertAnalogVideotoDigitalVideo

Hack38.Createa3DVideo
Chapter4.Edit



Section4.1.Hacks3950



Hack39.DigicamMovieEditingMadeEasy



Hack40.MakeVideoswithWindowsMovieMaker



Hack41.MakeaMovieUsingiMovie



Hack42.RotateYourMoviefromHorizontaltoVertical



Hack43.CreateaSubmasterforEditing

Hack44.UseaTelevisiontoAvoidSurprises



Hack45.ConvertaClosedCaptionFiletoaScript



Hack46.MakeaToughCutEasyonYourViewers



Hack47.CreateanInteractiveVideoCatalog



Hack48.FixTimecodeProblemsonanExistingTape



Hack49.AddBookmarkstoYourMovie



Hack50.CreateFasterDVDNavigation

Chapter5.Audio



Section5.1.Hacks5160



Hack51.MobileAudioBooth




Hack52.ReduceaMicrophone'sWindNoise



Hack53.MakeYourOwnBoom



Hack54.ExportYourAudioforMixing



Hack55.CoverMissingAudiowithRoomTone

Hack56.MakeYourAudioSoundBetter



Hack57.FoolYourAudience'sPerception



Hack58.GetMusicforFree



Hack59.WrangleYourMusicandSoundLibrary



Hack60.CuttotheBeatofYourMusic



Chapter6.Effects



Section6.1.Hacks6174



Hack61.GiveYourVideoa"FilmLook"

Hack62.MakeYourOwnWeatherReport



Hack63.ZoomInfromaSatellite



Hack64.RemoveanUnwantedObject



Hack65.CreateanInvertEffectUsingMovieMaker



Hack66.TurnVideointoMatrix-StyleSymbols



Hack67.CreateaSurrealScene



Hack68.ChangeaScenefromDaytoNight

Hack69.CreateaCreditFlag



Hack70.CompositeaGreenScreenImage



Hack71.CreateaShadowforaGreenScreenImage



Hack72.AlternateEndingsBasedontheTimeofDay



Hack73.AlteraVideo'sLookAfterEditing




Hack74.ExposeOnlyOneColor
Chapter7.Distribute



Hack75.MakeaWindowBurnCopy

Hack76.SkinYourMovie



Hack77.DetermineWhichCodectoUse



Hack78.PlayaMovieOffaCDinaDVDPlayer



Hack79.DistributeYourMovieonDVD



Hack80.StreamaDVD



Hack81.VlogYourLife



Hack82.HostYourVideoonaWebSite



Hack83.EncodeaVideotoStreamontheInternet

Hack84.TakeDonationsviaPayPal



Hack85.SetUpanInternetTelevisionStation



Hack86.UseBitTorrenttoDistributeYourVideo



Hack87.AttendaConferencefromAnotherLocation



Hack88.PlayYourVideoonaPocketPC



Hack89.PlayYourMovieonaCellPhone



Chapter8.RandomFun

Section8.1.Hacks90100



Hack90.RecordaStreamingVideo



Hack91.CreateaMovieUsingLEGOs




Hack92.SeeThroughWalls



Hack93.Rental-CarTipsandOtherAutoHacks



Hack94.SaveYourPresentationstoDVD



Hack95.WatchTVonaPalmPilot



Hack96.BackUpYourComputertoaDVTape

Hack97.Play"Movies"onaniPodphoto



Hack98.InventoryYourHome



Hack99.CaptureLife'sLittleMomentswithCamera-PhoneVideo



Hack100.WeekendProject:CreateaDocumentary



Colophon



Index


Credits
AbouttheAuthor
Contributors
Acknowledgments

AbouttheAuthor
JoshuaPaulhasmorethan10yearsofexperiencedeliveringprogrammingfor
bothcableandnetworktelevision.Hehasproducedprime-timespecialsforFox
Television,workedasaProducerforSonyPicturesEntertainment,andproduced
avarietyofprojectsforcompaniesthroughoutLosAngeles.Hespecializesin
post-productionprocessesandorganizingprojectsthatdealwithlargeamounts
ofrawfootage.Duringthepastdecade,hehaswitnessed,participatedin,and
pushedthegrowthandadoptionofdigitalvideowithintheentertainment
industry.
JoshuaisalsocofounderofOverhypedTechnologies,LLC
(),acompanythatprovidessoftwareandservice
solutionstoentertainmentproductioncompanies.Overhyped'sprimaryservice
enablesproducerstolog,search,andmanagethousandsofhoursofdigitalvideo
inrealtime,fromanywhere.Thecompany'ssoftwareandserviceshavehelped
producethetelevisionshowsExtremeMakeover:HomeEdition,GrowingUp
Gotti,andNanny911,amongmanyothers.Ascofounderofthecompany,hehas
actedasaconsultantforallofthecompany'sclients,oftenhelpingtoguidethem
throughthetoughpost-productionprocess.
JoshuaisanactivememberoftheProducer'sGuildofAmerica,apublished
author,andaspeaker.Hehastwopatentspendingconcerningmethodsofdigital
videodistribution.Whennotconsumedwithwork,helives,loves,andenjoys
lifewithhiswifeandson.


Contributors
Thefollowingpeoplecontributedtheirhacks,writing,andinspirationtothis
book:
RichardBaguleyisafreelancejournalistwhowritesaboutcomputersand

technology.Priortofreelancing,heworkedasaSeniorAssociateEditorat
PCWorldmagazineinSanFrancisco.Hehasalsoworkedforvarious
technologymagazinesintheUK,includingAmigaFormat,AmigaShopper,
InternetToday,andInternetMagazine.Whileitistruethatallofthe
aforementionedpublicationsclosedafterheleft,hecontendsthatthishad
nothingtodowiththeirinabilitytofunctionwithouthim.Inadditionto
writingformagazinesandwebsitessuchasPCWorldandJIWire.com,
Richardrunsthevideo-editingwebsiteVideotastic
().RichardlivesintheSanFranciscoBayarea
withhiswife,Kath,hisFrenchBulldog,Fester,andanever-changing
varietyofcats(someofwhicharepermanent,someofwhicharefosters
lookingforhomes).Twoofthosecatsgraciouslyagreedtomodelfor
illustrationsinthisbookinexchangeforextrawetfoodandcatnip.
MichaelDeaniseditingadigitalfilmmakingbookforO'Reillyandwriting
forMakemagazine.Hecreatedthe$30Schoolbookseries,including
writing$30FilmSchool,wrotethenovelStarvingintheCompanyof
BeautifulWomen,directedthefilmD.I.Y.orDie:HowtoSurviveasan
IndependentArtist,andtookitonatouroftheU.S.andEurope.Healso
directedthefilmHubertSelby,Jr.:It/llbebettertomorrowandproduced
theDVDLivingThroughSteveDietGoedde.Whileworkinginthemusic
industry,hetouredtheworldwiththerockbandBombandputout13
recordsonseverallabels,rangingfromD.I.Y.toindietoWarnerBrothers.
HehasbeeninterviewedonNPR,BBC,andNBC,andhisbookshavebeen
reviewedfavorablyonVH1andinMaximumRock'n'Rollmagazine.
MichaeltoursandlecturesonD.I.Y.art,filmmaking,andproduction.
ArthurJ.DustmanIVhasbeendoinghomeautomationforaboutthree
years.HehasexpandedfromtheX10standardpackagetoa5x5roomto


holdallhisequipment.HeusesHAL2000,AdiconOcelotwithC-max,nine

Secu-16s,oneSecu16-IR,94Relays,onescm-810mixer,ninepzm-10
microphones,nineXantechkeypads,ninecustomwallpanels,andmuch
more.Hehascreatedmanycustomcircuitsanddevicestoautomatedevices
thathaveno"factory"interfaces.Hismotto:"There'salwaysawayto
automateanything."
PrestonGrallaistheauthorofmorethan30booksaboutcomputersandthe
Internet,includingWindowsXPHacks,InternetAnnoyances,andWindows
XPPowerHound.He'sbeenwritingabouttechnologysincethedawnofthe
PC,wasafoundingeditorofbothPCWeekandPC/Computing,an
executiveeditorofZDNetandCNet,andhascontributedtodozensof
publications,includingPCMagazine,TheLosAngelesTimes,USAToday,
andComputerworld,amongothers.
NickJushchyhsyn()hasoveradecadeof
experienceincomputerprogrammingandsoftwaredesign.Overthecourse
ofthelastseveralyears,hehasusedtheseskillstobranchintopostproductionandvisualeffectsforfilmandvideo.Currently,Nickstudies,
teaches,andpracticesvisualeffectsasanartisaninthePixelCorps
().
MarcLoyisatrainerandmediaspecialistinMadison,WI.Whenhe'snot
workingwithdigitalvideoandDVDs,he'sprogramminginJava.Hecan
stillbefoundteachingtheoddPerlandJavacourseoutincorporate
America,butevenontheroad,hehashisPowerBookandavideoproject
withhim.MarcistheauthorofO'Reilly'sDVDStudioPro3:IntheStudio
andcanbefoundonlineat.
IlyaLyudmirskyhasworkedonindependentfilmprojectsasa
cinematographerandproducerforover15years.Hisbackgroundis
extensivehehasworkedpracticallyeveryproductionjobpossible,withthe
exceptionofhairstylist.TheprojectsthatIlyahasbeeninvolvedinhave
receivednumerousfestivalawards.Ilyaalsorunshisownproduction
company,BlacklistProductions,whichspecializesincutting-edge
independentproductions.

DonMarquardt()hasbeenplayingaroundwithhome
automationforalmost30years.Eachmovetoanewhomejustbrought
moretoystoplaywith.Hiscurrenthomehasjustabouteverythinghecould
thinkof.Intotal,ithasalmosteightmilesofvarioustypesofwiretohandle
justaboutanything.Now,evenhiscartalkstotheInternet.Don'swebsite
()isopentovisitorstotakealittletourofJeannie,The
HouseThatListens.Whenyouvisit,besuretosignhisguestbook.
ToddOgasawarafocusesontwodistincttopics:MobileWorkforceand
MobileLifestyletechnology,withspecialattentionpaidtotheMicrosoft
WindowsMobileplatform(PocketPCandSmartphone).Microsofthas
recognizedhisdemonstratedpracticalexpertiseandwillingnesstosharehis
experiencebyhonoringhimasaMicrosoftMostValuableProfessional
(MVP)intheMobileDevicescategory.Hisothertechnologyfocusisinthe
efforttobringcommercial(especiallyMicrosoftrelatedproducts)and
GNU/opensourcesoftwaretogetherinasynergisticandproductiveway.
Forlackofabetterterm,ToddcallsthisconceptEccentricTechnology.
Toddhaswrittenseveralarticlesrelatedtomobiledevices,including
cameraphones,fortheO'ReillyNetworkWirelessDevCenter
(Hepreviouslyworkedasa
technologyanalystforGTE/Verizon.Healsoservedasthecontracted
ForumManagerfortheMSN(andlaterZDNet)TelephonyForumand
WindowsCEForum.Morerecently,heservedasprojectleadtodevelopan
intranetportalforthestateofHawaiiusingopensourcetools.Youcanfind
hisMobileWorkforceandLifestylecommentaryat
.YoucanlearnmoreaboutEccentric
Technologyat.Forcommentsrelatedto
cameraphones,youcanreachToddbyemailat

DerrickStoryistheManagingEditorforO'ReillyNetwork
()andMacDevCenter
(),thelatterofwhichhecreatedinDecember
2000forO'ReillyMedia.HisfocusisonMacOSX,digitalmedia,and
mobilecomputing.DerrickistheauthorofseveralO'Reillybooks,
includingtheDigitalVideoPocketGuide,theDigitalPhotographyPocket
Guide,DigitalPhotographyHacks,theiBookFanBook,andthe


PowerBookFanBook.HealsocoauthorediPhoto4:theMissingManual
(PoguePress/O'Reilly).Derrick'sprofessionalexperienceincludesmore
than15yearsasaphotojournalist,formermanagingeditorofWebReview,
andaspeakerforO'Reilly,CMP,andIDGconferences.Hemanageshis
onlinephotobusiness,StoryPhotography(),
whichspecializesindigitalphotographyandspecialevents.
GeneSullivanisawriter,musician,Irishdancer,andall-aroundcomputer
geek.Hewasintroducedtothejoysoffilmmakingbyhiswife,whodrafted
himasaproductionassistantonastudentfilmatUCSantaBarbara.Hehas
workedonavarietyofindependentfilmsandtelevisionshowsandis
currentlyITManagerforEvolutionFilm&Tape,Inc.,anindependent
televisionproductioncompanyinBurbank,California.
PhillipTorroneisAssociateEditorofPopularScienceMagazine,feature
columnistforEngadget(),andauthorof
numerousbooksonmobiledevicesanddesign.PhillipisalsoanAssociate
EditorforMakemagazine,andhewritesthemagazine'sweblogat
.Phillip'sworkandprojectscanbeviewedat
.
RichardWolfisaresearchprogrammerattheUniversityofIllinoisat
Chicago.HischiefroleistoprovidesupportfortheMacintoshatevery
level,fromhelpingenduserssolveeverydayproblemstodeveloping

customsolutionsfortheuniversity.Inhissparetime,heiswritingan
introductorytextonPowerPCassemblyandtheMach-Oruntime,whichhe
hopesMacOSXprogrammerswillfinduseful.


Acknowledgments
Thisbookwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthelove,support,anddevotion
ofmywife,Carrie.Ialsocouldn'thavecompleteditwithouttheenormoushelpI
receivedfrommyfamily,myfriends,thegreatstaffatO'Reilly,thecontributors,
andtheentireonlinecommunity.Iwouldliketothankevery-one(offlineand
online)whohashelpedmealongtheway…butroomdoesn'tpermitit.
Tomywife,Carrie:youhavefilledmylifewitheverythingthatwasmissing.
WithoutyouIcouldneverbethepersonIwanttobe.Youaremybestfriend,my
playmate,myconfidant,andmypartnerforlife.Wordscannotexpressmy
adorationforyou.EverydayIamwithyou,Iloveyouevenmore.Allofmy
days.
Tomyson,Avery:sincethedayyouwereborn,I'velovedyou.Youarethemost
preciousgiftIhaveeverbeengivenandyoufillmydayswithinexplicable
happiness.Yoursmilelightsupmylifeandyourlaughterfeedsmysoul.
Tomymom:thankyouforeverythingyou'vedoneforme.You'vesupported
everydecisionI'veevermadeinlife(well,otherthanmajoringinPhilosophy)
andIcouldn'taskforanythingmore.Yet,youdomorethanIcouldeverask.I
loveyou.
Tomydad:youareaninspirationtome,eventhoughyoudon'tknowit.
Althoughthemilesanddaysseparateus,youarewithmeconstantly.Iloveyou.
ToDave:thankyouforyoursupport,guidance,andhelpasI'vebecomean
adult.Iamhonoredtosayyouareapartofmyfamily.
Tomyfamily:thankyouforyourhelpandtremendoussupportthroughoutmy
life.
ToSusanNessanbaum-Goldberg:you'vehelpedguidemycareerandalways

madeyourselfavailablewhenI'vehadquestions.WhoknowswhereI'dbehad
younotopenedthedoor?Thankyou.
ToMichaelFitzsimmons,whereveryouare:younoticedmyknackfor


computersandprovidedmetheopportunitytoknowpost-production.Thankyou
fortheeducation.
ToTedSteinberg:youareaninspiration,arolemodel,andafriend.Thankyou
forbeingwhoyouare.
TothestaffatEvolutionFilmandTape:thankyouforlettingmetakealittle
timetomyselfandconcentrateonmyfamily.Specifically,thankyouDoug,
Greg,Dean,andKathleenforcreatingandrunningsuchawonderfulcompany.It
isamodelthatothersintheindustryshouldfollow.
ToGeneSullivan:thanksforlookingovermyshoulderandkeepingmyhacks
technicallysound.Yourfeedbackandknowledgewereinvaluable.
ToDerrickStory:thankyouforpassingalongmynametoyourcolleagues.
Withoutyourconfidence,Iwouldhaveneverhadthisopportunity.Oh,and
thanksforthemassofcontributions,too.
ToBrianSawyer:we'vespokenonthephone,emailedalmostdaily,and
experiencedourchildren'sfirstillnessestogether…nottomentioncreatedthis
book.Thankyouforyourguidance.It'sbeenalearningexperienceforme,and
youmadeitpainless.
Withthepublicationofthisbook,Ihavefulfilledapromisemadetomygrandfatherduringhislastyearswithus.Hopefully,therewillbemoretocome…


Preface
DigitalVideoHacksismeanttoprovideeveryone,frombeginnerto
professional,anewwayofperceivingdigitalvideo.Whetheryouarelookingfor
anewtechniquetoincludeinyournextproject,asolutiontoacommon
problem,orjustsomeinsightintothedigitalvideomedium,myhopeisyouwill

findsomethingnewandexcitingwithinthesepages.Byusingthetechniquesin
thisbook,youshouldbeabletosuccessfullycompleteaproject,from
preproductiontofinaldelivery,whileavoidingcommon,costlymistakes.


WhyDigitalVideoHacks?
Thetermhackinghasabadreputationinthepress.Theyuseittoreferto
someonewhobreaksintosystemsorwreakshavocwithcomputersastheir
weapon.Amongpeoplewhowritecode,though,thetermhackreferstoa
"quick-and-dirty"solutiontoaproblem,oracleverwaytogetsomethingdone.
Andthetermhackeristakenverymuchasacompliment,referringtosomeone
asbeingcreative,havingthetechnicalchopstogetthingsdone.TheHacks
seriesisanattempttoreclaimtheword,documentthegoodwayspeopleare
hacking,andpassthehackerethicofcreativeparticipationontotheuninitiated.
Seeinghowothersapproachsystemsandproblemsisoftenthequickestwayto
learnaboutanewtechnology.
Tryingtopinpointexactlywhatdefinesdigitalvideoisdifficult,letalone
definingwhatitmeanstohackit.Thedigitalvideomediuminvolvesmany
differentphases,frompreparingforashoottodeliveringandviewingafinal
product.Findingtheboundariesisdifficult.Videoproductionis,inandofitself,
acreativemedium,soyoushouldbeencouragedtofreeyourcreativeenergy,
embracethehackerinsideyou,andusethisbookasastartingpointtoyour
journeyintothedigitalvideorevolution.


HowtoUseThisBook
Youcanreadthisbookfromcovertocoverifyoulike,buteachhackstandson
itsown,sofeelfreetobrowseandjumptothedifferentsectionsthatinterestyou
most.Ifthere'saprerequisiteyouneedtoknowabout,across-referencewill
guideyoutotherighthack.

HowThisBookIsOrganized
Thebookisdividedintoseveralchapters,organizedbysubject:

Chapter1,Prepare
Althougheveryaspectofdigitalvideoproductionisimportant,nonecan
saveyoumoretimeandmoneythanpreparation.Beingprepared,whether
withtechnicalknow-howorphysicaltools,enablesyoutocalmlydealwith
therealproblemsthatwillinevitablyoccur.Throughoutthevariousstages
ofproducingaproject,youshouldbepreparedforeachstagebeforeyou
reachthatstage.Thehacksinthischapterprepareyou,andyourproject,for
productionandediting.

Chapter2,Light
Lightingisimportanttovideo,especiallyifyouaretryingtocreateamore
professionallook.Eventhoughyoucaneffectivelylightascene"naturally"
byusingwhat'savailable,ifyouusespecifictechniques,youcanbringout
details(oravoiddistractions)inyourfootage.Bestofall,youcanlight
mostscenesforverylittlemoney.Thischaptercoversvariouslighting
solutions.

Chapter3,Acquire
Everyaspectofcreatingavideorevolvesaroundthefootage,soacquiringit
isquiteobviouslythemostimportantelement.Withoutfootage,youcan't
editordistributeavideo.Thedecisionsyouhavetomakearewhatyou
wanttoacquireandhowyoushoulddoso.Thehacksinthischapterhelp
youcollectfootagefromvarioussources,shootfootageinunusualways,
andshowyouhowtobringallofyourfootage(nomatterwhereit

originates)together.

Chapter4,Edit
Editingcanbeoneofthemostexhilaratingaspectsofadigitalvideo
project.Itisalsooneofthemosttechnicallyinvolvedand,therefore,most
errorprone.Drawonhacksfromthischaptertoweavefootagefrom
differentsourcestogether.

Chapter5,Audio
Audioisoftenanafterthoughtinvideoproduction,eventhoughit'savital
partofit.Thereissomethingveryspecialaboutaudioanditseffecton
humanemotion.Music,soundeffects,andeventheclarityofdialogue,will
allhaveaneffectonyouraudience.Followthetechniquesinthischapterto
collectaudioforuseinediting.

Chapter6,Effects
Effectsarewheretheeditingprocessgetstobereallyfun.Eventhough
you'vealreadycapturedyourfootage,youcanstillmanipulateit,changeits
look,andgiveityourownstyle.Specialeffectscanbesubtle,suchasthose
inForrestGump,orblatant,suchasthoseinTheMatrix.Usingeffects,you
canalsofixproblemsthatoccurredwhileyouwereshooting.Implement
hacksinthischapterwhenyouwanttochangethelookofyourfootage.

Chapter7,Distribute
Distributingyourfinalprojectisthemostgratifying,andyetnerve-racking,
facetofdigitalvideoproduction.Whenyoudistributeyourvideo,itmeans
you'vecompletedyourproject.That,inandofitself,isahuge

accomplishment.Employthehackscontainedinthischaptertopassalong
yourvideotootherpeopleinvariousways.

Chapter8,RandomFun
Althoughthehacksinthischaptercanbeusedforreal,functional,andeven
businesspurposes,they'reprimarilyheretoprovidealittlefunand
inspiration.Needabreakorsomeinspiration?Pullahackfromthischapter
andseewhathappens.


ConventionsUsedinThisBook
Thefollowingisalistofthetypographicalconventionsusedinthisbook:

Italics
UsedtoindicateURLs,filenames,filenameextensions,anddirectory/
foldernames.Forexample,apathinthefilesystemwillappearas
/Developer/Applications.

Constantwidth
Usedtoshowcodeexamples,thecontentsoffiles,consoleoutput,aswell
asthenamesofvariables,commands,andothercodeexcerpts.

Constantwidthbold
Usedtohighlightportionsofcode,typicallynewadditionstooldcode.

Constantwidthitalic
Usedincodeexamplesandtablestoshowsampletexttobereplacedwith
yourownvalues.

Color

Thesecondcolorisusedtoindicateacross-referencewithinthetext.


Youshouldpayspecialattentiontonotessetapartfromthetextwiththe
followingicons:

Thisisatip,suggestion,orgeneralnote.Itcontainsuseful
supplementaryinformationaboutthetopicathand.

Thisisawarningornoteofcaution,oftenindicatingthatyourmoney
oryourprivacymightbeatrisk.

Thethermometericons,foundnexttoeachhack,indicatetherelativecomplexity
ofthehack:
beginner moderate expert


UsingCodeExamples
Thisbookisheretohelpyougetyourjobdone.Ingeneral,youmayusethe
codeinthisbookinyourprogramsanddocumentation.Youdonotneedto
contactusforpermissionunlessyou'rereproducingasignificantportionofthe
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