Good Books for a novice.

granpa · Post by **granpa** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:13 am

Hello everyone, i've just bought my first ever video camera a Samsung R10 and a copy of VS Pro x2, i was wondering if anyone could push me in the right direction of some good books to help me learn the art using the camera and producing some semi decent videos, looking on Amazon there seems to be a large amount of material available i'am just not sure whats good or bad.Thanks for any input.

Post by **Ken Berry** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:22 am

Hi granpa, and welcome to this forum!

I will leave book recommendations to others... However, it would be very useful if you filled in your System details (in the Profile button up towards the top of the page). This will help others should you have any problems in future. I say this because you may not realise that the format used by your camera (full high definition 1920 x 1080 using the H.264 codec) is just about the most demanding of computer resources currently available. So you need a fairly powerful computer to edit it and play it back smoothly.

Judging by the You Tube link you posted in the Members Samples forum, though, your computer seems well up to the job. Well done!!

granpa · Post by **granpa** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:59 am

Hello Ken, ok i'll do that now, yes the pc is a HP Media Centre with a core2 duo 2.66 intel processor and 2 gig of memory.

skier-hughes · Post by **skier-hughes** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:21 pm

There is an excellent book linked on this page.
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/WebPages/Shop.htm

search for others by the same author as well.

I will say he is a friend of mine and I have read his books and they are great for beginners, you can see pictures I shot with my cam whilst skiing, in them!!!!!

Post by **Ken Berry** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:35 pm

Thanks for putting in all those details, granpa! I notice you are using Windows 7. You may not realise (if you have not yet used the VS burning module) that it does not work properly (the burning module, I mean) with Win 7. We have in fact started a sticky thread on this: http://forum.corel.com/EN/viewtopic.php?p=181998#181998 You might want to keep your eye on it.

granpa · Post by **granpa** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 2:00 pm

Thanks for that Ken i've not used the module yet so will keep an eye on the thread.

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:01 pm

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granpa · Post by **granpa** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 5:38 pm

Thanks Steve, there's certainly a lot to be getting on with.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:12 pm

skier-hughes wrote:There is an excellent book linked on this page.
http://www.myvideoproblems.com/WebPages/Shop.htm

I have found two books, one by Mike Figgis and one by Colin Barrett. Which one did you mean?

skier-hughes · Post by **skier-hughes** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:51 pm

Odd I don't see any from Figgis, it is Colin Barrett.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:18 pm

skier-hughes wrote:Odd I don't see any from Figgis, it is Colin Barrett.

It's here:

Can't link to the page but put Mike Figgis into the search box and it comes up with this:
"Digital Film Making
By Mike Figgis"
I clicked on Books and it was on the front page before the Colin Barrett book!

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:01 am

Click on the picture!

skier-hughes · Post by **skier-hughes** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:06 am

The initial shop page that I linked to should just have the one book in it? I didn't reaslise you were searching books.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:03 pm

Hi Graham
I wasn't searching books specifically. When I opened your link there were six book titles showing, none were the one you mentioned. Everytime I clicked on the link a different set of books came up so I searched for "Digital filming" and came up with the list showing the Figgis book. At the bottom right where it says visitors also looked at: That's where the Colin Barrett book was listed. Anyway I am going into hospital soon and have today purchased the Colin B book to read while I recover (hopefully).
John

granpa · Post by **granpa** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:22 pm

I've also purchased the book so thanks Graham for the recomendation.Good luck on the hospital John.

Andy