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| Creating a Successful Media Databaseby Peter Zunitch  A database is a tool for storing, organizing, searching, investigating and displaying mass amounts of information and how it relates to even more information. Ahhh! Information management.... this sounds like something we can use in our production. Think of a media database system as a reference book written about all your projects. With it, you should be able to find any given shot, and all relevant information about said shot, at a moment's notice. A simple database might contain the content, source location and duration of all the shots in a project, kind of like your media logs do now. Truly complex offerings include thumbnails, previews, lens filter and exposure, performer contact information... the list is endless. Some can also be integrated with your edit system(s) so that they will enter all the content automatically as you log your clips into the capture tool. This data can then be shared with, analyzed and manipulated by everyone else in your network...Continue Canon XF105 High Definition Camcorderby Adam Vesely  With tons of pro features, a small size and weight, and an aggressive price point, Canon's XF105 is a full-featured HD camcorder that will appeal to a large audience of video enthusiasts. Nearly a decade ago, Canon released a standard definition miniDV camera called the GL2. This camera provided some of the more common professional features of larger cameras including three CCD sensors and a large 20x zoom lens, without breaking the bank. The GL2 was easy to transport and you could shoot handheld with it for long periods without fatigue. Fast-forward to 2011, and Canon has released the XF105 HD camcorder, packing an abundance of professional features and great image quality into an enclosure that is nearly identical in size and weight to the GL2. If you're a budding...Continue. More New Product ReviewsSync Soundby Hal Robertson  What do you do if your camera doesn't record good audio? With the increased use of DSLRs and cell phone for video shooting, audio syncing skills are a necessity. We've always advocated the use of external microphones, but not every camera has a mic jack. Even those that do often have noisy inputs and limited audio quality. Today, it's very easy to gather location audio the way the big boys do - with a separate recorder - and sync the sound in post. The movie and television industries have done it this way for ever. In fact, the reason we expect our cameras to record audio comes from the news world, where everything is included in one package. Maybe the way to move your production quality forward is to take a step back. There is an incredible range of cameras that record video today. DSLRs, point-n-shoots, pocket cameras and even our cell phones all shoot pretty nice HD video. But they all share one problem: the sound stinks. It's the same problem we've had in the video world for years; a cheap, built-in microphone simply can't record professional audio. This is no longer a problem. By recording the sound...Continue Canon Announces EOS C300, 4K Camcorder, and New Lensesby Daniel Bruns  In a series of huge announcements, one of video's biggest powerhouses, Canon, announced new camcorders with specs that are so good, you might just be tempted to take out a second mortgage to get one. Canon announced their new products in stylish Hollywood event. They showcased their new C300 cinema-style camcorder, brand new cinema lenses, and a mysterious DSLR-style concept camera that shoots in 4K. The C300 was the story of the night since it marked Canon's first foray into the cinema market. It has an 8.3 megapixel sensor that delivers a full 2 megapixels of information...Continue More Videomaker Blog Posts |
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