By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
A company from California called ItWorks makes a USB device called Cailbug that turns your computer into a broadcast signal test tool. Formerly Innovative...
Shoot Review By Steve Mullen
The HVR-Z1, sold by Sony's Broadcast & Professional Systems division, is fundamentally the same as the HDR-FX1, sold by the consumer division. However,...
High-Resolution DV By Steve Mullen
The Sony HVR-Z1 and HDR-FX1 might be the most elegant camcorders ever designed. Other than the XLR connectors on the Z1, sold by the Broadcast & Professional...
By Barry Braverman
Professional shooters, especially ENG shooters, know the syndrome well: each day we generate new footage that must be offloaded to a hard drive or server, ...
By Barry Braverman
Take one look around and witness an explosion of consumer and prosumer DV cameras, and even broadcast cameras like Sony's XDCAM, with IEEE 1394/iLink...
Shoot Review Panasonic AG-DVC60 By Steve Mullen
Every month I get emails from folks asking which camcorders I would recommend they buy. Often these requests are from educational institutions. These...
By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
We tried. The script went out a month before the shoot and the talent said they would memorize it. But once on the set for the shoot, it was clear that...
Shoot Review Velbon Videomate 500 By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
One of the main things that differentiates a mediocre video from a professional one is the steadiness of the shots. The smoothness of the pans and the...
Shoot Review — Canon XL2 By Barry Braverman
The Canon XL2 is the long-awaited successor to the legendary XL1 and XL1S, the two cameras that brought functionality and respect to DV cinematography...
From Camera to Edit Suite By Steve Mullen
Until recently, if you shot HD you generally used either the HDCAM or DVCPRO HD formats. Then you used a post suite that had the appropriate playback...