Benchmark:Matrox Pro Edit Realtime Workstation
Realtime Workhorse Matrox Pro Edit Realtime Workstation ($8895) Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd. 1055 St. Regis Blvd. Dorval, Quebec, Canada H9P 2T4 (514) 685-2630 www.matrox.com Among nonlinear video editors, 1999 may well be remembered as the year of the turnkey system. 1999 was the year in which full-featured, pre-configured nonlinear editing systems first became available at reasonable prices....
Benchmark:JVC GR-DVL9500 Mini DV Camcorder
A Loaded Cam GR-DVL9500 Mini DV Camcorder ($2000) JVC 1700 Valley Road Wayne, NJ 07470 (800) 252-5722 www.jvc-america.com In an effort to get the competitive edge in the Mini DV market, manufacturers are pressed to put more and more features into less and less space. Well, JVC's latest attempt to pack a wealth of features into a...
S-VHS VCR Review: Sharp VC-S100U
Since the increased popularity of Hi8 and Digital Video, we've seen a steady decline in camcorders in the S-VHS format. S-VHS VCRs, however, have managed to hold their own in the high-end consumer marketplace. They've also managed to come down in price quite a bit, which is good news...
Benchmark:Sony DVMC-DA1 Media Converter
The concept is simple enough: a small box with IEEE-1394 FireWire and analog audio and video connections, designed to convert analog a/v signals to digital, and vice-versa. Sony's DVMC-DA1 Media Converter is both easy to use and effective. Housed in a small gunmetal-gray plastic box, the Media Converter takes up...
Matrox Package Includes Graphic Accelerator
Render Unto Matrox The RT2000 from Matrox combines dual-stream video, 32-bit animated graphics and real-time digital video effects. The package includes the Matrox Millennium G400 Graphics Accelerator, a RT2000 capture card, an A/V breakout box, Adobe Premiere RT (real-time version), Ulead Cool3D titling, Sonic Foundry ACID for music creation and...
Canon Digital Camcorder Fires Another Shot
Canon Digital Camcorder Essentials When set to record video, the Canon digital camcorder has two basic modes of operation: an easy mode and a program mode. For quick and simple all-automatic, point-and-shoot recording, the easy mode is the setting. No effects or manual controls are accessible in this mode. To...
Wedding Photography and Video Chuck Delaney (1994, Allworth Press 10 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010, 159 pp., $11) Weddings provide opportune moments waiting to be captured on film. And becoming a wedding videographer may be the perfect way to catch them. Although Wedding Photography and Video is a guide...
Canon Ultura is the latest Mini DV camcorder from Canon
Another 'Ura from Canon Featuring 16x optical and 320x digital zooms, the Canon Ultura is the latest Mini DV camcorder from Canon. The Ultura's feature list includes an IEEE 1394 connection, Optical Image Stabilization and Canon's FlexiZone AF/AE Image Control System. Canon says the unit includes a built-in Auto Edit...
Benchmark:JVC GR-DVM70u Mini DV Camcorder
Pocket-sized Mini DV GR-DVM70u Mini DV Camcorder ($1700) JVC of America 1700 Valley Road Wayne, NJ 07470 (800) 252-5722 www.jvc-america.com In the now crowded field of palm-sized Mini DV camcorders, you need to have features that separate you from the pack, assuming you're a camcorder. These tiny camcorders are storming the market, giving beginning and hobbyist videographers...
Benchmark:Hitachi VM-H955LA Hi8 Camcorder
Look, Ma, Two Hands VM-H955LA Hi8 Camcorder ($799) Hitachi Home Electronics PO Box 3900 Peoria, IL 61612 (800) HITACHI (448-2244) www.hitachi.com The VM-H955LA is Hitachi's newest and best camcorder in the Hi8 category. It targets the entry-to-mid-level hobbyist. This moderately priced camcorder has all the automated features that make videomaking fun and easy for beginners. It also...