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Sound Accessoriesby Hal Robertson What? You say you have the basics: a camcorder, tripod, maybe a light and a mic... but nothing else? If you've never accessorized your audio rig, now is the perfect time. There are lots of little audio doo-dads that make life easier, improve sound quality and reinforce a professional image. Of course, there are plenty of other items that fall more in the 'frills' category. This issue we'll focus our attention on items all video producers should have at their disposal. No frills, just the essentials...Continue Avid Media Composer 5 Advanced Video Editing Software Reviewby Jennifer O'Rourke A powerful editing program that is the industry leader, with a media management system that invites extensive collaboration. This is a professional program that savvy video editors should aspire to learn, but beginners to nonlinear editing will be seriously challenged. Avid's founder, Bill Warner, literally wrote the book on nonlinear editing - when he figured out how to take video taped footage and copy it to digital hard disks, allowing video editors to use computers for random access editing. That was in 1987 and the company hasn't looked back. Avid's flagship video editing program, Media Composer, isn't a beginner's program - it is geared towards the professional and everyone knows it...Continue More New Product ReviewsShooting for 3Dby Tony Bruno With the rise of 3D films, television programming and video games, many hope to get in the stereoscopic game. The technology is new, but good techniques aren't. No matter the movie at the multiplex, chances are you'll be offered the chance to see it while wearing big funky glasses that would have looked really hip back when bellbottoms were in style. With that much exposure, it's only a matter of time before a client will ask the question, "Can this be delivered in 3D?" Not so surprisingly, the answer to that question is, "Yes." Just like any other new technology, though, there are some new terms and rules that have to be learned to deliver the best video possible. Simple to Pick Up, Difficult to Master Panasonic unveils consumer camcorders that shoot in both 3D and 2Dby Derek Sine Panasonic introduced three new Full-High Definition (HD) 3MOS camcorders to its 2011 line, the HDC-TM900, HDC-HS900 and HDC-SD800. The new full-HD camcorders feature 1920X1080 resolution with 1080/60p recording to create crisp, detailed videos, and can also shoot 3D videos when used with Panasonic's optional 3D Conversion Lens. Incorporating Panasonic's 3MOS system - an advanced technology used in professional-level equipment - the new camcorders record bright, low-noise videos, even in low lighting. Other top-of-the-line features include a manual ring (TM900/HS900 only) for increased creativity, a 20x zoom and an intuitive 3.5" touch-screen LCD on the TM900 and HS900. With the 3D conversion lens, users can take video recording to the next level and record 3D images with Panasonic's new line of 3MOS camcorders. Once recorded, consumers can play back the 3D images or video on a 3DTV ...Continue More Videomaker Blogs |
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