Viewfinder: High-Definition Video Production is a Real Choice
If you've been in an electronics store in the last year, you've almost certainly seen and admired the large, widescreen high-definition televisions. If you haven't already bought one, it's probably on your "If I won the lottery" list. Our most serious hesitations right now is lack of content, but that will gradually change over the next few years. As you know, Videomaker is all about content, and there is something you can do about the lack of HD content today.HDV is the next great consumer video format. To bring those of your who have not heard about HDV up to speed, camcorder manufacturers Canon, Sharp, Sony and JVC have all signed on to the new high definition video format. The physical videotape is the same as a Mini DV tape, but the image resolution can be much higher.
While HDV video can be played on standard NTSC televisions, its chief purpose is to display a high resolution, 16:9 widescreen high resolution picture on a high-definition CRT, LCD, rear projection, front projection, plasma, DLP or D-ILA television set. Demand for sets like these continue to increase as prices continue to drop.
Video editing software developers Adobe, Canopus, Sony Pictures Digital Networks and Ulead also announced their support of HDV at the same time last year. Since then, Ahead Software (Nero), Apple Computer, Avid, CyberLink, FOCUS Enhancements, Matrox and Pinnacle Systems have announced their…
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