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jon
January 11, 2002 1:24 PM
2001 started out as a pretty slow year for new products and technology. At NAB we got a glimpse at what the year would have to offer. I am happy to report that 2001 will go down as one of the most important ever. The main reason for this is the birth of a new technology – affordable DVD authoring. ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
May 23, 2001 2:24 PM
This years NAB was a bit smaller and less exciting then last years. But looking back at it, much or last years NAB hype was the same internet bubble that burst last fall. At NAB2000 everywhere you looked there was video streaming technology. Well guess what? A year later, broadband access is still very limited and although we have the technology to create great looking streaming video, few of us have the bandwidth to watch it. ( Read More)
Posted by:
matt
February 22, 2001 3:10 PM
The following WinXP tweaks are provided by Dave Laborde. I reformatted his Word doc into an easier to read and faster to download html page. Dave is one of our customers and he is the author of our Win2K and WinME tweaks pages. He is very active on both the Canopus Storm and Matrox RT2500 user group message boards. ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
January 11, 2001 1:23 PM
This year (Y2K, 2000, the new millenium) was a breakthrough year for digital videographers. New products were introduced that gave an unprecedented level of value, power and performance for non-linear editing. Many of the products featured in this article have had significant price drops in the past few months! ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
January 11, 2000 1:22 PM
1999 was the best year yet for amazing new desk top video products. In 1999 DV became the dominant format for DTV. Of the 12 hardware products featured in this article, ten are DV and the remaining two have DV options.
As 1999 came to a close two new very hot technologies have emerged: affordable Real-time dual stream editing and MPEG2 compression. ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
February 20, 1999 2:24 PM
At the DV Expo major new products were introduced for desktop video editing. Unfortunately not all the products mentioned in this article are shipping. The Canopus Rex RT & DPS Velocity 2D are now shipping. Hopefully by Thanksgiving they will all be readily available. In addition to seeing them at the show, I had the chance to play with all these hot new products in private demo sessions and beta tests. ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
January 11, 1999 1:24 PM
1998 was a banner year for revolutionary new desk top video editing products. Not only are the 12 products on this list (two ties) outstanding, but each one pushed the envelope of the current technology and has left an indelible mark on the timeline of digital video editing. Unlike last year's top ten list I have actually ranked this years winners. This ranking is totally my own, based not only on how much I liked the products, but how easily they were to set up and install and how much of an im ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
January 1, 1999 2:24 PM
Here are some of the more common terms used in explaining Desk Top Video products. I hope you find it useful. ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
October 20, 1998 2:24 PM
The DV Expo (Oct 13-16, Pasadena CA) was a very informative and exciting show. I strongly recommend that digital videographers and content creators put the '99 DV Expo in their plans. The seminars and conferences were well done and the presenters were both knowledgeable and interesting to watch. The exposition was extremely focused and the atmosphere on the floor was electric! The products shown were cutting edge technology and the roster read like a who's who of digital video vendors. I was ver ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
May 23, 1998 2:24 PM
Ironically, our industry appears to be following the same growth pattern as the city of high rollers. A few years ago Las Vegas wanted to be more consumer oriented and broader, while today the growth is clearly upwards and more high end. The same can be said for Desk Top Video Editing. Over the past few years we have seen an explosion in affordable, yet powerful hardware and software that brought non linear editing to the masses. At this year's NAB, the emphasis was in a shift towards the 'hi-en ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
January 11, 1998 1:24 PM
1997 has been a fantastic year for new DTV products. I have been using, testing and reviewing DTV products for almost 2 years now. I can’t believe how far we’ve come in such a short time. Back when my son Max was born in August 1995, the top video capture cards cost almost a thousand dollars and were struggling to deliver 30 frames per second, ¼ screen video. 2 years later and we can capture super Hi resolution DV video directly to our hard drives via FireWire or add full speed, full screen vide ( Read More)
Posted by:
jon
January 11, 1997 1:24 PM
This was a banner year for new and exciting video editing gear. Computers and video are starting to merge. The power of silicon chips and software genius is making an incredible impact on video production. All of the products I have chosen this year use digital technology. Here are my choices as the best of 1995/96.
By far, the most important new products are the digital camcorders. I have listed the next 9 in alphabetical order by manufacturer, because I really like all of them, and I just c ( Read More)
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