Camcorder & Computer Video articles from August 2000

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from August 2000

THE NEW FORMAT GETS A NEW CHAMPION.(new Hitachi camcorder uses Sony Digital 8 format)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2000... Remember the old maxim. "If you can't heat 'em, join 'em!"? Apparently, Hitachi remembers it. Hitachi has become the first major manufacturer of camcorders to adopt the Digital 8 (D8) format originated by Sony Electronics. D8, you may...

FREE Video Tools On The Internet.
August 1, 2000... Great Stuff Just For The Downloading I have been doing video for most of my life. During those years, I have accumulated a lot of stuff: video cameras, tripods, lighting equipment, cables, video adapters, editing software, computer cards...

THEN & NOW.(video cameras)
August 1, 2000... The Evolution Of Camcoder Design Back when vacuum tubes were the essential electronic building blocks, TV cameras were bulky, heavy, and expensive. Putting a handle on a 60-pound unit made it by definition "portable." It took a...

Add FIREWIRE To Your Computer.(video editing equipment)
August 1, 2000... To Your Computer Make Old PCs And Macs IEEE1394 Compatible Without a doubt, the hottest area of growth in the consumer-video marketplace is digital video (DV). Just look at all the camcorders and nonlinear video-editing systems based...

WEB VIDEO.
August 1, 2000... The Internet's Next Tidal Wave Web video is coming on fast and furious, like a storm that will not be denied. The logjam up to now has been the transmission signal bandwidth, which to the end users at home means the speed of their...

Face to Face.
August 1, 2000... It may be easy to shoot a traffic cop on a busy intersection in Mexico City as he directs the roaring traffic like a skilled concert conductor. If he has noticed you pointing your camcorder in his direction, he may even flash you a smile. But...

FOR THE BIRDS.(techniques for video recordings of birds)
August 1, 2000... Looking For A Challenge? Consider Nature Videos Do you like watching the birds as they busily fly around your yard? Maybe you go to the park and observe them. I love to watch the birds, but to be frank, I don't know them by species...

Join The Pros.(technique for videotaping weddings)
August 1, 2000... WEVA Provides Support For Budding And Experienced Professional Videographers Wedding videotaping has always been a way for videographers to earn money with their camcorders, and for many, it is their first venue with professional...

DRIVE CRASHES.(computer video editing equipment)
August 1, 2000... The Heart Of Your Editing System Will Eventually Fail - Here's How To Prevent Disaster If software is the brain, and the video card and mother board equal the spinal column and nerves, then it could be said that the heart of your...

IN COMMAND.(video editing equipment)
August 1, 2000... An edit Controller That's Anything You Want It To Be! At first glance, Videonics' new CommandPost ($199 MSRP) looks like an edit controller and/or a deck controller. Closer examination reveals a device that reminds me of a technically...

STREAMING To You.(creating videos for the internet)
August 1, 2000... Adding The Next Level Of Interactivity To Your Site The technology is now here to let Webmasters stream moving video over the Internet. Just as important, the bandwidth is finally becoming available to make video streaming over the Web a...

NONLINEAR In A Package.(video editing software)
August 1, 2000... A Suite Of Valuable Video Software Ulead's Media Studio Pro 6.0 ($495 MSRP) is both similar and much different than the other video editing products available to the readers of Camcorder & Computer-Video magazine. It's similar in that...

Video In A Hurry.(video recording production)
August 1, 2000... Building A Demo Program On A Deadline It was a Friday, like any other Friday. Then breaking the silence like summertime thunder, the phone rang. While a ringing phone isn't all that uncommon an occurrence, each phone call carries a...

CANON ES8100V.(camcorder evaluation)
August 1, 2000... A Bargain With A Familiar Name Simplicity and ease of use definitely have a place when it comes to videotaping. Add in an attractive low price, and you may have an unbeatable package for family videotaping needs. Most camcorder...

QUASAR VM-D100.(camcorder evaluation)
August 1, 2000... A GOOD FIRST CAMCORDER FOR ANYONE The Quasar VM-D100 is a VHS-C camcorder intended to hit a low price point (MSRP $349.95) that virtually anyone can afford. Palm-sized, weighing just under two pounds, the VM-D100 has everything you need...

High/Low.(video recording techniques)
August 1, 2000... Making Better Videos With A Different Perspective At what height do you shoot your videos? If you're like most people, you shoot them at about 5 feet to 6 feet from the ground, about shoulder high. It's just the "natural" way to shoot....

Save It To DVD.(digital video disk)
August 1, 2000... MPEG-Authoring Tools For Under $500 Do you have some cool video that you would like to share, or even a production that you've assembled and edited together, with video and audio and music and effects? Or do you just have a collection of...