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Alex Diaz (Las Vegas, NV) Stanley Clark (Crawfordville, FL) Julv 05 Credits Acquisitions Editor Aaron Black Project Coordinator Katie Crocker Project Editor Sarah Cisco Graphics and Production Specialists Andrea Hornberger Jennifer Mayberry Technical Editor Michael Guncheon Copy Editor Scott Tullis Quality Control Technician Susan Moritz Editorial Director Robyn Siesky Proofreading ConText Editorial Services, Inc Editorial Manager Cricket Krengel Indexing Potomac Indexing, LLC Business Manager Amy Knies Screen Artists Ana Carrillo Ronald Terry Senior Marketing Manager Sandy Smith Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher Barry Pruett Illustrators Ronda David-Burroughs Cheryl Grubbs Mark Pinto About the Author Lonzell Watson is an Apple Certified Final Cut Pro Professional and Certified Avid Xpress Pro user He is the author of Final Cut Pro for Digital Video Editors Only and the Canon VIXIA Digital Field Guide, both from Wiley Publishing He is also the author of Final Cut Express Essential Training for Lynda.com Lonzell began his career as a videographer and digital video specialist for the Web He then used this experience to become a writer, director, and producer His work includes national commercials and television programs for PBS, Fox Sports, the Outdoor Channel, and C-SPAN, and video editing for pop superstar Mariah Carey As well as being an experienced adventure race, wildlife, and news videographer, Lonzell's talents have also served him well as a syndicated writer with hundreds of published tutorials and tips that relate to film and video production He now writes for Studio Monthly, and his syndicated content is read by thousands of unique visitors each month Author's Acknowledgments Special thanks to Jody Lefevere and Aaron Black, without whom this project would not have been possible, and thanks to the project editors who have made this book a truly creative and wonderful way to learn Digital Video I would also like to thank the graphics department for their outstanding work articulating complex concepts through amazing visual works of art You guys are absolutely amazing I would also like to thank technical editor Michael Guncheon for working with me again, overseeing the accuracy of the exercises in this book as well as the terminology Special thanks go to Laura Clor, my lovely wife, Robyn, Shannon Johnson, Lisa Waters, Danya and Sean Piatt, and Bian Harnig for their assistance as I wrote this book Table of Contents Understanding Digital Video What Is Digital Video? Understanding the Benefits of Going Digital Discover Digital Video Cameras The Digital Video Workflow 10 Essential Digital Video Terms 12 V What You Need to Get Started Explore Popular Digital Video Camera Features 16 Explore Consumer High Definition Video 18 Explore Aspect Ratios 20 Choose the Right Digital Video Camera 22 Know the Parts of a Digital Video Camera 26 Consider Digital Video Camera Accessories 30 Explore Battery Options and AC Adapters 34 Explore Computer Essentials for Video 36 Upgrade Your Mac 38 Explore Video Editing Applications for a Mac 40 Upgrade Your PC 42 Explore Video Editing Applications for a PC 44 Choose the Proper Lighting Gear 46 chapter' Recording Great Audio Understanding the Importance of Sound 62 Monitor the Sound 64 Adjust In-Camera Audio Settings 66 Use the Built-in Microphone Properly 68 Explore External Microphone Options 70 Learn to Use Lavaliere and Lapel Microphones 72 Get the Most out of Hand-Held Microphones 74 Operate Camera-Mounted Microphones 76 Operate a Boom Microphone 78 Table of Contents I chapter Controlling Exposure and Focus Examine Types of Light 82 Understanding Exposure 84 Discover Exposure Settings 86 Solve Exposure Issues 88 Learn About Aperture 90 Learn About Shutter Speed 92 Use Focus Modes 94 Discover Focus Tips 96 Exploring the Color of Light and Lighting Explore the Color of Light 100 Understanding White Balance for Color Accuracy 102 Use Auto White Balance Settings 104 Perform a Manual White Balance 106 Use White Balance Settings for Creative Purposes 108 Shoot Video Indoors 110 Use a Camera-Mounted Light 112 Diffuse Light 114 Use Three-Point Lighting 116 Shoot Video in Sunlight 118 Utilize Lens Filters 120 Shoot Video in Low Light 122 Solve Backlight Problems 124 chapter, Basic Principles and Event Videography Explore Important Video Principles 128 Capture the Story 130 Achieve Shot Continuity 132 Avoid Timecode Breaks 134 Explore the Zoom 136 Get Comfortable with Camera Settings 138 Change Up the Perspective 140 Recruit Talent 142 Explore Event Videography 144 Record Amateur Sporting Events 146 Record Plays, Concerts, and Recitals 150 Shooting Great Footage Through Composition Understanding Composition 154 Discover Rules of Composition 156 Shoot Talking Heads Properly 158 Frame the Moving Subject 160 Explore Shot Variety 162 Explore Common Shot Names 164 Learn About Depth of Field 166 Shoot for the Edit 168 Add Style to Your Video 170 Shoot Video for the Web 172 Table of Contents Reviewing and Transferring Video Play Back Your Video on a TV Monitor 176 Connect Your Digital Video Camera to a Computer 178 Transfer Video from a File-Based Camcorder with ¡Movie 180 Capture Video from a Tape-Based Camcorder to a Computer with ¡Movie 182 Set Up a Project in Adobe Premiere Elements 184 Transfer Media from Still Cameras and File-Based Camcorders in Adobe Premiere Elements 186 Capture Video from a Tape-Based Camcorder to a Computer with Adobe Premiere Elements 188 Learn About Analog-to-Digital Conversions 190 Merge Events to Organize Clips in ¡Movie 192 Organize with Folders in Project View in Adobe Premiere Elements 194 I 12 Sharing Your Video with the World chapter The text is updated in the template Click in the background in the template to gain access to its settings Click Browse in the Menu Background field The Select Background Media window opens Browse to the location of a video clip or still image file on your hard drive that you want to use in the template © Select the file © Click Open The background is replaced with the video clip or still image © Click Browse in the Audio field © Browse to the location on your hard drive where an audio file you want to use for the menu is located © Select the audio file % e â Click Open The audio file is added to the DVD template Note: You can click Preview at the bottom of the Monitor pane to play back the menu Note: You can use the same methods shown in the Main menu to construct the Scene menu i ,U>*C"w*»se My teat /.Pmdtt It, Hanmrti , jjjjjjjjj*fc^"13'py51'đ (A Tri* Sirtvwitr JL 1ô ằw I*" tatitỹce jMÄccoMjmi mm rowHuH«^ ~ Do I have to create a menu for my DVD? No You can create Auto-play discs, which contain no menus and begin playing as soon as you insert them into a DVD player Click Share in the Tasks panel for your project that does not contain menus, and burn a disk Auto-play discs work best when you have a single movie that you want to review from start to finish Auto-play discs are the easiest discs to create Burn a Standard DVD or Blu-ray Disc / i with Adobe Premiere Elements ji A d o b e Premiere Elements enables you t o b u r n a s t a n d a r d D V D or a Blu-ray disc to distribute y o u r movie T h e ability t o b u r n a D V D of y o u r w o r k is n o t only convenient, b u t can also m a k e a great gift f o r friends a n d family m e m b e r s to d o c u m e n t m o m e n t o u s occasions Note: A recordable DVD should be inserted into the DVD burner before following these steps Burn a Standard DVD or Blu-ray Disc with Adobe Premiere Elements O Open the project you want to burn to a DVD Click Share How wntád you like In sha/a7 The Share options open Click Disc The option for burning a DVD opens Note: You can choose to create a DVD or a Blu-ray Disc O Click DVD Note: You will need a Blu-ray burner and a recordable Blu-ray disc to burn a Blu-ray DVD You also need a Blu-Rry player to play back the disc Choose a preset based on the format of the video in your project Dtjo Choose kxiibuii urid sctliityj Hum to Out Due Nun? 20090903 ZOOZZfa Burru-r I WjniTTr I>MAT"".HITA DVD-It UU HWj Matus Read» Pn-tMv NTfJ*_rinlhyrnin Ouriflr- ftfl^V.Ffif.Wüür Will my movie be updated if I make changes to it in iMovie? When you make new edits to a movie that has previously been shared to iTunes, the title bar in the Project Library alerts you that the project is out of date and needs to be rendered again After you render the movie again, the old version of the project is deleted and replaced with the new project in iTunes Published to ¡Tunes Y o u have modified your project T i l e published movie on ¡Tunes is now oat of dale Y o u will need to r e - p u b l i s h y o u r project t o iTunes when you are finished editing it f Undo A f OK ^ Are there other ways to view my movies on my iPod touch or iPhone? Yes If you have a MobileMe account or a YouTube account, you can publish your movies to those sites and stream them over the Internet for viewing on an iPod touch or iPhone Share to Mobile Devices with Adobe Premiere Elements You can optimize y o u r projects in A d o b e Premiere Elements f o r devices such as an iPod, iPhone, mobile phones, a n d more Sharing to p o r t a b l e devices is a n o t h e r convenient way to take y o u r movies on t h e r o a d a n d share t h e m w i t h others Share to Mobile Devices with Adobe Premiere Elements O Open the project you want to share to a mobile device Click Share ORGANIZE EDIT DISC MEN US SHARE DISC MENUS j m m How would you like to share? The Share options open Click Mobile Phones and Players Note: You can optimize video for YouTube or upload to your own Web site via FTP by choosing the Online option ^^ Disc B < Online Personal Compute* Mobile Phones and Players Choose the device to which you want to export Apple ¡Pod and ¡Phone was chosen in this example Select a preset from the Presets menu -' Mobile: Choose location and settings Apple ¡Pod and ¡Phone Audio Podcast Creative Zen Presets: i Pod and ¡Pfione - H igft Qual ity File Name: Untitled '•-My C Save in: C Do:umen u n j Senino 5-.U e AdvancedHie Type- H264 Frame Size: 640X480 Frame Rate lips]: 30 Frequency: 48 kHz Ekowse_ Share WorkArea Bar Only I 12 Sharing Your Video with the World chapter © Type a name for the exported file Click Browse and choose a location to save the file Click OK Click Save Adobe Premiere renders the project that can then be copied to the mobile device h Mobile Choos«tocabonand setunos How I access the export settings? You can access the export settings by clicking Advanced in the Mobile settings The Export Settings dialog box contains advanced settings for the current export such as video codecs, TV standard, frame rate, and pixel aspect ratio Use the export settings to further customize your export to a mobile device Index Numerics 24p camera feature for film effect, 17,256 35mm lens adapter for film effect, 256 AC adapter, 34, 55,178 Adobe Premiere Elements archiving a project, 260-261 burning DVDs/Blu-ray discs, 286-293 editing video, 228-229 green screen effects, 268-269 mobile devices, sharing with, 298-299 music, adding, 234-235,238-239 organizing clips into projects, 194-195 project setup, 184-185 still images, inserting, 236-237 titles, 254-255 transferring camera content, 184-189 transitions, 252-253 trimming video, 230-231 voiceover, 232-233 workspace, 226-227 Adobe Premiere Pro, 41,45 Adobe Premiere Pro Elements, 45 AF (automatic focus), 94,96-97 ambient sound, 59,62,64 analog video, 4,6,7,190-191 angle, camera, 140-141,162-163 aperture, 87,90-91,167 aperture priority mode, 87,91 Apple software See iDVD; ¡Life suite; iMovie; iTunes archiving a project, Adobe Premiere Elements, 260-261 A-roll, 168 aspect ratio, 12,20-21 audience considerations, 52,154 audio considerations ambient sound, 59,62,64 importance of, 62-63,173 in-camera settings, 66-67 inputs, 24 microphone, 27,32,68-79 monitoring sound, 64-65,73,79 multi-track mixing, 216-217,234-235 optimal levels for camera, 65 shot continuity, 133 soundtrack See music voiceover narration, 143,214-215,232-233 auto mode for exposure, 86 automatic backlight correction, 125 automatic focus (AF), 94,96-97 automatic white balance (AWB), 103-105 AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition), 4,19,180 B backdrops for green screen effects, 264 background, handling, 157,173,266-269 See also music backlight, 83, 89, 117, 124-125, 129 batteries, 33,34-35,55 binary format, bird's-eye view, 140 Blu-ray discs, burning video onto, 272,292-293 boom microphone, 71,78-79 brightness, controlling, 170,262 B-roll, 168 camera accessories, 30-33 anatomy of, 26-29 audio settings inside, 66-67 batteries, 33,34-35, 55 choosing, 22-25 computer connection, 178-179 event videography principles for using, 128-129 exposure modes, 86-87 features, 16-19,139 image effects in, 171 LCD panel, 28,118 lens filters, 26,31,119-121,246-247 light, onboard, 27,47,111-113 microphone options, 27,32,68-79 multiple sensors, 8,16,24 one-chip, 16 overview, 8-9 perspective, changing, 140-141,162-163 playback mode, 176,179 protecting, 55, 56-57 setting familiarity, 138-139 storage, 17 tilting, 89, 156, 163 TV connection, 176-177 camera bag, 33,56-57 camera-mounted light, 27,47,111 -113 camera-mounted microphone, 71,76-77 capture card, 190,191 capturing video, 188-189 See also transferring video CCD (charged coupled device), 9,16 chroma keying (green screen effects), 264-269 cinematic effects, 17,256 close-up shot, 165 CMOS (Complimentary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor), 9,16 color accuracy of, 102-103 correction techniques, 121,262-263 depth of, 170 of light, 100-103, 132 saturation of, 170 temperature of, 100,102 white balance, 102-109,263 composition basic rules, 156-157 depth of field, 166-167 event videography, 151 framing the shot, 128,157-161 moving subjects, 160-161 preparing for the edit, 168-169 style, adding, 170-171 talking heads, 158-159 understanding, 154-155 variety in shots, 162-165 Web, video for display on, 172-173 computer See also software, editing; transferring video connecting camera to, 178-179 Mac upgrade for video, 38-39 PC (Windows-based) upgrade for video, 42-45 requirements for video, 36-37 consumer compared to prosumer performance, 145 contrast control, 170 cropping image, 219 cross dissolve, defined, 199 cut, defined, 199 cutaway, defined, 199 decibels (dB), 65 depth of field, 91,166-167 dialogue, audio quality for, 62 diffused light, 82,113,114-115,119 diffuser, 47 diffusing gel, 114 diffusing surface, 115 digital compared to optical zooming, 137 digital video See also camera acquiring, analog, compared to, 4,7,190-191 benefits of, 6-7 defined, distribution options, editing See editing video effects See effects, video important principles, 128-129 look-and-feel analysis, 242-243 organizing footage, 192-195,200,203-204 overview, 4-5 playing back on TV, 176-177 preparing for shoot See shooting session recording media, 17 sharing See sharing video style, adding, 170-171 terms, 12-13 transferring See transferring video workflow, 10-11 digitizing old videos, 7,190-191 dimensions, video, 20 Disk Menus workspace, Adobe Premiere Elements, 226 Dolby Digital Sound, 68 Dual Layer (DL) DVDs, 273 Ducking controls for audio, 217 DV (Digital Video), 4,179 DVD authoring software, 273 DVD-R recordable format, 273 DVD-RW (rewritable), 273 DVDs, burning video files onto, 272-277,286-293 dynamic range, exposure, 88 E Edit workspace, Adobe Premiere Elements, 226 editing video See also Adobe Premiere Elements; iMovie about, 198-199 audio elements, 63 color correction, 121,262-263 considering during shoot, 168-169 film effects, 17,256-257 fine-tuning, 201 green screen effects, 264-269 image controls, 262 look and feel, 242-243 memory requirements, 36 plug-ins, 244-245 principles, 200-201 rough cut, 201 software for, 6,37, 40-41, 44-45,202-203 terms, 199 three-point method, 199 transitions, 206-210,250-253 visualizing, 200-201 effects, video camera-based, 171 color correction for creative effect, 263 film, 17,256-257 filters, 26, 31, 119-121, 246-247,257 green screen, 264-269 overdoing, avoiding, 243 plug-ins for, 245 sound effects, 63,212-213,243 titles, 248-249, 254-255 transitions, 206-210,250-253 end search feature, 135 establishing shot, 141 Event browser, iMovie, 204 Index Event Library, ¡Movie, 204 event videography camera principles, 128-129 camera setting knowledge, 138-139 capturing the story, 130-131 continuity, shot, 132-133 movie-making, 142-143 perspective, changing up, 140-141 planning and executing, 144-145 sporting events, 146-147 theatrical or musical events, 150-151 timecode breaks, avoiding, 134-135 zooming, 136-137 Events, iMovie, 192-193 exporting movies, 258-259 exposure, 82-89,133 external microphone, 32,70-79 F fade, defined, 199 file-based camcorder, 180-181,186-187 fill light, 117 film effects, 17,256-257 filters, 26, 31, 119-121, 246-247,257 FireWire, 13,37,43,179 flash, 27 fluorescent light, 101,102 focal length, 167 focus, 28, 91, 94-97, 132, 166-167 framing the shot, 128,157-161 f-stop, 90 gain feature, 123,149,151 GarageBand, 40,220-225,242 gel, diffusing, 114 generational loss, golden hour of sunlight, 100 grain, considering, 123 graphics considerations during shoot, 173 green screen effects, 264-269 H hand-held microphone, 71,74-75 hard drive space, 37,38,42 hard light, 83 HD (High Definition), 12,16 HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), 13,176 HDTV (High Definition TV), 21 HDV (High Definition Video), 4,18-19,20 headphones, 65 high-angle shots, 141 high-contrast scenes, handling, 88,172 holding the shot, 128 hot shoe, 70 household light, 101,102,110-111 ¡DVD, 40,274-277 ¡Life suite, 40, 220-225,242,274-277 ¡-LINK, 13, 37 iMovie editing video, 206-210 green screen effects, 266-267 ¡Tunes, exporting to, 259 merging Events, 192-193 music, adding, 210-211,216-217 overview, 40 QuickTime, exporting to, 258 sharing methods, 274-275,280-285,294-295 sound effects, 212-213 still images in, 218-219 titles, 248-249 transferring camera content, 180-183 transitions, 206-210,250-251 voiceover, 214-215 workspace, 204-205 importing video to computer See transferring video In point issue, Adobe Premiere Elements, 231 incandescent light, 101 indoor light, 101,102,110-111 infinity focus, 95 input/output terminals, 176 interlaced scanning, 13,18 Internet, uploading video to, 40,172-173,278-285 ¡Photo, still images in, 218-219 ¡Pod, downloading movies to, 296-297 ISP (Internet Service Provider), 278 ¡Tunes, 210,259,296-297 iWeb, sharing video with, 40,280-283 key light, 116 keying, defined, 264 L lapel microphone, 70,72-73 lavaliere microphone, 70,72-73 LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor, 37 LCD (liquid crystal display) panel on camera, 28,118 LED light, camera-mounted, 113 legal issues for shooting session, 50-51 lens adapter, 256 lens converter, 31 lens elements, 26 lens filter, 26,31,119-121,246-247 light and lighting See also aperture auto mode on camera, 86 backlight, 83, 89, 117, 124-125, 129 camera-mounted, 27,47,111-113 cinematic, 257 color of light, 100-103,132 correcting, 85,102 creative use of, 170 diffused, 82,113,114-115,119 equipment, 32,46-47,114,119 exposure, 82-89,133 fill light, 117 for green screen effects, 265 indoors, 101,102,110-111 low light situation, 122-123 outdoors, 100-102,118-119 planning for, 58,83 shot continuity, 133 shutter speed, relationship to, 91,92-93 softening of, 113 three-point lighting method, 116-117 types, 82-83 light sensitivity, 85 loops project in GarageBand, 220-221 low light, shooting in, 122-123 low-angle shots, 140 M Macintosh computers, 36,38,40.5ee also iDVD; ¡Life suite; iMovie; iTunes magic hour of sunlight, 100 manual audio adjustments, 66 manual focusing, 95,97 manual settings, evaluating for camera purchase, 25 manual white balance, 103,106-109 medium shot, 164 memory requirements, camera, 38,42 merging Events in iMovie, 192-193 Mic Att (microphone attenuator), 67 MIC (microphone) input, 66 microphone, 27,32,68-79 midday light, 100 Mix Audio button, Adobe Premiere Elements, 233,235 mixing audio, 216-217,233,234-235 mobile device sharing, 294-295,298-299 MobileMe account, 294-295 Monitor panel, Adobe Premiere Elements, 226 monopod, 30 multidirectional microphone, 69 multi-track audio mixing, 216-217,234-235 music Adobe Premiere Elements, 234-235,238-239 analyzing look and feel of video, 242 GarageBand, creating with, 220-225 ¡Movie, 210-211,216-217 importance of, 63 narration (voiceover), 143,214-215,232-233 neutral density (ND) lens filter, 119,120 night mode, 123 non-interlaced video, 13 NTSC (National TV System Committee) TV encoding system, 18 O omnidirectional microphone, 69 operating modes, 29 operating systems, 39,43 optical zooming, 26,137 Organize workspace, Adobe Premiere Elements, 226 outdoor lighting (sunlight), 100-102,118-119 overcast, 102 overexposed video, 84 pad between takes, time, 135 PAL (Phase Alternating Line) TV encoding system, 18 panning, 89,163 PC (Windows-based) computer, 42-45 See also Adobe Premiere Elements PCI (Peripheral Component Interface), 43 perspective, changing camera, 140-141,162-163 photo editors, 218-219,237 pinning background music, 211 pixel density, pixels, 12,24 playback mode, 176,179 plug-ins, 244-245 point of focus, choosing, 97 polarizing filter, 121 portrait scene recording, 167 postproduction See editing video; effects, video Precision Editor, iMovie, 208-209 processor, computer, 36 progressive scanning, 13,18 Project Library, iMovie, 204 Project window, iMovie, 204 prosumer compared to consumer performance, 145 Q QuickTime exporting, 258 RAM (Random Access Memory), 36,38 recording medium, 23 Index recording process, 29,33,65 recruiting talent, 142-143 red-eye reduction, 27 reflectors, 47,114,119 releases for shooting subjects, 50-51 resolution, 9,12,16,37 rocker, 29 rough cut, 201 RPM (revolutions per minute), 42 rule of thirds, 156,158 safety issues, 55,75,123 Scene menu, Adobe Premiere Elements, 289 scene modes, camera, 87 Sceneline workspace, Adobe Premiere Elements, 227 scouting the shooting location, 52,145 script writing, 131 SD (Standard Definition), 18,19 SDTVs (Standard Definition TVs), 21 security and sharing videos online, 279 sensors, camera, 8,16,24,26 Share workspace, Adobe Premiere Elements, 227 sharing video DVD burning, 272-277 on the Internet, 40,172-173,278-285 for mobile device viewing, 294-295,298-299 overview, 203 sharp focus, 132 sharpness, 170 shooting session See also composition; event videography ambient sound assessment, 64 equipment list, 54-55 legal issues, 50-51 planning, 52-53 recording environment, 58-59 sound monitoring during, 64-65 shot continuity, 132-133 shotgun microphone, 71,76-79 shutter priority mode, 86 shutter speed, 91,92-93,149 SmartSound, 238-239,242 soft box, 47 soft (out of focus) subject, 94 software, editing, 6,37,40-41,44-45,202-203.5ee also individual programs sound See audio considerations sound effects, 63,212-213,243 soundtrack See music splitting events, 193 sporting event videography, 146-149 stability, 30,129,161 standard-definition video, 12,16 still camera, 27 still images, 218-219,236-237 storage media, 16-17 subject, defining, 154 sunlight conditions, 100-102,118-119 sunrise light, 100,102 sunset light, 101,102 talent releases, 50,142 talking heads, shooting, 158-159 tape-based camcorder, 182-183,188-189 Tasks panel, Adobe Premiere Elements, 226 temperature of light color, 100,102 35mm lens adapter for film effect, 256 three-point editing method, 199 three-point lighting method, 116-117 tilting camera, 89,156,163 timecode breaks, avoiding, 134-135 Timeline workspace, Adobe Premiere Elements, 227,228-231 titles, 248-249,254-255 toolbar, iMovie, 204 Tough Spun material, 113 tracking shots, 257 transferring video into Adobe Premiere Elements, 184-189 analog videos, 190-191 connecting to computer, 178-179 into iMovie, 180-183 organizing clips, 192-195 transitions, adding, 206-210,250-253 transparency, background, 269 trimming video, 230-231 tripod, 30,149 tungsten bulbs, 102 TV, 18,21, 176-177 24p camera feature for film effect, 17,256 U umbrellas, reflective, 47,114 underexposed video, 84 unidirectional microphone, 74 USB connections, 13,37 UV (ultraviolet) filter, 120 VCR/VTR mode, 176 VHS tapes, video See digital video video sharing Web sites, 279,284-285 Videomerge, Adobe Premiere Elements, 269 viewer, iMovie, 204 viewfinder, 28 voiceover narration, 143,214-215,232-233 volume, 67,73,213 See also audio considerations W WDM device, 187 weather considerations, 55-57 Web, uploading video to, 40,172-173,278-285 webcam device, 187 whip zoom, 137 white balance, 102-109,263 wide shot, 164 widescreen display, 12,21,37,77 Windows-based personal computer (PC), 42-45 See also Adobe Premiere Elements windy conditions and microphone, 69,77 Y YouTube publishing, 284-285 zoom lever, 29 zoom speed, 136 zooming, 26, 123, 129, 136-137, 163 ... digital video cameras, the digital video workflow, and essential digital video terms What Is Digital Video? 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