Camcorder & Computer Video articles from May 2000

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from May 2000

Editing From The Couch.(Digital Media Editor from Panasonic)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... I'm always on the lookout for good, new editing solutions. Indeed, most of the phone calls I get from people who already own camcorders center around how they can most easily accomplish home editing. While, in the past, most people wanted...

Combo Cams.(camcorders that function as still digital cameras)
May 1, 2000... Imagine you are going on a three-hour cruise with a skipper named Skipper. Halfway into the voyage a big storm comes up and the boat runs aground on a desert island. As the weather clears, you find that you are isolated, marooned. Luckily...

Getting A Foothold On DIGITAL.(digital camcorders)(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2000... If you've been reading C&CV for any length of time, you are certainly aware that rapid advances made in digital camcorders are supplanting the analog-video world. When DV arrived on the scene only a few years back, although the advantages were...

Buying A Camcorder On The Cheap.(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2000... Where To Find The Real Bargains You're ready to buy a camcorder, but you don't want to spend an arm and a leg. In fact, your budget is very tight. The fact remains, you really, really want a camcorder in the worst way. Fortunately,...

Streaming Video DOWN From The Web.
May 1, 2000... To See Internet Video On Your Computer Video and the Web: made for each other, or a clumsy marriage? On the one hand, video makes the Web come alive, with not just text and still photos, but with moving pictures and audio, from movie...

Streaming Video UP To The Web.
May 1, 2000... The Tools You Need To Upload For many of us, the Internet is getting faster each month. As all of the large telecom and cable companies rush around the country trying to rewire it for the digital age, reasonably fast Internet connections...

Better Wedding Videos.
May 1, 2000... Shooting What The Bride And Groom Expect In the early days of camcorders, you could be certain at one time or another (probably many times), you'd be asked to take on the task of video-taping a wedding. However, increasingly bride and...

The Hottest DV Cards.(desktop video)(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2000... DV is finally the dominant format for DTV. (Of the 12 hardware products featured in this article, ten are DV and the remaining two have DV options.) This is largely because two new very hot, affordable technologies have emerged: RT dualstream...

Making A Premiere Animated Movie.("Mr. Bunny's Hollywood")
May 1, 2000... He Creates Video Folk Art Folk Art is that class of art which is based on "found objects." Some classic examples of Folk Art are Simon Rodia's "Watts Towers" or Grandma Prisbey's "Bottle Village." But Folk Art doesn't have to be in...

EASY VIDEO TRANSFERS.(external scan converters)
May 1, 2000... Send Computer Images To Video And Never Open Your PC In the pages of C&CV, we have shown you how to insert video boards into your computer and how to install the software that runs them. However, some videographers are reluctant to apply...

Lens Converters.(usage and purchasing)(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2000... Extending The Focal Length With A Minimum Loss Of Image Quality No matter which camcorder I've used in the past, I've often wished that my camera angle had been wider or that my zoom lens had brought me closer to my subject It's true, there...

TINY TOWN TERROR.(making a video with a camcorder and storyboard)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2000... Camcorder Storyboard: Step-By-Step To A Pro-Style Video This storyboard could easily be the opening teaser for an episode of the "X-Files," and it's definitely a great video project to improve your videography skills. If you read our April...

Buying A Video-Friendly Computer.(Buyers Guide)
May 1, 2000... The Right Choices For Hobby And Light Video Business Use Thinking of buying a new computer to use in your video hobby or business? Perhaps you are tired of shoveling coal into your old one to make it go. Or maybe that big crank in the front...

JVC GR-DVL9800.(Evaluation)
May 1, 2000... Better Than Two For One It's two, it's two, it's two cameras in one. The new GR-DVL9800 DV camcorder is much more than just a video camcorder; it's also a digital still camera. Many DV camcorders allow you to shoot stills. However, you...

CASIO QV-2000UX.(Evaluation)
May 1, 2000... Now Still Cameras Offer The Video Option What's a review of a still camera doing on the pages of C&CV? Well, this isn't just any kind of still camera. It's also a camcorder! Don't believe it? Read on. Movie Recording Almost every...

MAXIMUM VELOCITY.(video tape editing system)(Evaluation)
May 1, 2000... Powerful Real-Time Pro-Editing With A Consumer Entry-Level Option I am a power hungry kind of a guy. At least as far as my video-editing experiences go. I crave video-editing tools that make my editing experience faster, easier, and give me...

CLOSE-UPS With Macro.(filming small objects)
May 1, 2000... Getting Into The Eye Of Your Subject They say good things come in small packages, but I'm not so sure that applies to camcorder subjects. Diamond rings, priceless coins, micro parts and other miniatures are all good things that come in...