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Table of Contents
Using the Waveform Monitor to Check for Dark and Bright Areas - - -26
The Vectorscope - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -26
The DVR - Digital Video Recorder - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -27
The Pre-Roll Recording Buffer - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -27
Recording Clips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -28
Reviewing or Scrubbing Through Clips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -28
Creating and Editing Clip Notes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -29
The Audio Spectrum Analyzer- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -29
The Spectra 60 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -30
The DV Grabber - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -30
Setting the Grabbed Still Pixel Ratio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -30
Using the DV Grabber to Capture Still Images - - - - - - - - - - - - - -31
The DV Quality Monitor and Clip Alerts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -32
Video Clipping Alerts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -32
Audio Popping Alerts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -32
Audio Clipping Alerts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -33
Setting Clip Alert Thresholds in the DV Quality Monitor - - - - - - - - -33
The Shot Clock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -33
Using the Shot Clock to Time Your Clips - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -34
Additional Ways to Improve Your Video - - - - - - - 35
Using the Audio Spectrum Analyzer to Analyze Audio Quality- - - - - - -35
Checking Audio Balance and Range - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -35
Using Hold and Freeze to Analyze Audio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -36
Balancing Audio Between Two Microphones - - - - - - - - - - - - - -36
Improving Clip and Scene Continuity - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -37
Using the Clip List to Check Video Continuity - - - - - - - - - - - - - -37
Maintaining Consistent Color and Brightness Using a Green Screen- - - -38
Videography Basics - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39
Color Bars - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -39
White Balance and Why It’s Important - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -40
Zebra and How it Can Improve Your Video Quality - - - - - - - - - - - -41
A Different Breed of Zebra Using Dark Zebra to Preserve Shadow - - - - -41
Audio Clipping - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -42
Achieving Good Technical and Aesthetic Framing - - - - - - - - - - - -43
Overscan, Underscan and the Video Safe Area - - - - - - - - - - - -43
Technical Framing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -44
Aesthetic Framing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -44
Keeping Your Shot in Frame While Shooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -45
Zooming - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -45
Dynamic Range - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -45
