Camcorder articles from March 1999

Camcorder archives from March 1999

$99 Wonder.(MGI Software's Video Wave II)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1999... Quick, Powerful And Easy Video Editing For Windows Computers Feel limited by a storyboard-style editing interface? Here's a new program that will get you past that and allow you to master video editing. MGI Software, long an industry...

VIDEO FLOPS.(evolution of the VCR)
March 1, 1999... The Camcorders That Failed In The Marketplace There are times in life when you have to cut your losses, like when I sold my new Philips N1700 video recorder to a good friend for a quarter of its original price. The machine was in perfect...

Video Time Capsules.(tips on creating timeless memories)
March 1, 1999... Do You Realize That Future Generations Will Be Studying Your Work? The year is 2035. Mankind is colonizing Mars, the Cubs still haven't won a World Series and your family is gathered from across the globe for a big reunion. You're...

One Chip Or Three.(analysis of camcorders)
March 1, 1999... Is It Worth The Difference For More CCDs? Why does one camcorder take prettier pictures than another? Why is some video just plain sharper than others? Why are some camcorders better at recording accurate colors than others? Why do some...

Capturing Video In MPEG.(Evaluation)
March 1, 1999... New Peripherals Let You Do It Without Installing A Capture Card When we first looked at the promising crop of MPEG video peripherals that were released in 1998, we were very excited. At last, computer users and video enthusiasts had an...

KID VIDEO ON HBO.(animation with camcorders)
March 1, 1999... A Simple Animation Project That Captured National Attention If you have a camcorder, by now you've probably shot endless hours of family outings, travelogues of your vacations, and the baby's antics. Maybe you've tried your hand at video...

COPING WITH DV.(digital video)
March 1, 1999... Learning To Live With Digital Video If you have been wedded to analog video, have accumulated lots of gear, and have spent lots of time taping and editing with analog formats, then you must feel that the rug is being pulled out from under...

DV TO ANALOG TO DV.(Sony DVMC-DA1 converts firewire.1394 to analog video and audio)(Brief Article)
March 1, 1999... Sony has announced a cool stand-alone box that can convert a FireWire/1394 video/audio signal to analog video and audio. It can also convert analog video and audio to FireWire/1394. Sony's engineers have essentially taken out the guts of...

M2.(Hitachi M2 computer video camera)
March 1, 1999... The Next Generation Of The Only MPEG Camcorder On The Market Over a year ago Hitachi introduced its first MPEG camcorder, which some might term an unique computer video appliance. It is the first unit to record video not using the DVC...

MIX and PROCESS.(Roland V-5 Video Mixer/Title Processor )(Evaluation)
March 1, 1999... A "Blue Box" That Lets The Video Artist In You Come Out This is truly the age of the creative amateur in electronics. First evident in the audio recording industry, which for many has moved from the downtown studio, it's now happening in...

DIGITAL Meets The ANCIENT.(recording of Huichol people of Mexico)
March 1, 1999... I boarded the plane in Nashville, camcorder under my arm, en route to my next adventure, the foothills of the Sierra Madre in northern Mexico. My destination, the Huichol Center, is an organization started and managed by Susana Valadez, an...

JVC GR-DV3.(pocket-sized digital video)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1999... Could This Be James Bond's New Camcorder? JVC has crossed a new dimension in size. It's GR-DV3 is one step closer to a true "shirt-pocket" camcorder, the ultimate in go anywhere video recording. With digital still-photo capability along...

HITACHI VM-E340A.(8mm camcorder)(Evaluation)
March 1, 1999... A Great Place To Get Your Video Start In the crowded camcorder marketplace, manufacturers are often electing to offer models that are identical in design, but with varying "upgrades." These families of products can include models that...

WIDEN Your Angle.(family portraits and space constraints for the videographer)
March 1, 1999... Get Rid Of That Squeezed-In Feeling In Your Videos When the family gets together, it's a joyous occasion, but for the amateur videographer who's expected to videotape the family video portrait, it's a stressful affair. Typically, in a...

CAM On The GO.(shooting video from moving vehicles)
March 1, 1999... Using The Right Techniques When Shooting From Boats, Cars, Trains And Planes I was determined to show off my holiday from its best angle. When you own an expensive camcorder and you spend thousands of dollars on your vacation, everybody...

Video Art.(arty effects for video recordings)
March 1, 1999... Using a Camcorder And Easy Effects To Create Beautiful Viewing Do you feel the creative urge, but you can't draw even a straight line? Do you have an eye for beauty, but have not yet found your own medium? Do you have access to a...