The all-new EDIROL LVS-800 is ideal for any live event or installation demanding stability, ease of use, and professional connectivity. With the inclusion of a down stream keyer (DSK), dual computer inputs, and innovative options to support multi-screen output, the LVS-800 supports an incredible var

We just got out of our Videomaker Lounge and conference room feeling the glow of our first webinar with our partnership with YouTube. We've watched webinars, but have never conducted one ourselves, so this was a new learning experience for us here at Videomaker. We feel everything went well, the

Avid teams with ABC to give journalism students the opportunity to practice production, editing and distribution aspects of broadcast journalism in their ABC News to Campus program. Read on for more details. Student teams from leading journalism schools across United States get hands-on experience;

Storing your data has always been important, but now you have a lot more options for data storage. We’ve been seeing an increase in questions about storage lately, and our editorial focus has had an emphasis on storage this year. With that in mind, we have been collecting questions, and that

Real-Time Powerhouse With this latest iteration of its Edius non-linear editing software product, Grass Valley, Inc. is entering a strong contender into the mix of advanced video editing programs. Aimed at an intermediate through advanced level audience, Edius 5 is a powerful real-time editing syste

We got an early release of Motorola’s new Droid phone and took it for a quick test drive to see if it’s got what it takes to be a competitive camcorder. Charlie Fulton, our Tech Guru had the chance to play with the phone and was surprisingly pleased with the quality of the video it recor

Sony Creative Software Inc., a leading provider of professional video and audio editing applications, today announced Vegas Pro 9.0c software, the latest update to its award-winning nonlinear HD video and audio editing (NLE) application. Vegas Pro 9.0c software features Sony XDCAM EX MP4 file render

After spending the last few days, on and off, installing Windows 7 on a couple of laptops, and after seeing some press releases over the last couple of days for Win7-ready versions of several utilities, I thought I would compile a quick list of utilities that I have found helpful for either optimizi

As a tribute to vets everywhere on this Veterans Day, I thought I’d tell you about a video project that you can get involved in with very little effort. From World War I to the current situation in the Middle East, many U.S. troops are out there with stories to tell of their experience on the

Look, Ma! No Hardware! Media 100 has been a player in video editing for a long time, but is relatively new to the software-only world. Three years ago, Media 100 shipped its very first software-only product, Media 100 Producer, along with Media 100 Suite, its big brother product that shipped with AJ

This JVC camcorder pushes the boundaries of what a professional shooter can expect from a small camcorder. It’s ideal for tough shooting environments. The JVC GY-HM100U HD camcorder pushes the boundaries of what a professional shooter can expect from a small camcorder. We’ve certainly be

Reprinted from a Western Digital press release: Western Digital today announced that it has commenced volume shipments of its 9.5 mm high, 2.5-inch notebook hard drive with 640 GB capacity. The WD Scorpio Blue(TM) 640 GB hard drives utilize 320 GB-per-platter technology and are designed for mainst

Reprinted from an Avid press release: Avid today announced a major update to its family of Pinnacle Studio video editing solutions. Widely regarded as the industrys leading application for home video editing*, Pinnacle Studio software now offers an even broader array of HD capabilities with a new si

Reprinted from an Blackmagic Design press release: Blackmagic Design today announced a new lower price on its popular Studio Videohub 3 Gb/s SDI router with 16 x 32 SDI routing, 16 x 16 RS-422 deck control, full SDI re-clocking all in a compact design less than 1 inch thick. Studio Videohub is perfe

Here come the next-gen iPods. These little candy-colored players are available at a steal of a price compared to previous generations ($179 for 16GB nano is a great deal, particularly for a genuine iPod). Not only does the 16GB nano also include an FM tuner (about time, if you ask me) but they also

Toshiba has announced a new, tiny SSD that will almost certainly find its way into next year’s flash-based camcorders, making them even smaller than this year’s already-small flash-based camcorders. They are also one of the first devices to use the new mini-SATA (mSATA) device connector.

[image:blog_post:13758] Adobe announces its latest additions to the Adobe Elements and Photoshop family today with it release of its consumer video editing program – Premiere Elements 8 and Photoshop 8. Adobe created Elements with the intent of reaching the consumer and hobbyist market with it

Although we don’t like to admit it, sometimes we don’t pay attention to our picture when we’re shooting as closely as we should. As a result, we’ll find things along the edges of our screen that are not supposed to be there. The most common offender is the tip of a shotgun mi

So you’ve got a camera and you’ve gone out and shot some video with it. Sooner or later you’re going to want to understand how to do Basic Video Editing. Editing video is not as difficult as it may sound; a little planning up front will save you time and assure you satisfied viewe

How many times have you heard or uttered the phrase The Show Must Go On! in your video-producing world? It gets our blood pumping to know we can make the impossible possible. This weekend we hosted one of our Basic Production workshops, and launched our newest class as well: our 3-day intensive Ligh