Camcorder & Computer Video articles from April 2000

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from April 2000

Having Trouble Keeping Up?(video equipment innovations)
April 1, 2000... If you're having trouble keeping up with the lightning last changes in the camcorder and computer video field. think how it must feel to be the poor editor who is supposed to be on top of all of this stuff all the time. No sooner have I psyched...

BREAK THROUGHS.(video equipment industry)
April 1, 2000... Is it evolution or revolution? The camcorder-and-computer-video world is constantly in a state of change. So many products are introduced that it's hard keeping track of them. But, if you look carefully, all the new products are different in at...

Make Your Own VIDEO DVDs.(Evaluation)
April 1, 2000... New Software To Convert Your Videos Through Windows PC Because of the spectacular acceptance of DVD players for the home (over 4 million were sold by the end of 1999), DVD players may soon surpass VHS tape as the primary medium for watching...

DVD On A Budget.
April 1, 2000... Use Your Computer's CD-R Drive To Create Video DVDs This seems to be the year of the DVD-Video player. Just before last Christmas, they finally hit a price point under $200 that made them hard to resist. Now major video rental places are...

Seeing The LIGHT.(light exposure in video recording)
April 1, 2000... Create Great Effects By Pushing Your Camcorder's Exposure Settings Unlike the auto transmission in my old Volvo, my camcorder's auto setting can sometimes drive me mad with seemingly unpredictable results, until I remember its limitations....

VIDEO COMPUTERS--BUILT TO ORDER.
April 1, 2000... Let A "System Integrator" Design and Create A System To Fit Your Needs Want a nonlinear video system, but don't want the daunting task of building one yourself? Is that a mountain you would prefer not to climb? If so, you now can have...

Computer To TV.(Evaluation)
April 1, 2000... Use A Scan Converter To Take Video From Your PC Many of the articles in this magazine tend to deal with how to take video from your camcorder and put it into your computer. But have you ever had the need to go the other way around? Have you...

Send Your Videos Over The WEB.
April 1, 2000... Free, Cheap And Friendly Hosting Sites What do you do after you've finished shooting and editing your videotapes? How do you share your videos with your friends and family? Most of us simply gather around the TV, stick the tape into the...

What's Your Videographic I.Q.?
April 1, 2000... A Quiz Of Your Camcorder Knowledge Test your knowledge of video by choosing the best answer to the questions below. 1. You get the broadest depth-of-field when you: a. Zoom out to a wide angle b. Use plenty of light ...

The Basics Of Title Screens.
April 1, 2000... 8 Rules For Mastering Video Graphics Computers are amazing tools for creating video title screens and animations. Quite often a combination of the two bring movement and life to otherwise plain productions. However, like any task, a...

Join The DIGITAL PROS.
April 1, 2000... You Can Make Corporate Videos With Consumer DV-Cams Digital camcorders have leveled the playing field in the game of "professional video." Broadcast videographers readily admit that they are blown away at the quality produced by some of the...

In The FAMILY.(family video recording)
April 1, 2000... Capturing The Fun, Excitement And Confusion Of A Reunion As exciting as a family get-together might sound to a family member, trying to make a family event actually interesting on videotape is a challenge of the highest creative...

HDTV For The HOBBYIST.(high definition television)
April 1, 2000... The Arrival Of Digital Television Broadcasting Offers You New Challenges And Options There was a day when television production equipment was so expensive that only network broadcasters could afford to use it. It took 40 years for the...

PANASONIC PV-DV950.(Evaluation)
April 1, 2000... A 3-CHIP Mini-DV That Captures Great Colors The latest digital video camcorder from Panasonic combines ease of use and small size with professional 3-CCD imaging. With a list price of $2,699.95, the PV-DV950 is targeted toward the home...

CANON Ultura.(Evaluation)
April 1, 2000... One Of The New Models That Will Convince You That It Is Time To Upgrade Camcorders are now better than ever. The Mini-DV digital format delivers the best resolution, color, and picture quality that has ever been available, short of...

ATOMIC EFFECTS.(Adobe After Effects software program)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2000... If there is one element of video production that is always evolving, it is digital effects. In the nothing more than fancy eye candy. But recently, building upon the power of digital formed into realistic phenomena simulating the forces of...

Video On Your PC.(products from Pinnacle Systems that aid with video tape editing)
April 1, 2000... Getting Started In Computer Video So, are you ready to dive in and start doing digital video on your PC? Then, the big question for you is how to get video into your computer. What kind of video capture hardware do you need to buy? Do you...