Camcorder & Computer Video articles from February 2000

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from February 2000

Outlook Tomorrow.(new DISC CAM from Sony provides in-camcorder nonlinear editing)(this and other products are discussed)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2000... It was only a few months ago that the video field seemed so clear and certain. On the one hand, there were camcorders in a variety of formats. And on the other, there were editing programs and hardware. The two areas were distinct, separate,...

The DISC Cam.(Sony DCM-M1 Discam)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
February 1, 2000... Sony seems to consistently introduce new technological wonders that set the consumer electronics industry to talking. But the company's latest achievement in camcorder technology tops all the rest. It's called the MD Discam TM (Model DCM-M1 at...

MASTER MIXER.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2000... Match And Mix Analog With Digital On The Videonics MXProDV Computers and Digital Video (DV)--they seem to be locked together at every step, so much so that some people believe that editing video, including DV, requires a computer. While...

DIGITAL VIDEO 2000.(digital video products)(Evaluation)
February 1, 2000... Hot New Boards And Editing Systems All of the new products I've seen for 2000 have one thing in common: They deliver a more productive editing environment and add power and features previously available only at two or three times the price!...

Video Animation On The Web.(tips on using aplets)
February 1, 2000... Using An Applet For Stunning "WAVE" Animations If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the impact of a moving image must be worth at least twice that much. Watching the flood of new sites being added to the Internet every day, it...

Pushing Real Time.(Matrox RT2000)(Evaluation)
February 1, 2000... The Matrox RT2000 Offers Fast Effects And An Impressive Software Bundle Certain products are more than just another entry into the marketplace. The first IEEE1394/FireWire card was like that--a "watershed" product that changed the way we...

In The SNOW.(videotaping snow scenes)
February 1, 2000... Special Tips For Videotaping In A Winter Wonderland When the weather outside turns frightful, the first inclination is stay inside by a fireplace. But for avid videographers, a cold, snowy day might be the best time to break out the...

CREATING DRAMATIC VIDEO PRESENTATIONS.
February 1, 2000... Post-Production Design To Make Videos That Sell On a recent airplane trip, I had the opportunity to watch someone work on his PowerPoint presentation. This was a lot of fun, mostly because it was someone else on a deadline and not me. What...

Video In The KITCHEN.(making a recipe video)
February 1, 2000... Sometimes at a party or a dinner at someone's home, your taste buds will love a certain appetizer, main dish or dessert. Now, you've just got to have the recipe. The host or hostess usually grabs any sheet of paper and jots it down quickly for...

Video Family Tree.
February 1, 2000... Put Your Personal History On Videotape Do you remember the old telephone game, where you tell a story to one person, he tells it to the next, that person tells it to the next, and so on? By the end of the game, the story is completely...

Two Big Trends In Desktop Video.(complete real-time video workstations and MPEG-2-to-DVD production systems)
February 1, 2000... Complete Real-time Video Workstations And MPEG-2-To-DVD Production Systems The nonlinear editing world of hardware and software has been evolving for several years now. And you might be bewildered by the seemingly endless procession of...

DIGITAL Movietime.(production of 'The Last Broadcast')
February 1, 2000... How Two Guys With $900 Made A Hit Film It calls for cliches like "pushing the envelope," or "going where none have gone before." In fact, the theatrical release of "The Last Broadcast," a feature-length production, shot and edited on...

Build A Video WEB SITE.
February 1, 2000... Stream Your Full-Motion Video Onto The Internet Today we have live concerts over the Internet every week. Network news features can be played back at your convenience, and an increasing number of sites feature a talking head pitchman, the...

CANON GL1.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2000... A Lower-Priced Successor To The High-End XL1 The new Canon GL1 digital camcorder is the apparent successor to the more expensive and fully featured XL1. When the XL1 showed up in 1998, it was greeted with incredible fanfare from the video...

SONY DCR-PC100.
February 1, 2000... The Most Feature-Packed Consumer Camera That Sony Has Ever Produced Sony has been producing Mini DV camcorders and digital still cameras that have set standards in the digital video and digital still camera industry. Now, along comes a new...

ARTo Video.
February 1, 2000... Capturing Museum Masterpieces with A Camcorder I love Michelangelo, my wife adores Chagall, and we both own an impressive collection of Monets and Picassos. Of course, I am only referring to calendars, large-format picture books and a...

$299 Digital Editor.(Evaluation)
February 1, 2000... Turn Your Video Footage Into Edited Programs From Inside Your PC Or MAC Are you ready to be dazzled? Dazzle Multimedia, Inc. has just that in mind. With its new video- and photo-editing system, Dazzle has created a multimedia package that...