Introduction.

Part I: Buying Your Equipment.

Chapter 1: Choosing a DV Camcorder.

Chapter 2: Getting Video to Your Computer.

Chapter 3: Choosing Your Video Editor.

Chapter 4: Choosing a DVD-Authoring Package.

Chapter 5: Choosing a DVD Recorder.

Chapter 6: Upgrading and Preparing Your Computer.

Part II: Shooting Your Video.

Chapter 7: The Basics of Shooting.

Chapter 8: Capturing Good Audio.

Chapter 9: Shooting for Digital Distribution.

Part III: Video Editing and Production.

Chapter 10: Capture for Video Editing.

Chapter 11: Basic Editing Techniques.

Chapter 12: Working with Audio.

Chapter 13: Working with Still Images.

Chapter 14: Producing Special Effects.

Chapter 15: Automatic Movie Generation.

Chapter 16: Rendering Your Project.

Part IV: DVD Production.

Chapter 17: DVD Production Basics.

Chapter 18: Converting Tapes to DVD.

Chapter 19: Basic DVD-Authoring Techniques.

Chapter 20: Advanced DVD Production.

Appendix: What’s on the CD-ROM.

Index.

End-User License Agreement.