The Complete Guide to Digital Video

by Ed Gaskell

This book will walk you from beginner to expert, whatever your level of ambition. It covers everything from lighting, shooting, editing and publishing, all the way through to expert insider views of a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592001033
• ISBN13: 9781592001033
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Muska & Lipman Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.3" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

For digital video beginners who want to stick with it...

This is an extremely well produced book, and I am surprised it costs only $25 to $30. I am a rank beginner, and I found it somewhat technical--and it seemed to be aimed at young videographers who want to do commercial work more than householders who will edit their trip to Six Flags. I found the abbreviations and terms somewhat daunting (CCD, chrominance, luminance, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, etc.) and the technical descriptions also somewhat daunting (ex: how the camera codes Red Green and Blue colors). Later in the book, the author describes cameras, production and post-production in some detail. These were all worthwhile subjects.By the end of the book, however, I was sure that I did not want to invest in a digital movie camera set. For that reason, it was worth the $25.