A Guide to HDV As you probably know, High Definition video is not just a little better than Standard Definition, it's a LOT better. Since a frame of HD video is so much larger than a frame of SD video, it requires a lot more processing muscle and storage. Producing HD...
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DVD Rewinder
Never heard of rewinding a DVD? Has your expensive DVD been jumping, skipping or stopping? If so, that DVD has not been rewound. That's silly, you say? Well, not so fast. It's real and it's available in Australia. Are you done laughing yet? Well, the last laugh may be...
DVD Regions and What for they Mean to You, the Producer
DVD Regions were created to control the release of movies around the world. Region Codes enables movies to be released on DVD at different times around the world, typically America and Canada first, Australia and Japan 6 months later, and Europe 12 months after US...
DVD Primer
What is DVD? Bet you thought it was Digital Video Disc. Yes, that's what it was in the beginning, but then some of the manufacturers tried to change the 'V" to "versatile" because the format can do so many things. Whether you call it a Digital Versatile Disc or not,...
Millions of Portable TVs for Sale – Cheap
Must be picked up before February 17, 2009. Oh, drats, we forgot about portable TVs and that digital thing! After February 17, 2009, none of the portable TVs will work without digital converters. New portables TVs have the digital converter built-in. But there are...
The Digital TV Transition
What you need to know Ready or not, all American TV will be digital starting on Feb 17, 2009. We hope this page will answer some of your questions. Analog TV Has Served Us Well, But... Many of us still have analog television service. Analog is how TV has been...
Depression and TV: Cause or Effect?
by Hal Landen In their study, University of Maryland sociologists John P. Robinson and Steven Martin sought to discover what activities contribute most to a happy life. The study appeared in the December, 2008 issue of the journal Social Indicators Research. Their...
Desktop Video Handbook Part 1
Non Linear Editing Primer This page features very straight- forward, easy to understand information about getting started in the exciting world of Desk Top Video (DTV). We have put all the info in a Question & Answer dialog format. We hope you will find this page...
Desktop Video Handbook Part 2
Non Linear Editing Primer This page is designed to both educate you about non linear editing (NLE), as well as help you pick out the NLE system that is best for you. Although none of our cards are "broadcast" or commercial quality, you will be amazed at the...
Crane Shots – The Jony Jib
by John Huffman The classic was always “the pullout and boom up” at the end of a movie, while the credits started rolling. Now you see these shots strategically placed throughout movies, in television programs, concerts, commercials and the list goes on....
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