Camcorder & Computer Video articles from January 2006

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from January 2006

Authoring like the pros.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... TMPG's DVD AUTHOR PRO is one of the newest and possibly easiest authoring programs out there today for pros and casual videographers. It offers Fit-to-Disc Transcoding, which makes it easy to fit content onto one disc while maintaining video...

Colorful cases.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... Colorful cases Stand out from the crowd with one of Targus' new lap top cases. Aptly called the Urban series, these cases come in brighter colors and in edgier designs than traditional notebook cases. Available in four styles (Messenger bag,...

Tokyo beat.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... The bustling Tokyo scene can be yours with the newest collection of royalty-free footage from Artbeats. The company's Tokyo collection includes 30 clips of towering skyscrapers, cityscapes, waterways and sunsets, all sourced from HD video. The...

Lost and found.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... Rescue your old home videos from extinction with a new service called Pictureal. You simply send your footage (accepts most formats including VHS, VHS-C, DVD, Beta, and others) through a pre-paid FedEx with the kit or upload it to the site....

Editing in a flash.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... CyberLink Power Director 5 offers new "magic" tools designed to help you create a home movie instantly, plus it now offers support for widescreen aspect ratios and high-def video. The Magic Style tool creates a finished movie from clips...

Tapeless camcorder.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... Here's a low-cost option for those looking for a digital camcorder, camera, MP3 player and voice recorder all rolled into one device. The DXG506V from DXG USA lets you take full-motion video (MPEG-4 quality) and capture 5.1-megapixel (5.1MP)...

Perfect for pros.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... Lexar's new Professional CompactFlash reader is the ideal storage solution for the pro photographer who needs super-quick downloading from his or her CF card to the computer. It has two FireWire ports for daisy-chaining multiple FireWire...

Budget-friendly boom pole.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... The K-Tek Avalon Graphite is an affordable, yet high-quality, graphite tubing that's ideal for DV, ENG and EFP productions. From m.klemme technology, Avalon Graphite poles have five telescoping sections that lock together via a unique "captive...

Steady shots.(First Look At Video Gear And Accessories)
January 1, 2006... Get smoother, steadier shots using Merlin, Steadicam's latest and super lightweight stabilizer. Weighing only 12.8 ounces (less than a soda can), this compact unit can help provide precise control at longer focal lengths. It also features a...

Shape of things to come.(CAMCORDER INSIDER)
January 1, 2006... With so many things shaking up the camcorder world these days, we know that it could get difficult figuring out which technologies will stick and which ones will fade away. There are more competing camcorder formats than ever, DVD-related...

From high-def to handheld.(New Tech)
January 1, 2006... This year promises to be an exciting and, yet, confusing year in digital video, as the consumer electronics business pushes hard toward high-definition video at the same time that consumers are stampeding to handheld devices with tiny screens....

Color correction with Apple's Final Cut Pro.
January 1, 2006... Ever watch a movie with bland and dull colors or scenes that don't have similar color palettes? The scenes can appear boring if they are faded or the colors are not that saturated. Within their production budgets, most major motion pictures...

Capture good audio.
January 1, 2006... Getting good audio is not easy. Most consumer camcorders have been designed to capture great-looking video, not excellent audio. The small microphones built into most camcorders aren't suited to capturing high-quality audio. In addition to...

A recording studio in your computer.(software review: Magix Music Studio and Music Maker 10 Deluxe)(Product/Service Evaluation)
January 1, 2006... Music forms the soundtrack of our lives. As video producers we add music to our videos to make them more dynamic. Today, the creation of original background music for video is accomplished through the use of special software that gives you, the...

Panasonic SDR-S100: good things come in small packages.(CAMCORDER REVIEW)
January 1, 2006... The Panasonic SDR-S100 is a true gadget--a technological wonder representing the future direction of video-recording devices. The SDR-S100 is among the first camcorders to depart from the tape format to use a Secure Digital (SD) card, not just...

How focal length affects the look of your video.
January 1, 2006... Every videographer knows that a plethora of variables influence the image quality of any given shot. The best aperture, shutter speed, gain, filters, and so on all work together to make an image that is not only technically good (in-focus,...

A cool mid-level editing program that's HDV compatible.(MediaStudio Pro 8.0)(Product/Service Evaluation)
January 1, 2006... Ready to do more with video? Once you have some experience editing video with "consumer" tools like Ulead VideoStudio or Pinnacle Studio (both about $50), what's your next step? Moving up to a much more professional editor like Adobe...

Optimizing videos for your home theater: upgrading to HD.
January 1, 2006... If you have already upgraded your own living room with an HDTV or you have plans to do so in the near future, you re not alone. According to a study by the Consumer Electronics Association, 2005 marked the first year that HDTV sales...

A perfect video package.(Easy Media Creator Suite 8.0)(Product/Service Evaluation)
January 1, 2006... Got a suite tooth? Want to be able to work with all kinds of digital media, without the mess of learning a bunch of different applications? Roxio has the answer for you in its latest version of the popular Easy Media Creator Suite--version 8,...

Top 10 tips for shooting family videos.
January 1, 2006... When you watch the videotapes you have shot of family events, holiday get-togethers and your travel videos, do you dread the experience or are you proud of how wonderful they look? If it is the former, here are few tips how to make your videos...

Easy home DVD burning.(Software review: NTI Titanium Suite)
January 1, 2006... DVDs are the format of choice for all kinds of applications. They have a large memory capacity, are compact and easy to store, and they can be utilized for anything from movies to music, picture files or a backup repository for basic data....

Light your video.(HOW TO)
January 1, 2006... Like photography and cinematography, videography is basically painting with light to record an image the only thing separating these three disciplines is the medium you use to record the "painted" image. The type and number of lights you use...

Digital Video Production Cookbook: 100 Professional Techniques for Independent & Amateur Filmmakers.
January 1, 2006... Digital Video Production Cookbook 100 Professional Techniques for Independent & Amateur Filmmakers by Chris Kenworthy $29.95; O'Reilly Digital Studio www.oreilly.com Part of a new series by O'Reilly, the Digital Video Production Cookbook...

Memoirs of a Geisha: A Portrait of the Film.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2006... Memoirs of a Geisha: A Portrait of the Film $40.00; Newmarket Press www.newmarketpress.com With introductions by the director, Rob Marshall, and Arthur Golden, the novelist of the book the film is based on, Memoirs of a Geisha." A Portrait...

Vegas 6 Revealed: The Official Guide.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
January 1, 2006... Vegas 6 Revealed The Official Guide by Doug Sahin $24.99; Thomson/Course PTR www.courseptr.com Coming right on the heels of Sony Media Software's release of Vegas 6, Sahin's book takes you inside the application and walks you step by step...

Final Cut Pro 5 for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide.
January 1, 2006... Final Cut Pro 5 for Mac OS X Visual QuickPro Guide by Lisa Brenneis $29.99; Peachpit Press www.peachpit.com When you first pick up this almost 800-page book, it's hard to imagine that the QuickPro title applies. We were intimidated by its...

Make Your Own Music Video.
January 1, 2006... Make Your Own Music Video by Ed Gaskell $44.95; CMP Books www.cmpbooks.com Ever since MTV came on the scene, music videos have become a huge part of our lives. Although there's no guarantee that your work will end up on any of the now...