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Panasonic's SV-AV100 is a compact SD Card camcorder that records JPEG photos, MPEG-4 video and DVD-quality MPEG-2 video. The unit features a 10x variable-speed optical zoom, electronic image stabilization and a 2.5-inch LCD viewscreen. The included 512MB SD card can record up to 10 minutes of 6Mbps MPEG-2 video or 20 minutes of 3Mbps video.
(800) 211-PANA
www.panasonic.com
Suggested Retail Price: $1,000

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nNovia's QuickCapture A2D captures DV streams as Type-2 AVI files that can be edited directly on a computer. It can also function as a capture device for analog video, as well as play back any captured video through its analog video output. Built-in rough-cut logging simplifies tape logging, allowing important takes to be marked while shooting.
(408) 436-1486
www.nnovia.com
Suggested Retail Price: Starting at $1,399

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SmartSound has announced five new CDs in its Movie Music library, including a second Blockbuster disc, a second Vacation disc and new Christmas, Comedy and Memories discs. Each disc includes 10-12 tracks of music and works with SmartSound's Movie Maestro software to easily customize the music to any length.
(800) 454-1900
www.smartsound.com
Suggested Retail Price: $30 per disc

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Xtreme Notebooks' Prostar 8814 is among the first notebook computers to include an Intel P4 processor with a 800MHz front side bus. It also includes a 16-inch TFT LCD display with an ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 PRO graphics. The machine also includes built-in FireWire and is available with a Hitachi 7,200 rpm notebook hard drive.
(888) 877-8587
www.xtremenotebooks.com
Suggested Retail Price: Starting at $1,969

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Pioneer's first DVD burner that burns both DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs, the DVR-A06, burns DVD-R/+R discs at 4x, DVD-RW discs at 2x and DVD+RW at 2.4x, as well as CD-R at 16x and CD-RW at 10x. The unit includes a 2MB buffer, and includes buffer underrun protection.
(310) 952-2000
www.pioneerelectronics.com
Suggested Retail Price: $329

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WorldTech's new Specialist MediaStudio Pro keyboard works specifically with Ulead MediaStudio Pro. A version for Sony Pictures Digital's Vegas 4.0 editing software is also in the works. The keyboard features laser-etched and colored keys. WorldTech claims an average time savings of 43% on a typical editing project when the Specialist keyboard is used.
(877) 888-1400
www.worldtechdevices.com
Suggested Retail Price: $99

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More Pixels!

Sony's DCR-PC330 Mini DV camcorder is the first 3.0 megapixel camcorder. Its optical system includes a 10x optical zoom, a ring-controlled manual focus and utilizes a unique primary color filter, which improves the quality of captured video and still images. The camera features a 2.5-inch Touch Panel LCD viewscreen. The PC330 weighs just over one pound with its battery installed.
(800) 222-SONY
www.sonystyle.com
Suggested Retail Price: $1,700

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