Screen Tests
by Doug Polk
PC Video Ed/It ($60)
Sima Products Company
6153 Mulford Street
Niles, IL 60714
(800) 345-7462
Sima has a long history of making stand-alone video editors for the budget-
minded consumer, but this is their first venture into computer-controlled editing.
The PC Video Ed/It uses software and a priority cable that connects to...
Your video masterpiece is complete. You shot and edited it on a high-band format such as Hi8 or S-VHS. You cut no corners when you made this one; you did everything by the numbers. All along in the back of your mind was the desire to win an award...
Whether you're the designated family videomaker or an experienced video professional, you'll come to a point where you have projects that require an upgrade of your current acquisition system. (By acquisition system, we mean the gear that you take with you on the shoot, as opposed to the VCRs...
Its 11 a.m. on April 27th, 1995; a multitude of videomakers and industry professionals have descended upon the Meadowlands convention center in Secaucus, New Jersey. The event is the 1995 Videomaker Expo--three days of displays, seminars and panel discussions, all on the topic of making video.
At this particular moment,...
It's hard to imagine a camcorder without some kind of viewfinder. Some low-cost, no-frill camcorders come equipped with a simple optical viewfinder, which functions like the peephole on a snapshot camera. You observe your intended scene through an opening or frame, sometimes with the aid of a lens to...
Wireless Wonder
Every video pro was once a beginner, and one of the first things beginners learn as their interest begins
to grow is that there are few products available to support them at their level. Editing VCRs are at the top
of the price range, as are camcorders with...
Zoom In, Zoom Out
Matsushita is working on a new ultra-sensitive CCD that can produce
10,000 levels of halftone, compared to about 500 levels for the average
camcorder today. Matsushita officials claim this new CCD could lead to a
pocket-sized camcorder with more advanced imaging capabilities than
todays professional three-chip...
Too many videos suffer from bad sound. Common symptoms include distant, tinny voices surrounded by ambient noise--appliances, air conditioners and even passing traffic. Another warning sign: when it's time to play back your tapes, you have to turn the TV volume level up annoyingly high to hear your audio.
If...
Portable Giant
Casio announces the Megavision FV-600, a color video projection system that's ideal for sales or educational
use. The system uses a 2.4-inch, 250,000-pixel display to throw an image on either the front or rear of the screen.
You can view the image from the built-in 10" monitor, or...
Videomaker is proud to announce the 1994 Best Products of the Year Awards. Each year, our editors
recognize those products and manufacturers that offer the videomaker the best in convenience, features,
price and performance.
We also recognize those innovative products that push back the borders of consumer-level
videomaking. These products...
