Related Articles • Macrosystem US By Hal Landen Not long ago a friend called and asked if I could edit some Hi-8 home movies he had just shot on a business trip in Chicago. I told him I didn't own Hi-8 editing gear and was about to refer him to someone...
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How to Shoot Inside A Car
By Bill Farnsworth Editors Note: The absolute most dangerous work we do in this business is with cars. Just driving them to and from location costs more lives than any other activity including aerial stunts and flying! I personally would never rig a car mount myself....
The Canopus DV Station
By Doug Graham The DV Station by Canopus is a turnkey DV editing system, based on a portable PC from Mitac and the Canopus DV Raptor capture and editing card. It comes fully equipped with a good selection of both hardware and software, and is literally ready to edit...
How to Buy A Used Camcorder And not get taken to the cleaners
By Doug Graham Panda Productions Email Doug * 1. Determine how old the camera is. Units over about 6 years or so run the risk of developing leaky capacitors. Check for this by sniffing inside the camera, looking for a "fishy" smell. And check with the manufacturer....
Broadcast Requirements for Commercials and Informercials
Editor's Note: Broadcast Requirements vary from station to station. It's always wise to ask rather than to assume. The information below is from an agency and represents typical technical requirements for broadcasting video. To see the more complete pdf version of...
Build Your Own Steadicam-type Stabilizer for the XL1
(And most light camcorders) © 1999 Chris Santucci ALL RIGHTS RESERVED by Chris Santucci Send Chris Email The camera base is 7" X 3 5/8" X 1" Poplar. It has to have the front corners shaved down to allow for the angle of the 1X2's that get screwed into it (I used...
Is it Broadcast Quality?
by Clark Brown Cinemagic Corporation Consumer camcorders have long been used by news media to record events like China's Tenniman Square, the Gulf War, "hidden camera" exposes, etc. Even though these segments were aired on broadcast television, that does not...
The Blair Witch Product
by Jim Crispi Editor's Note: Jim Crispi is a good friend, extraordinary D.P. and accomplished inventor who writes for inventors. That's why his article is addressed to inventors. The roaring success of this summer's "no-budget" movie The Blair Witch Project should be...
Bit Rate Calculator
by Steven Hacker 600 divided by the number of minutes. Then subtract 1.6 if you are using PCM audio or .2 if you are using AC3 audio. For example- if your video is 75 minutes: 600/75-1.6= 6.4 or 6400 kbits/sec (PCM audio) 600/75-.2= 7.8 or 7800 kbits/sec (AC3 audio)...
The Birth of Television
Adapted by Hal Landen In 1922 a 14-year-old farm boy first sketched his idea for television for his science teacher. The boy's name was Philo T. Farnsworth and he knew very little about electronic theory. Three years earlier his family had moved to a farm in Idaho....
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