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How to Create a Scene Transition in Adobe Premier Elements

By Richard Burke

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A scene transition is a special effect inserted between two video clips. The purpose is to blend the two scenes together using a special effect. There are many transitions to choose from that come with Adobe Premier elements. First time film ... more »

How to Find the Best Camcorder to Make Home Movies

By eHow Electronics Editor

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When you’re considering shopping for a camcorder, you probably hope to find the camcorder that will most easily and effectively suit your needs. Home videos can become important memories over the years; and while taking them, you want to know ... more »

How to Light a Person for Video

By Paul M. J. Suchecki

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When I taught television production, I used to tell my students to visit local art museums to study lighting and framing. Painters, photographers and videographers share the same basic problem, translating a three-dimensional image onto a ... more »

How to transfer dv tape to your computer

By tvjesse

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This is just a simple article for people who are unfamiliar with dv camcorders, and want to know how to transfer their videos onto the computer for editing or backing up... more »

How to Correctly Hold Your Camera

By bluejayway

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When taking pictures, it is important to remember even the most basic techniques. Demonstrating good form starts with how you hold your camera... more »

How to Learn the Basics of Good Camera Work

By eHow Electronics Editor

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When you master these simple preliminary guidelines, your videos will look much more professional. The first step is learning how to hold the camera steady. You will probably have better luck steadying an optical viewfinder camera than an LCD camera... more »

How to Add A Special Effect in Adobe Premier Elements

By Richard Burke

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It is fun and easy to add special effects to your home movie using Adobe Premiere Elements. The best time to do this is after you have edited your movie and before adding the soundtrack or transitions. Special effects or transitions can change ... more »

How to Copy Mini DVs onto DVDs

By Cougar1002

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In this article, I will explain the most inexpensive and easiest way I know to transfer information stored on Mini DVs to DVDs. To keep this article as on topic as possible, I will have to assume you have some basic knowledge of video editing ... more »

How to Learn About Cutaways

By eHow Electronics Editor

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One of the big mistakes beginners make in shooting home video is putting too many similar shots together without a transition shot between them. Transitions are called "cutaways," and they can greatly enhance your video when used correctly... more »

How to Learn to Use Your Video Camera

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Before you use your camcorder, take some time at home to learn how it works and how to make use of its features. That way you won't be faced with a mad scramble under pressure when you want to do something and can't figure out how... more »

How to Record on a Camcorder Using Image Stabilization

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The shake in your hand, the slight rise and fall of your breathing, and just about any other vibration can greatly impact how your camcorder records footage of those special moments in life. But if you record using image stabilization, you will ... more »

How to Troubleshoot a Digital Camcorder

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Digital camcorders offer great picture quality, excellent sound, compactness and lots of features. Combine one with a computer for digital editing and output to DVD, and you could end up the talk of the next Sundance Film Festival. Although these ... more »

How to Videotape Sports Action

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Shooting sports action well can be one of the greatest challenges facing a videographer. There are tricks to doing it. If you master them, you'll see your sports action tapes improving with each event... more »

How to Adjust Video Color in Adobe Premiere Elements

By Richard Burke

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Adobe Premiere Elements provides extensive tools for adjusting the brightness, contrast, saturation, opacity and hue of a video clip. The tools are easy to use and provide the videographer similar editing tools that photographers are use to ... more »

How to Create a Stop Motion Animation with a Webcam

By Richard Burke

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Creating simple stop motion animations are fun and easy to do with the web camera you may already have. A stop motion video is one where you add images to your video one frame at a time. This is different then a time lapse video where the ... more »

How to Earn Free Electronics.

By amylaine

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You will learn how to get free electronics. Such as a I pod, big screen TV, or Laptop computer. If you wish to learn more about the process, it is a must to do a little research. Also provided is a resource to Project payday, a free program ... more »

How to Move Old 8mm or 16mm Films to Digital Video (the cheap way)

By MrCHUCK mrchuck999.blogspot.com

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Transferring film to tape or digital the professional way is a massive undertaking and very expensive. If you have old family memories on old 16mm or old 8mm film, you can move them to the digital domain for very little cost. This process is ... more »

How to Build/Make a Steadycam - Camera stabilizer for low budget filmmakers.

By NYCFilmmaker

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Whether you are a novice or veteran filmmaker, having the right equipment will make a difference. This tutorial will show you how to build a versatile yet affordable camera stabilizer... more »

How to Buy a High Definition Video Camera

By Paul M. J. Suchecki

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At first it seems simple. You just got a high definition television. You notice that the image quality of your home videos seems to have declined, so you go shopping for an HD camcorder, only to be confronted with a plethora of confusing choices. ... more »

How to Connect Your VCR to Work with Your Cable Box

By eHow Electronics Editor

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VCRs have been an electronic staple across the world since the late 20th century. To tape your favorite TV shows to enjoy later, you have to connect your VCR to work with your cable box, which can be done with only two cables... more »

How to Dub a Camcorder Recording to VCR

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VHS tapes aren’t complete dinosaurs…yet. And since camcorder cassettes can still be a little pricey, to get the most for your money, it’s not a bad idea to dub your camcorder recordings to VHS. Not only will you have an easily viewable copy of ... more »

How to Find the Best Camcorder for Filming Sporting Events

By eHow Electronics Editor

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Look, up in the stands, a guy filming a soccer game with a camcorder. Sporting events need a camcorder that can keep pace with the players on the field while still being easy to use for the guy in the stands. The best camcorders for filming ... more »

How to Record to VHS Tape From a Camcorder With a Hard Disk Drive

By eHow Electronics Editor

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If the memory on your camcorder's hard disk drive is filling up, you may want to consider transferring some of the video to a VHS tape. Recording on to a tape from your camcorder allows you to archive your videos and free up space on your ... more »

How to Set Up a VCR to Record Video from a Motion Sensor Security Camera

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It is fairly simple to set up your VCR to record videos from your motion sensor security camera, as long as your camera has this capability. Some security cameras require a special adaptor for your VCR or a separate receiver. Each motion sensor ... more »

How to Use a Webcam with Yahoo! Chat

By eHow Computers Editor

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Connecting with friends and family via Yahoo! Messenger can be a fun way to communicate. One of the most popular features of this program is its compatibility with webcams. If your computer is equipped with a Webcam and the latest version of ... more »

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