Paul J. Digital Video Hacks: Tips & Tools for Shooting, Editing, and Sharing

O’Reilly, 2006. — 298 p.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.Prepare
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
Light
Compile a Cheap Lighting Kit
Light with Work Lights
Use Paper Lamps for Lighting
Add Diffusion to a Camcorder Light
Take Video in Total Darkness
Shoot a Green Screen Image
Shoot Clearly Through a Window
Reflect Light from a Shade
Use Clothespins Like a Professional
Acquire
Create a Time-Lapse Video of a Sunset
Mount Your Camera to Your Car
Slate Your Cuts
Transcode a Movie's 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
Edit
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
Audio
Mobile Audio Booth
Reduce a Microphone's Wind Noise
Make Your Own Boom
Export Your Audio for Mixing
Cover Missing Audio with Room Tone
Make Your Audio Sound Better
Fool Your Audience's Perception
Get Music for Free
Wrangle Your Music and Sound Library
Cut to the Beat of Your Music
Effects
Give Your Video a "Film Look"
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 Video's Look after Editing
Expose Only One Color
Distribute
Make a Window Burn Copy
Skin Your Movie
Determine Which Codec to Use
Playa 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
Random Fun
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 "Movies" on an iPod photo
Inventory Your Home
Capture Life's Little Moments with Camera-Phone Video
Weekend Project: Create a Documentary