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• An AVCHD Update
  September, 2011
  by Mark Montgomery
  Are you Looking to upgrade your editing program but are unsure of some of the stories you've read about codecs and the newer formats? Don't be too concerned. The AVCHD format has some challenges, but we can work them out.
• FCC Laws and Wireless Mics
  April, 2010
  by Hal Robertson
  How old is your wireless mic system? Are you aware it might be deemed inoperable, even illegal by new FCC rules? DTV is changing how we can use wireless…
• Television Transmission Formats
  March, 2010
  by Kyle Cassidy
  How television transmission formats are used to bring video from the TV station to the television in your living room.
• What is a CODEC?
  February, 2010
  by Michael Fitzer
  Codec. It is a term that sometimes strikes fear into even the most experienced of video editors.
• Video Media Archiving
  February, 2009
  by Robert G. Nulph, Ph.D.
  The future of video will have most of your work stored on bits of ones and zeros. What you do with that bittage when you store it determines how you'll find it&…
• Digits Over the Air
  January, 2009
  by Charles Fulton
  The transition to digital over-the-air TV is nearly complete. So what does that mean for videographers? While most of our discussions of television are…
• Intermediate Codec Transcoding
  May, 2008
  by Morgan Paar
  As CPUs get faster, machines are able to utilize more RAM and editing software gets more efficient, the need for intermediate codecs for editing HDV may fall…
• Sony PMW-EX1 XDCAM Camcorder Review
  April, 2008
  by John Burkhart
  Solid State Performer - The rarified realm of professional video cameras used to require an outlay of $60,000 and up, and this was minus a lens. Adding decent glass to that package got you to $80,000 or more easily. But you got what you paid for when it came to image quality.
• MPEG-4 Mysteries Revealed
  November, 2006
  by Morgan Paar
  Is your head drowning in acronyms such as MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, 3GPP and the like? Well, we're going to throw you an MPEG-4 life ring and see if we can get…
• 57 New Special Effects Plug-ins | New Video Format | Final Cut Express 3.5
  August, 2006
  by Morgan Paar
  NewBlueFX offers 57 additional special effects pug-ins, Sony and Panasonic create a new video format. Apple Final Cut Express HD 3.5 video editing program
• On Ramp: Digital Video Discs
  September, 1995
  by Mark Bosko
  Digital Video Discs
• Desktop Video: Digital Nonlinear Editing
  February, 1995
  by Bob Doyle
  To begin nonlinear editing, you'll need some way to digitize your video and audio clips.On the PC, locate an Intel Smart Video Recorder Pro (or the Creative…
• On Ramp: Put MPEGs on your Home Page
  June, 1996
  by Joe McCleskey
  Got a web page? Got a camcorder? Here's how to put your video clips on the Web.
• Transferring Movies, Slides Requires Finesse
  April, 1996
  by Joe McCleskey
  Ask Videomaker. Questions and comments from our readers and answers from the editor
• Quick Focus
  January, 1996
  by Joe McCleskey
• The DVC Format: Just Another Acronym?
  November, 1995
  by Joe McCleskey
  Videomaker helps you separate the facts from the hype in the exciting new world of consumer digital video.
• Desktop Video: Linear vs. nonlinear Video
  April, 1995
  by Scott Anderson
  Linear vs. nonlinear Video
• Big Video Surprises at Fifth Videomaker Expo
  April, 1997
  by Donald Keller
  Quick Focus
• Edit Suite: Editing Cameras
  May, 1997
  by Mike Loehr
  Editing equipment is becoming smaller, less cumbersome and, in some cases, consolidated within the camcorder itself.
• Sound Track: Makin' Tracks
  June, 1997
  by Loren Alldrin
  When it comes to audio and video dubbing, where - and how - a format stores its audio tracks makes a world of difference.
• What's Under The Hood: Inside Your VCR or Camcorder
  March, 1999
  by Dr. Robert G. Nulph
  Car enthusiasts spend hours under the hoods of their machines, but few video enthusiasts know what goes on inside a VCR. Join us for a nuts-and-bolts look at how home video equipment produces a moving, talking picture from a reel of magnetic tape.
• Digital Video 101
  July, 1997
  by Scott Anderson
  Digital video is only a decade old, but already it has turned the video world inside-out. Here's a helpful primer on digital video basics.
• Quick Focus
  February, 1998
  by Karen Director
• Analog vs. Digital Editing
  March, 1998
  by Jim Stinson
  Clarity shines on the murky confusion surrounding the two types of signals.
• Digital Video & FireWire Made Simple
  May, 1998
  by Scott Anderson
  When digital video (DV) is combined with FireWire, you have everything you need to edit great quality videos. Dr. Cathode answers your questions about this new…
• Full-Size Camcorders Going Extinct
  May, 1998
  by Karen Director
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• The Nonlinear Video Summit: Excerpts From the Videomaker Expo Nonlinear Editing Panel
  June, 1998
  by Joe McCleskey
  At every Videomaker Expo, representatives from the leading equipment convene on stage to face several hundred Expo attendees. Their purpose: to hash out some…
• Grading the Formats: How They Stack Up - and Why
  September, 1998
  by Loren Alldrin
  Formats, which one is the best? Have you ever asked yourself that question? We compare them all, VHS, S-VHS, 8mm, Hi8, and DV.
• Copyrights and Trademarks for Media Professionals
  August, 1998
  by Don Collins
  Copyrights and Trademarks for Media ProfessionalsDigital Nonlinear EditingBeyond Weddings, Cracking the Commercial Market
• MPEG-Cut Machine Brings High Performance to Home Market
  July, 1998
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