Audio

Desktop Video: Computer-generated Video

Admit it. You've been drooling over those sexy computer video ads, the ones that claim to make your PC do everything but hold the...

Finding the Hi8 in Southern Wisconsin

Where's the Hi8? In response to the December '94 letter regarding Mr. Hankwitz trying to locate Hi8 tapes in Southern Wisconsin: he claims that it...

Sound Reasoning: Interview Audio

If you've planned an interview for an upcoming video project, you've probably thought about more than just what questions to ask. Perhaps you've wondered...

Mysterious Snow Appears in Video Footage

Q. I recently shot a wedding and at one point I stopped the camera, rewound the tape and checked my footage. I was dismayed...

Camcorder Sounds: Understanding What Your Audio Goes Through

Okay, let's be honest. How many of you videomakers out there know how sound gets from your camcorder's microphone to the finished video? Do you...

Sima Video Editor Creates Fancy Scene Transitions

Clean and Simple FX-L Video Ed/it Sima 6153 Mulford Street Niles, IL 60714 ($474.95) Sima, known for simple and easy to use products, continues its tradition with the FX-L Video...

How to Combine Multiple Signals and Still maintain Total Sound Control

Controlling your audio is a breeze when you've got just one signal to work with. One mike input, one mike cable, one mike. No...

Handycam Top Model – Hi8 CCD-TR700

King of the Hill Sony's latest camcorder, the Hi8 CCD-TR700, reigns as new king of the Handycam line. And rightly so: this little unit boasts...

Secrets of the Aural Edit

Many video viewers wouldn't recognize jump cut or bad edit if it bit them on the bottom. Everybody, however, notices bad audio. They might...