( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Aug 2 2009
I found the book to be a wonderful and practical guide for Video Production. Obviously written by a true video expert, Pete May is also an outstanding writer and teacher. The second edition appears to be free of the printing errors that are mentioned in reviews of the first edition.
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( 4 of 4 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 9 2009
A friend recommended this handbook to me, after I expressed an interest in digital video production. After reading these reviews, I Googled the author Pete May (super friendly guy!) and emailed him to make sure that the printing issues had been resolved. He indeed reassured me that all the printing problems (the publisher's mistakes) had been fixed in this new 2nd edition. If you do have the 1st edition you can download the corrected pages on his FTP website ([..]). I highly recommend this book for anyone who is even just curious about the process of video production. His writing style is clever and easy to follow, not to mention, the information is rock solid!
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 14 2006
All things considered this book was just barely worth the price for anyone with some basic background knowledge of the subject, however it was very poorly edited/published exactly as other reviews were quick and clear to state. Fortunately, I read these reviews and was prepared, but some of the publishing and editing errors were well beyond expectations and reasonability. Paragraphs ending in mid-stream on one page, with new subjects and wording starting on the subsequent page....with no hint of the remainder of the unfinished paragraphs anywhere in the book. I considered sending it back for a refund (before and after I read the entire book), just because the problem is so glaring!
