RESOURCES

Free Software You Can Download from the Web

Adobe Premiere 6.0 Trial Version   Evaluation copy, good for 30 days
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Trial Version  Evaluation copy, good for 30 days
MacZip 1.0.6   File compression utility for the Macintosh
Fetch 3.0.3   FTP client for the Macintosh
WinZip   File compression utility for Windows (trial version)
WS_FTP LE  FTP client for Windows

Digital Video Industry Websites

2-pop  Digital filmmaker's resource site
Digital Video Editing  Resources, features, links, users forum, and more for professional DV editors
Digital Post Production  Resources, news, reviews, techniques for DV postproduction professionals
EditorsNet  News, discussions, jobs, links, and membership for film and video editors
Design in Motion  News, discussions, jobs, links, and membership for motion graphics designers
Videomaker Online  Electronic version of Videomaker magazine, covering video production resources
Eveo.com Web video company with entertainment site, videomaker resources and video showcase
Dynamic Media  News, reviews, features, and links; department of creativepro.com
Motion Picture Editors Guild  Professional trade organization with trade news, links, discussion groups, online magazine

Digital Video Learning: Glossaries, Overviews, Topics and Tutorials

Adobe Glossary  Digital video terminology
Digital Post Production Glossary  Digital video terminology
About.com's Desktop Video  Articles, tutorials, tips and tricks, forums on broad range of DV topics
ULEAD Digital Video Tutorials  Essentials of digital video production
WebMonkey Multimedia: Video Features on DV topics
Codec Central Informational resource on streaming media and video compression for web delivery, created by Media 100
Embedding QuickTime Information on the code required to embed a QuickTime movie in a Web page.

Sources for Royalty-Free Stock DV Footage

EyeWire Footage  Broadcast-quality digital footage; many content categories; single clips or volumes
ArtBeats Digital Film Library  Broadcast-quality digital footage; many content categories; single clips or volumes
Creatas  Broadcast-quality digital footage; many content categories
Rocketclips  Broadcast-quality digital footage; many content categories

Sources for Royalty-Free Stock Photos and Images

Eyewire  Photography and illustration; many content categories
Corbis   Photography and illustration; many content categories
Creatas  Photography, illustration, and footage; many content categories
Getty Images Chiefly photos; many content categories
Comstock  Chiefly photos, business orientation

Movie Trailers on the Web

Quicktime Movie Trailers  All Quicktime
Coming Soon  Links to trailers at other sites; various formats
Digital Media FX   Animation and special effects movie trailers; Quicktime
Universal Pictures  Links to upcoming Universal movie trailers; Quicktime or RealPlayer
Hollywood.com  Assorted trailers, various formats
Clipland Movie trailers, music videos, and TV commercials; mostly Quicktime, small format

Selected Recent Books on Digital Video

Visual Quickstart Guide: Premiere 6.5 for Macintosh and Windows, by Anthony Bolante. Peachpit Press, 2002. ISBN: 0-32-113008-1($18*)
Excellent, inexpensive introductory reference for learning Premiere 6.5.

Video Demystified, 3rd Edition by Keith Jack. Llh Technology Pub, 2001. ISBN: 1878707566 ($70*)
Detailed reference work for DV professionals.

The Digital Filmmaking Handbook (with CD-ROM) by Ben Long, Sonja Schenk. Charles River Media, 2000. ISBN: 1584500174 ($45*)
Reference work covering all phases of DV production and postproduction. Includes CD.

Editing Digital Video by Robert M. Goodman, Patrick McGrath. McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2002. ISBN: 0071406352 ($28*)
Editing concepts and techniques. Includes CD with footage.

Digital Moviemaking by Scott Billups. Michael Wiese Productions, 2001. ISBN: 0941188302 ($19*)
Accessible overview of DV filmmaking process; companion website.

Nonlinear - A Field Guide to Digital Video and Film Editing by Michael Rubin. Triad Pub Co, 200. ISBN: 0937404853 ($40*)
Focus on editing in film and video postproduction.

Computer Videomaker Handbook : A Comprehensive Guide to Making Video by Computer Videomaker Magazine (Editor). Focal Press, 2001. ISBN: 024080435X ($17.50*)
DV production and delivery for novices, including video streaming; companion website.

e-Video: Producing Internet Video as Broadband Technologies Converge (with CD-ROM) by H. Peter Alesso. Addison Wesley Professional, 2000. ISBN: 0201703149 ($31.50*)
Informative overview of issues related to delivering video over the Internet. Includes CD, companion website.

*approximate prices at Amazon.com, November 2002

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