Edit Review Sony Vegas 6 By Frank McMahon
With Vegas 6 Sony Media Software continues its tradition of improving features while continually developing a robust software system. If you've never used the Vegas NLE before, it's a little different from some other timeline editors. The interface design was extracted directly from the Acid Pro...
By Frank McMahon
As a desktop editor, Avid Xpress Pro HD has a rich background and each new version improves on an already impressive feature set. One of the best features...
Edit Review — Pinnacle Liquid Edition Pro 6 By Frank McMahon
Pinnacle's Liquid Edition has blossomed into a very handy suite of software. You can now import just about anything into it...
By Trevor Boyer, Dan Ochiva, Steve Mullen, and Bob Turner
Expect to be surprised. And potentially confused. Part of the drama of NAB 2005 will come from the introduction of new technologies such as HDV, which will be a major source of interestand questionsat the show....
Scaling Down CMOS By D. W. Leitner
What were the odds of an entirely new, pro-quality, 1080i HDV Handycam coming from Sony, right on the heels of the company's groundbreaking HVR-Z1U? Who would have imagined a single-chip CMOS design? ...
The ProHD Approach
By Steve Mullen
At NAB 2005, JVC introduced its new HDV camcorder, the GY-HD100. This camcorder records to videotape in the HDV format, yet it is described as a ProHD product. ProHD is not a format unto itself ...
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,...
DeckLink Deconstructed By Steve Mullen
Australia's Blackmagic Design has been leading the way to all-digital video production by delivering low-cost SDI and HD-SDI input/output boards for PCs...
Sony's HDV Debut By Steve Mullen
It had been a long, quiet summer on the HDV front. Then, a few days before the opening of IBC 2004 in Amsterdam, came Sony's HDV cam-corder announcement....
By Steve Mullen
I've been using Adobe Premiere since the summer of 1992 to edit many different video formats. These include Motion JPEG, DV25, DV50, and uncompressed...