Camcorder articles from December 1998

Camcorder archives from December 1998

Streaming Your Videos.(Emblaze VideoPro)
December 1, 1998... On The Internet The Internet is the new frontier, an unlimited source of information and entertainment. However, for all its excitement, for the most part the Internet has been a fairly flat medium, little more than words or pictures on...

Computer Video Editing For $79.(VideoStudio 3.0 )(Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1998... VideoStudio Is Easy To Use And Has All The Power And Features Most Of Us Will Ever Need Editing video on your home computer has come a long way in the last several years. No longer do you have to spend tens of thousands of dollars on...

New Camcorders for the Digital Age.(Buyers Guide)
December 1, 1998... They're Just Not Like They Used To Be... Isn't It Fun? Remember a few years back when a camcorder looked like a camcorder? They were big, bulky, heavy and substantial. When you bought one, you had a real sense you were getting your...

Bringing Betacam To The Desktop.(miro DC50 capture/ edit package )(Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1998... A New Editing Package That Takes Advantage Of The Broadcast Quality Format Readers of Camcorder & ComputerVideo should be no strangers to the miro series of digital video editing solutions for the miro DC30, DC30+ and DV300 have been...

VIDEO POSTCARDS.
December 1, 1998... Zipshot Lets You Capture Images Quickly And Send Them On The Internet I think it was at Stockholm Harbor where I met the group of disorientated Australian globe-trotters looking for the famous little mermaid. I tried to sound diplomatic...

SHOT IN THE DARK.(NightShot feature in 1998 Sony camcorders)
December 1, 1998... Adventures With Sony's Amazing "NightShot" Function It was well after midnight and I was fighting to keep my eyes open. It had seemed a good idea at the time to capture those horrible hooligans who'd vandalized my letter box and tipped...

DESKTOP VIDEO PCS ... Should You Upgrade Or Buy New?
December 1, 1998... The Smart Way To Power Up For Computer Video Many of the new computer-based video editing solutions from leading manufacturers like Matrox, DPS, miro Video and Truevision require computer systems fitted with the latest processors and...

Tops In DTV.(top video computer products of 1998)
December 1, 1998... Highlights Of A Great Year In Computer Video Products 1998 was a banner year for revolutionary new desktop video editing products. Not only are the 12 products on this list (two ties) outstanding, but each one pushed the envelope of the...

How To Use A Video Capture Card.
December 1, 1998... Step-By-Step In The Basics Of DTV Recently, I heard from three Camcorder & ComputerVideo readers who'd purchased new DTV computers (two with cards from independents, one a 100 percent Apple) who could not get them to work. Two readers...

LOW - END 3D.(3-D graphics programs )(Software Review)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1998... There are so many low-cost 3-D graphics programs on the market these days that it is no longer a question of whether you can afford 3-D graphics; it's really a question of which program would you like to use? Low-end 3-D packages can be found...

SONY DCR-TRV900.(video camera)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1998... It's Not Cheap, But It Sure Is Fun The Sony DCR-TRV900 is one of the most feature-packed camcorders I have ever seen. Sony has included everything but the kitchen sink in this cam. In fact, I left it in the laundry room while I went out...

CANON ES7000.(video camera)(Evaluation)
December 1, 1998... Reliable With Few Frills And Good Image Quality The Canon ES7000v stands solidly in the middle of the road, between the new high-end digital camcorders and the basic no-frills, bargain-priced 8mm and VHS-C units. Video quality is a...

Becoming A SHOOTER.(news video journalists)
December 1, 1998... The Life Of A News Video Journalist Inside a Texas courthouse David Graham is smiling. He is clean-cut and calm as if he were waiting for a college class to begin, but it's his own murder trial that he's awaiting. Soon, prosecutors will...

Trinity Becomes The Logical Successor To Video Toaster.(video production)
December 1, 1998... Once upon a time there was a company called NewTek, and they invented a video board called the Toaster. Designed to work in an Amiga computer, it quickly became the rage among videographers who wanted a "studio in a box" for about $2,000....