News

HomeNews

Videonics Ships MXProDV

Videonics, Inc. announced today that the MXProDV Professional Digital Video Mixer is now shipping. The MXProDV is the first live mixer to include...

Sony’s Pro Division Announces Edit-M Portable Linear Editing Bundle

Sony today announced its new Edit-M DVCAM-based portable editing solution, which includes a DSR-PD100A 3-chip camcorder, DVCAM DSR-V10 Video Walkman(tm) TV/VCR and DSRM-E1 cuts-only...

Dell Rolls Out Turnkey Nonlinear Editing Solutions

Dell Computer has introduced two turnkey nonlinear editing solutions, the Dell Precision WorkStation 410 and 610. Starting at $4000, these workstations come configured with...

Spruce Technologies, Canopus Join Forces for DVD Authoring Solution

Spruce Technologies and Canopus Corporation have announced plans to integrate Spruce's DVDVirtuoso(tm) DVD authoring software with Canopus' Amber MPEG-2 encoder to provide a low-cost...

New Kodak USB WebCam Announced

Kodak's newly announced DVC325 camera plugs directly into a computer's USB port for quick capture of still or moving images. Maximum resolution is 352x288...

The Latest From Siggraph – Pinnacle and Artel Release New Software

Pinnacle: FreeFX is a line of 20 Free effects (Page peels, oil drops, bouncing balls and other DVEs) for use in Adobe Premiere. The...

NASA Wants Your Shower Footage

The Perseids Meteor Shower peaks on Friday August 13, 1999 and NASA wants your amateur videos of the event. Send your videos via e-mail...

Glossary of Video Terms

aspect ratio Proportional height and width of a picture on screen. The current NTSC standard for conventional receiver or monitor is four by three...

JVC Pro Set to Introduce New Mini DV Camcorder

In a move promising a professional-level camcorder at a consumer-level price, JVC Professional is set to introduce the GY-DV500 Mini DV camcorder. The Professional...

Canon Set to Introduce New 3-chip

Canon will announce a new 3-chip Mini DV camcorder this month, sources say. The new camcorder, expected to cost $2000 less than the XL1,...