Camcorder articles from September 1998

Camcorder archives from September 1998

Video on the new Windows 98.(Microsofts' Windows 98 operating system supports multiple monitors)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... By the time you read this, Windows 98 should finally be shipping. This is good news, in deed. As most of you know, the federal government has been harassing Microsoft about its business practices in general and about Windows 98 in...

The digital advantage.(digital video evaluated)
September 1, 1998... With all the hoopla over digital camcorders these days, one can't help but ask the question "What's real and what's hype?" In other words, do digital video (DV) camcorders provide a true advantage? Or are they just the newest marketing...

Hot tools for digital video.(capture and editing products)(Evaluation)(Cover Story)
September 1, 1998... Want to capture, edit, and make digital video copies of your final result, and do it all quick and easy? Now you can, with two amazing products from Radius: EditDV and MotoDV. They're what prosumers and video editors have been waiting...

Premiere gets better ... and easier!(Adobe Systems Inc. upgrades desktop video program)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... It's a technological paradox! Software engineers have added countless new features to Adobe Premiere 5.0, making the world's leading desktop video program infinitely more powerful than ever be fore. At the same time, contrary to what you might...

Music makers.(computer software that helps compose music)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... The airlines know how important audio is to a video presentation. They don't charge you a penny to watch an in-flight movie--they only charge you to hear it. Without audio. those movies are a hopeless mass of confusion. The same thing is...

Videos that train.(industrial training-video market expanding)
September 1, 1998... Want to become an independent videographer? Want to have your own business shooting videos and handling postproduction? Want to be your own boss, while doing what you really enjoy? It's not easy going out on your own. A person in the...

Digital combo.(digital camera and digital color printer evaluated)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... Digital still cameras are great for taking quick images. But it can be a hassle to get those images into print. Typically, you have to hook wires from the camera to your computer, use software to download the images, and then send the images...

Mixing like a pro.(video editing and production mixer evaluated)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... Videonics is a longtime leader in providing cost-effective solutions for video editing and production. Its newest offering is the MXPro Digital Video Mixer, a multi-purpose white box that combines the features of its earlier video mixer, the...

Big big drives.(computer storage devices for computer video editing)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... One of the most exciting things about the ongoing digital video revolution is the development of inexpensive storage devices. This is of particular interest to me, because I get excited whenever the cost of creating high-quality video drops....

Close-up vs macro.(two different approaches to close-ups explained)
September 1, 1998... What's the difference between close-ups and macros? Many people don't know, but there's a big difference in the end results, as well as the methods used to achieve them. In fact, close-up versus macro is probably the most frequently mixed-up...

Camcorder test.(two camcorders evaluated)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... Some people live in mansions, some people prefer cabins. Some people drive Rolls-Royces, others drive Miatas. Some people want the latest camcorder with all the coolest doo-dads and don't care what it costs. Others look for an inexpensive and...

Getting started in 3D.(software that creates 3-dimensional animations evaluated)(Evaluation)
September 1, 1998... Turn on the television, go to he movies, surf the Web, or flip through a magazine, and you 11 see them. They've become so pervasive and commonplace that you may not even notice them right away, but 3-D computer graphics are there. And...

How to fix your videos.(suggestions for touching up video images)
September 1, 1998... Do your videos ever look a little off? Are the colors a little strange? Is the picture a bit fuzzy? When you play back copies of your video, are they jumpy and shaky? Almost all of these difficulties occur because you didn't get a good...