Camcorder & Computer Video articles from July 2001

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from July 2001

Coming Soon ... Automatic Movies!(video tape editing made easy)
July 1, 2001... I suspect that for every 100 people, who own a camcorder, 90 seldom, if ever, edit their videos. Why? Because, it seems so complicated. Of course, it's simple to do crash editing, just recording the scenes you want from your camcorder onto...

THE NEW DISC CAMCORDERS.
July 1, 2001... Will Your Tape Camcorder Soon Become Obsolete? Tape is great. Indeed, it has sustained the development of camcorders for almost 25 years. However, all good things eventually end, most being replaced by something better. That could happen...

FIVE Features You Must Have when You Buy a New Camcorder.(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2001... And Five You Don't Need Looked at a new camcorder recently? Many have more buttons on them than a TV remote control. And, then there are the menus, features you access without the touch of a button. Help?! Where's the panic button? ...

Going Totally Digital.(digital video processing from camcorders)
July 1, 2001... From DV to DVD--The Dream Becomes a Reality How's this for realizing the promise of digital video--combine a DV camcorder for capturing digital video clips with a DVD burner for saving digital video productions, and you have the possibility...

SHARE YOUR VIDEOS.(Pinnacle Systems' Studio Online package)(Software Review)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
July 1, 2001... Send Them to the Web as MPEG, AVI or Special Streaming Media Formats Over the past several issues of Camcorder & ComputerVideo, we've had many articles discussing the ways to get your finished video converted to the standard digital...

Shoot a Commercial Video in a Day.
July 1, 2001... Get Professional Results the Quick Way with the Right Tools The amazing thing about video today is how you can get paid to do something that you love doing. If you let it be known that you're in the business, people who need video services...

Produce a Music Video.
July 1, 2001... These Programs Make It Quick and Easy Have you ever watched a music video on TV and said, "I could make one of those!"? Well, if you have a decent computer and some video-editing software, you are probably right. Just about every...

Shooting the Birthday Video.
July 1, 2001... Get the Memorable Shot Birthday parties appear perfectly harmless, but for the poor soul assigned the task of videotaping the event, those once-a-year celebrations can become video nightmares. I learned this the hard way after...

Vacation Videos.(filming tips)
July 1, 2001... Shoot One that People Will Really Want To See! Heavy rain was pounding down onto my vulnerable tent, and the dripping water from several leaks in the roof was soaking my sleeping bag. This was my first camping trip in years, and I couldn't...

BRIDGING THE GAP.(Dazzle Multimedia Hollywood DV-Bridge)
July 1, 2001... Dazzle's Hollywood DV-Bridge Lets You Edit DV and Analog Together Digital video or analog video--which to choose, which to edit? Many videographers are in the middle (or is it muddle?) of a transition, evolving from analog formats, like...

SHARP VL-WD450U.(Mini DV video camera)(Evaluation)
July 1, 2001... Gets Great Shots in Little or No Light, Plus an Audio Zoom Mike Sharp's VL-WD450U ($949.95 MSRP) represents the transition from basic camcorder to video/still image Combo-Cams. The VL-WD450U not only records video to the Mini DV video...

HITACHI DZ-MV100A DVD-RAM.(camcorder records to DVD)(Evaluation)
July 1, 2001... Record to DVD! It seems like we've been previewing and hyping this product for over two years now. Well, it's finally here, and recently C&CV had the opportunity to run the new Hitachi DZ-MV 100A DVD-RAM camcorder through its paces. Was it...

A New D8--and a New Disc Creation Tool.(Sony Digital8 DCR-TRV730)(Brief Article)(Evaluation)
July 1, 2001... Sony's New Digital8: DCR-TRV730 With all the focus on DV camcorders, you might think that Digital8, the other consumer digital tape format, was on its way out. No, if anything, the Digital8 camcorder market is actually heating up again....

Camcorder & Computer Video BULLETIN BOARD.(supplies and information)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2001... Royalty-Free Videos Ulead Systems is offering a collection of royalty-free (unlimited and unrestricted use is granted) video clips. Pick-A-Video titles are available in different file types, resolutions and formats. Each clip has a...

SPECIAL EFFECTS WITHOUT A COMPUTER.
July 1, 2001... Use Those Hidden Extras that Came With Your Camcorder Virtually every camcorder on the market today has its own set of internal special effects. Unlike more practical features, such as auto-focus or exposure, the real reason for these...

Cleaner, Sharper 3-D.(Adobe After Effects 5.0)
July 1, 2001... Adobe's After Effects 5.0 Adds Depth Plus New Web Capability One of the most exciting tools for [expanding your video creativity on this planet is Adobe After Effects (AE). Now, as version 5.0, AE has taken a broad step forward, bridging...

The Hottest Real-Time Cards.(non-linear editing cards)(Buyers Guide)
July 1, 2001... Prices Come Down, features Go Up! The first affordable real-time non-linear editing (NLE) cards on the market were the Pinnacle Systems DC1000 and the Canopus DV Rex with the RexRT option. Back in the summer of 1999, they were introduced...

DV Match-Up of the Year.(Pinnacle's DV500 Plus)(Evaluation)
July 1, 2001... Pinnacle's DV500 Plus Is the Perfect Mate for Premier 6.0 First to support Adobe Premiere 6.0, the DV500 Plus is the newest version of Pinnacle Systems' popular DV/analog capture card. It's a single-slot PCI card similar in many respects to...