In a sea of user generated online video, where some are cute, and so many are just awful, once in a while you get a surprise. So much of what’s found on YouTube, and many other online video sites these days is the work of amateurs. Some of these videos might only have meaning to
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I was recently talking with a videographer friend. A great shooter with years of experience. Discussing a problem with low audio levels in editing, I asked if the audio was normalized and was compression used? The answer was no to both, and it turns out that this person was not really familiar with compressions, and
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I ran across this thread on DVinfo.net recently about the “Mic Light” and the very similar “UFO Camping Light”. It was implied in an earlier posting that the Flolight folks were simply reselling the same camp light for a good bit more money. Turns out they were refitting the units with LEDs of a more
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According to an article on Think Secret, Apple is considering supporting both not only Blu-Ray (it’s been a member of the consortium for some time) but HD-DVD as well. As a PC user myself, I was ignorant of the fact that Apple did not yet have have support for either high definition disc format. As
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Well I’ve gone and done it now. A new Toshiba HD-A2 is now part of the ol’ audio video system. The prices on these players has been dropping rapidly over these past months, and this particular player was had as a refurb for $200. The original HD-A1 suffered from slow startup among a few other
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I’ve made mention of Creative Cow back in the days of the podcast, but I think it deserves another plug. They now offer a great magazine, in addition to all of the great resources on the site. For those that may not know, Creative Cow is a great resource for information and tutorials on a
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This little flash camcorder is pretty amazing. I just came across this at Radio Shack as a closeout. You might still be able to find one at a local store. I couldn’t resist the $200 price tag. Sure, it won’t take the place of even a mid line MiniDV camcorder, but it has a couple
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This Vizio L42 is the most recent addition to our home entertainment rig. It will also be used for some client presentations. These sets can be found online for a heck of a deal these days, as was this one. It’s a respectable performer, and actually looked better than some bigger name brand units. It’s
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A review on the new LG combo drive. Seems it made a good impression, but there’s definitely a catch. You’ll need to save up almost $1200 for this little gem. You’d better also save a few dollars for Blu-Ray blanks, as they run about $10 to $20 per disc right now. You can get up
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Pretty darn clever idea here. A home brewed camcorder! It actually looks pretty darn nice in the photos. While it may lack some of the features of factory built rigs, it comes in at a fraction of the price. Interestingly, this sort of modular design is the new trend in higher end cameras. Take the
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