Camcorder & Computer Video articles from June 2001

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from June 2001

Camcorder Quality Time.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... I was just reading a study that indicated 60 percent of those who own a camcorder use it less than one hour a month--just one hour. Of course, an hour of video can be quite a lot. After all, a normal scene is only five seconds to 15 seconds in...

Doc Camcorder.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Doctor Is In -- Answers to Your Digital Editing Questions I want to use the new nonlinear, editing software programs that use the DV connection, but my camcorder is the older analog type. How can I do this?--Tony, Los Angeles What...

Expert Editing Tips for Premiere.(Evaluation)
June 1, 2001... The Head of Adobe's Premiere Team Shows You Its Best Features Sometimes I get lucky. Last January, I attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. I got to bring my wife this time, married off a daughter (inexpensively!),...

Seriously Sharp Editing.(Evaluation)
June 1, 2001... in-sync's Speed Razor Takes You to the Next Level of Performance In the world of nonlinear-editing (NLE) software, there are few players and definite lines of distinction between systems. On the one hand, there are low-end, basic NLEs in...

Got Storage?(storage of computer videos)
June 1, 2001... The Best Ways To Store Your Video Are your disks filling up with video and audio files? Are you spending too much time shuffling old files between disks to try to recover some scratch space for your new work? How would you like a nice, big...

STREAM TO THE WEB.(video streaming over the Internet)
June 1, 2001... Cheaper and Easier Solutions Video is making the move from your home TV screen to the Internet. In the good old days, you would shoot and edit a video, and then invite all your relatives and friends over to watch it on your TV set in...

Making the Transfer.(transferring videos to compact discs)
June 1, 2001... The Affordable Way To Put Your Videos on CD New desktop video production tools are coming soon to your PC Mac computers, namely recordable DVD, or DVD-R for short, By the time you read this, the new 733MHz G4 Macintosh and the new Compaq...

Images that JUMP-OUT at You.(3-D software)(Software Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 2001... Move up to a Power Machine and Thesse Cool 3-D Programs The amount of computer power that you can get for under a thousand bucks is truly amazing. For around $1,000, you can build a one-gigahertz (1GHz) Pentium III computer with one...

Improving Your VISION.(using filters on camcorders to improve video recordings)
June 1, 2001... Filters Enhance the Quality and Creativity of Your Videos Want to boost the visual performance of your camcorder? Who doesn't? You can do it easily, quickly and without a lot of expense--with lens filters. The performance of any...

SONY DCR-TRV11.(computer video camera)(Hardware Review)(Evaluation)
June 1, 2001... Everything You Expect from a Top-Dollar Consumer Cam The word that comes to mind as I encounter the DCR-TRV11 for the first time is, "sweet!" This is one tasty, compact little package, loaded to the gills with features and with...

CANON ZR30 MC.(camcorder)
June 1, 2001... Record up to Four Hours of Digital Video! If you've been waiting for a manufacturer to finally get it right with a DV cam, your waiting days are over. Canon's ZR30 MC (the MC stands for MultiMediaCard) has it all: price (under $1,000),...

Great Video from Your Car.(video recording while traveling)
June 1, 2001... Basics of Shooting on a Trip A car trip is always fun (or, at least, it should be!). Using your camcorder provides great entertainment. Put the two together--the car trip with the camcorder--and you get a project that's both entertaining...

VIDEO EDITING on Your LAPTOP.
June 1, 2001... You Can Take It with You You cannot always edit video in the comfort of your home or office. Sometimes, you just have to take your act on the road and see how it plays. That's when most videographers begin to cringe and ask, "How am I to...

The New High-Res Combo-Cams.(new products by Sony and JVC)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Are two better than one? Perhaps so, when it comes to combo-cams. For this Insider, we're going to take a closer look at two of the new-generation camcorders that shoot video, as well as true, high-resolution digital stills. These new...

BULLETIN BOARD.(brief news)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... It's In the Bag Case Logic sharpens its image with a new bag with some stylish attitude, the DVC-30. Perfect for the new, smaller digital camcorders and cameras, the bag is fully padded for optimum protection. It's made of a lightweight,...

CUT, FADE AND ROLL.(editing techniques)
June 1, 2001... Basics of Post-Production Video Editing Transitions are how we get from one scene to the next when making a video. Some have said that the transitions are often more important than the scenes themselves! There are four types of...

Traveling CAM.(how to get the best of your camcorder on your travels)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... How To Make Your Video Camera Your Best Friend on the Road As a travel photographer, I need carry at least two professional camera bodies and a range of quality lenses. To be honest, I really have no need to carry a prolevel camcorder with...