Test Bench: Adobe Encore DVD Authoring Software
We've been working hard with Encore for over a month now. It is a good app for the non-Hollywood professional market, with its primary strength being its integration with Adobe's other apps (Premiere, Photoshop, etc.). Encore is a Windows XP-only product. Macfficionados and Windows 2000-based production houses are out...
Ahead Nero 6 Ultra Edition Disc Burning Software Review
$70 ($100 boxed) Ahead Software Inc 330 N. Brand Blvd., Ste 695 Glendale, CA 91203 www.nero.com Burning a disc is perhaps the least glamorous aspect of DVD creation. Sure, encoding may be tedious and technical, but at least you can be involved in the encoding process (if that's your thing). When we burn, we...
Home Video Hints: Plan for Success
Most home video involves no planning at all, except to remember to bring along the camcorder. As Tom Lehrer memorably sang, "You just stand there lookin' cute, and when something moves, you shoot." That works OK for video snapshots, but sometimes a special occasion--a party, a holiday, a trip,...
Video Bag Essentials
Not only will a camera bag help to protect your camcorder, but it's also a convenient carryall for your essential video accessories. Spending a few minutes gathering the right tools can save you time, money and aggravation. The better the contents of the bag, the less aggravation you'll later...
Mark and Matt discuss upgrading Mark's PC.
CAMPBELL, CA., October 28, 1998Videonics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VDNX) announced the release of a free upgrade for its Effetto Pronto Compositing and Video Effects System for the Macintosh. Videonics' Effetto Pronto is a combination of compositing and effects software and a PCI hardware accelerator. It is the first desktop-based hardware and...
Have you ever wondered how Hollywood filmmakers get those terrific gliding dolly shots when the camera seems to float with an uncanny smoothness over rough terrain? Or how they make the camera move through narrow hallways, in and out of elevators, and up and down stairs-without a dolly track...