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Let's take a look at some of the tools you need for your video production.The most important
thing is obviously the camera. The quality of the picture comes from the camera. Pick
a camera that not only fits your budget, but also yields the highest quality that you're
looking for. Today it's a lot more confusing because you have dv, hdv, and then you have
hd cameras altogether. Pick them wisely and also consider the future of where video is
going, which is mostly hd. If you already have a camera, then there's no excuse for
you not to know everything about it. Just in case you forgot, in the next segment we're
going to talk a little bit more about your camera. Your computer is the element of bringing
in the video and editing. Once again, the most important thing is, get a computer that
you can afford and that has relatively high speed. Really the number one thing that you
need to save your money for when you buy your computer is ram. Get as much ram as you can
afford. That is essential for handling those big video files. Another thing you might want
to consider, when you buy your computer at another point, possibly down the road, is
to buy an external hard drive to store your videos. The reason is, video files are very
large. That's number one. But really, number two is, you don't want your video files on
the same hard drive that your operating system is on. It has a tendency to have stutter steps
and things that happen when you edit because your video is on the same hard drive that
your operating system is on. Consider, at some point, purchasing a external hard drive
to do your video editing. Lighting. Definitely invest in some kind of a lighting kit. Digital
video is very unforgiving, extremely unforgiving, with dark scenarios. One of the reason is
it can't really tell the difference between dark grays and blacks. So when you get into
a dark room everything looks kind of mushy. Or if it's not lit well. Really, one of the
best points I can give you, when we get to the section on lighting we'll talk a little
bit more, is to understand that good digital video really depends a lot on good lighting
and of course you the operator. A tripod is a must. If you're going to shoot any kind
of video, buy a tripod. It doesn't mean you can eliminate, that you can eliminate the
hand held scenario, but the most important thing is for those industrials that you're
doing or weddings or, you need to have a solid shot. No matter how steady your hand is, you
got to go for it. Those are a few things. Also real quick, audio wise, always monitor
it. Let's look at the camera.