Book description
Since the dawn of film, novices and experts have used quick-and-dirty workarounds and audiovisual tricks to improve their motion pictures, from home movies to feature films. Today, the tools have certainly changed, as have the quality and scope of the results. With digital video, the hacking possibilities are now limitless, for both amateurs and professional artists. From acquiring footage, mixing, editing, and adding effects to final distribution, Digital Video Hacks provides unique tips, tools, and techniques for every stage of video production. You'll learn how to:
- Get your projects started right using creative preparation tools and techniques,from making your own steadicam, boom, or dolly to effective storyboarding, timecoding, and tape labeling
- Troubleshoot common shooting problems, including using stop-motion and time-lapse techniques, lighting effects, colored screens and gels, and household objects to establish mood or otherwise wow an audience
- Create stunning visual effects, such as satellite zooming, surreal scenes, Matrix-like bullet-time, and green screen illusions
- Fool your audience with audio tricks, replacing flubbed dialogue, smoothing over cuts, and covering missing audio with room tone
- Add professional features with post-production tricks, including color correction, soundtrack cleanup, opening sequences, and DVD bookmarks
- Distribute final content in a variety of creative ways, from exporting to basic videotape or DVD to streaming over the internet or even via cell phone
- Use the web to provide interactivity and dynamic content, attend a remote conference, or vlog your life.
Whether you're looking for a new technique to include in your next project, a solution to a common problem, or just a little inspiration, this book reintroduces you to the digital video you only thought you knew.
Publisher resources
Table of contents
- Digital Video Hacks
- Credits
- Preface
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1. Prepare
- Hacks 1â16
- Successfully Complete a Project
- Keep Your Project Organized
- Number Your Tapes
- Black and Code a Tape
- Log Using a Spreadsheet
- Create a Digital Storyboard
- Create a Two-Column Script
- Build Your Own Apple Box
- Make Your Own Slate
- Control Your Camcorder Remotely
- Monitor Your Camera
- Protect Outdoor Cameras
- Digitize Lots of Footage Quickly
- Build Your Own Blue Screen
- Stabilize Your Shots
- Roll Your Own Dolly
- 2. Light
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3. Acquire
- Hacks 26â38
- Create a Time-Lapse Video of a Sunset
- Mount Your Camera to Your Car
- Slate Your Cuts
- Transcode a Movieâs Codec
- Pantyhose Diffusion Filter for Flattering Portraits
- Convert PAL to NTSC
- Record a Television Screen Without Flicker
- Import Footage from a DVD
- Use HDV for Better DV Quality
- Make a Movie Without a Camcorder
- Freeze Time
- Convert Analog Video to Digital Video
- Create a 3D Video
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4. Edit
- Hacks 39â50
- Digicam Movie Editing Made Easy
- Make Videos with Windows Movie Maker
- Make a Movie Using iMovie
- Rotate Your Movie from Horizontal to Vertical
- Create a Submaster for Editing
- Use a Television to Avoid Surprises
- Convert a Closed Caption File to a Script
- Make a Tough Cut Easy on Your Viewers
- Create an Interactive Video Catalog
- Fix Timecode Problems on an Existing Tape
- Add Bookmarks to Your Movie
- Create Faster DVD Navigation
- 5. Audio
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6. Effects
- Hacks 61â74
- Give Your Video a âFilm Lookâ
- Make Your Own Weather Report
- Zoom In from a Satellite
- Remove an Unwanted Object
- Create an Invert Effect Using Movie Maker
- Turn Video into Matrix-Style Symbols
- Create a Surreal Scene
- Change a Scene from Day to Night
- Create a Credit Flag
- Composite a Green Screen Image
- Create a Shadow for a Green Screen Image
- Alternate Endings Based on the Time of Day
- Alter a Videoâs Look After Editing
- Expose Only One Color
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7. Distribute
- Make a Window Burn Copy
- Skin Your Movie
- Determine Which Codec to Use
- Play a Movie Off a CD in a DVD Player
- Distribute Your Movie on DVD
- Stream a DVD
- Vlog Your Life
- Host Your Video on a Web Site
- Encode a Video to Stream on the Internet
- Take Donations via PayPal
- Set Up an Internet Television Station
- Use BitTorrent to Distribute Your Video
- Attend a Conference from Another Location
- Play Your Video on a Pocket PC
- Play Your Movie on a Cell Phone
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8. Random Fun
- Hacks 90â100
- Record a Streaming Video
- Create a Movie Using LEGOs
- See Through Walls
- Rental-Car Tips and Other Auto Hacks
- Save Your Presentations to DVD
- Watch TV on a Palm Pilot
- Back Up Your Computer to a DV Tape
- Play âMoviesâ on an iPod photo
- Inventory Your Home
- Capture Lifeâs Little Moments with Camera-Phone Video
- Weekend Project: Create a Documentary
- Index
- About the Author
- Colophon
- Copyright
Product information
- Title: Digital Video Hacks
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781491947388
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