$2,999
Apple
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 996-1010
www.apple.com
The most exciting development in desktop computing in a very long time is 64-bit processors. Notice we didn't say "processing." As of this writing, 64-bit applications are still few and far between. Still, the new hardware is here today and, for the Mac, it...
$350
Maxtor Corporation
500 McCarthy Blvd.
Milpitas, CA 95035
(408) 894-5000
www.maxtor.com
Remember when $600 was a good price on a 13GB Seagate Barracuda A/V hard disk? Analog MJPEG capture rates needed 10,000 rpm drives that sounded like Everglades fan boats and were hot enough that the kids could use your PC as an Easy...
When you only want to edit and edit fast, you might consider a Video Editing Appliance.
Video editing appliances (VEA) are dedicated and proprietary devices specifically designed for video editing. They are self-contained units about the size and shape of a VCR, although they share more in common with a...
I was a little surprised when my Aunt Betsy ambushed me at Cousin Tia's wedding, announcing that she wanted to buy a video editing system. She still uses 110 film and finds automobiles "upsettingly modern." But when she mentioned that it was for my 18-year-old cousin Scooter, who is...
$699
Medea Corporation
26707 Agoura Rd
Calabasas, CA 91302
(888) 296-3332
www.avid.com/US/resources/medea
FireWire drives have become much more common in video editors' workspaces over the last few years as bridge chips and hard drives have finally evolved to deliver the high data transfer speeds required to handle video well. Medea's FireFly solution is a quick...
$1,499
Matrox Video Products Group
1055 St-Rgis Blvd
Dorval, QC H9P 2T4, Canada
(514) 822-6000
www.matrox.com
It's a great time to be a video editor. Think of it: all of the major hardware manufacturers are racing to bring real-time, no-rendering-needed, professional-quality digital editing power to the desktop computer for less than what you'd have expected...
Remember when $600 was a good price on a 13GB Seagate Barracuda A/V hard disk? Analog MJPEG capture rates needed 10,000 rpm drives that sounded like Everglades' fan boats and were hot enough that the kids could use your PC as an Easy Bake oven when you captured video....
A lot of cool products come through our front doors. Some are complex and some are expensive. Bella Corporation's new DV Keyboard is neither. In essence, the DV Keyboard is a full-featured, programmable keyboard with a jog/shuttle dial for video editing. Even more, the keyboard comes with a sticker...
