Videomaker 2007 Best Products of the Year (page 4)

The Roland R-4 Pro is a ready-to-go system that is simple to use and yet preserves the highest-quality settings and controls for professional use. It's a well-built, portable audio recorder that rivals competition priced well above the R-4 Pro. In the field, the R-4 has a robust set of features, including time code record/send. In the studio, the recorder can easily be connected to your digital audio workstation, making it a quick and easy way to store and transfer digital audio. For shooters out in the field or studio, the R-4 Pro can help preserve the highest-quality audio capture with the freedom of not needing to use your camcorder as the source.

The Azden 320ULX dual-channel wireless microphone system gives shooters the most bang for their buck. The 320ULX system can easily be integrated into prosumer-level applications and quickly enhance audio production for your next video. We were impressed with the flexibility of the unit, including a slightly different setup from Azden that has two bodypacks. The dual-channel receiver is fairly small and can be easily managed in the field. The Azden 320ULX's performance is excellent and can deliver great-sounding audio without killing your entire budget. That's something we can all appreciate.

Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 has refined its already stellar performance from early versions, making this latest update a clean and simple editing interface for beginners. There are even enough features and controls underneath it all to give you intermediate users nearly everything you'd want. Its ability to interface directly with YouTube makes it a fun application for the videographers who enjoy sharing their work. We are also very impressed with its new tagging feature, allowing you to sort clips intelligently and search for them more easily. Bundle this with Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0, and you've got yourself an easy-to-use post-production studio for every aspect of life worth recording.

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