Camcorder & Computer Video articles from December 2001

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from December 2001

Is It Time To Upgrade Your Video?(digital camcorders)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Have you had your camcorder or video-editing system for two years? If you have, then unfortunately, it may be time to give serious thought to upgrading. I say unfortunately, because no one likes to think about spending the money to replace...

The Real Truth About Combo Cams and Resolution.
December 1, 2001... You want a camcorder. But, you also want a digital camera. That means you're going to have to make two purchases (both for lots of money), carry two pieces of equipment with you (bulky and heavy) and have to shoot everything twice. Right?! ...

The Trouble With Video on CD.(video recordings)
December 1, 2001... Everyone, it seems, wants to put their videos on a CD. It seems like such a natural solution. Many (dare I say most?) new computers come with CD burners, and virtually all DVD players also play audio CDs. So, why not put your home video onto a...

Burn Video Onto CDs.(multimedia equipment)
December 1, 2001... HOW do you archive images? Do you leave them on your hard drive'? (Not a good option, unless you've got more hard-disk space than I do!) Do you transfer your images back to tape? Again, that's not a wonderful option. What about...

1-Click Video to DVD.(computer industry)
December 1, 2001... Prices Are Falling--Soon Everyone Will Be Doing It DVD is coming to your desktop--soon! During 2000, we saw the development of a wide range of desktop, and even consumer, DVD-authoring software for PCs, ranging from under $1,000 down...

Put Photos in Your Video.
December 1, 2001... Although we generally think of video as a full-motion medium, we see the art of using still photos to tell a story on video exercised around us everyday. Whether we're watching a documentary, commercial or other video program, chances are that...

Portable Editing on the iBook.(Evaluation)
December 1, 2001... The New Version Gives You More Options and Speed As with its predecessor, the new iBook is a great portable editing machine and is improved with its new 500MHz speed. For a laptop, this machine is quite small and inexpensive (ranging from...

LINUX VIDEO EDITING.
December 1, 2001... Have You Considered the Advantages of the "Other" OS? There has been a lot of talk in the press and on the Internet about a computer operating system called Linux. Some people are drawn to it simply because it is not from Microsoft. Others,...

HITACHI VM-D875LA.(digital video camera)
December 1, 2001... An Inexpensive Way To Get Into Digital Video D8 (Digital8) is the format pioneered by Sony and now also sold by Hitachi: It has the great advantage of being able to record digitally onto analog tape. In Playback mode, it can read analog...

SONY DCR-TRV30.
December 1, 2001... Digital Video Plus Hi-Res Digital Stills The DCR-TRV30 ($1,699.95 MSRP) is the latest offering from Sony in the high-resolution Mini DV Combo-Cam arena. Its 1.55MP (megapixel or million pixels) CCD is Sony's very latest in high-resolution...

Create and Entertain.(nVIDIA PersonalCinema )(Evaluation)
December 1, 2001... nVIDIA Makes Your Camcorder the Heart of Your Home Theater The new nVIDIA PersonalCinema (about $200 MSRP) is the Swiss Army knife of home entertainment and video editing. It's got a bit of this and a bit of that. It's a DVD player, TV...

Going WIRELESS.
December 1, 2001... Connectivity Comes to Video By now, you have probably heard the old buzzword, "connectivity." We are entering a new world, one in which camcorders, computers and the Internet are all intertwined. They become one ubiquitous fabric that...

3-in-1 Editing.(Pinnacle Pro-ONE )(Evaluation)
December 1, 2001... Pinnacle Pro-ONE Is an Excellent Choice for Videographers of All Levels Some of the greatest advances in video (and in most other things) come from combining a variety of new and improved features into one overall killer product. It...

Quick and Easy DVD?(product by DVDCre8, Inc.)(Evaluation)
December 1, 2001... In our special section on putting your videos on CD or DVD, we've shown you some of the best and latest software and hardware tools available to do the job. But, as I see it, the problem in making DVDs for home use is that the process may be...

The Doctor Is In--Answers to Your Digital-Editing Questions.
December 1, 2001... Playback Problem Dear Doc: I am shooting a scene with a 3-chip Sony DCR-VX1000 camcorder. However, I must use another camcorder (a 1-chip Sony DCR-TRV11) for playback into my computer. Is there any video quality lost in the playback...

IMAGES TO TV.(video equipment)(Evaluation)
December 1, 2001... Virtually all digital camcorders record still images, which you can download into your computer and manipulate using imaging software. But, how do you then get that image onto your TV set (without using the camcorder as a playback unit)?...

UPGRADE TO MEDIA STUDIO PRO 6.5.(Ulead Systems)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Ulead Systems has announced the latest version of its MediaStudio Pro video-editing software. It includes DVD authoring with the ability to output video to VCD, SVCD and DVD. A five-step wizard makes creating a DVD simpler for even first-time...

QUICK CHARGE.(camcorders)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2001... Do you spend a lot of time waiting for your camcorder's battery to charge? Do you have to charge the battery inside the camcorder? Lenmar has a better answer with its Mach-1 Speed Charger, which it claims works three times faster than...

Video Editing on the Rack.
December 1, 2001... The canopus Complete Stand-Alone System Has Everything You Need Everyone complains about the confusion of digital video editing. What kind of a computer do you need? What sort of software is best? How do you get the software to run with the...

In Search of TOMB RAIDERS.(Angkor Thom, Cambodia)
December 1, 2001... Shooting on Location in Angkor Thom--After the Movie Crew Left My slow pan along the causeway to Angkor Thom revealed a long row of antiquated stone figures. Many had been decapitated. While the ancient Khmer heads were still on these...