$6,909 IBM (888) 746-7426 www.ibm.com/pc/intellistation For years Avid editing workstations were the systems of choice for legions of film and television editors. In recent years, Avid has begun creating systems targeted at the digital-hungry consumer market. Now Avid has teamed up with PC giant

$199 Videonics, Inc. 1370 Dell Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 (408) 866-8300 www.videonics.com The Videonics CommandPost is a keyboard and mouse adjunct designed to make editing quicker and easier by providing push-button shortcuts for often-used editing functions. CommandPost is aimed at editors of all

Editing is an art. To create each masterpiece, the editor/artist takes a bunch of elements from his palette (we call them video clips, audio files and transition effects) and blends them together into a sequence that, when shown on the TV screen/canvas, tells a story. But editing is more than just

$2,000 JVC Company of America 1700 Valley Road Wayne, NJ 07470 (800) 526-5308 www.jvc.com JVCs pairing of a MiniDV player/recorder with an S-VHS player/recorder could very well make some Mini DV camcorder owners ecstatic. For Mini DV shooters at all experience levels who wish to edit lengthy Mini

$3,299 Gateway (800) 846-4208 www.gateway.com Ready-to-use video editing computers are the latest and greatest things in the world of video editing. And what was once bound to the desktop has been set free. Pre-configured video editing laptops are here and theyre more powerful and more affordable

Studio DV Makes the Grade As more and more beginning videographers get their first Mini DV or Digital8 camcorders, the market for low-cost IEEE 1394 cards continues to heat up. More and more people are choosing to edit on their computers. This month, we’ll take a look at Pinnacle Systems’

Tiny Laptop, Huge Potential When Sony sent us the VAIO PCG-C1XS PictureBook laptop computer, we were more than a little excited. It includes a built-in i.LINK port, a 12GB hard drive and is smaller and lighter than most other laptop computers. In fact, the VAIO is so small, it almost seems like a cr

Professional-level Editing A complete antithesis of the Sony VAIO PictureBook (which we also review in this issue) is the DPS Velocity V3D-4500DXI-36 editing workstation: a heavyweight in more ways than one. This turnkey editing workstation by DPS, is physically heavy. Weighing in at over 45 pounds

Ballets, ball games, concerts, rodeos, auctions, circuses, lectures, weddings. We all attend spectator events and often we want to shoot them. That’s great, except that our ticket is for row 118, seat 33. And that’s usually where we’re stuck from beginning to end of the whole excit

DV Gets EZ EZDV Capture Card ($249) Canopus Corporation 711 Charcot Avenue San Jose, CA 95131 (408) 954-4500 www.canopuscorp.com A flurry of new low-cost IEEE 1394 cards has been hitting the market lately. One of them is from Canopus, whos DVRex and DVRaptor cards are already favorites in

Compositing. Say the word aloud. It’s really not as scary as it sounds. In fact, you probably already know more about compositing than you realize. The most important thing to remember about compositing is that there really is nothing to fear. Once you understand how simple compositing can

A Real (Time) Performer One of the biggest challenges for companies that make digitizers and capture cards is to create a card that’s simple to install and easy to use. Anytime you open your computer and insert an additional card you’re exposing your computer to potential conflicts. Vide

If you’re into serious post production, you already know the fundamentals of good titling; so let’s jump beyond the basics and consider titles as a creative component of your shows. A component considered as important as music or video footage. Think of it this way: at a Broadway mus

It used to be that people who bought S-VHS VCRs were interested in the advanced editing features as much as the high-quality image that came with those high-priced models. Lately that’s changed. As more video producers from beginner to advanced migrate toward computer-based editing systems,

Editing Appliance. Its name evokes images of refrigerators, dish washers, microwaves and toasters. Turn it on, stick in some video, set the timer and wait for a finished project. Well, almost. While they are relatively easy to use, these boxes are anything but simple. Inside they are more like high

Rack-mounted Editing by Larry Lemm RexRack ($6,995) Canopus Corp. 711 Charcot Ave. San Jose, CA 95131 (888) 868-2533 www.canopuscorp.com There is something about rack-mounted equipment that seems to get serious gear hounds drooling. Likely its because professional gear usually comes with rack

As a videographer, you can use a variety of methods to edit your video. These techniques can be broken down into two broad categories: in-camera editing and editing done in post production. The way you will edit your production greatly impacts the way you’ll have to shoot your footage. Not su

Most people that know me well have learned that I have a certain affinity for using proper terminology. This springs from my life’s purpose of facilitating effective communication. It always pleases me when people communicate effectively. I often insist upon using precise expression within

Draco Avio Editing Appliance ($1,495-$1,795) (303) 440-5311 www.draco.com Draco’s Casablanca was the first nonlinear video editing appliance that you could simply hook to a television and use. Now, a second-generation Casablanca by Draco should be available by press time. The Casablanca II

At the last Videomaker Expo East, we gathered a panel of experts from leading capture card manufactures. Here’s what transpired. Chuck Peters (Videomaker) The quality of digitizing capture cards has really improved in the last few years, but there still remains a fear in the consumer world,