[.ca] Complete Guide to Digital Video (ISBN 1592001033)

For digital video beginners who want to stick with it...:
This is an extremely well produced book, and I am surprised it costs only $25 to $30. I am a rank beginner, and I found it somewhat technical--and it seemed to be aimed at young videographers who want to do commercial work more than householders who will edit their trip to Six Flags. I found the abbreviations and terms somewhat daunting (CCD, chrominance, luminance, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, etc.) and the technical descriptions also somewhat daunting (ex: how the camera codes Red Green and Blue colors). Later in the book, the author describes cameras, production and post-production in some detail. These were all worthwhile subjects. By the end of the book, however, I was sure that I did not want to invest in a digital movie camera set. For that reason, it was worth the $25.