CITATION

Dreier, Troy. CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects. McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2007.

CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects

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Published:  August 2007

eISBN: 9780071594776 0071594779 | ISBN: 9780071489331

Book description:

Inside CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots.

Part I: Filming

1: Make a Video Birth Announcement and Record Your Kids Growing Up

2: Create a Family Newscast

3: Create a Video Valentine

4: Create a Vacation Movie Your Guests Will Really Enjoy

5: Record a Party

6: Make a Music Video

7: Shoot Your Own Script

8: Create a Video Family Album

Part II: Editing

9: Create a Dramatic Slideshow

10: Add Terrific Titles and Creative Credits

11: Giants Attack: Create a Monster Movie

12: Create a Dream Sequence

13: Shooting Sports Events

14: Create an Interactive DVD Game

15: Create a Time-Lapse Video

16: Create Fantastic Audio for Your Movie

17: Create a Stop-Motion Movie

18: Create a Video Holiday Letter

19: Create Hollywood-Style DVD Menus

Part III: Multimedia

20: Connect Your TV and PC to Make a Digital Movie Theater

21: Save Your Favorite TV Shows

22: Share Your Videos

23: Create a Video Podcast

24: Create an Archive That Will Last for Years

Produce studio-quality videos at home

Now you can get the most out of your home video equipment and video phone with the fun and practical projects packed inside this easy-to-follow guide. Produced in conjunction with CNET.com, the place you go for the latest in tech and consumer electronics, this book shows you how to create all kinds of videos and special effects. You'll also find out how to enhance, edit, store, and share your movies.

Inside, you'll find 24 self-contained projects, step-by-step instructions, a list of tools needed at the beginning of each project, and hundreds of clear photos and screenshots. With CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects, you'll be able to create your own professional-quality videos.

  • Create a video family album

  • Shoot sporting events

  • Produce time-lapse and stop-motion movies

  • Add green screen effects, narration, and music

  • Design Hollywood-style DVD menus

  • Share your videos online

  • Archive videos for the long-term

  • And much more

Troy Dreier (Jersey City, NJ) is a professional freelance writer specializing in consumer technology. He has covered video editing titles regularly for CNET for several years. Other publication credits include PC Magazine, Laptop Magazine, PDAStreet, Intranet Journal, and Buy Magazine. Before Troy was a fulltime freelancer, he was a staff editor at PC Magazine where he was responsible for several product sections of the ZDNet Web site.