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Let’s face it … we’ve all been in that dreaded place where we don’t have the right font to do the job. Whether it’s titles for a video, captions or watermarks on photos, preparing a PowerPoint presentation, or updating that ubiquitous TPS Report, the perfect font can make all the difference.

The problem? That font usually costs $100, or maybe more. Ouch.

To the rescue of the would-be media geek comes urbanfonts.com and their massive selection of free fonts. They may not have exactly what you want, need, or are looking for, but they might get close. The price is right, at least, so it can’t hurt to take a look at what they’re offering.

http://www.urbanfonts.com/free-fonts.htm

via LifeHacker:

‘Tis the season for sharing home movies–but don’t try your friends’ and relatives’ patience waiting for something good to happen in the hours of tape you shot on vacation. You need to learn how to edit your video, to turn boring footage into compelling movies.

This is a great tutorial for those of you who know little (or nothing) about how to setup your video editing “workflow.” If you’ve got a DV camera, a firewire-equipped computer, and some time to climb the learning curve, this is a great way to start.

Read the rest of the article here.

Do you own a camcorder? Do you use it? If so, then you’re familiar with the all-too-common problem of camera shake. Here’s a quick and dirty DIY solution.

For $20 in parts and less than an hour of your time, this project will create a shoulder bracket for your camcorder that attaches to the tripod mount and helps give your camcorder a more solid basis to sit on. The result? A more stable image.

Read the tutorial here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/EYCLDWU142EQ6T257Y

I’ve always used SnapZ Pro X to record my screen and voice-overs but, this new app looks pretty sweet.

Check out the free open beta while it lasts. I know i’m going to.

http://shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html

via LifeHacker:

“Nothing brings out the camcorders like the holidays, which is why this is the perfect time to admit an ugly truth: You suck at making home movies.

No, really. I’m sure you’re a nice person and all, but there’s more to videography than just taking the camcorder out of the box and pressing Record.

As with photography, good videography requires a bit of know-how. Luckily, I know how, so here’s my list of ways you can improve your home movies. You won’t come out Soderbergh on the other side, nor even Singer, but your Uncle-Henry-dropped-the-turkey-on-Aunt-Edna’s-head submission to America’s Funniest Home Videos will look a lot better.”

Read the rest of the article here.