Product Overview
Digital Video for the DesktopPractical, step-by-step approach featuring workshop sessions
Overview of techniques for a variety of editing and special effects applications
Free CD-ROM with sample software
With the advent of sophisticated compression technology and expanded hard-disk data storage, broadcast quality video is now available on the desktop. Using this technology and any one of a number of affordable computer-based video editing systems, the opportunities for the independent video maker have never been greater.
Digital Video for the Desktop is a practical introduction to creating and editing high quality video on the desktop. Using examples from a variety of video applications, the reader is guided, step-by-step, through a series of workshops demonstrating the techniques involved, from producing short films, to multimedia and Internet presentations, animated graphics and special effects. No prior knowledge of the technology is assumed, with explanations provided in an easy to understand manner. The author provides an overview of the hardware and software needed and describes how to output completed projects to the Internet, CD-ROMs, Zip and Jaz discs and videotape.
The following software is covered:
Realtime compression: Codecs
Editing, including transitions and special effects: Adobe Premiere, Ulead MediaStudio, Corel Lumiere
2D Animation: Corel PHOTO-PAINT, Fractal Design Painter, Power Goo
3D Animation: Ray Dream Studio, MetaCreations Poser and Bryce 3D
Frame stack editing: Adobe Photoshop, Fractal Design Painter
Still image frame editing: CorelDRAW, Fractal Design Painter
Audio creation, editing and mixing: Cool Edit, Goldwave and Multiquence
The accompanying CD-ROM provides sample software for Adobe Premiere 5.0, Cool Edit 96, Goldwave 4.02 and Multiquence 1.02. ©1999, 224 pages.
