Camcorder & Computer Video articles from March 2001

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from March 2001

BETTER VIDEO STREAMING.(using the Cleaner 5 video software)
March 1, 2001... Cleaning Up Audio & Video With Cleaner 5 Are you overwhelmed with dealing with all the streaming video formats? Do you find yourself using too many different tools to convert your video into various formats? Got the compression parameter...

CANON ELURA 2MC.(digital camera)(Evaluation)
March 1, 2001... The Latest Miniature Digital Camcorder, With Digital-Still Storage The Elura 2MC is Canon's latest miniature digital camcorder. It takes another step forward in the marriage of digital photography and digital video through the addition of a...

PANASONIC AG-DVC10P.(digital camera)(Evaluation)
March 1, 2001... Inexpensive Over-The-Shoulder 3-Chip For Advanced Amateurs What would you say about a new DV camcorder that is designed to be used over the shoulders? Well, at first thought you might think this is retro-design, or going backward to the...

SHOOTING At The End of the Day.(videotaping sunsets)
March 1, 2001... Get Great Shots At Sunset Although most of us vividly recall glorious sunsets from scenic travel destinations, few have managed to capture the atmosphere with our camcorders. The main reason for this is the camcorder's auto setting. This...

DON'T LOSE THOSE MEMORIES.(archiving videotapes)
March 1, 2001... Archive Your Old Tapes On Video CD If you're like most people, you've probably got lots of old videotapes in your archive. The problem is that, unlike some fine wines, they aren't getting better with age. It's a well-known fact that...

Cutting-Edge Video.(editing equipment)
March 1, 2001... Power Up Your Post-Production Editing Want to get the latest and hottest new products for handling real-time editing? Want to move your video production into the realm of "cutting edge" without spending an arm and a leg? Here are some...

Streaming Basics.(video tape production)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Welcome to my new column! Its mission is to inform you about the very latest trends and technological innovations that may change the way you shoot, edit, and release video. It will cover a diverse range of topics--from new camcorder technology...

Camcorder & Computer Video BULLETIN BOARD.(products for video tape production)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Convert To FireWire AVerMedia's AVerKit 2.5 (1394) FireWire conversion kit accepts any 2.5-inch IDE hard drive and converts it into a small (5-inch x 3-inch x 1-inch), blazingly fast (400 Mbps max), external IEEE1394 (FireWire) hard drive....

IMAGE CREATION Without The Smoke & Mirrors.(creating special effects with camcorders)
March 1, 2001... Get Special Effects With Any Camcorder Consumer camcorders have gotten so good that they rival the big boys' broadcast cams. Digital Video has leveled the playing field, at least with picture quality. However, the top pros have more than...

Video "Sleepers".(new camcorders and video recorders being released)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2001... Sleepers Coming To Market You ain't see nothin' yet! The next-generation camcorders, discussed in Robert Irwin's article on page 8, gives a first glimpse at the revolutionary new models just now being introduced. However, be prepared...

Next Generation Cams.(digital cameras)(Evaluation)
March 1, 2001... If you think you've seen it all in camcorders, think again. The next generation is just coming to market, and it highlights a host of new digital features from recording to DVD to high-resolution still-image capture. The new cams are breaking...

Affordable Powerhouse.(new product by Apple computer)
March 1, 2001... Have you noticed all the hoopla about Final Cut Pro (FCP)? Hollywood's entertainment industry has embraced this program as the affordable nonlinear digital video (DV) editing solution of choice for the independent producer and the...

VIDEO-EDITING BASICS.
March 1, 2001... Continuity, Transitions, Cross-Cutting & Pacing There's good video, bad video, and I just plain uncut video. If you want your audience to appreciate what you show them, you'd better move into the realm of good video. It's not a big step,...

Videotape Your Valuables.(insurance wise, it could be invaluable)
March 1, 2001... Tips On Visually Documenting For The Insurance Company Homeowner's insurance is a necessity in today's high-tech world, and it focuses on you--the homeowner--not just the structure in which you live. However, when it comes time to...

"THIS IS ONLY A TEST ...".(National Television Standards Committee)
March 1, 2001... Unless you've been doing some early-morning channel surfing, there's a chance you've never run across color bars, the screen most often displayed when a channel goes off the air. The color-bar display is the universal screen used for making...

Basic Survival.(video editing)
March 1, 2001... How to Configure A Video Editing System... And Live To Tell About It! So, there I was eagerly awaiting my new computer. I had ordered it (among other reasons) so that my daughters (3-years and 5-years) could play educational games like...

YOUR FIRST VIDEO-EDITING PROJECT.(Adobe's Premiere 5.1 )
March 1, 2001... Get Started Quick & Easy With Premiere Adobe's Premiere 5.1 is a great tool to edit video with. Though Premiere's user interface is pretty intuitive, the program does have a bit of a learning curve, and this article is intended to ease...