Camcorder & Computer Video articles from November 2001

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from November 2001

Editor's Report.(video equipment features)(Editorial)
November 1, 2001... Choosing Well What do you really want out of your camcorder? Of course, you probably don't want to use it as a voice recorder (although it can be excellent at that), or even as a doorstop. But, knowing exactly what you do want your...

How To Really Improve Your Video-Making.
November 1, 2001... There's an old adage that goes, "The only stupid question is the one that's not asked." If you're getting started using a camcorder, chances are you have many questions. And, usually, these crop up after you've been shooting for a bit of...

The New Mini DV Decks.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... When You No Longer Want To Use Your DV Cam for Playback Mini DV has come of age and is regarded as a fully established video format. Its unquestioned superior quality over other consumer and prosumer video formats propels it to the head of...

STUDIO ON ITS OWN.(Evaluation)
November 1, 2001... Pinnacle Releases Studio 7 as a Stand-Alone Product Pinnacle Systems' Studio has long been a really interesting editing tool with industry-leading features, including automatic clip creation (by detecting scene changes) and low-resolution...

Capturing Stills on Your VIDEO CAM.
November 1, 2001... Step-By-Step To Taking Single Images Off Your Camcorder Capturing a moment in time isn't too difficult, but capturing the decisive moment is the art of good photography. The celebrated French photographer, Henri Cartier-Bresson, captured a...

VIDEO EDITING WITHOUT A COMPUTER.
November 1, 2001... Was the Old-Fashioned Way Really Best? If you've been keeping up with current state-of-the-art video, you know that digital editing is the name of the game. Digital camcorders are becoming more plentiful, lower priced, and more versatile....

DV EDITING FOR UNDER $90.
November 1, 2001... Affordable Hardware/Software Combo If you have already made the move to Digital Video, very likely you're amassing piles and piles of those little DV cassettes, all filled with wonderful family moments and events--and also filled with...

RCA CC9390.(Evaluation)
November 1, 2001... Complete Video/Still Cam for the Entire Family RCA's CC9390 is a sweet looking Mini-DV unit. Small and compact, with a silver gleam, the CC9390 ($1,599 MSRP) is RCA's newest contribution to the DV format, and in this regard, it remains...

SONY DCR-PC9.(camcorder)(Evaluation)
November 1, 2001... A Small but Loaded, DV Camcorder The new DCR-PC9 ($1,299.95 MSRP) is the new entrant in Sony's line of extremely small and compact Handycam digital camcorders. Like its predecessors, it offers excellent video quality and a wide range of...

Rock-Solid Real Time.(computer video editing equipment)(Evaluation)
November 1, 2001... Canopus DVRaptor RT Delivers at a Lower Price The competition is heating up in the medium-priced real-time video-editing arena. And, the latest kid on the block is Canopus's DVRaptor RT, a card that offers DV input/output; analog S-video...

UP, UP AND AWAY!
November 1, 2001... High-Flying Video From a New Perspective If you are adventuresome, you've probably carded your camcorder to some pretty unusual place--scubacording the Palancar Reefs of Cozumel or helicoptercording the Na Pali Cliffs in Hawaii come to...

3 Money-Making Video Jobs.
November 1, 2001... How To Turn "Pro" Ever since camcorders first came upon the scene, video entrepreneurs have used them to generate income. No doubt about it, the ability to capture and record one-of-a-kind special moments presents numerous chances for...

Produce a DVD TRAINING VIDEO.
November 1, 2001... An Opportunity for the Video Entrepreneur Who can forget their first exposure to video training? At our high school, we had only one hour of TV a day in a large auditorium. But, a TV educator could reach thousands of students across an...

Educational Videos 101.
November 1, 2001... Produce and Sell an Educational Tape Video is probably the most effective means for documenting events, telling a story or demonstrating and promoting products and services. We use video to show friends and loved ones places and people they...

Troubles When on Vacation.
November 1, 2001... I've just returned from a two-week trip to the great Northwest and Northern California. Being the avid videographer that I am, I collected lots of tapes with my trusty Mini DV camcorder. But, I experienced a re-occurring problem several times...

Camcorder & Computer Video.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... FireStore from Focus Enhancements (Videonics) allows DV audio and video to be recorded directly to an IEEE 1394 (FireWire, i.Link) hard-disk drive without the need for a computer. Record directly to disk from your digital camcorder, VTR, or...

Doc Camcorder.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2001... The Doctor Is In--Answers to Your Digital-Editing Questions Pick One Dear Doc: I'm living in Germany, and I want to buy a JVC DVP3 or a Sony PC9, but can't find an evaluation of these Now, I found out on the that you were testing...

AVID FOR CONSUMERS.(electronic industry)
November 1, 2001... Finally, an Avid Products Priced for The Rest of Us If you're an amateur--or even a prosumer--videographer, chances are never worked at any length on an Avid product. Neither have I. This is understandable. It's not that you or I were never...

MIRROR IMAGES.(electronic industry)
November 1, 2001... Add a New Dimension to Your Video Shots Sunshine and water form the landscape photographer's finest subject matter. I have spent hours feasting my eyes on the rhythmic beauty and the poetry of liquid surfaces. That photography is able to...