Wow! This great guide is packed with juicy tidbits on cameras and video techniques. Get updates on new camera models, new software, new imaging technology, and new buying recommendations. Learn tips and techniques for taking great pictures whether you’re a beginner or a pro. Includes new projects, special effects and techniques for editing and using digital photos.Chad Fahs is the co-author of MacWorld DVD Studio Pro Bible and a contributor of several chapters for Flash for TV and Video. In 1998 he began Avid Editing Studio in Chicago, working with established artists and producers to create exciting video and interactive forms of art and entertainment. Chad has also worked as a producer at one of the top Internet sites, training and working with clients from companies in the U.S., Japan, and the U.K. Currently, Chad writes, directs and produces for a variety of projects, including an Apple certified training course, an e-learning project for Adobe, instructional material for Ulead, and video projects for a band on Geffen/Interscope.
Aside from the fact it addresses primarily only two types of video editing software -- the rest of the book dealing with cameras and shooting and the DIY of video production is excellent -- in fact it's the best I've read in easy to follow language.