HDV: The Bigger Picture - Gain a clear understanding of the technology that permits high compression to look so great, in a language that doesn�t require a degree in math. The Gear List - All of the cameras, decks and add-ons that make HDV work! Advanced Shooting - Special settings and recipes to get the most out of your camera. Real words from someone who has used all of the HDV cameras in the field, including the secrets to achieving commercial film-looks and techniques. Software - Detailed workflows on how to work with HDV in every major NLE on the market today. Editing HDV - Common mistakes that you can avoid. Learn to cut through the marketing hype and rhetoric with plain talk from the voice of experience. Filmlooks and 24p - Everything you could want to know about making your HD look like various film stocks no matter how you deliver your content. Greenscreen, Graphics and HDV - Learn to master chromakey techniques and use graphics with ease in your HDV projects. Get the Picture - Choosing a monitor for home and studio, what all viewers hould know about HD Displays. Delivering HD - Once you shoot it, how do you deliver it? We�ll show you how.
The book also includes four pages of color plates, and a jam-packed DVD with demo software from Avid, Sony, and CineForm, plus HDV files for you to import to your NLE timeline so you can start experimenting with HDV right away. DVD Contents include:
Demo of Avid Liquid software
Avid Free software
Trial of Sony Vegas software
Trial Version of CineForm software
Media acquired with:
Canon XL-H1
JVC HD-100
Sony HVR-Z1
Sony HVR-A1
Miscellaneous software
Miscellaneous HDV media including Chromakey-ready footage
Test Chart for IRE levels
| ?If you're continuing this adventure or if you're just starting out, here's the only field guide you'll ever need for HDV. This book is essential!?
Chris Hurd DVInfo.net ?The information that VASST provides has become an instrumental part of keeping both Canon staff and customers well informed....?
Tim Smith
Technical Marketing and Sales Training Manager
Canon USA "We look for publications such as this book from VASST to provide the proper information users of HDV products are in need of."
Craig Yanagi
National Marketing Manager, Creation Products
JVC Professional Products Company "This book has taught me a lot about the format, and is recommended reading for all our film and video students."
Mike Chenoweth
East Hollywood High School "The team at VASST, especially Douglas Spotted Eagle and Mannie Frances, have done a great deal to educate the professional marketplace about HDV and raise awareness of its potential. Since the publication of their first book, the VASST team has exposed a greater audience of end users to the benefits that a professional HDV workflow can offer."
Jonathon Holmes, Jr.
Senior Product Manager, HDV
Sony Electronics Still gaining ground, HDV has come from being a toddler to the point where major broadcasters are utilizing this cost-effective HD format. No one has educated the industry more on this still-developing format than Douglas Spotted Eagle and team VASST. This book is easily the most authoritative resource currently available.
Michelle Gallina
Director of Marketing, Serious Magic "Very few industry experts have educated the hobbyist and professional production worlds in the subject of HDV like Douglas Spotted Eagle and VASST. We�re very pleased about the success of their first edition HDV book that's included in our Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition software bundle, and we're sure this second edition will be received as yet another informative, must-read book for anyone involved with HDV.�
Dave Chaimson
Vice-President Marketing and Sales
Sony Media Software "This book is the real deal, no parroting, no supposition; just facts from a guy who knows the format better than most, and has the battle scars to prove it."
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