[...]... analog video formats Digital video is pure data, not analog signals, allowing pristine and endlessly repeatable transmission of high-resolution data through an all -digital pathway 13 14 The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production Doing the Math All consumer digital video formats (Mini DV, Digital8 , DVCAM and DVCPro) utilize the same basic data format and data rate (25 Mbps) to encode and. .. you to make sure that the camcorder firmly seats the tape into its internal mechanism All camcorders have a record button, of course This button is usually red and is located where your thumb sits when holding the camcorder in your right hand Some camcorders also have a record button on top or in the front for easier access when 3 4 The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production using the. .. rocker switch on top Figure 1.1 One good way to use the focus controls (if you aren’t confident doing it yourself) is to let the camera automatically focus and then switch the focus to manual (i.e lock the focus) of the camera These buttons have the letters W for Wide (zoom out) and T for Tight (zoom in) You can also think of these as aWay and Towards These buttons change the focal length of the optical... GLOSSARY OF VIDEOGRAPHY TERMS 399 LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS 419 INDEX 421 Preface Eight years since the publication of the first edition, the editors of Computer Videomaker Magazine are proud to present the third edition of The Computer Videomaker Handbook Like the first two editions, this edition of the Handbook takes you from the planning of videos all the way through the final phases of their production. .. Advantage: Digital8 Sidebar 2 Format Categories Another Way to Sort Out the Format Differences Consumer camcorders can be classified into three categories that don’t necessarily coincide with their format They are: 1 Standard grade analog including VHS, VHS-C and 8mm 2 High grade analog including S-VHS, S-VHS-C and Hi8 3 Digital including MiniDV and Digital8 11 12 The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD. .. now, the two major players on the digital front are the firmly established Mini DV and the somewhat established Digital8 And the experimental new video formats of MiniDisc and DVD- RAM are finding their way into camcorders All digital camcorders convert the image into a series of ones and zeros instead of a complex analog signal There are no significant differences in the tape used between analog and digital. .. quality MPEG-2 video Expect long recording times, high video quality and Dolby Digital 16bit audio A Quick Guide to Video Formats So Many Standards A healthy and competitive technological market is to blame for the diversity of video formats we have today As camcorders get smaller and cheaper and have better video quality, we still hold on to the older, larger formats because they too have their own advantages... camcorders to understand analog and digital signals Where decks differ from, and usually outshine, camcorders is their mechanical robustness and their multiple digital and analog input/output capabilities These units also offer format cross-compatibility: many DV, DVCAM and DVCPro decks can play back all of the different tape formats 16 The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production 25Mbps DV Tape... Press the white balance button and you’ll see an icon in the viewfinder blink off and on When the camera is white balanced, it will stop blinking Make sure you white balance every time you change position or light sources Watch out for a subtle, periodic cycling of automatic white balance under fluorescent 5 6 The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production Figure 1.4 The white balance button... Guide to Video Formats Larry Lemm There are lots of video formats in use today They come in a myriad confusing names that all sound alike If you’ve ever wanted to find out the differences between VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C and S-VHS-C keep reading If you’re curious about the distinctions between 8mm, Hi8, Digital8 and DV then this guide to the video formats will be very helpful For each type of videotape, there . alt="" The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production Second Edition Murat-Fm.qxd 4/19/04 8:05 PM Page i Murat-Fm.qxd 4/19/04 8:05 PM Page ii The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD. Data The Videomaker Guide to Digital Video and DVD Production / from the editors of Computer videomaker magazine; introduction by Matt York, publisher/editor; preface by Stephen Muratore, editor-in-chief.—2nd. DVDs and CDs 357 71 Getting Your Video onto a DVD 359 Matthew York 72 Burn Your Own: A Guide to Creating Your Own CDs and DVDs 361 Loren Alldrin 73 DVD Authoring Software: Special Buyer’s Guide