Little Digital Video Book, The (2nd Edition)
by Michael Rubin
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Author: Michael RubinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-22
ISBN: 0321572629
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Peachpit Press
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- iMovie 09 and iDVD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide
- Apple Training Series: iLife (iLife '09 Edition)
Book Reviews of Little Digital Video Book, The (2nd Edition)
Book Review: A beautiful little book, emphasizing the essentials
Summary: 5 Stars
The Little Digital Video Book is practical and down-to-earth, but also charming. Rubin clearly knows the traps that most of us fall into -- never finishing our projects, not discarding enough in editing, trying to do everything, failing to shoot all the elements of a good little video. And it's the good little video -- he calls it a video sketch -- that this is all about: something you can finish in a couple of hours and enjoy... as well as learn from.
Unlike most books on basic video use, Rubin doesn't over-emphasize the mechanics and he doesn't talk as though your DV camera is the first step towards a Hollywood career. Instead of telling you how various pieces of equipment (microphones, tripods, stabilizers, ...) could move you closer to professional quality, he actually *discourages* you from thinking that equipment can substitute for thought.
Rubin is a strong advocate of tape over memory cards and built-in disk. He is more comfortable -- and who can blame him in some ways? -- storing his footage and finished videos on tape than on hard drives and DVDs. But tape has its price, too. He spends many pages talking about the mechanics of shooting with tape (not breaking time code), logging it, and importing it into an editor. Part of this is perhaps that when the book was written (not that long ago!), a 1TB drive cost around $400, while now it's more like $100, so having a second for back-up is not a big deal.
This is a great little book, and I highly recommend it.
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