Reprinted from an International Documentary Association press release From the astonishing stories of starvation, persecution, and escape from the world’s worst human rights violator to the surprising inside story of an iconic cult, the International Documentary Association (IDA) presents this

Support Staff As video cameras become smaller in size yet produce incredible footage, now is a good time to get that new cam. Many of the newer camcorders have image stabilization, which is good news for small cameras, because the smaller they are, the harder they are to hold steady. However, even

The internet is a-buzz with the latest video of the inside of a tornado captured by Weather Channel storm chasers. In a classic “right place at the right time” moment in a remote region in Wyoming, meteorologist Mike Bettes caught the dramatic footage on tape. For anyone who has ever wat

Reprinted from a Panasonic press release: Panasonic today announced the release of two of the worlds lightest*, High Definition (HD) camcorders the HDC-SD10, which uses an SDHC/SD Memory Card as recording media, and the Twin Memory Type HDC-TM10, which records onto both an 8GB** Built-in Memory an

When we hit NAB, there was this feeling in the air that the new & the future will be 3D. Panasonic actually revealed their take on the issue at NAB, and recently I was thinking about how impressive this technology actually is. So I thought that I’d mention the prototype they announced as t

View all of the best consumer video production products of 2009, selected by the editors of Videomaker DSLR in Motion We have to admit that when we first heard of a Digital SLR camera also shooting video, our first thought was “novelty,” but now that we’ve had the chance to play w

Making an effective baby video rests very heavily upon knowing your audience. Here’s a four-point strategy that will keep everyone happy: Shoot, archive, edit, edit. You have a new baby? Congratulations! And you have a video camera? Oh, dear. Every year Americans record millions of hours of

Are you looking for a fresh new angle to spice up your videos? Well, perhaps the perspective you seek is right at your feet, or at least in that general neighborhood. We’re talking about getting down with your camcorder and shooting up. You’ll be pleasantly surprised at how this can real

ZDNet has posted a story on Four great camcorders for summer. The top two listings are simple cams, but they still shoot 720p HD video. There are some “real” camcorders here too, that record AVCHD to SDHC cards (the Panasonic HDC-HS300) and hard drives (Sony HDR-XR520V). But everything l

We just now received word from Canon that manual exposure firmware updates for the 5D Mark II DSLR camera will be coming soon. Canon says the new firmware update is to accommodate the many user requests they've received for manual exposure control while using the 5D it in video mode. A true vide

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the unfortunate truth is that your analog tapes are dying, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Whether you play them, exercise them, store them horizontally or vertically, tails-in, tails-out in an air-tight temperature-controlled bunker d

From a press release from Canon issued today: the hotly anticipated firmware update for the EOS 5D Mark II Digital SLR Camera is now available. This new firmware will accommodate a great number of user requests for manual exposure control in the EOS 5D Mark II video mode. Manual exposure control

A Canadian filmmaker is on his way to realizing an age-long dream of becoming like The Six Million Dollar Man from his childhood TV shows. Blinded in one eye from an accident when Rob Spence was a boy; he had the damaged eye removed a few years ago so he could wear a prosthetic eye, which looks like

I just returned from a whirlwind adventure in Disneyland, also known as the happiest place on earth. Its also one of the most photographed places on earth. But for me, for the first time in my life, I did not take a video camera on the trip. Not because I didnt want to lug the cam around, but becaus

NAB, the National Association of Broadcasters, puts on a fantastic trade show in Las Vegas every year in April. Unlike CES (the Consumer’s Electronics Show), which showcases all things electronic from mobile phones and car stereos to cameras and robots, the NAB show has only broadcast gear, st

Our intrepid teammates returned from Vegas late last night, and will hopefully share their armloads of NAB-related schwag with those of use who held down the fort this time. So, here’s a summary of the latest cam announcements from the show: Sony showed off the HVR-Z5U. It’s a sub-$5000

The future of video will have most of your work stored on bits of ones and zeros. What you do with that bittage when you store it determines how you’ll find it later. It is winter, a time to reflect and get organized. That box of tapes sitting in your basement has been waiting for this cold b

Interactive Tutorial Content Click here to view the tutorial video for Perfecting the Pan and Scan Effect. Known as “The Ken Burns Effect”, the Pan and Scan technique has become the norm when combining still photos with your moving images. This tutorial takes you through the steps of the

Nice Head Light Manfrotto released its 503 tripod head a while back, then updated the design, added a few features and dubbed it the 503HDV. As usual with Manfrotto, you can purchase most of the parts separately, so, if you have good legs, you might need to upgrade only your head. We’re review

It might be full-on winter right now, but if you have visions of shooting underwater videography of sharks or just the kids in the backyard pool this summer, check out the latest gadget from Canon. Canon just announced a new WP-V1 Waterproof Case for the VIXIA HF20 and VIXIA HF200 Flash Memory Camc