Digital Video For Dummies

409 Pages·2003·12.033 MB·English

by  Keith Underdahl

Digital Video
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
3
RD EDITION

Digital Video
FOR
DUMmIES
‰
3
RD EDITION
by Keith Underdahl
Digital Video For Dummies®, 3rd Edition
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About the Author
Keith Underdahllives in Albany, Oregon. Professionally, Keith is an electronic-
publishing specialist for Ages Software, where he serves as program manager,
interface designer, video-media producer, multimedia specialist, graphic
artist, and when the day is over, he even sweeps out the place. Mr. Underdahl
has written numerous books, including Teach Yourself Microsoft Word 2000,
Microsoft Windows Movie Maker For Dummies, Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible
(co-author), and Adobe Premiere For Dummies.

Dedication
Not all those who wander are lost.
— J. R. R. Tolkien

Author’s Acknowledgments
When people find out that I have written several books, they usu-
ally react with awe and amazement, because writing an entire book
seems like a monumental task. Writing a book is a monumental task,
unless you’re as fortunate and blessed as I am with such wonderful
family and friends. I can’t imagine getting up in the morning, much
less writing a book like Digital Video For Dummies, without the help
and support of my wife Christa. She has been my support staff,
cheerleader, business manager, and inspiration throughout my
writing career. Without Christa’s initial encouragement and tireless
ongoing support, I would not be writing.
Once again I must also thank my favorite movie subjects, Soren
and Cole Underdahl. Not only do they take direction well, but they
are also incredibly intelligent and look great on camera! Soren and
Cole are featured in screen shots through this book, as well as some
of the sample video clips found on the companion CD-ROM. Best of
all, because they’re my own boys, the Wiley Publishing legal depart-
ment doesn’t make me fill out all kinds of model releases and other
daunting forms. If someone writes Boilerplate For Dummies, I’ll buy
the first copy.
Of course, I was working on this book before I even knew I was
working on this book, making videos and developing my skills.
I’vereceived a lot of help from people in and out of the video and
software business, including Jon D’Angelica, Patrick BeauLieu, John
Bowne, Ingrid de la Fuente, havoc23, Linda Herd, Pete Langlois,
Andy Marken, Rick Muldoon, Paulien Ruijssenaars, Steve from Hard
Times, and probably a lot of other people I can’t remember right at
the moment.
Last but certainly not least, I wish to give my unwavering gratitude
to the wonderful Composition Services team at Wiley Publishing.
Basically I scribbled this whole book on a stack of cocktail napkins,
and it was up to the folks at Wiley to turn it all into a coherent
book. I wish to thank Steve Hayes, Linda Morris, Barry Childs-
Helton, Dennis Short, and everyone else at Wiley. Keep up the
greatwork, folks!