Camcorder & Computer Video articles from April 2001

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from April 2001

The Disk Media Camcorder Arrives.(IDC-1000Z by Sanyo)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... It's been a long, difficult search for the just the right medium to store video shot with a camcorder. I bought my first camcorder about 15 years ago. The camera portion was a JVC "hand-held" tethered by a thick black cord to a Panasonic...

DVD Cams Hit The Market.(VDR-M10 by Panasonic)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Latest From Panasonic Holds Up to 2 Hours of Video The Holy Grail for camcorder owners for years been a stable, long-playing storage environment. DVDs have promised just such an answer. Until very recently, though, a DVD camcorder has been...

LIGHTS! CAMERA! LEGOS?!(new toy by LEGO)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Pinnacle Teams Up with Lego and Spielberg To Bring Video Making to Kids LEGO Company has just dropped the entry price to the wonderful world of movie production. In an attempt to get a young crowd hooked on moviemaking, LEGO has released...

$99DV Editing Combo.(MovieDVSuite v3 from AIST)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... AIST's MovieDVSuite Is Full of Features at the Entry Level Nonlinear video-editing systems for the PC are getting better and easier to use all the time. And happily they are now VERY affordable. Case in point: the new MovieDVSuite v3 from...

The "NEW" Sequel.(Applied Magic Sequel)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... The Advantages of "Black-Box" Editing from Applied Magic There are many different ways to edit video. You can simply hook-up your camcorder to your VCR or to another camcorder and copy scenes. You can add a titler and, special-effects...

"Reel" TIME.(RT2000 by Matrox Electronics)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Access Clips, Transitions & Effects for Longer Videos, without Rendering Since its introduction, Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. (www.matrox.com) has sold nearly 30,000 units of the affordable yet powerful RT2000 digital video-editing...

Storming VIDEOS.(DV Storm by Canopus)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Mid-Range Editor Scales Up the Power as You Scale Up Your Processing Speed Nonlinear editing (NLE) systems have essentially reached maturity. For some time now, PC-based video systems have had the ability to produce video, previously only...

911 For Videotapes.(YesVideo.com and HomeMovie Corporation, editing service companies)
April 1, 2001... How To Keep Your Movies Alive and Well It's the dirty little secret of all us home video enthusiasts--all those stacks of tapes piled up around the house, stuffed in the back of cabinets, or buried in closets. So many tapes, some with...

Grow Your EDITING SYSTEM.(build your own)
April 1, 2001... Adding Incite to Matrox for Professional Power We recently built two systems from the ground up that represent serious options for the video entrepreneur. Both are based on popular Matrox Electronic Systems video cards, which allows us to...

JVC GR-DVM90U.(by JVC)(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Tiny, Accurate with MultiMediaCard --For the Prosumer Who Wants To Travel Light They say good things come in small packages, and JVC's newest DV camcorder--the GR-DVM90UU, one of the smallest camcorders on the market--is no exception....

Samsung SCL550.(Evaluation)
April 1, 2001... Good Video at a Reasonable Price Samsung's SCL550 is a good middle-of-the-road camcorder. Its Hi8 format positions it a step up from Samsung's 8mm SCL520 and SCL530 models, however it is a step below camcorders that use Digital8 or Mini...

Light and Reflection.
April 1, 2001... How to Get your Subject out of the Shadows My neighbor, who continually badgers me with his mostly inane schemes to improve his home videos, dropped another bombshell on me recently. "Hey, I'm going to buy one of those 3-chip video...

Doc Camcorder.(digital video editing questions and answers)(Column)
April 1, 2001... The Doctor Is In--Answers to Your Digital Editing Questions 1 What is this OHCI FireWire thing? These are DV cards that use the drivers found in the Windows 98SE, ME and Win2000 operating systems. In this case, since the video...

BULLETIN BOARD.(digital video software)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... Transcoder Director's Cut (about $300 MSRP) from PowerR is a video transcoder that allows conversion of analog video (S-video or composite) from legacy VCRs and camcorders to the DV format. Once converted, new-generation DV capture boards...

DVD & Internet VIDEO.(emerging products)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... There are two big computer video trends that continue to push the envelope--easier DVD production and streaming media. Here's an overview of the most recent efforts by leading-edge companies in bringing these two important technology trends...

Hand-Held VIDEO.(digital video software for hand-held computers)(Buyers Guide)
April 1, 2001... It's Not Just an Organizer--It's a Multimedia Player Back at the dawn of time (way back in the year 2000), the Palm hand-held and other PDA (personal digital assistant) devices were envisioned as practical business tools, to be used for...

Eye CANDY.(special effects in desktop video)
April 1, 2001... Technical Tricks for Adding Special Effects in Post-Production Part of the fun in working with Desktop Video is that all of the decisions are yours. If your video comes out great, it's solely because you are a great videographer and editor....