Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Home Videos

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Author: Steven Beal
Publisher: Alpha
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

7 reviews
Sales Rank: 1175381

Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 400
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9

ISBN: 0028636066
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.59
UPC: 021898636065
EAN: 9780028636061
ASIN: 0028636066

Publication Date: December 16, 1999
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3 out of 5 stars

read this before buying a camcorder November 30, 2001
So much of this book is dedicated to equipment, I would recommend buying this book before buying any equipment. I only gave this book a "3" because it covers more theory than practical information. For instance, Chapter 24 "Multimedia Madness: Alternative Methods of Distributing Your Video" mentions that you should "choose a codec (compression/decompression) scheme." Then it moves on with out going in to some of the pro/cons of even the most popular formats.

5 out of 5 stars

IDIOTS GUIDE TO MAKING HOME VIDEOS March 11, 2001
Robert Saminsky (NEW YORK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

AS PROGRAM DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR A LARGE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK COMPANY THIS BOOK IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED READING FOR EMPLOYEES DOING EDUCATIONAL TRAINING VIDEO RECORDING AND EDITING. IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND, COMPREHENSIVE AND THOPROUGH. I GIVE IT A FIVE STAR RATING.

5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful May 3, 2000
Julie Phillips (Baltimore, MD)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful

I got this book as a birthday present from my uncle, since he knew that I didn't understand all of the functions on my videocamera. It's helped tremendously--a great basic guide.

4 out of 5 stars

Something for everyone April 22, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I got this book because the guy who sold me my video recorder recommended it. In it, I found everything I was looking for, plus some things that I probably wouldn't have thought of. Overall, very useful.

5 out of 5 stars

What a great book April 6, 2000
Wendy DeVita (Punta Gorda, Florida)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I definitely recommend this book! I recently returned from a vacation with some friends, and we wanted to take our HOURS of videos and make them into something worth watching. The book taught us how to edit the videos down to a manageable size...basically, we cut out the boring stuff! I had never used a computer editing program before. If I could figure this stuff out, believe me--you can! :)