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Drool Alert: RED Scarlet 'pocket professional' mini camcorder

Drool Alert: RED Scarlet 'pocket professional' mini camcordertesttestNo thanks.Just in the past day I've read several scathing reviews of the current Red camera. Apparently it comes with a long laundry list of shortcomings, design goofs, and glitches. Some are saying it was released long before it should have...

Tags: RED Scarlet, HDV, camcorder

Discussion threads 2008-04-14

First experiences with Vista SP1 RTM

[UPDATE 1/12/2008 2:55PM - Looks like my fellow blogger Ed Bott may have pulled through and found the answer in the quotation below.  The lesson in this is to always update the motherboard BIOS when upgrading to a new OS.  This shouldn't be too much of a surprise since this same rule applies...

Tags: Desktop, DivXNetworks, Problem, Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Laptop Computer, Computer, Desktop Computer, SP1, HDV, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-07

Delayed & buggy integrated graphics drivers dog Intel and AMD

More than a year after the launch of the Intel G965 integrated-graphics chipset and closing in on the launch of the G35 replacement chipset, Intel has finally released production non-BETA Vertex Shader enabled drivers that support half-way decent medium-resolution gaming.  These new drivers are only for Windows XP but Vista...

Tags: Chipset, Playback, Graphics Driver, Problem, Driver, Video, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., DVD, HQV, HDV, HD, AMD 690, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-08-29

Additional Resources

TMPGEnc DVD Author with DivX Authoring (exe)

TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring is the perfect all-in-one DVD and DivX authoring solution for any video enthusiast, whether you're a beginner or experienced videographer. Import your footage, cut-edit your clips, create custom menus, and then burn your projects to DVD to show your friends and family. TMPGEnc...

Tags: DivXNetworks, TMPG, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2008-06-12

Canon Vixia HV30

Don't look for any great advances here: the Canon Vixia HV30 is a very minor upgrade from the admittedly top-notch HV20. It has a sleeker-looking black body, introduces 30p progressive mode, and supports the high-capacity BP-2L24H lithium ion battery, but otherwise remains the same as its 2007 predecessor. Of course,...

Tags: Corporate communications, Memory, HV30, Canon Inc., video

Product reviews 2008-02-25

Are AVCHD camcorders the next HD lie?

Are AVCHD camcorders the next HD lie?You may be right, and the lack of interframe compression is a killer forYou may be right, and the lack of interframe compression is a killer for AVCHD. Even at the same bitrate as HDV, the lack of interframe compression in AVCHD will...

Tags: Digital photography, Digital cameras, CE industry, AVCHD, camcorder, AVCHD camcorder, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Are AVCHD camcorders the next HD lie?

When I wrote "Don't believe the low bit-rate ‘HD' lie" with a comparison, I had no idea that these compromises in quality would apply to the latest consumer HD camcorder format called AVCHD as well.  When I first read about the AVCHD format with its use of MPEG4-AVC (H.264) video...

Tags: Problem, Camcorder, Video, Difference, Mbps, HD, AVCHD Image, Quality Video Equipment, Corporate Communications, Marketing, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-11

A dozen free & essential apps for Windows

Every time I build a new Windows computer, there are a dozen free and essential applications that I always install for other people. These applications all seem to fill essential functions and they all seem to be well-behaved installers and uninstallers, in other words it won't crash your computer or...

Tags: Application, DivXNetworks, Antivirus, Dr., Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Skype Technologies S.A., Computer, FastStone, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Security, Software, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-02-06

TMPGEnc XPress (exe)

TMPGEnc XPress gives you the freedom to take almost any video file and encode it to your desired file format including DivX 6 AVI, QuickTime, MPEG 4-ISO, H.264, DVD-Video, DVD-VR, HDV camcorder, and much more. This powerful software provides you with functions and features ranging from a simple cut-editor tool...

Tags: Video, TMPG, Corporate Communications, DVD, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-01-24

Elecard Converter Studio (zip)

Elecard Converter Studio is a program for movie file conversion to AVC/H.264, MPEG-2, DV and Uncompressed AVI formats at high-speed with high picture quality. The product allows you to create DVD, HDV, AVCHD, Blu-Ray and HD-DVD-compatible files. The feature of watch folder mode makes this application a perfect tool for...

Tags: Product, Elecard Converter Studio, Hd Dvd, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Digital Video, Productivity, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2007-11-23

Avid Xpress Pro (zip)

The Avid Xpress Pro software offers professional video, audio, film, effects, and encoding tools plus custom music creation software for both Mac and PC platforms in a single box. The software supports native HDV and DVCPRO HD for acquisition, editing, and output; real-time effects and 2:3 pulldown insertion over FireWire;...

Tags: Avid Technology Inc., Tools & Techniques, FireWire, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2007-11-21

Canon HR10

Photo gallery:Canon HR10The DVD-recordable child in Canon's nursery of consumer HD camcorders, the HR10 has the distinction of being my least favorite of the lot. Because it records to DVDs in the AVCHD format, it lacks the speed and compatibility of the less-expensive HV20, the recording capacity of the hard-disk-based...

Tags: Corporate communications, DVD, Consumer electronics, Canon HR10, camcorder, photograph, Canon Inc.

Product reviews 2007-10-29

JVC Everio GZ-HD3

When Lori Grunin reviewed JVC's Everio GZ-HD7 a few months ago, it did all right, but she concluded that its features, performance, and image quality didn't live up to its high price tag. JVC followed up the HD7 with the Everio GZ-HD3, a scaled-down version, which includes the same triple-CCD...

Tags: Corporate communications, White Balance, JVC, HD3, HD7, SDHC

Product reviews 2007-10-15

FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?

FAQ: What does the digital-TV switch actually mean?"the word of Bush administration officials"BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!Oh, that was a good one. Anyway...Digital cable has been a step backwards with its typical audio/picture sync issues (at least with Time Warner Cable it's been typical). I'm hoping the broadcasters fair better with their...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, TV, DVD, digital television, cable, satellite

Discussion threads 2007-09-26

Busting the FUD about Vista's DRM

Is it bad reporting, bad research, or something worse?That's the question I asked myself when I read this NetworkWorld account of Peter Gutmann's presentation at the Usenix Security Symposium last week. Gutmann is a researcher in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Auckland in New Zealand who...

Tags: Digital-rights Management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Video, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2007-08-20

Sony Handycam HDR-CX7

Join me, if you will, along the slow march toward the obsolescence of tape in video. We've definitely got a long road ahead of us, but it's fun to notice how much camcorders have changed already. On the one hand, tapeless camcorders such as Sony's Handycam HDR-CX7 give product designers...

Tags: Monitors & displays, camcorder, CX7, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2007-08-09

AMD 690G versus Intel G965 PC shootout

The integrated graphics market is one of the least glamorous platforms in desktop computing, but it is probably one of the most important since 90% of the PC market is dominated by integrated graphics.  Not only is the chipset itself a valuable price to AMD and Intel, but the chipset...

Tags: Vista, Intel, Energy efficiency, Processors, Servers, Desktop, Consumer electronics, Storage, Microsoft, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Apple, AMD

Blog posts 2007-07-24

Wireless NAS - A solution in search of a problem

One of the most dubious product categories I've ever seen was the Wireless NAS Network Attached Storage device.  I've seen some of these devices in stores and I've seen people asking for a Wireless NAS device.  I find it dubious because it's clearly a solution in search of a problem...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Desktop, Hardware, Infrastructure, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, Storage

Blog posts 2007-07-11

Practical strategies for protecting your data

In my series on RAID technology and why it makes sense for home users, fellow blogger Robin Harris took me to task saying that RAID won't ever fly in the home.  Robin's main gripe with RAID is that it doesn't address the backup along with other complaints such as the...

Tags: Storage, Servers, Security, Microsoft, Linux, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Desktop, Consumer electronics

Blog posts 2007-06-08

Final Cut Studio ( v. 2 ) - complete package

Final Cut Studio 2 is a tightly integrated software package serving those who edit, mix, grade, and produce video and audio. New to this bundle is Color, which brings professional color-grading tools down to the WYSIWYG consumer level. In addition, the updated Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3 and Soundtrack...

Tags: Corporate communications, PRODUCTIVITY, Memory, DVD, Final Cut Studio 2, Final Cut Pro 6, video, Apple Inc.

Product reviews 2007-05-25