Camcorder & Computer Video articles from September 2001

Camcorder & Computer Video archives from September 2001

Best Buys in Camcorders.(prices, and other considerations, in buying a camcorder)(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 2001... In case you hadn't noticed, the price of camcorders has gone down--way down. You can now buy a brand new camcorder for as little as $250, probably less. Compare this to the well-over $1,000 price tag of just a few years ago. Indeed, it...

AMAZING Video Advances.(video recording technique)
September 1, 2001... Image Stabilization After the Shoot You may remember a recent Radio-Shack commercial aired around Father's Day for small picture frames. It was fairly distinctive, considering that it was shot inside ISS, the International Space Station....

GIVE YOUR MINI-CAM A BIG-CAM LOOK.
September 1, 2001... Accessories and Professionalism As consumer camcorders improve in quality, television news crews grab these mini-cams for shooting assignments in locations where big cameras would never be allowed. This is particularly true when covering...

SHOOTING AT GREAT DEPTHS.(underwater video production)
September 1, 2001... How many of us were held spellbound as we watched our first Jacques Cousteau film, our first episode of "Sea Hunt," or the thrilling shark sequences in the movie "Jaws," when a whole new world of color and life flickered across our television...

Once-in-a-Lifetime SHOOT.(videography technique)
September 1, 2001... Don't Miss It Because You're Unprepared Picture this: You're sitting in your living room watching the new speciality channel, "Strange Phenomena." You don't have much time, only 20 minutes to relax until your accordion lesson. The TV...

STOP-MOTION MOVIES.(short video productions)
September 1, 2001... Using a Camcorder To Create a Film-Festival Short I"m not really that creative. There are kids who are born artists, and I wasn't one of them. But, I wanted to be. Since I can't draw, and because I can't act, I couldn't do live animation....

"STILL LIFE" VIDEO.
September 1, 2001... Shooting Motionless Subjects Is Both Challenging and Rewarding The Right Gear I"m not usually a man of flowers, but during my recent stay in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, I was seduced by the great variety of exotic orchids on show....

JVC GR-DVP3U.(camcorder)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... Small in Stature, Huge in Features If the camera fits--you can carry it. If you can carry it, you'll use it. JVC calls its GR-DVP3U camcorder the "microPocket," because it's small enough to fit into a pocket. Indeed, this may very...

TRICK Setups & Locales.(video recording tips)
September 1, 2001... Subtle Techniques To Change How Your Subject Appears on Video Did you know you could create a monster with a camcorder? Or an angel? In fact, you can make people look many different ways, simply by manipulating the position of your...

SONY CCD-TRV98.(camcorder)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... New Levels of Performance in an Analog Cam Until the advent of Mini DV, the Hi8 video format was considered the top of the line. Today, though not offering the best resolution possible, Hi8 remains a viable alternative of consumer...

Add an Animation.(to videos)
September 1, 2001... How to Produce Eye-Catching Titles and Transitions You've seen digital animation, although you may not have realized it at the time. Digital animation plays a large role in today's video entertainment from special effects in modern movies...

VIDEO COMBINER.(video tape editing software programs)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... Dazzle's DV NOW AV Lets You Combine Digital With Analog--and Comes With Adobe Premiere Chances are that you're probably familiar with Dazzle Multimedia and its various video-editing products for consumers and prosumers. Over the last few...

Camcorder & Computer Video BOARD.(products for editing)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... Portable CD-RW Put your video onto a pocket CD. LaCie's PocketCD-RW offers enough capacity to store large video files, as well as perform complete backups of most systems. It all comes in a sleek, portable package, weighing only 25 ounces....

Turn Your PC Into a Digital VCR.(video cassette recorder; personal computer)
September 1, 2001... ATI Converges TV on Your Desktop Even in this wonderful new era of DV camcorders and all-digital video processing, there still is a place for good old analog video. After all, if you want to capture from a VHS, S-VHS, 8mm, or Hi8 VCR or...

Higher Megapixel Combo-Cams for Better Digital Stills.
September 1, 2001... In the August 2001 issue of Camcorder & ComputerVideo, Editor Bob Wolenik warned us against the dangers of using a digital still camera to shoot video. In this installment of "Camcorder Insider," we're going to focus on the reverse side of the...

Doc Camcorder.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2001... The Doctor Is In-- Answers to Your Digital Editing Questions Should only one brand of tape be used in my camcorder, or can I mix brands? What about off-brand tapes? I have heard that changing to different tape formulas is detrimental to the...

Real-Time NLE Power for the PC.(Matrox RT2500 video editing equipment)(Evaluation)
September 1, 2001... Matrox RT2500--for Most PC NLE Do-It-Yourselfers Just five years ago, when I started writing for Camcorder & ComputerVideo, the equipment to perform the functions the Matrox RT2500 is able to do would have cost many thousands of dollars....

7 Nonlinear Editing Tips.(video editing)
September 1, 2001... Practical Tips To Make the Process Smoother and More Efficient Whether you are a seasoned nonlinear editor or brand new to the process, it never hurts to pick up a few tips to help make your work flow go smoother and your productions better...