You want this camcorder. SONY's new HDV 1080i HIGH-DEF CAMCORDER is perfect for the prosumer videomaker on the go.

It is the world’s first 1080i HDV High-Def Camcorder With Three-Chip ClearVID CMOS Sensor Technology. The HDR-FX7 camcorder has a smooth slow record function. With its three sensors, the HDR-FX7 model can capture a six-second burst of video and play it back in 24 seconds as slow motion video. The model’s dual record function allows users to capture 1.2-megapixel still images and shoot video simultaneously, with the press of a button. more

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"Photoshop Elements 5 for Dummies" is packed with tips and tricks for creating dazzling images. It will show you how to use layers to create exciting nee images, as well as how to change backgrounds, fix flaws, and artistically enhance photos. more

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Video News Online
Maximizing the Audience
Online video has undergone a quiet revolution in the last two years. With the emergence of YouTube (as well as its competitors and imitators) and improvements in the way that video can be embedded in a Web page, online users are seeing video in new places and new applications.
Barry Parr - News & Information

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How to Put your Videos Up On YouTube - YouTube is currently the world's most popular video upload site and gets about 65,000 or more videos a day submitted to them. YouTube says that their videos account for 60 percent of all videos watched online and that their visitors spend an average of 17 minutes per session on the site. According to Nielsen NetRatings, YouTube has nearly 20M unique users per month.

Here is how you can join the party and have your videos online at YouTube. Its really easy.

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Microsoft Vista is the next operating system for you - (unless you are Mac or Linux OS type of person). This is a big change and you'll need some kind of guidance to figure it all out and how to make it work for you. Do you have the horsepower to run Vista? Can you upgrade? Or should you just chuck your old machine and just buy a new box with Microsoft Vista pre-installed? Should you not even bother upgrading and just continue to use XP or Win 98 - or switch to a Mac?

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If you are a professional animator in the entertainment business, you are probably familiar with the Cinema 4D Program. If not, visit the website at www.maxon.net. The new Cinema 4D 10 Workshop book teaches you how to model, animate and render with a practical command of all the essential functions and tools. It includes detailed tutorials, suitable for novices and experienced users alike, that demonstrate how to navigate the redesigned UI and orient you to the workflow. more

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If you want to make money making Internet video, you got to read this:

Getting Paid: Sites that Help Video Producers Make Money - Compiled by Scott Kirsner (Editor, CinemaTech) - New revenue opportunities are emerging with the recent boom in video viewing on the Web. On this chart, I've tried to list all of the Web sites that enable independent video producers to make money from their work. I've ranked the sites subjectively, based on how much traffic and buzz they've been attracting, and also how likely it seems that a video producer would actually manage to earn a significant return by posting a video to them. (Media companies with large libraries have a wider range of options for monetizing their content, including Apple's iTunes Music Store, Movielink, and Vongo.)

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How you can use web video to increase sales, drive traffic and build a passionate online community... a real world case study

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