CNET Do-It-Yourself Home Video Projects by Troy Dreier

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Synopsis

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

Biography

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.