Digital Video For Dummies

Martin Doucette worked at a digital video firm and produces interactive video programs. He is also the author of Microsoft Project 2000 For Dummies.

Digital Video For Dummies (2nd Edition) features professional advice that will be extraordinarily valuable to anyone preparing digital video for use in a game, training aid, sales tool, Web site, or other multimedia genre. Fully half of Digital Video for Dummies deals with what's creating the most interest surrounding the technology. motion-picture production. Digital technology expert, Martin Doucette, explains how to script scenes, frame shots, capture sound, talk to actors and even apply makeup. He also demystifies camcorder technology. Once he's explained how to get your scenes on tape, the book tells how to convert them to PC format. The author uses Adobe's image and video-editing software (especially Adobe Premiere) in his tutorials, explaining how to get things done with a combination of numbered procedures, sharp prose and succinct hints. The CD-ROM included with the book contains previews and trial versions of software from Adobe and other digital editing software companies as well as sample files to try out.