Remember the last time you went to a movie and you heard the actors on the right side of the screen--and their voices came from the same side? Or you saw a monster stomp from one side of the screen to the other, and the sound of the footsteps...
Are you familiar with the term "frequently asked questions?" Well, it's a bit more Internet jargon we all need to swallow. When you first join "newsgroups" or "visit" "sites" you should first find their lists of "frequently asked questions"--FAQs as they are affectionately called. These provide answers to the...
Video editing pioneers didn't have the simple pleasures we take for granted today. As you may already know, they didn't have things like time code, computer-based editors or Video Toasters. But did you know they also didn't have electronic editing, audio dubbing or even slow and fast motion picture...
Black Button Blues Why does the consumer have to put up with these solid black units? I don't mind the black cases but why can't we have different colored buttons for the operations? Before I retired I used Sony BVW-65 and 70s. They have a gray case with a solid...
All but a very few camcorders and VCRs can record audio signals along with video; that's pretty common knowledge. But do all camcorders record audio in the same place and in the same way on every tape? Well, not quite. Knowing where and how your audio tracks record will help...
The Wireless Way Nady 551 VR Wireless Microphone System Nady Systems Inc. 6701 Bay Street Emeryville, CA 94608 ($1000) Nady has long held a reputation for supplying quality wireless microphone transmitters and receivers to professionals and consumers alike. Nady's 551 VR offers a system put together specifically for camcorder users of all levels. The Nady 551...
After months of film-to-video transfers, junior high school play recording and dog show documentation, you finally have a chance to do your own thing. Monsters Among Us--that's the title of your planned epic, and you're confident that your knowledge of scriptwriting, camerawork, directing and editing will get you that...
There's no doubt about it--the good old days of linear editing are numbered. Digital video is like a bullet train hurtling down the track, closing in quickly on the complacent caboose of analog video. But don't toss out your analog equipment just yet. The digital technology that is available is...
This spring, Thomson Consumer Electronics will release the world's first commercial-free VCRs. The technology, developed by Arthur D. Little enterprises, will allow users to record programs in the usual way, but skip the commercials on playback. The system works as follows: it marks the beginning and end of commercials in...
In the dark ages of TV there was only one way to get a show on the air. You had to sell it to one of a very few broadcasters or broadcast networks. The result? Out of millions of shows imagined by producers, only thousands have ever seen the...