Jan 28
Sony HDR-CX520V Review The good: Compact design; first-rate video quality and performance; geotagging videos is fun, if limited. The bad: No SD card support; awkward control layout; no wind filter; no manual shutter speed, iris, or audio controls; expensive. The bottom line: The geotagging capability remains mostly a novelty, but the top-notch video quality of the Sony Handycam …
Jan 25
There are 2 ways to import footage from the Sony XDCAM camcorder to Final Cut Pro. You can directly import XDCAM-HD files by attaching your camcorder (with the memory cards still in it) to the computer via USB cable or by removing the cards from the camcorder and placing them in the express card slot …
Jan 24
“I imported MTS files from camcorder to iMovie, which automatically transcodes them into Apple Intermediate Codec with a .mov wrapper. These files play fine on my Mac computer, but then when I streamed these AIC .mov videos to WD TV Media Plus, the device gave an error message saying unsupported format. I suppose the original …
Jan 21
The Mac has long been the homestead for effective and easy video editing, graphic design, and video compressing for many professionals and novices alike. Maybe you want to throw together a few video clips. Maybe you have more time and want to fine-tune every edit. Or maybe you just want to flip through clips the …
Jan 21
Apple’s computing infrastructure has long been aimed at the creative professional, with emphasis on photo and video editing featuring prominently in marketing material past and present. The only problem with this is that industry-leading software like Adobe Premier, After Effects and Apple’s own Final Cut series are very expensive while there are very few free video …
Jan 16
“I have a bunch of .mts files containing AVCHD Progressive video recorded by a Panasonic camera, and I need software on Ubuntu Lucid with which I can remove the boring parts, and concatenate the interesting parts, all this without reencoding the video stream. It’s OK for me to cut at keyframe boundary. If Avidemux was …
Jan 14
For Mac users, it’s hard to find an easier way to bring your moving images together into one professional looking production than the built-in video editor iMovie. I’ve been working with iMovie for a while and thought it great till I got stuck importing some AVI videos- iMovie simply would not recognize them. Later I …
Jan 11
High definition consumer camcorders like Sony Handycam, JVC Everio and Panasonic DMC series shoot and save footage in AVCHD file structure (based on actual directory structure from Canon and Panasonic camcorders). Aside from recorded audio and video, AVCHD includes features to improve media presentation: menu navigation, slide shows and subtitles. There are 2 problems when …
Jan 11
Well, it’s Christmas and New Year again. Instead of watching festival films, how about making your own short film and posting it to YouTube this year? If you’re newbie to video editing, and is seeking for all-in-one but easy-to-use video editor to get start with, here’s one I’d recommend: Pavtube Media Magician for Mac This …
Jan 08
Professional camcorders for video and broadcasting like Canon XF305 and Panasonic P2 HD cam shoot in MXF format. MXF is now submitted to SMPTE and is well on its way to helping media flow in the television/IT convergent world. End users will be able to better manage their media and to concentrate on their prime …
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