Date Issue No Page Section Company or Subject Model or Details Product Type or further details PC platform Comments Issue No Date Page Score Awards Name Prod May-97 1 95 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about AV hard disks AV hard disks Hard disks Win/Mac 1 May-97 95 May-97 1 78 Feature Bin that black box Video editing systems Video editing systems Win/Mac Pros and cons of switching to digital editing 1 May-97 78 May-97 1 19 Feature What is DTV? Video editing systems Video editing systems Win/Mac Explaining desktop video editing 1 May-97 19 May-97 1 68 Review Apple Creative Studio Video editing system - analogue - M-JPEG Mac Home 1 May-97 68 May-97 1 42 Review Epson Photo 500 Camera - still - digital Win/Mac 1 May-97 42 May-97 1 60 Review Epson Stylus Color 800 Colour printer - inkjet - parallel & ADB Win/Mac 1 May-97 60 May-97 1 48 Review Iiyama 8617ES Monitor - 17in Neutral 1 May-97 48 May-97 1 30 Review Inso Corporation QuickView Plus 4 File viewing utility Win 1 May-97 30 May-97 1 37 Review JVC GR-DVM1 Camcorder - digital Neutral 1 May-97 37 May-97 1 42 Review Kodak DC20 Camera - still - digital Win/Mac 1 May-97 42 May-97 1 24 Review Logitech Snappy Video grabber - still from video Win 1 May-97 24 May-97 1 68 Review miro Video Director 200 Video edit controller - linear Win 1 May-97 68 May-97 1 46 Review Mitsubishi 67TXV Monitor -17in Neutral 1 May-97 46 May-97 1 28 Review Nico Mak Computing WinZip 6.2 Utility software - file zipper Win 1 May-97 28 May-97 1 49 Review Nokia 447Xavc Monitor -17in Neutral 1 May-97 49 May-97 1 88 Review Panasonic NV-DX1E Camcorder - digital Neutral 1 May-97 88 May-97 1 68 Review Red Box VideoStation Pro DTV system Win Pro 1 May-97 68 May-97 1 34 Review Sony DHR 1000 VCR - digital - DVC & DV Neutral 1 May-97 34 May-97 1 88 Review Sony DCR-VX1000 Camcorder - digital Neutral 1 May-97 88 May-97 1 25 Review Videonics TitleMaker 3000 Titler - standalone Neutral 1 May-97 25 May-97 1 52 Technique Crossing the Line Grammar of film-making Camcorders Neutral 1 May-97 52 Jul-97 2 96 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about Codecs Codecs Codecs Win/PC 2 Jul-97 96 Jul-97 2 90 Feature Sound with bite Sound on Windows PCs Sound cards and sound editors Win/Mac 2 Jul-97 90 Jul-97 2 84 Feature Upgrading PCs for DTV IBM compatible PC upgrades Win PCs Win 2 Jul-97 84 Jul-97 2 30 Review Ricoh MP6200S CD-RW CD-RW writer - parallel port Win 2 Jul-97 30 Jul-97 2 40 Review Adobe PhotoShop 4 Editing software - image Win/Mac 2 Jul-97 40 Jul-97 2 52 Review Asymetrix 3D FX 2.0 3D animation software Win 2 Jul-97 52 Jul-97 2 48 Review Broderbund Livepix Editing software - image Win 2 Jul-97 48 Jul-97 2 72 Review Canon PowerShot 600 Camera - still - digital N/A 2 Jul-97 72 Jul-97 2 72 Review Fuji DS-7 Camera - still - digital N/A 2 Jul-97 72 Jul-97 2 50 Review Hewlett Packard 5P Scanner - flatbed - SCSI Win 2 Jul-97 50 Jul-97 2 58 Review Hewlett Packard SureStore 6020 CD-R writer - SCSI or Parallel Win 2 Jul-97 58 Jul-97 2 42 Review JVC GRSX500 Camcorder - S-VHS-C N/A 2 Jul-97 42 Jul-97 2 33 Review JVC GV-PT Printer - colour - video Win 2 Jul-97 33 Jul-97 2 72 Review Kodak DC120 Camera - still - digital N/A 2 Jul-97 72 Jul-97 2 24 Review Matrox Rainbow Runner Studio Video capture card - M-JPEG - daughterboard Win Mystique daughterboard 2 Jul-97 24 Jul-97 2 48 Review Microsoft PictureIt Editing software - image Win 2 Jul-97 48 Jul-97 2 46 Review MicroSolutions Backpack PD/CD drive - parallel port Win 2 Jul-97 46 Jul-97 2 18 Review Multi Media Direct MPEG DTV system Video editing system - MPEG Win 2 Jul-97 18 Jul-97 2 18 Review Multi Media Direct Broadcast DTV system Video editing system - M-JPEG - Pro Win 2 Jul-97 18 Jul-97 2 18 Review Multi Media Direct Home DTV system Video editing system - M-JPEG Win 2 Jul-97 18 Jul-97 2 72 Review Olympus C800L Camera - still - digital N/A 2 Jul-97 72 Jul-97 2 38 Review PowerQuest Partition Magic 3.0 Utility software - disk partitioning Win 2 Jul-97 38 Jul-97 2 62 Review Sanyo VPC-G200 Digicam Camera - still - digital N/A 2 Jul-97 62 Jul-97 2 34 Review Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 4 Editor - sound Win 2 Jul-97 34 Jul-97 2 66 Review Sony MDM-4X MiniDisc audio recorder (Portastudio) N/A 2 Jul-97 66 Jul-97 2 66 Review Tascam 564 MiniDisc audio recorder (Portastudio) N/A 2 Jul-97 66 Jul-97 2 56 Review Vine Micros VineGen Pro Genlock Win/Mac 2 Jul-97 56 Jul-97 2 28 Review Visioneer PaperPort Deluxe 4.0 Scanner software Win 2 Jul-97 28 Jul-97 2 66 Review Yamaha MD4 MiniDisc audio recorder (Portastudio) N/A 2 Jul-97 66 Jul-97 2 36 Review Yamaha SW60XG Sound card - midi - ISA Win doesn't need any IRQs 2 Jul-97 36 Jul-97 2 78 Technique Just fade away Fades and wipes N/A 2 Jul-97 78 Sep-97 3 95 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about FireWire FireWire Digital in/out standard Win/Mac 3 Sep-97 95 Sep-97 3 90 Feature Bullitt reshot - The making of the Ford Puma advert Ford Puma advert The making of… N/A 3 Sep-97 90 Sep-97 3 20 Feature "Designer Cuts, Computer Warehouse Hollywood" Hollywood for Mac Video editing system - analogue - miro DC20-based Win 3 Sep-97 20 Sep-97 3 20 Feature "Designer Cuts, Digital Video Computing DVC30" miro DC30 for PC Video editing system - analogue - miro DC30-based Win 3 Sep-97 20 Sep-97 3 122 Final Cut Making money with DTV N/A 3 Sep-97 122 Sep-97 3 68 Review CTX 1765S Monitor - 17in Win/Mac 3 Sep-97 68 Sep-97 3 60 Review Cybermedia First Aid 97 Utility software Win System fault fixer 3 Sep-97 60 Sep-97 3 58 Review Cybermedia Uninstaller V4.5 Utility software Win Uninstaller 3 Sep-97 58 Sep-97 3 44 Review Direct PC Turno Internet Satellite internet system Win 3 Sep-97 44 Sep-97 3 76 Review DPS Spark Video capture card - DV - PCI Win 3 Sep-97 76 Sep-97 3 28 Review Eidos Optima Video editing system - analogue - off-line Acorn RISC Pro 3 Sep-97 28 Sep-97 3 76 Review Fast DV Master Video capture card - DV - PCI Win 3 Sep-97 76 Sep-97 3 40 Review Hitachi MPEG Cam MP-EG1A Camcorder - MPEG N/A 3 Sep-97 40 Sep-97 3 32 Review JVC GR-DVX Camcorder - digital N/A 3 Sep-97 32 Sep-97 3 56 Review Kiss Software Corporation Rescue Me Utility software Win System fault fixer 3 Sep-97 56 Sep-97 3 74 Review Lexmark 7000 Color Jetprinter Printer - colour - inkjet Win 3 Sep-97 74 Sep-97 3 76 Review miro DV100 Capture card - DV - PCI Win No playback - discontinued soon after 3 Sep-97 76 Sep-97 3 68 Review Philips 107S Monitor - 17in Win/Mac 3 Sep-97 68 Sep-97 3 57 Review QuarterDeck Cleansweep 3.0 Utility software Win Uninstaller 3 Sep-97 57 Sep-97 3 62 Review QuarterDeck Fix It Utility software Win System fault fixer 3 Sep-97 62 Sep-97 3 52 Review Trust Soundwave 1000 3D Speakers - multimedia N/A 3 Sep-97 52 Sep-97 3 68 Review Trust Visual Sound 17L Monitor - 17in Win/Mac 3 Sep-97 68 Sep-97 3 46 Review Ulead Media Studio 5.0 Video editing suite Win 3 Sep-97 46 Sep-97 3 36 Review Yamaha CDR400tx CD-R writer - SCSI Win x4 speed 3 Sep-97 36 Sep-97 3 83 Technique A new dimension - 3D animation series (Pt 1 of 3) 3D animation series (Pt 1 of 3) Using Macromedia Extreme 3D Win/Mac Part II (Nov/Dec 97); Part III (Jan/Feb 98) 3 Sep-97 83 Nov-97 4 89 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about DV cassette formats DV cassette formats N/A 4 Nov-97 89 Nov-97 4 1 Covermount Adobe - Guide to editing with Adobe Premiere 4.2 Video editing software - book covermounted Editing software - video - book about Win/Mac 32 pages 4 Nov-97 1 Nov-97 4 74 Feature Desktop darkroom How to use 35mm as a source of digital images Win 4 Nov-97 74 Nov-97 4 84 Feature Ultra Easy Using and setting up Ultra DMA hard disks for DTV editing "See also Letters Issue 5, p17" Win "See also Letters Issue 5, p17" 4 Nov-97 84 Nov-97 4 114 Final Cut Do now adjust your sets Computer companies move into broadcasting N/A 4 Nov-97 114 Nov-97 4 21 Fire-wire update Where to buy DV-input enable PAL camcorders N/A 4 Nov-97 21 Nov-97 4 29 Review ATM Motion Picture K2014 Video capture card - stills - ISA Win 4 Nov-97 29 Nov-97 4 51 Review Aztech DPD200 Printer - colour - Cylithographic - parallel Win 4 Nov-97 51 Nov-97 4 46 Review Boston MicroMedia System speakers Speakers - multimedia Win/Mac 4 Nov-97 46 Nov-97 4 68 Review Cheyenne AntiVirus for Windows 95 Anti-virus software - PC Win 4 Nov-97 68 Nov-97 4 37 Review Diamond CrunchIt 2000 Video capture card - analogue - M-JPEG - PCI Win Discontinued soon after 4 Nov-97 37 Nov-97 4 60 Review GSE Video Mouse Fun "Video edit controller, linear and non-linear" Win 4 Nov-97 60 Nov-97 4 24 Review Kodak DC210 Camera - still digital N/A 4 Nov-97 24 Nov-97 4 65 Review MGI VideoWave Video editing software Win 4 Nov-97 65 Nov-97 4 32 Review miro DC30 plus Video capture card - analogue - M-JPEG - PCI Win 4 Nov-97 32 Nov-97 4 44 Review MRT VideoPort Professional Video capture card - analogue - stills only - PCMCIA Win 4 Nov-97 44 Nov-97 4 43 Review Panasonic NV-DCF1 Camera - still digital N/A 4 Nov-97 43 Nov-97 4 49 Review Panasonic NV-DS5B Camcorder - digital N/A 4 Nov-97 49 Nov-97 4 71 Review Scala MM200 Multimedia authorising program Win 4 Nov-97 71 Nov-97 4 68 Review Touchstone PC-Cillin II Deluxe Anti-virus software - PC Win 4 Nov-97 68 Nov-97 4 58 Review Trust Video Movie Editor Video capture card - analogue - M-JPEG - ISA Win 4 Nov-97 58 Nov-97 4 41 Review Zenographics SuperPrint Replacement printer driver for Windows 3.x and 95 Win 4 Nov-97 41 Nov-97 4 78 Technique A new dimension - 3D animation series (Pt 2 of 3) Using Macromedia Extreme 3D Win/Mac Part I (Sep/Oct 97); Part III (Jan/Feb 98) 4 Nov-97 78 Jan-98 5 96 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about SCSI SCSI SCSI Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 96 Jan-98 5 85 Feature Back to school Video editing training with Swan Rose Video editing training with Swan Rose Win 5 Jan-98 85 Jan-98 5 122 Final Cut Shuffle Highway Video over the Internet Video over the Internet N/A 5 Jan-98 122 Jan-98 5 52 Review Adobe AfterEffects Video special effects program Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 52 Jan-98 5 49 Review Apple Dos Compatibility Card Windows emulation card for Mac Mac/Win 5 Jan-98 49 Jan-98 5 56 Review Belinea 116090 Monitor - 19in Mac/Win 5 Jan-98 56 Jan-98 5 56 Review Belinea 117050 Monitor - 17in Mac/Win 5 Jan-98 56 Jan-98 5 38 Review Broadway Broadway Beginner Video capture card - MPEG Win 5 Jan-98 38 Jan-98 5 38 Review Broadway Broadway V2.5 Video capture card - MPEG Win 5 Jan-98 38 Jan-98 5 44 Review Canon CanoScan 2700F 35mm film and slide scanner Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 44 Jan-98 5 68 Review Canon DM-MV1 Camcorder - digital N/A 5 Jan-98 68 Jan-98 5 60 Review Canon UCX45Hi Camcorder - Hi8 N/A 5 Jan-98 60 Jan-98 5 48 Review Connectix Virtual PC Windows emulation software for Mac Mac/Win 5 Jan-98 48 Jan-98 5 36 Review Dazzle Multimedia Dazzle Video capture outboard box - MPEG Win 5 Jan-98 36 Jan-98 5 38 Review Dazzle Multimedia Snazzi MPEG capturecard Win 5 Jan-98 38 Jan-98 5 29 Review Draco Casablanca Video editing sytem - one box dedicated system Draco/Acorn 5 Jan-98 29 Jan-98 5 32 Review EIDOS EscapeStudio Video compression program - Multimedia Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 32 Jan-98 5 76 Review Fuji FV10D "Scanner - film, photo and combined camera" Win 5 Jan-98 76 Jan-98 5 48 Review Insignia SoftWindows 95 Windows emulation software for Mac Mac/Win 5 Jan-98 48 Jan-98 5 78 Review JVC HRS9400 VCR - S-VHS N/A 5 Jan-98 78 Jan-98 5 40 Review Matek Espry Pro Video editing PC - based on Fast DV Master card Win 5 Jan-98 40 Jan-98 5 44 Review Nikon Coolscan II 35mm film and slide scanner Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 44 Jan-98 5 58 Review Optiquest V115 Monitor - 21in Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 58 Jan-98 5 49 Review Orange Micro Orange C530 Windows emulation card for Mac Mac/Win 5 Jan-98 49 Jan-98 5 64 Review Panasonic NVDX100 Camcorder - digital - with 3CCDs N/A 5 Jan-98 64 Jan-98 5 80 Review Radius MotoDV Video capture card - video and stills - digital Mac 5 Jan-98 80 Jan-98 5 80 Review Radius PhotoDV Video capture card - stills-only - digital Mac 5 Jan-98 80 Jan-98 5 42 Review SyQuest SyJet HDD removable cartridge system - 1.5Gb carts Win 5 Jan-98 42 Jan-98 5 72 Review Terratec EWS64XL Sound card - ISA - with breakout/control box Win 5 Jan-98 72 Jan-98 5 24 Review VideoAge fire-wire switch-on service Service to switch on camcorders' DV inputs N/A 5 Jan-98 24 Jan-98 5 58 Review Viewsonic GT775 Monitor - 17in Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 58 Jan-98 5 88 Technique A new dimension - 3D animation series (Pt 3 of 3) 3D animation series (Pt 3 of 3) Advanced techniques Win/Mac 5 Jan-98 88 Mar-98 6 88 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about new technology in 1998 Win/Mac 6 Mar-98 88 Mar-98 6 114 Final Cut Life expectancy DV camcorder head-life N/A 6 Mar-98 114 Mar-98 6 49 Review Ace Multimedia Moviemaster MPEG decoder card - ISA Win 6 Mar-98 49 Mar-98 6 72 Review Adaptec Easy CD Creator Deluxe CD-writer software Win 6 Mar-98 72 Mar-98 6 62 Review Agfa SnapScan 310 Scanner - Flatbed - SCSI Win 6 Mar-98 62 Mar-98 6 24 Review Apple G3 8700/266 Computer - Apple Mac Mac 6 Mar-98 24 Mar-98 6 80 Review Apple QuickTime VR Panaroma &360 deg image creating program Mac 6 Mar-98 80 Mar-98 6 41 Review Artel Software Boris FX Plug-in - effects for Adobe Premiere Win/Mac 3D transitions &filters 6 Mar-98 41 Mar-98 6 76 Review Corel Draw 8 "Graphics editing progam - vector, bitmap & 3D" Win 6 Mar-98 76 Mar-98 6 56 Review Creative Labs PC-DVD Encore DXR2 DVD-ROM drive - Atapi/EIDE Win 6 Mar-98 56 Mar-98 6 84 Review Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus Toolkit Anti-virus software Win/Dos 6 Mar-98 84 Mar-98 6 24 Review Fast AV Master Plus Video capture card - analogue - M-JPEG - PCI Win 6 Mar-98 24 Mar-98 6 58 Review Guillemot Maxi DVD-ROM DVD-ROM drive - Atapi/EIDE Win 6 Mar-98 58 Mar-98 6 71 Review Hewlett Packard DeskJet 890C Printer - Colour inkjet - Parallel Port Win 6 Mar-98 71 Mar-98 6 39 Review Hollywood FX Hollywood FX Plug-in - effects for Adobe Premiere Win/Mac 3D transitions 6 Mar-98 39 Mar-98 6 51 Review MetaCrations Bryce 3D 3D landscaping program Win/Mac 6 Mar-98 51 Mar-98 6 38 Review MetaCreations KPT Final Effects AP Plug-in - effects for Adobe Premiere Win/Mac 3D and particle transitions 6 Mar-98 38 Mar-98 6 28 Review miro Productivity Pack Device control and video editing utility for DC30 Win 6 Mar-98 28 Mar-98 6 40 Review Multimedia Lab Multimedia Toolbox Plug-in - effects for Adobe Premiere Win Various inc MPEG encoder/decoder 6 Mar-98 40 Mar-98 6 84 Review Norton AntiVirus Anti-virus software Win/Mac 6 Mar-98 84 Mar-98 6 46 Review Philips VR-969 VCR - S-VHS with PC connectivity Win 6 Mar-98 46 Mar-98 6 59 Review Pioneer DVD2240E DVD-ROM drive - Atapi/EIDE Win 6 Mar-98 59 Mar-98 6 22 Review Promise FastTrak Raid controller - Ultra DMA Win 6 Mar-98 22 Mar-98 6 20 Review Quantum Bigfoot TX 12Gb Hard disk - Ultra DMA Neutral 6 Mar-98 20 Mar-98 6 43 Review Sony 400PST Monitor - 19in Neutral 6 Mar-98 43 Mar-98 6 86 Review Symantec pcANYWHERE Remote connectivity software Win 6 Mar-98 86 Mar-98 6 58 Review Toshiba SD-M 1102 DVD-ROM drive - Atapi/EIDE Win 6 Mar-98 58 Mar-98 6 86 Review Travelling Software Laplink Remote connectivity software Win 6 Mar-98 86 Mar-98 6 62 Review Trust 7230 Easy Connect Scanner - Flatbed - Parallel Port Win 6 Mar-98 62 Mar-98 6 36 Review VTC Adobe Premiere training CD Training CD - video editing Win/Mac 6 Mar-98 36 Mar-98 6 40 Review Xentrix ViXen Plug-in - effects for Adobe Premiere Win/Mac Vectorscoping; colour & waveform correction 6 Mar-98 40 May-98 7 90 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about Apple QuickTime 3 QuickTime 3 Multimedia asset management and conversion program Win/Mac 7 May-98 90 May-98 7 1 Covermount Guide to buying desktop [video] editing systems Video editing systems - guide to buying - book covermounted Win/Mac 32-pages 7 May-98 1 May-98 7 86 Feature BAVA Award winner Techniques used by a BAVA award winner Mac "Patrick Davies double-winner in British Amateur Video Awards, 1997" 7 May-98 86 May-98 7 114 Final Cut Broadcast News N/A "What, exactly, constitutes broadcast quality footage?" 7 May-98 114 May-98 7 58 Preview Matrox Rainbow Runner Studio for Millennium II Video capture - analogue - daughterboard Win "Daughterboard for Millennium II, Mystique version also available" 7 May-98 58 May-98 7 64 Real world test Media 100 Media 100 "Video capture and editing card - analogue, Pro" Mac NT version now available 7 May-98 64 May-98 7 40 Review Belinea 10 80 15 Monitor - 21in Win/Mac 7 May-98 40 May-98 7 48 Review Evolution Sound Studio Gold Sound editing and recording software Win MIDI and multi-track WAV 7 May-98 48 May-98 7 22 Review miro DV300 Video capture card - digital - PCI Win/Mac 7 May-98 22 May-98 7 30 Review Octopos DV Studio 1394 Video capture card - digital & analogue - PCI Mac Mac version of Fast DV Master 7 May-98 30 May-98 7 38 Review Radius Edit DV Video editing software Mac Used with Radius MotoDV card 7 May-98 38 May-98 7 42 Review Sonic Desktop Smartsound for Multimedia Sound editing software Win/Mac Simplifies chosing music and cutting it to length 7 May-98 42 May-98 7 54 Review Terratec Base 1 Soundcard Sound card - ISA Win 7 May-98 54 May-98 7 45 Review Videoage DXA-4 XLR microphone adaptor for DV camcorders N/A For connecting pro mics to Sony DXC-1000 &700 DV camcorders 7 May-98 45 May-98 7 76 Technique Cutting your clips Cutting and organising capture clips Win/Mac 7 May-98 76 May-98 7 82 Technique Digital sound tutorial - Part 1 Using sound on desktop PCs Win/Mac Part 2 (Aug 98); Part 3 (Sept 98) 7 May-98 82 May-98 7 72 Technique Get organised - Part 1 Logging tapes and capture footage Win/Mac 7 May-98 72 May-98 7 63 Updates Apple; Insignia Solutions G3 Mac; SoftWindows 95 Mac PC; Mac-based Windows emulator program Win/Mac PC emulation on Mac now runs at useable speed 7 May-98 63 May-98 7 63 Updates Insignia Solutions; Apple SoftWindows 95; G3 Mac Mac-based Windows emulator program; Mac PC Win/Mac PC emulation on Mac now runs at useable speed 7 May-98 63 May-98 7 63 Updates "miro, Promise" DC30 plus; FastTrak Video capture card - analogue; HDD controller Win Green line problems 7 May-98 63 May-98 7 63 Updates "Promise, miro, Terratec" FastTrak; DC30 plus; EWS64XL HDD controller; capture card - video - analogue; sound card Win Green line problems; incompatibilites 7 May-98 63 May-98 7 63 Updates Terratec; Promise EWS64XL; FastTrak Sound card; HDD controller Win Incompatibilities 7 May-98 63 Jun-98 8 68 Feature Draco's Casablanca in action Casablanca Video editing system - one box Casablanca 8 Jun-98 68 Jun-98 8 88 Feature Learning to live with digital Bloomsbury Student TV station Video editing systems N/A How non-linear editing spiced up interest in this student TV station 8 Jun-98 88 Jun-98 8 114 Final Cut Subscribe to a new genre Camcorders N/A "Photojournalism is not dead, it's moved into the video domain" 8 Jun-98 114 Jun-98 8 35 Fire-wire update CV's submission to the European A/V conference N/A N/A Lobbying for abolition of higher duty on DV-in-enabled camcorders 8 Jun-98 35 Jun-98 8 58 Preview Adobe Premiere 5 beta Video editing software Win/Mac 8 Jun-98 58 Jun-98 8 55 Review Agfa ePhoto1280 Camera - still - digital N/A 8 Jun-98 55 Jun-98 8 22 Review Canon XL1 Camcorder - digital N/A "Interghangeable lens; FireWire-in enabled,3-CCD" 8 Jun-98 22 Jun-98 8 28 Review Datavision Widget Fire-wire input switcher N/A 8 Jun-98 28 Jun-98 8 53 Review KRP EditPlug Linear edit control - hybrid N/A 8 Jun-98 53 Jun-98 8 28 Review KRP Service Controller Fire-wire input switcher N/A 8 Jun-98 28 Jun-98 8 67 Review Making music with digital audio - book Digital audio - book Book N/A Ian Waugh - author 8 Jun-98 67 Jun-98 8 48 Review Mitsubishi Pro1000 Monitor - 21in Win/Mac 8 Jun-98 48 Jun-98 8 32 Review Promise Ultra33 Hard disk controller - Ultra ATA & EIDE Win 8 Jun-98 32 Jun-98 8 38 Review Trust Soundforce 120 Speakers - multimedia Win/Mac Two box 8 Jun-98 38 Jun-98 8 38 Review Trust Soundforce 1200 Speakers - multimedia Win/Mac Three box 8 Jun-98 38 Jun-98 8 38 Review Trust Soundforce 480 Speakers - multimedia Win/Mac Two box 8 Jun-98 38 Jun-98 8 79 Technique Get organised - Part 2 Breaking the logjam VCR and edit controller Win Using Philips' VR969 and the GSE Video Mouse for easier logging 8 Jun-98 79 Jun-98 8 74 Technique Shooting a Show - Part 1 Using multiple camcorders Camcorders Win Shooting and editing multiple camcorder footage (Part 2 -July 98) 8 Jun-98 74 Jun-98 8 84 Technique Ulead MediaStudio tutorial - Part 1 Media Studio Pro 5 Video editing software Win Hands-on with Ulead's Media Studio Pro video editing suite 8 Jun-98 84 Jun-98 8 93 Updates Matrox Rainbow Runner for Millennium II Video capture card - daughterboard Win NT drivers - but no M-JPEG capture 8 Jun-98 93 Jun-98 8 93 Updates "miro, Promise" DC30 and FastTrak Video capture card - analogue & HDD controller - PCI Win "Using under NT, beta Win95 Promise drivers fix green line problem" 8 Jun-98 93 Jun-98 8 93 Updates "Promise, miro" FastTrak and DC30 "Hard disk controller, & capture card - video - analogue" Win "Using under NT, beta Win95 Promise drivers fix green line problem" 8 Jun-98 93 Jun-98 8 93 Updates Quantum BigFoot TX 12Gb Hard disk - Ultra ATA Win/Mac Data rate test show is fast enough for digital video editing 8 Jun-98 93 Jun-98 8 93 Updates Terratec EWS64XL driver update Sound card - ISA Win Driver update 8 Jun-98 93 Jul-98 9 90 Feature SFX in Soho "Animation house AMGFX, in Soho" N/A 9 Jul-98 90 Jul-98 9 114 Final Cut All that's digital isn't gold N/A "Digital can give broadcast quality, but you need to shoot with due care and attention" 9 Jul-98 114 Jul-98 9 36 Fire-wire update Cross-converting between analogue and DV AVIs 9 Jul-98 36 Jul-98 9 36 Fire-wire update Sony PC7E cracked Camcorders N/A 9 Jul-98 36 Jul-98 9 36 Fire-wire update Sony TRV9 with analogue and DV in/out 9 Jul-98 36 Jul-98 9 31 Review ATM VGA-2-PAL PC-to-video output card Win 9 Jul-98 31 Jul-98 9 62 Review Belinea 10 70 40 Monitor - 17in Win/Mac 9 Jul-98 62 Jul-98 9 48 Review Corio Corioscan Pro Scan converter Win/Mac 9 Jul-98 48 Jul-98 9 22 Review DPS Spark Video capture card - DV - PCI Win 9 Jul-98 22 Jul-98 9 38 Review Electronic Design MediaMaster Linear edit controller and editor Win 9 Jul-98 38 Jul-98 9 60 Review Goldwave Goldwave 3.24 Sound editor Win Shareware 9 Jul-98 60 Jul-98 9 28 Review Intergraph ExtremeZ 3D "PC system - NT, twin Pentium II" Win 9 Jul-98 28 Jul-98 9 32 Review Iomega Ditto Max Pro Backup tape drive 10Gb 9 Jul-98 32 Jul-98 9 62 Review LG 99T Monitor - 19in Win/Mac 9 Jul-98 62 Jul-98 9 61 Review Macromedia SoundEdit 16 V2 Sound editor Win 9 Jul-98 61 Jul-98 9 26 Review Maxtor 11.5Gb hard drive N/A 9 Jul-98 26 Jul-98 9 54 Review Pinnacle ReelTime Video capture and editing system - analogue - M-JPEG Win NT 9 Jul-98 54 Jul-98 9 61 Review Silene SoundEffects 0.92 Sound editor Mac Shareware 9 Jul-98 61 Jul-98 9 68 Review Sony PC10 Camcorder - digital N/A Pocket DV cam with Carl Zeiss lens 9 Jul-98 68 Jul-98 9 60 Review Syrillium Cool Edit 96 Sound editor Win Shareware 9 Jul-98 60 Jul-98 9 60 Review Syrillium Cool Edit Pro Sound editor Win 9 Jul-98 60 Jul-98 9 82 Technique Breaking the limit Hands-on guide to upgrading Windows 95 to OSR2 Win 9 Jul-98 82 Jul-98 9 78 Technique Get organised - Part 3 In control Controlling camcorders and VCRs for easier capturing of video clips Win 9 Jul-98 78 Jul-98 9 72 Technique Shooting a Show - Part 2 Using multiple camcorders Camcorders Win Shooting and editing multiple camcorder footage (Part 3 -June 98) 9 Jul-98 72 Jul-98 9 84 Technique Ulead MediaStudio tutorial - Part 2 Hands-on tutorial Video editing software suite Win Series began in June 98 issue 9 Jul-98 84 Jul-98 9 88 Technique Up and running Rainbow Runner "Capture, preview and movie making using Media Studio 5VE " Win First steps using the big-selling Rainbow Runner 9 Jul-98 88 Aug-98 10 114 Final Cut The danger of lying eyes Sinster goings-on with Claudia Schiffer's breasts N/A Implications of image manipulation 10 Aug-98 114 Aug-98 10 36 Fire-wire update Sony TRV9 Camcorder - digital with DV & analogue in/out N/A 10 Aug-98 36 Aug-98 10 74 Real world test miro DC30 plus video capture card - analogue - M-JPEG - PCI Win Being used to make a pop video 10 Aug-98 74 Aug-98 10 30 Review ATI All-in-Wonder Graphics and multi-function card Win 10 Aug-98 30 Aug-98 10 46 Review Datavideo PE-100 Edit-controller for Windows Win 10 Aug-98 46 Aug-98 10 65 Review Fractal Design Painter 3D Bitmap editor for 3D models Win/Mac Strong on natural media look 10 Aug-98 65 Aug-98 10 62 Review Fractal Design Painter 5 Bitmap editor with animation/video features Win/Mac Strong on natural media look 10 Aug-98 62 Aug-98 10 65 Review Fractal Design Painter Classic Bitmap editor Win/Mac Strong on natural media look 10 Aug-98 65 Aug-98 10 11 Review Maxtor DiamondMax 3400 Hard disk - Ultra ATA - 13.6Gb N/A 10 Aug-98 11 Aug-98 10 11 Review Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 2500 Hard disk - Ultra ATA -10Gb N/A 10 Aug-98 11 Aug-98 10 67 Review Metacreations Illuminatus Multimedia authorising program Win 10 Aug-98 67 Aug-98 10 56 Review Panasonic DV Studio Video capture and control - digital Win For use only with Panasonic DV camcorder 10 Aug-98 56 Aug-98 10 20 Review Panasonic LF-D101U DVD-RAM/PD drive Win First full UK test 10 Aug-98 20 Aug-98 10 38 Review Planet DVM5000 "Video editing system, portable" Win Centred on Fast DV Master 10 Aug-98 38 Aug-98 10 52 Review Sony PD1 Camcorder - digital - Pro N/A DV-input 10 Aug-98 52 Aug-98 10 26 Review Sony TRV9 Camcorder - digital - DV/analogue in/out N/A “Gold”import - official version reviewed P36 10 Aug-98 26 Aug-98 10 36 Review Sony TRV9 Camcorder - digital - official version N/A Input nEUtered - gold import version reviewed P 26 10 Aug-98 36 Aug-98 10 65 Review VTC Painter 5 training CD Training CD Win/Mac Two CDs 10 Aug-98 65 Aug-98 10 90 Technique Digital sound tutorial - Part 2 Making the most of Mac and PC sound capabilities Win/Mac Part 1 (May 98); Part 3 (Sept 98) 10 Aug-98 90 Aug-98 10 80 Technique Ulead MediaStudio tutorial - Part 3 Hands-on tutorial Video editing software suite Win Series began in June 98 issue 10 Aug-98 80 Aug-98 10 86 Technique Using a facilities house Getting professional results without breaking the bank N/A 10 Aug-98 86 Aug-98 10 73 Updates Adobe; miro DV300 and Premiere 4.2 - sound problems Video editing software and DV capture card Win 10 Aug-98 73 Aug-98 10 73 Updates Intel Pentium II Pentium II 400 and BX boards boost rendering speed Win 10 Aug-98 73 Aug-98 10 73 Updates Iomega ZipPlus - warning Newly discovered limitations in connectivity Win/Mac 10 Aug-98 73 Aug-98 10 73 Updates Matrox Rainbow Runner for Millennium II Captures okay in final version Win 10 Aug-98 73 Aug-98 10 73 Updates miro; Adobe DV300 and Premiere 4.2 - sound problems DV capture card and video editing software Win 10 Aug-98 73 Aug-98 10 73 Updates miro; promise DC30 & Fastrak - beta drivers for green lines problem Analogue capture card and HDD controller Win 10 Aug-98 73 Aug-98 10 73 Updates Promise; miro FastTrak & DC30 - beta drivers for green lines problem HDD controller and analogue capture card Win 10 Aug-98 73 Sep-98 11 84 Feature Digital Arts Centre Community access to high-end editing and multimedia systems 11 Sep-98 84 Sep-98 11 114 Final Cut TV sets wide of the mark A camcorder with true 16:9 capability would be nice N/A But don't hold your breath 11 Sep-98 114 Sep-98 11 36 Fire-wire update "DV camcorder headlife - Sony responds, sort of" "No definite figure possible, says Sony" "DV camcorder headlife - Sony responds, sort of" N/A 11 Sep-98 36 Sep-98 11 38 Review DPS EditBay M-JPEG analogue video capture card for PCs Win 11 Sep-98 38 Sep-98 11 58 Review Electronic Design VideoMaker Video effects card for PCs Win 11 Sep-98 58 Sep-98 11 32 Review Evesham MovieStation Canopus-based DV/analogue Win95 editing system Win 11 Sep-98 32 Sep-98 11 20 Review Iomega Buz "M-JPEG analogue video capture, and SCSI card for Win95" Win Mac version also due soon 11 Sep-98 20 Sep-98 11 46 Review JVC JLIP Video Capture 2.0 PC image grabbing software for JVC camcorders and VCRs Win 11 Sep-98 46 Sep-98 11 68 Review Macromedia Design In Motion Mac/PC web animation program Win/Mac 11 Sep-98 68 Sep-98 11 76 Review Macromedia Director 6.5 Multimedia authoring program Win/Mac 11 Sep-98 76 Sep-98 11 68 Review Macromedia Freehand 8 Mac/PC drawing program Win/Mac 11 Sep-98 68 Sep-98 11 62 Review miro DC30 plus for Mac High-quality M-JPEG analogue capture Mac Win version already available 11 Sep-98 62 Sep-98 11 24 Review miro Studio 400 Hybrid linear edit controller for Win95 Win Upgrade from Studio 200 also available 11 Sep-98 24 Sep-98 11 52 Review NewTek Inspire 3D Mac/PC modelling and animation program Win/Mac 11 Sep-98 52 Sep-98 11 28 Review Sony GV-D300e VCR - DV portable ie a DV Walkman N/A Without LCD monitor 11 Sep-98 28 Sep-98 11 28 Review Sony GV-D900e VCR - DV portable ie a DV Walkman N/A With LCD monitor 11 Sep-98 28 Sep-98 11 72 Review Wacom Art Pad II A6 graphics tablet Win/Mac 11 Sep-98 72 Sep-98 11 72 Review Wacom Ultra Pad A5 graphics tablet Win/Mac 11 Sep-98 72 Sep-98 11 72 Review Wacom UltraPad graphics tablet Win/Mac 11 Sep-98 72 Sep-98 11 90 Technique Digital sound tutorial - Part 3 Making the most of Mac and PC sound capabilities Win/Mac Part 1 (May 98); Part 2 (Aug 98) 11 Sep-98 90 Sep-98 11 80 Technique Ulead MediaStudio tutorial - Part 4 Hands-on tutorial Video editing software suite Win Series began in June 98 issue 11 Sep-98 80 Sep-98 11 8 Updates Adobe; miro Premiere 5.0; DC30 plus Beta drivers for miro DC30 plus add Premiere 5 support for InstantVideo Win 11 Sep-98 8 Sep-98 11 8 Updates miro; Adobe DC30 plus; Premiere 5.0 Beta drivers for miro DC30 plus add Premiere 5 support for InstantVideo Win 11 Sep-98 8 Oct-98 12 80 Feature DV breaks the news Using a DV camcorder for TV news gathering N/A 12 Oct-98 80 Oct-98 12 114 Final cut Missing the big picture N/A HDTV - why it never made it to our homes 12 Oct-98 114 Oct-98 12 36 Fire-wire update Adaptive Systems Fire-wire enabling software DV-input enabling software DOS 12 Oct-98 36 Oct-98 12 36 Fire-wire update Sony DC-TRV900 DV camcorder - DV-in enabled N/A Sony’s offers DV camcorder with DV-input at last 12 Oct-98 36 Oct-98 12 36 Fire-wire update Sony TRV9 DV camcorder - DV-in enabled N/A PAL version not available world-wide 12 Oct-98 36 Oct-98 12 36 Fire-wire update Truevision Bravo DV2000 DV capture card for $499 Win Available from the web 12 Oct-98 36 Oct-98 12 61 Review Arcsoft ZipShot PC parallel-port image grabber Win 12 Oct-98 61 Oct-98 12 27 Review DPS Perception RT Pro real time editing card Win 12 Oct-98 27 Oct-98 12 37 Review E M Computergraphics Multimedia backgrounds Win 700 BMPs for Scala 12 Oct-98 37 Oct-98 12 58 Review Electronic Design VideoMaker Video effects card for PCs Win 12 Oct-98 58 Oct-98 12 48 Review Hansol Mazellan B19AL Monitor - 19in N/A 12 Oct-98 48 Oct-98 12 42 Review Hauppauge WinTV PC TV tuner card Win 12 Oct-98 42 Oct-98 12 50 Review JVC AMX500 VHS-C camcorder/digital-still combi N/A 12 Oct-98 50 Oct-98 12 50 Review JVC AX880 VHS-C camcorder/digital-still combi N/A 12 Oct-98 50 Oct-98 12 32 Review JVC HR-S7500 First budget S-VHS VCR N/A First budget S-VHS VCR -350 12 Oct-98 32 Oct-98 12 62 Review Kodak DC200 Camera - digital - stills N/A 12 Oct-98 62 Oct-98 12 62 Review Kodak DC260 Camera - digital - stills N/A 12 Oct-98 62 Oct-98 12 20 Review miro DC50 Pro analogue capture card Win 12 Oct-98 20 Oct-98 12 42 Review miro PCTV PC TV tuner card Win 12 Oct-98 42 Oct-98 12 56 Review Panasonic DS77 DV palmcorder N/A 12 Oct-98 56 Oct-98 12 45 Review Rovic Intenna Flat indoor TV aerial N/A 12 Oct-98 45 Oct-98 12 52 Review Sonic Foundry Acid Music looping program Win 12 Oct-98 52 Oct-98 12 38 Review Strata VideoShop Video editing software Mac 12 Oct-98 38 Oct-98 12 46 Review CTX CTX 1792UA Monitor - 17in N/A 12 Oct-98 46 Oct-98 12 68 Technique Premiere 5.0 tutorial - Part 1 Hands-on tutorial Video editing software Win/Mac First of new six-part guide to using the latest version of Adobe’s Mac and PC video editing program 12 Oct-98 68 Oct-98 12 74 Technique Ulead MediaStudio tutorial - Part 5 Hands-on tutorial Video editing software suite Win Series began in June 98 issue 12 Oct-98 74 Oct-98 12 8 Updates Canon XL1 Camcorder - digital N/A Outputting colour bars 12 Oct-98 8 Oct-98 12 8 Updates Canopus DVRex Video capture card - digital Win "Updated, V2, drivers " 12 Oct-98 8 Oct-98 12 8 Updates Fast AV Master Video capture card - analogue Win Software upgrade 12 Oct-98 8 Oct-98 12 8 Updates Iomega Buz Video capture card - analogue Win Will work with Win 98 12 Oct-98 8 Oct-98 12 8 Updates Macromedia FreeHand 8.01 Win/Mac Adds support for Flash 3 & Photoshop 5 compatibility 12 Oct-98 8 Nov-98 13 80 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about optical disc formats Optical disc formats Optical disc formats - a guide Win/Mac 13 Nov-98 80 Nov-98 13 36 FireWire update Sony DHR 1000 DV video recorder head life 13 Nov-98 36 Nov-98 13 50 Net video cameras selection of cams PC cameras £89-£159 13 Nov-98 50 Nov-98 13 58 Review Adobe Adobe PhotoShop photo editor WIn/Mac 13 Nov-98 58 Nov-98 13 26 Review Hama UK Casablanca II analogue/digital editing system N/A 13 Nov-98 26 Nov-98 13 38 Review Kodak DCS 315 pro digital stills camera N/A 13 Nov-98 38 Nov-98 13 42 Review mics selection of mics mid range mic round-up N/A 13 Nov-98 42 Nov-98 13 30 Review Sony Sony DSR-300 Pro DVCAM camcorder N/A 13 Nov-98 30 Nov-98 13 62 Technique Trust Home Video video movie editor 13 Nov-98 62 Nov-98 13 74 Technique Ulead Media studio pro tutorial Win 13 Nov-98 74 Nov-98 13 68 Technique Adobe Premiere 5 tutorial Win/Mac 13 Nov-98 68 Dec-98 14 feature Feature A question of support Digital Video Computing (DVC) Video editing systems builder - based in Hove Win 14 Dec-98 feature Dec-98 14 36 FireWire update mixture 14 Dec-98 36 Dec-98 14 68 Review ADI Microscan 5GT 17in monitor 14 Dec-98 68 Dec-98 14 64 Review AKM music CD copy-right free music music on tap 14 Dec-98 64 Dec-98 14 38 Review Caligari truespace 4 3d animation pack Win 14 Dec-98 38 Dec-98 14 32 Review Datavision DV soft Adaptec editing system Win naked DV 14 Dec-98 32 Dec-98 14 58 Review Fast DV Master Pro NT pro digital & analogue VE Win 14 Dec-98 58 Dec-98 14 50 Review Matrox DigiSuite LE real-time pro-editing system Win 14 Dec-98 50 Dec-98 14 28 Review Matrox G200 graphics video & TV tuner combi Win 14 Dec-98 28 Dec-98 14 66 Review Panasonic NV-DV10000 DV VCR 14 Dec-98 66 Dec-98 14 42 Review Sony TRV900 DV palmcorder 14 Dec-98 42 Dec-98 14 69 Technique Adobe Premiere 5 tutorial Win/Mac 14 Dec-98 69 Dec-98 14 72 Technique Ulead Media studio pro tutorial Win 14 Dec-98 72 Jan-99 15 76 Feature Mythos VE computer games skinning onions 15 Jan-99 76 Jan-99 15 60 Review ACE colour corrector GTH stand-alone colour corrector 15 Jan-99 60 Jan-99 15 56 Review Avid Elastic Reality 3.1 morphing and warping program Win/Mac 15 Jan-99 56 Jan-99 15 50 Review Digital Workshop Paint Shop Pro 5 image handler and editor Win 15 Jan-99 50 Jan-99 15 62 Review Eutelsat convergence 1 satellite-delivered Internet Win 15 Jan-99 62 Jan-99 15 42 Review Gee systems 3D Impact Pro 3D animation titling software Win 15 Jan-99 42 Jan-99 15 32 Review Hitachi CM752ET 19in monitor 15 Jan-99 32 Jan-99 15 36 Review Truevision Bravado DV2000 DV capture card Win 15 Jan-99 36 Jan-99 15 28 Review/Technique Creating Video CD Sphinx pro MPEG capture/editing Win 15 Jan-99 28 Jan-99 15 64 Technique Adobe Premiere 5 tutorial Win/Mac 15 Jan-99 64 Jan-99 15 70 Technique Ulead media studio pro tutorial Win 15 Jan-99 70 Feb-99 16 76 Feature mobile studio Ray Liffen multiple remote camcorders 16 Feb-99 76 Feb-99 16 80 Net video video conferencing 16 Feb-99 80 Feb-99 16 43 Review Belinea 10 60 70 19in monitor 16 Feb-99 43 Feb-99 16 56 Review Creative Labs Encore 5x Dxr2 DVD drive 16 Feb-99 56 Feb-99 16 52 Review Creative Labs SoundBlaster PC soundcard Win 16 Feb-99 52 Feb-99 16 32 Review Electronic Design AV card hybrid video editing card Win 16 Feb-99 32 Feb-99 16 62 Review notepad music NVM sounds visual copy-right free music 16 Feb-99 62 Feb-99 16 58 Review PC Works four point speakers PC speakers 16 Feb-99 58 Feb-99 16 50 Review Philips Brilliance 109MP 19in monitor 16 Feb-99 50 Feb-99 16 40 Review Pinnacle DV300 DV editing system Win 16 Feb-99 40 Feb-99 16 36 Review Ulead Cool 3D 3D titling program Win 16 Feb-99 36 Feb-99 16 64 Technique Adobe Premiere 5 tutorial Win/Mac 16 Feb-99 64 Feb-99 16 70 Technique Ulead media studio pro tutorial Win 16 Feb-99 70 Mar-99 17 80 Feature duplication guide video cassettes 17 Mar-99 80 Mar-99 17 32 Review Apple Apple G3 FireWire Apple Mac 400 SCSI2 Mac 17 Mar-99 32 Mar-99 17 56 Review Cakewalk Pro Audio 8 MIDI and audio program Win 17 Mar-99 56 Mar-99 17 62 Review Equilibrium DeBabelizer graphic file converter Win/Mac 17 Mar-99 62 Mar-99 17 44 Review JVC DY-700 digital s pro camcorder 17 Mar-99 44 Mar-99 17 50 Review Matrox premiere RT real-time pro Win NT Adobe Pr Win 17 Mar-99 50 Mar-99 17 66 Review Philips 151AX Brilliance 15in LCD monitor Win 17 Mar-99 66 Mar-99 17 53 Review Pinnacle DC30 plus M-JPEG capture card Win 17 Mar-99 53 Mar-99 17 42 Review Ulead VideoStudio 3 video editor Win 17 Mar-99 42 Mar-99 17 70 Technique Adobe Premiere 5 tutorial Win/Mac 17 Mar-99 70 Mar-99 17 76 Technique Ulead media studio pro tutorial Win 17 Mar-99 76 Apr-99 18 69 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about USB USB USB - a guide Win/Mac 18 Apr-99 69 Apr-99 18 66 Review Nokia 445xi Plus 21in monitor 18 Apr-99 66 Apr-99 18 56 Review NTrac LCM-5060 LCD monitor 18 Apr-99 56 Apr-99 18 34 Review Pinnacle Studio DC10 plus analogue video capture card Win 18 Apr-99 34 Apr-99 18 50 Review Puffin designs Commotion 1.6 real-time paint & effects program Mac 18 Apr-99 50 Apr-99 18 42 Review Strata studio pro 2.5.3 3D video animation Win/Mac 18 Apr-99 42 Apr-99 18 62 Review Synthetic aperture Video Finesse video signal plug-ins Win/Mac 18 Apr-99 62 Apr-99 18 52 Review Terran Interactive Media Cleaner Pro 3.1.2 image processor Mac 18 Apr-99 52 Apr-99 18 39 Review USB devices "PCI card, hub, zip drive, 19in monitor" Win 18 Apr-99 39 Apr-99 18 72 Technique Adobe Premiere 5 tutorial Win/Mac 18 Apr-99 72 Apr-99 18 82 Technique outdoor editing up the garden path 18 Apr-99 82 Apr-99 18 76 Technique Ulead Media Studio Pro tutorial Win 18 Apr-99 76 May-99 19 62 Feature Leandro Blanco BAVA winner sharks 19 May-99 62 May-99 19 58 Feature Radio premiere using a video editor for audio production 19 May-99 58 May-99 19 66 Net video video conferencing 19 May-99 66 May-99 19 34 Review Adobe After Effects 4 video compositing animation Win/Mac 19 May-99 34 May-99 19 54 Review Danmere Backer32 PC back-up to video tape 19 May-99 54 May-99 19 48 Review JVC DVL9600 high-speed record DVCAM 19 May-99 48 May-99 19 44 Review Kelly Panhandler surround sound plug-in Win 19 May-99 44 May-99 19 52 Review Sonic Foundry sound forge 4.5 audio editor Win 19 May-99 52 May-99 19 74 Technique Adobe Premiere 5 tutorial Win/Mac 19 May-99 74 May-99 19 70 Technique Adobe After effects Tutorial - Part 1 Win/Mac 19 May-99 70 Jun-99 20 62 Feature On the record Manor House hospital Using video editing system for 20 Jun-99 62 Jun-99 20 40 Review AVI & ReelCap capture cards Win 20 Jun-99 40 Jun-99 20 33 Review Canopus DVRaptor DV in/out card Win 20 Jun-99 33 Jun-99 20 52 Review Edirol VideoCanvas V-5 audio and video mixer 20 Jun-99 52 Jun-99 20 55 Review Edirol VideoCanvasA-6 audio and video mixer 20 Jun-99 55 Jun-99 20 60 Review Hansol 701a & 701p 17in monitor 20 Jun-99 60 Jun-99 20 58 Review Sony GDM-F500 21in monitor 20 Jun-99 58 Jun-99 20 50 Review Sony HVL IRH infra-red camcorder spotlight 20 Jun-99 50 Jun-99 20 47 Review Sony ISTR10Laser Link infra-red camcorder 20 Jun-99 47 Jun-99 20 71 Technique Adobe After Effects Tutorial - Part 2 Win/Mac 20 Jun-99 71 Jun-99 20 74 Technique Matrox Marvel G200 setting up Marvel G200 20 Jun-99 74 Jun-99 20 66 Technique Videonics sleeping easy MediaMotion v3.0 Win 20 Jun-99 66 Jul-99 21 52 Review Adaptec 8920 fire-wire card Win 21 Jul-99 52 Jul-99 21 47 Review Adaptec 8945 drivers stop-press update 21 Jul-99 47 Jul-99 21 48 Review Adaptec 8945 drivers DV in/out card Win/Mac 21 Jul-99 48 Jul-99 21 44 Review ADI Provista E55 Microscan G66 21 Jul-99 44 Jul-99 21 40 Review Aurora Aurora Fuse analogue video capture card Mac 21 Jul-99 40 Jul-99 21 56 Review Pace & miroVIDEO TV tuner cards Win 21 Jul-99 56 Jul-99 21 32 Review Pinnacle Studio MP10 MPEG-1 capture/edit device 21 Jul-99 32 Jul-99 21 36 Review Sony Vaio PCG-F190 fire-wire laptop PC 21 Jul-99 36 Jul-99 21 66 Review USB Hewlett-Packard Scanjet 4100C scanner win 21 Jul-99 66 Jul-99 21 71 Review USB Labtec LCS-1040 speakers 21 Jul-99 71 Jul-99 21 63 Review USB multi-function hub Win 21 Jul-99 63 Jul-99 21 69 Review USB Philips DSS 350 Win 21 Jul-99 69 Jul-99 21 62 Review USB serial converter 21 Jul-99 62 Jul-99 21 72 Review Wacom PenPartner USB digitising tablet Win/Mac 21 Jul-99 72 Jul-99 21 74 Technique Adobe After Effects Tutorial - Part 3 Win/Mac 21 Jul-99 74 Aug-99 22 18 Home front Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 Win 22 Aug-99 18 Aug-99 22 18 Home front Canopus DVRaptor DVRaptor Win 22 Aug-99 18 Aug-99 22 18 Home front Miramar Systems PC Maclan Win/Mac 22 Aug-99 18 Aug-99 22 18 Home front Zenographics SuperPrint 5 SuperPrint 5 Win/Mac 22 Aug-99 18 Aug-99 22 58 Review Adaptive Systems Lremote V3.0 DV in enabler 22 Aug-99 58 Aug-99 22 46 Review ADI Microscan 6L 15in LCD monitor 22 Aug-99 46 Aug-99 22 66 Review ATM Moviestar PCI video capture card Win 22 Aug-99 66 Aug-99 22 57 Review Datavision PanaWidget DV enabler for Panasonic cam 22 Aug-99 57 Aug-99 22 36 Review Digital Origin MotoDV Studio in/out PCI card 22 Aug-99 36 Aug-99 22 42 Review FAST AV Master 2000 M-JPEG capture card Win 22 Aug-99 42 Aug-99 22 52 Review MetaCreations Bryce 4 3D landscape generator Win/Mac 22 Aug-99 52 Aug-99 22 48 Review Mijenix ZipMagic 98 zip utility Win 22 Aug-99 48 Aug-99 22 65 Review Ninja Tune Coldcut VJamm audio/video editing software Win 22 Aug-99 65 Aug-99 22 34 Review Pinnacle DV200 DV in/out card Win 22 Aug-99 34 Aug-99 22 40 Review Sony DCR-TR7000 Digital8 camcorder 22 Aug-99 40 Aug-99 22 72 Technique Adobe After effects Tutorial - Part 4 Win/Mac 22 Aug-99 72 Aug-99 22 68 Technique Voice over guide Brian Heywood part one 22 Aug-99 68 Sep-99 23 52 Feature Canon XL1 DV-in camcorder with removable lens N/A 23 Sep-99 52 Sep-99 23 60 Feature Dr Solly network system 23 Sep-99 60 Sep-99 23 44 Review Adaptec Power Domain 29060 SCSI card Win/Mac 23 Sep-99 44 Sep-99 23 36 Review Belinea 10 30 40 17in monitor 23 Sep-99 36 Sep-99 23 32 Review Digital Video Magic Raptor DV/M-JPEG video-editing system 23 Sep-99 32 Sep-99 23 40 Review Matrox Millennium G400 dual-monitor graphics card Win 23 Sep-99 40 Sep-99 23 26 Review Pinnacle DC1000 real-time editing system Win 23 Sep-99 26 Sep-99 23 46 Review Soundscape Mixtreme multi channel soundcard Win 23 Sep-99 46 Sep-99 23 72 Technique Adobe After Effects Tutorial - Part 5 Win/Mac 23 Sep-99 72 Oct-99 24 56 Feature Skydiving Colin Barrett non-linear system Win 24 Oct-99 56 Oct-99 24 54 Review Active Service Pro E-book media studio tutorial Win 24 Oct-99 54 Oct-99 24 48 Review Blender Blender 3D imaging software Win 24 Oct-99 48 Oct-99 24 30 Review Ctech ReelTime Nitro dual-stream editing 24 Oct-99 30 Oct-99 24 52 Review CTX VL-950ST 19in monitor 24 Oct-99 52 Oct-99 24 40 Review DataVideo MJ600 M-JPEG capture and output Win 24 Oct-99 40 Oct-99 24 34 Review MGI VideoWave II non-linear video editing program Win 24 Oct-99 34 Oct-99 24 44 Review Mijenix Fix-it 99 system maintenance utility Win 24 Oct-99 44 Oct-99 24 72 Technique Adobe After Effects "Tutorial - Part 6, rendering" Win/Mac 24 Oct-99 72 Oct-99 24 55 Technique Canopus DVRaptor installation 24 Oct-99 55 Oct-99 24 66 Technique Pinnacle Studio software tutorial Pt 1 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Hands on with budget video editing software 24 Oct-99 66 Oct-99 24 60 Technique Voice over guide Brian Heywood Pt 2 video commentary 24 Oct-99 60 Nov-99 25 10 News IBC show report Broadcast show - Amsterdam N/A 25 Nov-99 10 IBC show report Broadcast show - Amsterdam Nov-99 25 52 Review Adaptec (now Roxio) Easy CD Creator 4 Deluxe CD authoring software Win 25 Nov-99 52 95% EC Adaptec (now Roxio) Easy CD Creator 4 Deluxe Nov-99 25 28 Review ADS Pyro 1394 "DV card - OHCI, PCI" Win & Mac With VideoStudio 4 editing software 25 Nov-99 28 85% GV ADS Pyro 1394 Nov-99 25 34 Review Canon MV20i camcorder Canon MV20i camcorder Camcorder - MiniDV N/A 25 Nov-99 34 80% Canon MV20i camcorder Canon MV20i camcorder Nov-99 25 38 Review Digital Origin (now Media100) EditDV Editing software - video Win (Mac also available) 25 Nov-99 38 75% Digital Origin (now Media100) EditDV Nov-99 25 44 Review JVC HR-DVS1 "VCR - Mini DV, VHS, S-VHS" N/A 25 Nov-99 44 80% JVC HR-DVS1 Nov-99 25 42 Review Panasonic MV-D110 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A "3-CCD, with DV input (no analogue input)" 25 Nov-99 42 95% Rec Panasonic MV-D110 Nov-99 25 48 Review Promise Technology FastTrak66 "Hard disk Raid controller - EIDE (ATA66), PCI" Win 25 Nov-99 48 85% Promise Technology FastTrak66 Nov-99 25 30 Review Ratoc Rex PCIFW "DV card - OHCI, PCI" Win 98 & 2000 With VideoStudio editing software 25 Nov-99 30 65% Ratoc Rex PCIFW Nov-99 25 58 Technique Scooby Trax Shooting a car-racing video Shooting a car-racing video N/A 25 Nov-99 58 Scooby Trax Shooting a car-racing video Nov-99 25 72 Tutorial Adobe After Effects tutorial Pt 8 of 9 Hands on with video special effects and compositing program Special Effects and compositing software - video Win & Mac 25 Nov-99 72 Adobe After Effects tutorial Pt 8 of 9 Hands on with video special effects and compositing program Nov-99 25 68 Tutorial Pinnacle Studio software tutorial Pt 2 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Hands on with budget video editing software Win 98 25 Nov-99 68 Pinnacle Studio software tutorial Pt 2 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Dec-99 26 Cover-mount Cover-mount Guide to buying desktop video editing systems 32-page sub-A5 guide "Available as web page, ""Help me, I'm new"", on www.computervideo.net" Win & Mac 26 Dec-99 Cover-mount Guide to buying desktop video editing systems 32-page sub-A5 guide Dec-99 26 54 Feature Editing Epoch Video in the next millennium Predicting trends in video editing N/A 26 Dec-99 54 Editing Epoch Video in the next millennium Dec-99 26 30 Review Apple iMac DV Special Edition One-piece computer with iMovie (V1) video editing software Mac Running iMovie (V1) 26 Dec-99 30 90% GV; Innov Apple iMac DV Special Edition Dec-99 26 30 Review Apple iMovie (V1) Editing software - video. DV. Budget Mac Running on iMac DV SE 26 Dec-99 30 90% GV; Innov Apple iMovie (V1) Dec-99 26 34 Review Apple Mac PowerBook G3 Mac PC - laptop Mac 26 Dec-99 34 85% EC; Innov Apple Mac PowerBook G3 Dec-99 26 40 Review Fast DV Master "DV card - proprietary, PCI" Win Running with Speed Razor 4.7 26 Dec-99 40 75% Fast DV Master Dec-99 26 40 Review in-sync Speed Razor 4.7 Editing software - video Win Running on DV Master 26 Dec-99 40 75% in-sync Speed Razor 4.7 Dec-99 26 46 Review Matrox Marvel G400-TV "Graphics card - combi (TV and analogue capture, editing). See follow-up July 200, p8" Win M-JPEG capture; inc Avid Cinema editing software 26 Dec-99 46 90% Rec Matrox Marvel G400-TV Dec-99 26 68 Technique EDL Editing Edit Decision List creation for broadcast use How to use an EDL from a low-end program to produce broadcast footage Win & Mac 26 Dec-99 68 EDL Editing Edit Decision List creation for broadcast use Dec-99 26 80 Tutorial Adobe After Effects tutorial Pt 8 of 9 Hands on with video special effects and compositing program Special Effects and compositing software - video Win & Mac "Pt 9 is in Feb 2000, not Jan 2000" 26 Dec-99 80 Adobe After Effects tutorial Pt 8 of 9 Hands on with video special effects and compositing program Dec-99 26 72 Tutorial Pinnacle Studio software tutorial Pt 3 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Hands on with budget video editing software Win 26 Dec-99 72 Pinnacle Studio software tutorial Pt 3 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Jan-00 27 74 Close Up Everything you ever wanted to know about MPEG-2 MPEG-2 "The video format for DVD, digital broadcasting and more" All 27 Jan-00 74 Everything you ever wanted to know about MPEG-2 MPEG-2 Jan-00 27 36 Review 3dfx Voodoo3 3500 TV "Graphics card - combi (TV and analogue capture, editing)" Win "NOT M-JPEG, inc Ulead VideoStudio 3 editing software" 27 Jan-00 36 45% 3dfx Voodoo3 3500 TV Jan-00 27 32 Review ATI All-in-Wonder 128 "Graphics card - combi (TV and analogue capture, editing)" Win "NOT M-JPEG, inc MGI VideoWave II editing software" 27 Jan-00 32 75% ATI All-in-Wonder 128 Jan-00 27 56 Review Double Vision Steadymate Camcorder support N/A 27 Jan-00 56 80% Double Vision Steadymate Jan-00 27 60 Review Onstream Onstream DI30 Backup drive - ADR; 15/30GByte Win 27 Jan-00 60 55% Onstream Onstream DI30 Jan-00 27 26 Review Pinnacle Studio DV "DV card - OHCI, PCI with Studio editing software" Win 27 Jan-00 26 85% Pinnacle Studio DV Jan-00 27 54 Review Pixellan Video SpiceRack Transition plug-in for various programs Mac & Win "For Premiere, After Effects, MediaStudio, Speed Razor and Boris Effects" 27 Jan-00 54 85% Pixellan Video SpiceRack Jan-00 27 42 Review Sony DCR-PC100 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A "Megapixel, with DV and analogue inputs" 27 Jan-00 42 80% Sony DCR-PC100 Jan-00 27 64 Tutorial Avid Cinema Tutorial Pt1 of 2 Hands on with budget video editing software Hands on with budget video editing software Win 27 Jan-00 64 Avid Cinema Tutorial Pt1 of 2 Hands on with budget video editing software Jan-00 27 70 Tutorial Pinnacle Studio software tutorial Pt 4 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Hands on with budget video editing software Win 27 Jan-00 70 Pinnacle Studio software tutorial Pt 4 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Feb-00 28 58 Feature Go Make your Film! Guerilla Film Maker's boot camp - book and course Tips about making commercial films from the book and course N/A 28 Feb-00 58 Go Make your Film! Guerilla Film Maker's boot camp - book and course Feb-00 28 54 Review Canon XM1 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A "3CCD, with DV input (no analogue input)" 28 Feb-00 54 85% Canon XM1 Feb-00 28 26 Review Digital Origin Intro DV "DV card - proprietary, with budget editing software" Win 95 or 98 With IntroDV V1.1 video editing software and Digital Darkroom Photoshop plug-in 28 Feb-00 26 70% Digital Origin Intro DV Feb-00 28 48 Review Evesham DC10 plus system DC10 plus system Video editing system based on Pinnacle DC10 plus Win 28 Feb-00 48 70% Evesham DC10 plus system DC10 plus system Feb-00 28 42 Review Fast Clipmaster "MPEG-1 capture device, USB, with editing & MPEG-1 trimming software" Win "With Fast Fast.easy MPEG-1 trimming program, Ulead VideoStudio 3, Ulead Photo Express 2 " 28 Feb-00 42 85% Rec Fast Clipmaster Feb-00 28 32 Review Gateway Solo 9300 laptop Windows PC with PCI-expansion docking station FireWire-equipped PC made to work with range of video editing hardware and software Win 98SE "Tested with VideoStudio 4, Canopus DVRaptor with Premiere 5.1c; VideoLogic DVD card" 28 Feb-00 32 85% Gateway Solo 9300 laptop Windows PC with PCI-expansion docking station Feb-00 28 64 Technique Less is more Camera trickery - big-budget effects on a small budget Implying large-scale settings with having to show them N/A 28 Feb-00 64 Less is more Camera trickery - big-budget effects on a small budget Feb-00 28 74 Tutorial Adobe After Effects tutorial Pt 9 of 9 Hands on with video special effects and compositing program Special Effects and compositing software - video Win & Mac 28 Feb-00 74 Adobe After Effects tutorial Pt 9 of 9 Hands on with video special effects and compositing program Feb-00 28 70 Tutorial Avid Cinema Tutorial Pt2 of 2 Hands on with budget video editing software Hands on with budget video editing software Win 28 Feb-00 70 Avid Cinema Tutorial Pt2 of 2 Hands on with budget video editing software Mar-00 29 60 Review Clever Cloggs CleverLinks Copyright-free music CD N/A 29 Mar-00 60 95% EC Clever Cloggs CleverLinks Mar-00 29 60 Review Clever Cloggs CleverTunes Copyright-free music CD N/A 29 Mar-00 60 90% Rec Clever Cloggs CleverTunes Mar-00 29 75 Review CTX EX1200 "Monitor, 21in" Win & Mac "FST tube, with USB hub" 29 Mar-00 75 75% CTX EX1200 Mar-00 29 48 Review Fast DV.now "DV card - proprietary. PCI, with hardware overlay from camcorder" Win "With Premiere 5.1LE and FAST.forward capture and trimming software (revisited June 2000, p66)" 29 Mar-00 48 70% Fast DV.now Mar-00 29 68 Review Hauppauge WinTV USB TV tuner - USB with capture software but no editing programs Win 98 "With WinTV 32 and WinTV2000 TV viewing software, VTPlus teletext software" 29 Mar-00 68 65% Hauppauge WinTV USB Mar-00 29 70 Review IMSI Presentation Graphics Studio "Editing software - video AND graphics, five programs" Win "Lumiere VideoStudio; MultiMedia Fusion Express, ArtToday Online, Corel PhotoPaint 7, Hijaak Express" 29 Mar-00 70 75% IMSI Presentation Graphics Studio Mar-00 29 56 Review In-sync Speed Razor 4.5SE for Pinnacle DC30 and DC30 plus Editing software - video for Pinnacle DC30 and DC30 plus M-JPEG editing cards Win 98 29 Mar-00 56 85% In-sync Speed Razor 4.5SE for Pinnacle DC30 and DC30 plus Mar-00 29 62 Review LynxDV PC95 DV-in enabling software for Sony DV camcorders Win Inexpensive; requires free serial port 29 Mar-00 62 95% EC; GV LynxDV PC95 Mar-00 29 32 Review Pinnacle DV500 (in DVC system) "DV card - proprietary, analogue and DV. PCI. Dual-stream (""real-time"")" Win "With Premiere 5.1c, Pixelan SpiceRack, TitleDeko, Sonic Foundry Acid, Minerva Impressions" 29 Mar-00 32 90% Rec Pinnacle DV500 (in DVC system) Mar-00 29 64 Review Pinnacle Studio PCTV USB TV tuner - USB with Studio editing software Win 98 With PCTV Vision software for TV viewing (no teletext) 29 Mar-00 64 90% Pinnacle Studio PCTV USB Mar-00 29 74 Review Sony CPD-500 "Monitor, 21in" N/A FD Trinitron tube 29 Mar-00 74 80% Sony CPD-500 Mar-00 29 38 Review Sony VAIO X9 Windows laptop PC FireWire-equipped laptop PC with capture and editing software Win 98SE "With Adobe Premiere 5.1LE, Sony DVGate Motion (capture/playback) suite, DVGate Still" 29 Mar-00 38 55% Sony VAIO X9 Windows laptop PC Mar-00 29 76 Technique Preparing to Edit Edit decisions should be taken when filming Planning camcorder shots N/A 29 Mar-00 76 Preparing to Edit Edit decisions should be taken when filming Apr-00 30 30 Review Apple Final Cut Pro 1.2 Editing software - video. With some compositing options Mac Tested on PowerMac G4 30 Apr-00 30 85% Apple Final Cut Pro 1.2 Apr-00 30 30 Review Apple PowerMac G4 400MHz desktop PC FireWire-equipped Mac with AGP graphics (Rage 128) Mac Used to test Final Cut Pro 1.2 30 Apr-00 30 85% Apple PowerMac G4 400MHz desktop PC Apr-00 30 68 Review Cakewalk Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 Editing software - audio Win Midi and audi sequencer with real-time effects and video support 30 Apr-00 68 85% Rec Cakewalk Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 Apr-00 30 64 Review Creative Labs SoundBlaster Platinum Live! "Sound card, PCI, with breakout box for mounting in 5.25in drive bay " Win S/PDIF in/out; front/back L/R speaker outputs; optical in/out; Midi in/out; range of software 30 Apr-00 64 95% EC Creative Labs SoundBlaster Platinum Live! Apr-00 30 60 Review D-Link DU-H3SP "USB hub, powered, with one serial port, one parallel and three USB" Win98 30 Apr-00 60 70% D-Link DU-H3SP Apr-00 30 60 Review D-Link DUH4 "USB hub, powered with four USB ports" Win98 30 Apr-00 60 90% D-Link DUH4 Apr-00 30 60 Review D-Link DU-E10 "USB Ethernet adaptor, 10Base-T, bus-powered," Win98 30 Apr-00 60 90% D-Link DU-E10 Apr-00 30 50 Review JVC GY-DV500 "Camcorder - MiniDV for professional use (first on market), removable lens and usual range of pro features" N/A "Pro battery system, no DV or analogue inputs" 30 Apr-00 50 90% Innov JVC GY-DV500 Apr-00 30 56 Review JVC GR-DVL9800 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A With DV and analogue inputs 30 Apr-00 56 80% JVC GR-DVL9800 Apr-00 30 38 Review Matrox RT2000 (in DVC-built system) "DV card - proprietary, analogue and DV. PCI - dual-stream (""real-time""), with AGP graphics card" Win 98SE "With Premiere 5.1c, Sonic Solutions's DVDit! LE, Ulead Cool 3D, Sonic Foundry Acid Music (no score until July issue)" 30 Apr-00 38 Held over until July Held until July Matrox RT2000 (in DVC-built system) Apr-00 30 76 Review Michal Krejkic PanaTest DV-in enabling software for Panasonic DV camcorders (free!) Win98 Free download from internet. Requires digital stills cable (and free serial port) 30 Apr-00 76 95% EC;GV:Innov Michal Krejkic PanaTest Apr-00 30 72 Review Syntrillium Cool Edit 2000 Editing software - audio. Shareware Win 30 Apr-00 72 85% Syntrillium Cool Edit 2000 Apr-00 30 46 Review Ulead VideoStudio 4 Editing software - video. DV and analogue. OHCI-compliant. Budget but well spec'd including timeline editing Win 98SE 30 Apr-00 46 85% Ulead VideoStudio 4 Apr-00 30 78 Review (book) The IRQ Book Author - Kate Chase Win 30 Apr-00 78 The IRQ Book Author - Kate Chase Apr-00 30 78 Review (book) The Plug & Play Book Author - Stephen J Bigelow Win 30 Apr-00 78 The Plug & Play Book Author - Stephen J Bigelow Apr-00 30 78 Review (book) "Troubleshooting, Maintaining and Repairing PCs" Author - Stephen J Bigelow Win 30 Apr-00 78 "Troubleshooting, Maintaining and Repairing PCs" Author - Stephen J Bigelow May-00 31 76 Feature Calling the shots LB Waltham Forest Schools Media Resource Unit School children in NE London are producing TV programmes as part of their studies N/A 31 May-00 76 Calling the shots LB Waltham Forest Schools Media Resource Unit May-00 31 34 Review Avid Xpress DV complete editing system Editing system based on Canopus DVRaptor card and using IBM IntelliStation PC Win NT 4 Avid XpressDV editing software and Sonic DVDit! SE 31 May-00 34 75% Avid Xpress DV complete editing system May-00 31 66 Review Canopus Raptor Edit "Editing software - DV, proprietary. PCI. Basic but powerful. Free with Canopus DV Raptor" Win 31 May-00 66 85% Rec Canopus Raptor Edit May-00 31 30 Review Datavision DV Capture DV card - OHCI-compliant. PCI. With Ulead VideoStudio 4 SE Win 98SE or 2000 Also available with full version of VideoStudio or full version of MediaStudio Pro 6 31 May-00 30 90% GV; Rec Datavision DV Capture May-00 31 48 Review Digital Origin (now Media100) EditDV 2.0 for Windows "Editing software - DV, proprietary but able to run on OHCI ports. Fully featured." Win Mac version also available 31 May-00 48 85% Digital Origin (now Media100) EditDV 2.0 for Windows May-00 31 45 Review JVC HM-DR10000 "VCR - DVHS format (and VHS, S-VHS, too)" N/A Has no DV outputs 31 May-00 45 75% JVC HM-DR10000 May-00 31 58 Review Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6 Editing software - DV and analogue. OHCI-compliant. Fully-featured; Inc Ligos GoMotion MPEG-1/2 Codec Win 98 SE or 2000 "Modules - Video Editor, Video Paint, Audio Editor, Video Capture - plus CG Infinity titler" 31 May-00 58 90% Rec Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6 May-00 31 72 Tutorial Ulead VideoStudio 4 tutorial Pt 1 of 3 Hands on with budget video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software Win 31 May-00 72 Ulead VideoStudio 4 tutorial Pt 1 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Jun-00 32 12 News NAB report Broadcast show - Las Vegas 32 Jun-00 12 NAB report Broadcast show - Las Vegas Jun-00 32 70 Review ADI MicroScan A610 Monitor - 15in LCD Win & Mac 32 Jun-00 70 75% ADI MicroScan A610 Jun-00 32 38 Review Applied Magic Screenplay video editing system (one box) Video editing system - standalone; own operating system N/A 32 Jun-00 38 65% Applied Magic Screenplay video editing system (one box) Jun-00 32 32 Review Canopus DVRexRT (in Digital Video Magic system) DV card - proprietary. Analogue and DV. PCI. Real-time. With RexEdit; RexVideo; RexAudio Win NT4 or 2000 32 Jun-00 32 90% Rec Canopus DVRexRT (in Digital Video Magic system) Jun-00 32 44 Review Canopus EZDV DV card - proprietary. PCI. With EZEdit; EZNavi; Soft Xplode; Sonic SmartSond for Mutlimedia Win 32 Jun-00 44 90% Innov; Rec Canopus EZDV Jun-00 32 66 Review Fast DV.now (revisted) "DV card - proprietary. PCI, with hardware overlay from camcorder" Win "With Premiere 5.1LE and FAST.forward capture and trimming software (original review Feb 2000, p42 )" 32 Jun-00 66 90% GV Fast DV.now (revisted review) Jun-00 32 60 Review JVC GR-DVL107 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A With DV input (no analogue input) 32 Jun-00 60 65% JVC GR-DVL107 Jun-00 32 46 Review Orange Micro MicroLink card review Orange Micro MicroLink card review DV & USB card - OHCI. PCI. With Ulead VideoStudio SE (Win); Premiere 5.1 LE (Mac) Win & Mac 32 Jun-00 46 90%(Mac); 85% (Win) Rec Orange Micro MicroLink card review Orange Micro MicroLink card review Jun-00 32 72 Review Sony CPD-E200 Monitor - 17in FD Trinitron Win & Mac 32 Jun-00 72 85% Sony CPD-E200 Jun-00 32 76 Tutorial Ulead VideoStudio 4 tutorial Pt 2 of 3 Hands on with budget video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software Win 32 Jun-00 76 Ulead VideoStudio 4 tutorial Pt 2 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Jul-00 33 66 Feature Teaching new hardware new tricks Pt 1 of 3 Running Premiere 5 on OHCI cards How to get Premiere 5 working with OHCI cards and ports Win 33 Jul-00 66 Teaching new hardware new tricks Running Premiere 5 on OHCI cards Jul-00 33 70 Feature Wild tracks Wildlife Aid charity using desktop video for self-promotion 33 Jul-00 70 Wild tracks Wildlife Aid charity using desktop video for self-promotion Jul-00 33 52 Review ADI G710 Monitor - 17in FD Trinitron Win & Mac 33 Jul-00 52 75% ADI G710 Jul-00 33 46 Review Belinea 10 60 30 Monitor - 19in FST Win & Mac 33 Jul-00 46 65% Belinea 10 60 30 Jul-00 33 34 Review Canon MV30i Camcorder - MiniDV N/A With DV input (no analogue input) 33 Jul-00 34 90% Rec Canon MV30i Jul-00 33 42 Review Macrosystems Casablanca Avio Video editing system - standalone; own operating system N/A 33 Jul-00 42 85% Rec Macrosystems Casablanca Avio Jul-00 33 58 Review Ratoc CBFW1 u CardBus PC card "DV card - OHCI. CardBus. With VideoStudio 3, Ratoc RsDvCap, Ratoc Compress AVI, Ratoc RsDvStill" Win 98SE "Second-look review in Nov 2000 issue, following launch of new drivers (Ratings increased to 85%)" 33 Jul-00 58 80% Ratoc CBFW1 u CardBus PC card Jul-00 33 38 Review Smart DV enabler PanaDVin V2.3 DV-in enabling software for Panasonic DV camcorders Win Comes with serial-digital-stills cable. Requires free serial port 33 Jul-00 38 95% EC Smart DV enabler PanaDVin V2.3 Jul-00 33 30 Review Sony DCR-VX2000 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A 3CCD; DV and analogue in/out 33 Jul-00 30 95% EC Sony DCR-VX2000 Jul-00 33 48 Review (book) Producing great sound for digital video Author - Jay Rose 33 Jul-00 48 Buy Rec Producing great sound for digital video Author - Jay Rose Jul-00 33 8 Review/News Matrox RT2000 Update - review reassessed with new drivers "DV card - proprietary, analogue and DV. PCI - dual-stream (""real-time""), with AGP graphics card" Win 98SE "With Premiere 5.1c, Sonic Solutions's DVDit! LE, Ulead Cool 3D, Sonic Foundry Acid Music" 33 Jul-00 8 90% Rec Matrox RT2000 Update - review reassessed with new drivers Jul-00 33 74 Tutorial VideoStudio 4 tutorial Pt 3 of 3 Hands on with budget video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software Win 33 Jul-00 74 VideoStudio 4 tutorial Pt 3 of 3 Hands on with budget video editing software Aug-00 34 72 Feature Little shiny discs Pt 1 of 4 VCD-creation tutorial Pt 1 of 4 (MPEG-creation s/ware & h/ware) Pt 1 of definitive hands-on tutorial series about making Video CDs on Windows PCs Win 34 Aug-00 72 Little shiny discs Pt 1 of 4 VCD-creation tutorial Pt 1 of 4 (MPEG-creation s/ware & h/ware) Aug-00 34 10 News IOV report Institute of Videographers (IOV) exhibition report 34 Aug-00 10 IOV report Institute of Videographers (IOV) exhibition report Aug-00 34 50 Review ADS Pyro 1394 Drive Kit - FireWire hard drive bay Hard disk drive bay - FireWire. Add own choice of 5.25in EIDE drive Win & Mac 34 Aug-00 50 85% (Mac); 75% (Win) ADS Pyro 1394 Drive Kit - FireWire hard drive bay Aug-00 34 34 Review Belkin IEEE1394 FirePath DV card - OHCI. PCI. WithMGI VideoWave III SE Win 98SE 34 Aug-00 34 70% Belkin IEEE1394 FirePath Aug-00 34 34 Review Evergreen fireLine IEEE1394 PCI DV card - OHCI. PCI. With Ulead VideoStudio 4SE Win 98SE 34 Aug-00 34 80% Evergreen fireLine IEEE1394 PCI Aug-00 34 50 Review Evergreen fireLiINE HotDrive 20GByte - FireWire hard drive Hard disk - FireWire. 20GByte Win & Mac 34 Aug-00 50 65% (Mac); 60% (Win) Evergreen fireLiINE HotDrive 20GByte - FireWire hard drive Aug-00 34 50 Review LaCie 37GByte - FireWire hard drive Hard disk - FireWire. 37GByte Win & Mac 34 Aug-00 50 65% (Mac); 60% (Win) LaCie 37GByte - FireWire hard drive Aug-00 34 38 Review MGI VideoWave 3.5 Editing software - video. DV and analogue. OHCI-compliant. Budget. no timeline editing Win 98SE 34 Aug-00 38 75% MGI VideoWave 3.5 Aug-00 34 70 Review Neato Neato VidsleeveVideoSleeve Video library case sleeve kit. Includes software and 20 video sleeves Win 34 Aug-00 70 60% Neato Neato VidsleeveVideoSleeve Aug-00 34 30 Review NewTek Video Toaster NT "Editing card. Uncompressed. With editing, animation and special-effects software" Win NT 4 "With in-sync Speed Razor 4.5SE, NewTek's LightWave 3D modelling/animation prog; Aurora compositing prog" 34 Aug-00 30 90% EC NewTek Video Toaster NT Aug-00 34 34 Review Selwyn SureFire 1394 PCI Interface DV card - OHCI. PCI. With Ulead VideoStudio 3SE Win 98SE DV card has been changed to a different model and we have not retested it yet 34 Aug-00 34 80% GV Selwyn SureFire 1394 PCI Interface Aug-00 34 66 Review Videonics CommandPost Editing Control box for Mac and Windows Win & Mac 34 Aug-00 66 75% Videonics CommandPost Aug-00 34 50 Review Worldspan FireWire MP2001FW FireWire bay - FireWire hard drive bay Hard disk drive bay - FireWire. Add own choice of 5.25in EIDE drive Mac 34 Aug-00 50 75% (Mac only) Worldspan FireWire MP2001FW FireWire bay - FireWire hard drive bay Aug-00 34 78 Technique Teaching new hardware new tricks Pt 2 of 3 More ways of running Premiere 5 on OHCI cards How to get Premiere 5 working with OHCI cards and ports Win 34 Aug-00 78 Teaching new hardware new tricks Pt 2 of 3 More ways of running Premiere 5 on OHCI cards Sep-00 35 84 Technique Teaching new hardware new tricks Pt 3 of 3 Running MainConcept's MainActor on Pinnacle's Studio DV card 35 Sep-00 84 Teaching new hardware new tricks Pt 3 of 3 Running MainConcept's MainActor on Pinnacle's Studio DV card Sep-00 35 60 Review Canon MV300i Camcorder - MiniDV N/A DV input (no analogue input) 35 Sep-00 60 85% Rec Canon MV300i Sep-00 35 38 Review Canopus Xplode Graphics and special-effects card for Windows Win 35 Sep-00 38 80% Canopus Xplode Sep-00 35 48 Review Dazzle DV-Editor DV card - OHCI. PCI. With Ulead VideoStudio 4SE Win 98SE 35 Sep-00 48 80% Dazzle DV-Editor Sep-00 35 48 Review FAST DV.go DV card - OHCI. PCI. With Ulead VideoStudio 4SE Win 98SE 35 Sep-00 48 65% FAST DV.go Sep-00 35 48 Review FAST DV.now Lite DV card - OHCI. PCI. With Premiere 5.1 LE and Fast.forward (for batch capture and rough editing) Win 98SE 35 Sep-00 48 95% FAST DV.now Lite Sep-00 35 34 Review IBM Deskstar 75GXP - model DTLA-307075 Hard disk - EIDE. 76.8GByte. ATA/100. 3.5in Win & Mac 35 Sep-00 34 80% IBM Deskstar 75GXP - model DTLA-307075 Sep-00 35 70 Review MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 1 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software Win 35 Sep-00 70 MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 1 of 3 Hands on with budget video editing software Sep-00 35 66 Review Pansonic NV-DS150 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A DV input (no analogue input) 35 Sep-00 66 85% GV Pansonic NV-DS150 Sep-00 35 54 Review Play Holoset "Chromakey shooting kit (from £1,053). Includes on-camera light; controller box; 2m x 1.4m flexible screen" N/A 35 Sep-00 54 80% Rec Play Holoset Sep-00 35 34 Review Promise Ultra100 "Hard disk controller card. PCI, ATA/100" Win 35 Sep-00 34 90% Promise Ultra100 Sep-00 35 44 Review Ulead Cool 3D V3 Titling software - 3D. Windows Win 35 Sep-00 44 90% Rec Ulead Cool 3D V3 Sep-00 35 72 Tutorial Little Shiny Discs - Pt 2 of 4 Creating menu-driven CDs and testing four VCD-creation programs Tested - Adaptec Easy CD creator 4 Deluxe; Ahead's Nero 5; NTI CD Maker 2000Pro; WinOnCD 3.7 Win 35 Sep-00 72 Little Shiny Discs - Pt 2 of 4 Creating menu-driven CDs and testing four VCD-creation programs Oct-00 36 74 Feature Artistic effects Profile Tomas Lewis - one-man video production company 36 Oct-00 74 Artistic effects Profile Tomas Lewis - one-man video production company Oct-00 36 28 Review Panasonic NV-DV2000 VCR - Mini DV 36 Oct-00 28 95% EC; Innov Panasonic NV-DV2000 Oct-00 36 36 Review Panasonic LF-D201 DVD-RAM drive. SCSI. Internal Win 36 Oct-00 36 85% Panasonic LF-D20 Oct-00 36 48 Review Sonic Foundry Vegas Video Editing software - video. DV and analogue. OCHI-compliant. Fully featured. Strong on sound Win 36 Oct-00 48 80% Sonic Foundry Vegas Video Oct-00 36 32 Review Sony DCR-TRV20 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A Megapixel; DV and analogue in/out 36 Oct-00 32 85% Sony DCR-TRV20 Oct-00 36 40 Review Western Digital 1394 CardBus PC card "DV card - OHCI. CardBus. With VideoStudio 4SE (Win), Premiere 5.1LE (Mac)" Win & Mac 36 Oct-00 40 40% Western Digital 1394 CardBus PC card Oct-00 36 56 Technique Anyone can make videos Planning the video shoot to make life easier 36 Oct-00 56 Anyone can make videos Planning the video shoot to make life easier Oct-00 36 69 Tutorial Little Shiny Discs - Pt 3 of 4 Compatibility with VCD and S-VCD of blank discs and DVD players 36 Oct-00 69 Little Shiny Discs - Pt 3 of 4 Compatibility with VCD and S-VCD of blank discs and DVD players Oct-00 36 64 Tutorial MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 2 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software Win 36 Oct-00 64 MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 2 of 3 Hands on with budget video editing software Nov-00 37 16 News IBC show report Broadcast show - Amsterdam 37 Nov-00 16 IBC show report Broadcast show - Amsterdam Nov-00 37 34 Review FAST Purple DV editing system. Complete. Affordably priced with professional features Win NT or 2000 Software-only versions of Purple due Spring 2001 37 Nov-00 34 95% Innov FAST Purple Nov-00 37 42 Review Digital Origin (now Media100) EditDV 2 for Mac Editing software - DV. OHCI. Can run on DO's own proprietary PCI card. Fully featured. Mac 37 Nov-00 42 80% Digital Origin (now Media100) EditDV 2 for Mac Nov-00 37 50 Review Ratoc CBFW1 u CardBus PC card (second-look review) "DV card - OHCI. CardBus. With VideoStudio 3, Ratoc RsDvCap, Ratoc Compress AVI, Ratoc RsDvStill" Win 98SE "Original review, July 2000, p58)" 37 Nov-00 50 85% Ratoc CBFW1 u CardBus PC card (second-look review) Nov-00 37 52 Review Hansol 710D Monitor - 17in Dynaflat FST Win & Mac 37 Nov-00 52 80% Hansol 710D Nov-00 37 56 Review LynxDV JVC DV-in enabler DV-in enabling software for JVC and Thomson DV camcorders Win 37 Nov-00 56 90% Rec LynxDV JVC DV-in enabler Nov-00 37 60 Tutorial MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 3 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software Win 37 Nov-00 60 MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 3 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Nov-00 37 66 Tutorial Little Shiny Discs - Pt 4 of 4 "MPEG-2, authoring of SuperVCD and DVD" Tested - Tsunami MPEG-1/2 encoder; and Sonic DVDit 2.1; Win 37 Nov-00 66 Little Shiny Discs - Pt 4 of 4 "MPEG-2, authoring of SuperVCD and DVD" Nov-00 37 72 Feature Going down! Red Devils - parachute team - skydiving video makers 37 Nov-00 72 Going down! Red Devils - parachute team - skydiving video makers Dec-00 38 30 Review Apple iBook Special Edition with iMovie 2 Mac PC - laptop with built-in FireWire; iMovie video editing software; G3 466MHz processor Mac Running on iMovie 2.0 editing software 38 Dec-00 30 90% GV; Rec Apple iBook Special Edition with iMovie 2 Dec-00 38 30 Review Apple iMovie 2 Editing software - video. DV. Budget. Greatly improved over V1 Mac Running on iBook Special Edition 38 Dec-00 30 90% GV; Rec Apple iMovie 2 Dec-00 38 40 Review Panasonic NV-HS960 VCR - S-VHS N/A 38 Dec-00 40 85% Panasonic NV-HS960 Dec-00 38 44 Review JVC HR-S8700 VCR - S-VHS 38 Dec-00 44 80% JVC HR-S8700 Dec-00 38 54 Review Asus PCI-1394C DV card. OHCI. PCI. With Ulead VideoStudio 4SE Win 98SE or 2000 38 Dec-00 54 90% Rec Asus PCI-1394C Dec-00 38 58 Review Pinnacle Commotion DV3 Compositing and video painting program (Mac version also available) Win NT or 2000 38 Dec-00 58 70% Pinnacle Commotion DV3 Dec-00 38 62 Review Boris Boris Factory "Transition effects plug-in for Premiere, Raptor Edit, Media Studio Pro, United Media OnLine " Win or Mac 38 Dec-00 62 85% Rec Boris Boris Factory Dec-00 38 66 Preview Matrox RT2000 update Beta version of V2 drivers Win "DV card - proprietary, analogue and DV. PCI - dual-stream (""real-time""), with AGP graphics card" 38 Dec-00 66 N/A N/A Matrox RT2000 update Dec-00 38 68 Tutorial iMovie L-plates Pt 1 of 4 Apple iMovie 2 tutorial Pt 1 of 4 Hands-on with Apple's budget video editing program - Setup and capture Mac 38 Dec-00 68 iMovie L-plates Pt 1 of 4 Apple iMovie 2 tutorial Pt 1 of 4 Dec-00 38 72 Tutorial MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 4 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software Win 38 Dec-00 72 MGI VideoWave 3.5 tutorial Pt 4 of 4 Hands on with budget video editing software Jan-01 39 32 Review Pinnacle Studio DV Plus DV card. Proprietary. PCI. With analogue outputs and Studio software Win 98SE/ME/2000 39 Jan-01 32 90% EC; Innov Pinnacle Studio DV Plus Jan-01 39 38 Review DViCo FireBird DV DV card. OHCI. PCI. With Premiere 5.1 LE and DViCo's own capture software and timeline playback plug-in Win 98SE 39 Jan-01 38 90% Rec DViCo FireBird DV Jan-01 39 44 Review JVC GR-DVL109 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A DV input (no analogue input). No analogue output while bringing in DV from computer! 39 Jan-01 44 55% JVC GR-DVL109 Jan-01 39 48 Review Canon MV3iMC Camcorder - MiniDV N/A DV input (no analogue input). Very poor image quality! 39 Jan-01 48 45% Canon MV3iMC Jan-01 39 54 Review Terran (now Media100) Cleaner 5 "Video repurposing software (Mac version tested, Windows version also available)" Mac Cross-converts between multiple video file types 39 Jan-01 54 80% Terran (now Media100) Cleaner 5 Jan-01 39 65 Review Iomega Zip 250 USB and FireWire adaptor Hard drive - USB with optional FireWire adaptor (CardBus adaptor also available) Win & Mac Major problems during review. Could be that drives (x2) were faulty or Windows drivers were faulty 39 Jan-01 65 45% Iomega Zip 250 USB and FireWire adaptor Jan-01 39 72 Feature Access All Areas Edinburgh Film and Access Centre Training and support for movie makers with limited budgets N/A 39 Jan-01 72 Access All Areas Edinburgh Film and Access Centre Jan-01 39 74 Tutorial iMovie L-plates Pt 2 of 4 Apple iMovie 2 tutorial Pt 2 of 4 Hands-on with Apple's budget video editing program - Trimming and cutting Mac 39 Jan-01 74 iMovie L-plates Pt 2 of 4 Apple iMovie 2 tutorial Pt 2 of 4 Feb-01 40 28 Review Pinnacle DC2000 (in Red Submarine PC system) Editing card. MPEG-2. With Premiere 5.1;TitleDeko;SpiceRack; PhotoShop 5LE (and more besides) Win "Also has Acid Music, FreeFx, Hollywood FX Bronze, StreamAnywhere LE, Minerva Impression CD Pro 2" 40 Feb-01 28 85% Pinnacle DC2000 (in Red Submarine PC system) Feb-01 40 34 Review Intel.play QX3 microscope "Microscope - USB. A toy, yet much more than a toy" Win 40 Feb-01 34 95% EC; GV Intel.play QX3 microscope Feb-01 40 58 Review Sony Sony PC110 megapixel DV camcorder Camcorder - MiniDV Megapixel; DV and analogue in/out 40 Feb-01 58 75% Sony Sony PC110 megapixel DV camcorder Feb-01 40 46 Review ADS Turbo Quad 4 "USB card. PCI, 4-port. Solved problem with ADSL modem not running on motherboard USB" Win & Mac "Only tested under Windows. Also used ADS USB Ultra Hub 4 in tests, which worked without fault" 40 Feb-01 46 95% Rec ADS Turbo Quad 4 Feb-01 40 50 Review Keene Patch Bay Breakout box for mounting in 5.25in drive bay Win "Keene has introduced a full set of leads since review, at a good price" 40 Feb-01 50 80% Keene Patch Bay Feb-01 40 52 Review Digidesign Pro Tools Free Free Midi and audio sequencer for Win and Mac (only Win version tested) Win & Mac 40 Feb-01 52 70% Digidesign Pro Tools Free Feb-01 40 40 Review JVC HR-DVS2 "VCR - MiniDV, S-VHS, VHS" N/A Audio drop-out problem and wouldn't work with 2 out of 3 NLE systems with which tested 40 Feb-01 40 55% JVC HR-DVS2 Feb-01 40 64 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 1 of 6 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software. Pt 1 - Capturing and cutting Win 40 Feb-01 64 Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 1 of 6 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software Feb-01 40 72 Tutorial iMovie L-plates Pt 3 of 4 Apple iMovie 2 tutorial Pt 3 of 4 "Hands-on with Apple's budget video editing program - Transitions, effects, audio tools" Mac 40 Feb-01 72 iMovie L-plates Pt 3 of 4 Apple iMovie 2 tutorial Pt 3 of 4 Mar-01 41 30 Review Canopus DVStorm DV card. Proprietary. Analogue and DV. PCI. Real-time. Win 2000 41 Mar-01 30 90% Rec Mar-01 41 36 Review Adobe Premiere 6 (Windows review) Editing software - video. OHCI. Fully featured Win & Mac 41 Mar-01 36 90% Rec Mar-01 41 36 Review Adobe Premiere 6 (Mac review) Editing software - video. OHCI. Fully featured Win & Mac 41 Mar-01 36 85% Rec Mar-01 41 46 Review Panasonic NV-MX300 Camcorder - MiniDV "3CCD, Megapixel; DV and analogue in/out" 41 Mar-01 46 80% Mar-01 41 54 Review DViCO FireBird Jnr DV card. OHCI. CardBus.With Premiere 5.1 LE and DViCo's capture software and timeline playback plug-in Win D 41 Mar-01 54 95% Rec Mar-01 41 58 Technique Photshop 6 - creating graphics for video Understanding the basics of using Photoshop for creating titles 41 Mar-01 58 Mar-01 41 68 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 2 of 6 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software. Pt 2 - Sorting and planning Win 41 Mar-01 68 Mar-01 41 76 Tutorial iMovie L-plates Pt 4 of 4 Apple iMovie 2 tutorial Pt 4 of 4 "Hands-on with Apple's budget video editing program - Finishing off, and outputting" Mac 41 Mar-01 76 Apr-01 42 64 Review Cakewalk vs Ejay Clubtracks - Ultra Pack Budget Loop based audio sequencers Win Impress your friends with your mixing prowess - can be used as basic sequencers 42 Apr-01 64 Cake 90% eJay 60% Rec Cakewalk - eJay Clubtracks - Ultra Pack Apr-01 42 42 Review Dazzle Hollywood DV Bridge Dazzling analogue / DV converter Win & Mac "Don’t wait for the sequel, this star is all singing dancing" 42 Apr-01 42 "(Mac) 90%, (Win) 90%" EC ; Innov Apr-01 42 32 Feature Firewire External Hard Drives Western Digital; Lacie; Maxtor "WD 30 Gbyte; Lacie 20 Gbyte; Maxtor 80Gbyte ; All 5,400rpm" Win & Mac Maxtor all round contender; Lacie great for Mac; WD trails in out of box performance 42 Apr-01 32 "(Mac): 70, 80, 90%" "(Win): 60, 70, 85%" Apr-01 42 52 Review Hauppauge DV - Wizard Pro "Firewire Capture Card, bundled w Ulead MediaStudio 6.0 SE" Win "Affordable quality video capture, editing & MPEC-2 SVCD writing capability - for £130!" 42 Apr-01 52 95% EC Apr-01 42 58 Review JVC DV2000 Camcorder - MiniDV N/A "1/4iCCD, DV and analogue in/out - JVC's answer to the TVR900: awkward single pot bottom loader!" Apr-01 74 90 Review JVC DV2001 Apr-01 42 72 Review David Dick PC Multimedia Handbook "Book - 448 A4 pages, 15 Chapters: Dumbreck Publishing; £29" N/A Good general info covering all areas: not expansive in any Apr-01 102 132 Review David Dick PC Multimedia Handbook Apr-01 42 48 Review Pro Max DH-Max; PCI card for Dual Monitor G4 Adapted Matrox G400 Mac Does the Job - at a price; Good for ext TV or Monitor Apr-01 54 60 Review Pro Max DH-Max; PCI card for Dual Monitor G5 Apr-01 42 74 Technique Windows Tips Four essential ways to enhance your Windows "UI, MS, Startup, Taskbar" Win Useful tips & tricks Apr-01 106 138 Technique Windows Tips Four essential ways to enhance your Windows Apr-01 42 76 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 3 of 6 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software. Pt 3 - Editing Win Apr-01 110 144 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 3 of 7 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software May-01 43 44 Review Adaptec FireConnect 4300 Firewire Capture Card Win & Mac Good value performer May-01 45 46 Review Adaptec FireConnect 4301 May-01 43 64 Review CeQuadrant WinOnCD 3.8 CD/VCD/SVCD writing software Win All your writing needs - The best of the bunch for VCD - £45 May-01 85 106 Review CeQuadrant WinOnCD 3.9 May-01 43 58 Review Datavideo VDR-3000 "Video disc recorder - VCD, HQ-VCD, SVCD- CD-DVD, audio CD" N/A All your writing needs - £900 tho May-01 73 88 Review Datavideo VDR-3001 May-01 43 54 Review Microboss MP3 Rock CD/VCD/MP3 player N/A plug and play - compatibility problem with CD-RW May-01 65 76 Review Microboss MP3 Rock May-01 43 36 Feature Pinnacle DV200 PCI FireWire card with two external 1394 ports & 1 internal: Premier 5.1+ Win Quality product £293 May-01 29 22 Feature Pinnacle DV201 May-01 43 68 Review Play Pocket Producer Shot logging software for Palm PDA's N/A Logging software from Play May-01 93 118 Review Play Pocket Producer May-01 43 50 Review Western Digital 1394 Adapter PCI FireWire card with two external six-pin ports; VideoStudio 4 Win - Premier 5.1 Mac Win & Mac Good value especially for users of non-firewire macs May-01 57 64 Review Western Digital 1395 Adapter May-01 43 76 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 4 of 6 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software "Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software. Pt 4 - Overlays, Mattes & Filters" Win May-01 109 142 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 4 of 7 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software May-01 43 72 Tutorial Super Shorts Bootcamp for Short Film-maker's "Definitive idiots guide to making shortz. Pt 1 - Pre-production: planning, planning, planning" N/A May-01 101 130 Tutorial Super Shorts Bootcamp for Short Film-maker's Jun-01 44 38 Review AIST Movie Pack Windows video editing and compositing software Win Good effort: Functions badly as both editing & compositing + £599 Jun-01 32 26 Review AIST Movie Pack Jun-01 44 26 Feature ATI Radeon Multi-function AGP graphics card for Windows Win "TV tuner, video rec, DVD, VCD, CD player. Bundle: VideoStudio 4, Cool 3d. King of entertainment" Jun-01 8 -10 Feature ATI Radeon Jun-01 44 32 Feature Matrox Marvel G450 eTV Multi-function AGP graphics card for Windows Win "TV tuner, video rec, DVD, VCD, CD player. Bundle: VideoStudio 4. Photo Explorer. Contender" Jun-01 20 8 Feature Matrox Marvel G450 eTV Jun-01 44 64 Review Datavideo DAC-1 Pro PAL analogue-digital-analogue video converter Win & Mac "DV in/out, analogue in/out, SVHS in/out & component video out. Good all rounder £479" Jun-01 84 104 Review Datavideo DAC-1 Pro Jun-01 44 60 Review Panasonic AG-DVC15 MiniDV shoulder mounting camcorder N/A "XLR inputs, 3CCD, DV in/out. No optical image stabilizer. £3170" Jun-01 76 92 Review Panasonic AG-DVC16 Jun-01 44 44 Review PureMotion EditSTudio 2.1 Budget analogue/DV editing software Win Good effort from UK software house £49 Jun-01 44 44 Review PureMotion EditSTudio 2.2 Jun-01 44 52 Review Sony DSR-11 DV/DVCAM N/A "DV, analogue, SVHS in/out. PAL & NTSC compat. Mini DV & DVCAM: Reliable, Robust all purpose" Jun-01 60 68 Review Sony DSR-12 Jun-01 44 70 Tutorial Super Shorts Bootcamp for Short Film-maker's "Actors and crew, essential kit, capturing your vision" Jun-01 96 122 Tutorial Super Shorts Bootcamp for Short Film-maker's Jun-01 44 74 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 4 of 6 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software "Analogue and DV (OHCI-compatible) video editing software. Pt 5 - Finishing: titles, recording to DV" Jun-01 104 134 Tutorial Ulead Media Studio Pro 6 tutorial Pt 4 of 7 Hands on with fully-featured video editing software Jul-01 45 50 Review Canopus DV Format Converter DV TV standard converting software Win NTSC to PAL converter for DVRex DVStorm & DVRaptor cards. As good as it gets Jul-01 55 60 Review Canopus DV Format Converter Jul-01 45 66 Review Hauppauge Eskape Labs My Video Analogue input breakout for USB-equipped Macs Mac Bundled with VideoShop. £199 Jul-01 87 108 Review Hauppauge Eskape Labs My Video Jul-01 45 32 Feature Matrox RTMac & Final Cut Pro 2 Real-time editing card & Video edit software for Mac Mac 1st class real time edit package at a price; £820 & £797 Jul-01 19 6 Feature Matrox RTMac & Final Cut Pro 3 Jul-01 45 42 Review Pinnacle DV500 plus Real-time editing card Win Performer: £558 Jul-01 39 36 Review Pinnacle DV500 plus Jul-01 45 58 Review Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum CD writing software Win & Mac Bangs for Bucks without quality VCD; £45 Jul-01 71 84 Review Roxio Easy CD Creator 5 Platinum Jul-01 45 52 Review Samsung SV-5000W Mullti function VHS VCR N/A "NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL-M,PAL-N, PAL, SECAM & MESCAM recording and playback. VHS only" Jul-01 59 66 Review Samsung SV-5000W Jul-01 45 54 Review Xentrik Films ViXen Pro Video processor plug-in for editing applications Win & Mac Well featured and performing pricey Video Edit Software plug-in Jul-01 63 72 Review Xentrik Films ViXen Pro Jul-01 45 64 Review Yelo 800DVD DVD Player - stand alone N/A Good one £200 Jul-01 83 102 Review Yelo 800DVD Jul-01 45 70 Tutorial Super Shorts Bootcamp for Short Film-maker's "Pt-3 Post-production: Telling your story, editing" N/A Jul-01 107 138 Tutorial Super Shorts Bootcamp for Short Film-maker's Jul-01 45 74 Tutorial MediaStudio Pro 6 Editing software Last in a five part series - titling and output to tape N/A Jul-01 99 126 Feature Just do it Video Access centres Aug-01 46 54 Review Apple DVD Studio Pro DVD authoring software for Mac Mac "No choice of other software, but good features - if a little text-heavy, £799" 90% Aug-01 46 42 Review Apple G4 SuperDrive PowerMac with DVD writer N/A "Expensive, but well-featured. Some problems with iDVD, £2,936/£3,757 with monitor" 85%hardware/90%software Aug-01 46 48 Review Packard Bell Video Dre@m Machine Turnkey Windows system with DVD writer Windows "Excellent, £1,500" 95% Aug-01 46 30 Review Pioneer A03 IDE DVD-R/RW drive N/A "Better software would have been nice, £650" 90% Aug-01 46 36 Review Panasonic LF-D311 IDE DVD-R/RAM drive Windows "Good price, no MPEG software, £495" 90% Aug-01 46 76 Review Belkin PCI FireWire PCI FireWire card and editing package N/A "Good bundle, good price, £59" 90% Aug-01 46 68 Review Canopus DVTools DV software suite for Canopus editing cards Windows "Needs better integration between programs, but good at the price, £58" 90% Aug-01 46 74 Review Contour ShuttlePro USB multimedia controller for Apple Macs Mac "Expensive, but very useful, £116" 90% Aug-01 46 78 Review CTX EX950F 19in flat screen CRT monitor N/A "Not quite what it claims to be (flat-screen), £276" 75% Aug-01 46 62 Review Matrox RT2500 Dual-stream analogue/DV editing card/software package Windows "Excellent, best real-time card under £1,000 (at the time), £763" 95% Sep-01 47 44 Review Adobe After Effects 5 Editing and compositing software Win & Mac "Best in class, £590" 85% Sep-01 47 26 Review Canopus Raptor RT Dual-stream editing card Windows "No analogue input; only compatible with Premiere; good real-time performance, £550" 85% Sep-01 47 58 Review Canon MV450i MiniDV camcorder N/A "Good for the price, but quality compromised on some features, £692" 80% Sep-01 47 70 Review HiSoft SoundProbe Audio editing software Windows "Good functionality, low-cost, £99" 85% Sep-01 47 62 Review MainConcept MainActor Video editing software Windows "Good for bells and whistles, but falls down on the fundamentals, £62" 70% Sep-01 47 40 Review Panasonic TC-M14K 34cm video monitor N/A "Very good picture quality, £293" 85% Sep-01 47 32 Review Pinnacle Studio 7 DV editing software Windows "Outstanding, £80" 95% Sep-01 47 74 Tutorial Migrating to Windows Moving over to Windows 2000 "Pros and cons, and preparation - part 1" N/A Oct-01 48 24 Review Apple iBook Budget laptop editing system Mac "Very good all-rounder, and up to the task of video editing, plus good price, £1,095 - £1,495" 95% Oct-01 48 30 Review Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6.5 Fully-featured analogue/DV video editing software Windows "Good improvement over V6, well-rounded product, £349" 90% Oct-01 48 38 Review Media 100 CineStream 3 Video editing software Windows "Compares well with Premiere, at less cost, £399" 85% Oct-01 48 46 Review Avid XpressDV 2 DV editing software (on a Dell C600 laptop) Windows "Too costly, not tactile enough, £2,468" 80% Oct-01 48 58 Review Fast DV.now AV DV/analogue video editing system Windows "Solid, but unremarkable, £499" 80% Oct-01 48 64 Review MainConcept MainVision Video and graphics compositing ssoftware Windows "Problems in importing video and no support for 48kHz audio, £160" 65% Oct-01 48 68 Review Formac Studio Analogue-digital-analogue video converter w/ TV tuner Mac "Very good quality, £336" 95% Oct-01 48 76 Tutorial Migrating to Windows Moving over to Windows 2000 Installing and using - part 2 N/A Nov-01 49 76 Review Cakewalk vs eJay Music Creator vs Studio Midi and audio sequencers Windows "Both very good on features and functionality, £50/£40" 95%/90% Nov-01 49 64 Review Dazzle DVC-II Video capture and editing package Windows "Quite limited, £249" 70% Nov-01 49 30 Review Fast Studio.DV DV editing software Windows (2000 only) "Very well featured and easy-to-use program, but costs too much, £1,521" 95% Nov-01 49 58 Review Miglia Director's Cut Analogue-digital-analogue video converter Win & Mac "Good product, £350" Nov-01 49 72 Review PentaMedia Navis Real-time MPEG-1/2 encoder card Windows "Lacks integration with other programs, £235" 70% Nov-01 49 26 Review Pinnacle Pro-ONE Dual-stream analogue/DV editing card/software package Windows "For general and corporate editing work, outclasses competition, £1,098" 80% Nov-01 49 50 Review Pnnnacle Studio Action USB video capture and editing package Windows "Very good for educational purposes, £65" 90% Nov-01 49 40 Review Ulead VideoStudio 5 DV editing software Windows "Workable program, good for beginners, £46" 85% Nov-01 49 84 Tutorial Migrating to Windows Moving over to Windows 2000 "Performance, tuning and networking - part 3" N/A Dec-01 50 72 Review Ahead NeroMax CD writing software Mac "No manual, doesn't compare well to competition" 70% Dec-01 50 36 Review Pinnacle Express Budget DVD authoring software Windows "Good program, in need of some improvements, £44" Dec-01 50 68 Review Roxio Toast 5 Titanium CD/DVD burning software Mac "Good program, especially for DIY DVD writers in Macs, £58" 95% Dec-01 50 26 Review Ricoh MP5120A IDE DVD+RW drive N/A "Good performer, software is comprehensive, £500" 90% Dec-01 50 32 Review Philips DVDR1000 Set-top DVD+RW recorder with built-in TV tuner N/A "Decent replacement for VCR, but too much money, £1,300" 85% Dec-01 50 50 Review Roxio VideoPack 5 "DVD, VCD, SVCD authoring software" Windows "Hugely disappointing, £350" 55% Dec-01 50 64 Review Sony TRV30 MiniDV camcorder N/A "Good camcorder, but a bottom-loader! £1,208" 80% Dec-01 50 76 Review Sonic Foundry SoundForge vs Acid Audio editors Windows "Both quality products, Sound Forge wins out on features, £260 / £250" 95% / 90% Dec-01 50 58 Review Tiny MovieMaker 1500 PC with FireWire card and video editing software Windows "Good system with upgrade possibiliites, £1,500" 90% Dec-01 50 44 Review Ulead DVD MovieFactory DVD authoring software Windows "Good tools at a good price, £45" 85% Dec-01 50 86 Tutorial Short-filmmaker's Marketing School "The old ways, film festivals and TV companies - part 1" Jan-02 51 36 Review Canon XL1S Three-CCD MiniDV camcorder N/A "Not what it's cracked up to be (a pro-cam), £2,400" 75% Jan-02 51 68 Review Hewlett Packard 100i IDE DVD+RW drive Win & Mac "Good enough drive, but software isn't up to much, £500" Jan-02 51 80 Review Iomega Peerless External modular FireWire hard drive Win & Mac "Lots of caveats, not impressive - too expensive, £335" 75% / 70% Jan-02 51 76 Review Maxtor 3000DV External FireWire hard drive Win & Mac "Virtually faultless, only minor niggles (no on/off switch), £250" 85% / 90% Jan-02 51 26 Review Microsoft Windows XP Operating system Windows "Revolution in OS, very stable - especially well-suited to video editing, £80" 95% Jan-02 51 56 Review Packard Bell iXtreme 9900 PC system with DVD-R/DVD-RW burner Windows "Not overly impressive software bundle, but good for newcomers, £1,880" 90% Jan-02 51 52 Review Panasonic E20 Set-top DVD-R/DVD-RAM recorder N/A "Good format, but not widely supported; otherwise good encoding quality, £900" Jan-02 51 64 Review PentaMedia Navis Pro MPEG-1/2 capture card Windows "Fatally let down on the audio side, although excellent encoding quality, £222" 55% Jan-02 51 72 Review Sony PC120 MiniDV camcorder N/A "Good quality, but too much for a single-CCD camera, and a bottom loader! £1,600" 80% Jan-02 51 48 Review Terratec Cameo 400 DV FireWire PCI card and software Windows "Excellent value, good software and good integration with hardware, £79" 90% Jan-02 51 86 Tutorial Short-filmmaker's Marketing School The way of the dot.com; on-line marketing - part 2 Feb-02 52 48 Review ADS USB Instant DVD Real-time USB hardware MPEG-1/2 encoder Windows "Good value, good encoding quality, but some bugs in the system, £190" 70% Feb-02 52 36 Review Matrox ProPack Compositing/enhancement pack for Matrox RT2000/2500 Windows "Well worth the money - good set of features, £81" 95% Feb-02 52 40 Review MGI VideoWave 5 Video editing software Windows "Not good - worst in class, £80" 45% Feb-02 52 62 Review Panasonic DVC200 DVC Pro camcorder N/A "Good intro to DV format, not so good on audio, £4,500 - £7,000" 85% Feb-02 52 24 Review Pinnacle Commotion Pro 4.1 "Effects, compositing and rotoscoping software" Win & Mac "Very good functionality and useability, plus good value for money, £760" 90% / 90% Feb-02 52 68 Review SmartSound SonicFire Pro Automatic music-track creation software Win & Mac "Good selection of music, and excellent software implementation, US$349/$499" 90% / 90% Feb-02 52 54 Review Sony DCR-IP7E MicrMV MPEG-2 camcorder/stills camera w/ Bluetooth N/A "Small at the expense of quality, no point in MPEG-2 format if export isn't possible, £1,320" 65% Feb-02 52 76 Tutorial Optimising sound for video Microphone technology - part 1 Mar-02 53 46 Review Adaptec DuoConnect FireWire/USB2.0 PCI card Win & Mac "Good product, but too expensive, £100" 85% Mar-02 53 58 Review Adaptec USB2Connect Four-port USB 2.0 PCI card Windows "Good, but no support for Macs" 85% Mar-02 53 62 Review Belkin USB2Connect Five-port USB 2.0 PCI card Win & Mac "Decent card, maybe not enough ports, £51" 85% Mar-02 53 72 Review Vine Micros CORIOgen Eclipse Scan converter for displaying programs on a TV set Win & Mac "Not a wide-ranging appeal, but a good product, £359" 70% Mar-02 53 74 Review Digital Cinematography (Book) High-end Cinematography N/A "Aimed at pros, but of a beginner standard, interesting but not essential, £20" 70% Mar-02 53 52 Review LaCie PocketDrive External FireWire/USB 2.0 hard disk drive Win & Mac "Excellent product, £281" 85% / 85% Mar-02 53 40 Review Philips DVDRW208 IDE DVD+RW drive Win & Mac "Good price, not so good software, £388" 90% Mar-02 53 68 Review Que! 8x8x32 USB 2.0 CD-RW burner Win & Mac "Not good enough yet, later models promise to be, £n/a" 73% Mar-02 53 30 Review Pinnacle DV Clip OHCI FireWire card and DV editing software Windows "Annoying pop-ups in software, but otherwise excellent, £50" 90% Mar-02 53 76 Tutorial Optimising sound for video Microphone techniques and the recording process - part 2 Apr-02 54 50 Review AJP 2200T FireWire equipped laptop PC Windows "Budget, but does the job, although battery life isn't outstanding, £1,406" 80% Apr-02 54 36 Review Boris FX6 Plug-in effects Win & Mac "Excellent for many editing applications, but pricey, and no on-line help, £441 - £858" 85% Apr-02 54 68 Review Norton Ghost Partition copying and imaging program Windows "Technical in nature, but faster than the competition, £38" 80% Apr-02 54 62 Review PowerQuest DriveImage Partition managing software Windows "Easy-to-use, but only supported for drives up to 80GByte, £46" 80% Apr-02 54 58 Review PowerQuest Partition Magic patitionning and boot-management program DOS/Windows "Easy-to-use and extensive features, but only supported for drives up to 80GByte, £41" 85% Apr-02 54 72 Review Terrabyte Bing 1.28 patitionning and boot-management program DOS/Windows "Lots on offer for a tiny fee, and very good on-line support, US$30" 90% Apr-02 54 28 Review Ulead DVD Workshop DVD authoring software Windows "Not advanced, but best in class, £175" 90% Apr-02 54 42 Review Ulead VideoStudio 6 Budget video editing software Windows "Very good, offering a diiferent set of features to Studio 7, £50" 90% Apr-02 54 76 Tutorial Optimising sound for video Audio editing techniques - part 3 May-02 55 40 Review Apple TiBook Apple G4 PowerBook laptop PC Mac "Highly capable, but very pricey, £2,571" 85% May-02 55 62 Review LaCie DVD-R/RW and DVD-R/RAM burners FireWire DVD-RW/RAM burners Win & Mac "Software bundle is weak, but hardware is up to the job, £469 / £469" 80% / 80% May-02 55 70 Review Maxtor DiamondMax Plus D740X 80GByte ATA/133 hard disk drive Win & Mac "Good drive, good price, thoroughly recommended, £129" 85% May-02 55 30 Review Pinnacle Studio Deluxe AV/DV editing card and software Windows "Good bundle, with good integration, £300" 90% May-02 55 56 Review Pioneer DVR-A04 IDE DVD-R/RW drive Windows "Good model, although software is nothing special, £320" 90% May-02 55 50 Review Sony Vaio PCG-FX505 Athlon-based edit-ready laptop PC Windows "Good machine in many respects, but needs to drop the editing software, £1,409" 85% May-02 55 66 Review Ulead DVD PictureShow DVD slideshow creation software Windows "Very easy-to-use, and does what it says on the tin, £25" 95% May-02 55 76 Review Western Digital Caviar 1000BB 100GByte ATA/100 hard disk drive Win & Mac "Great performer at a great price, £185" 90% May-02 55 78 Tutorial Optimising sound for video Producing the final mix - part 4 Jun-02 56 46 Review Apple Final Cut Pro 3 Prosumer video editing software Mac "Good improvements overall, but audio needs attention, £762" 90% Jun-02 56 32 Review Apple iMac DVD Edit-ready desktop PC w/ DVD burner and swivelling LCD monitor Mac "Very good intro to video editing in one package - and it looks good! £1,649" 90% Jun-02 56 56 Review Edirol DV-7R DV/analogue black-box editing system N/A "Reliable, easy-to-use, but too expensive, £4,328" 80% Jun-02 56 64 Review GTH Ace Converter Video processor and standards converter N/A "Incredible value for money, and does what it says on th etin, £300" 95% Jun-02 56 76 Review MGI Cinematic Beginners' editing software Windows Couldn't hope to do what it claims (edit video automatically) £50 65% Jun-02 56 40 Review Pioneer DVR7000 Set-top DVD recorder N/A "Expensive, but good for the job (replacing the VCR) £993" 85% Jun-02 56 52 Review Pinnacle Pro-ONE Dual-stream analogue/digital video capture card/software bundle Windows "Relatively high price, but a great piece of hardware, £810" 85% Jun-02 56 68 Review PureMotion EditStudio 3 Budget video editing software Windows "Doesn't know if it's entry-level or prosumer, £80" 80% Jul-02 57 78 Review Adaptec FireConnect for notebooks Three-port FireWire CardBus adapter w/ editing/burning software Windows "Thoroughly unimpressive, £70" 65% Jul-02 57 42 Review Apple DVD Studio Pro 1.5 DVD authoring software Mac "Not great as an upgrade, but good value for first-time buyers, £830" 85% Jul-02 57 68 Review Canon MV550i MiniDV camcorder with FireWire card and editing software Windows "Quality is average, and it's a bottom-loader! £750" 75% Jul-02 57 54 Review Canopus ADVC-100 Two-way analogue/digital video converter N/A "Very good quality, one of the best, could do with being bus-powered, £260" 90% Jul-02 57 32 Review Pinnacle Edition DV editing software Windows "Killer program, amazing value, £499" 90% Jul-02 57 48 Review Pinnacle Impression DVD authoring software Windows "Doesn't satisfy pro standards, but good nonetheless, £350" 85% Jul-02 57 52 Review Pioneer DVR-S201 SCSI DVD-R authoring drive N/A "No real point in its existence at this price, £3,778" 70% Jul-02 57 60 Review Sony Vaio PCV-RX203 PC system with DVD burner Windows "Quite good value, but software isn't up to scratch, £1,499" 75% Aug-02 58 54 Review Apple dual-1GHz PowerMac dual-1GHz Quicksilver PowerMac Mac "Good value for a dual-processor solution, £2,502" 85% Aug-02 58 42 Review Canopus MVR1000 MPEG-1/2 capture card Windows "Pricey, and bad software, but good encoding results, £617" 80% Aug-02 58 48 Review Casablanca Kron/DVD Arabesk DV /analogue one-box editor with DVD-R/RW burner N/A "Unconvincing argument for one-box solutions, £3,475" 80% Aug-02 58 30 Review Red Submarine video editing laptop PC Video editing laptop PC Windows "Not cheap, but vey high quality and convenient - with good tech support, £3,290" 90% Aug-02 58 36 Review Snazzi III AV.DV Gold Analogue/DV MPEG editing card and software Windows "Good product, needs research to make sure it's the right purchase, £335" 85% Aug-02 58 76 Review SonicFoundry Vegas Video 3 Fully-featured video editing program Windows "Straight-forward and well-thought out, £375" 90% Aug-02 58 68 Review Vitec DVD Cut Machine + MPEG-1/2 capture card Windows Very good assortment of hardware and software (apart from VideoPack) £632 80% Sep-02 59 44 Review Adobe After Effects 5.5 Advanced motion graphics and visual effects Win & Mac "Keeping up appearances - well worth upgrade fee; Pro bundle is pricey by comparison (£1,440)" 59 85% Sep-02 59 56 Review Canopus ProCoder Media repurposing software Windows "Wins out over Discreet Cleaner, but too pricey (£586)" 80% Sep-02 59 58 Review Creative Extigy USB-based external sound module Windows "Good product for entertainment, but not for serious musicians, £140" 80% Sep-02 59 70 Review Discreet Cleaner SuperCharger MPEG-1/2 hardware accelerator for Discreet Cleaner Win & Mac "Slow processing for the cost, not a consumer market (yet), £770" 65% Sep-02 59 62 Review Pinnacle/Trust Linx/USB AV cables Budget USB analogue video capture packages Windows "Neither product convinces against digital capture, both poor products, £36/£56" 60%/70% Sep-02 59 40 Review Pinnacle DV500 DVD Dual-stream DV editing card with software Windows "Not the best overall, but exeptional on the MPEG encoding front, £469" 90% Sep-02 59 32 Review Snazzi III USB2 Gold Deluxe Edition FireWire/USB DV/analogue MPEG editing package Windows "Good for novices, but limited options otherwise, £330" 85% Sep-02 59 74 Tutorial Yamaha UW500 Audio/Midi USB sound processor Windows "Good enough, but one of many choices on the market, £230" 75% Nov-02 60 38 Review Adobe Premiere 6.5 Video editing software Win & Mac "Third-party plug-in support for Mac lets the side down, otherwise top-notch, £500" 90% / 85% Nov-02 60 72 Review Epson Stylus Photo 950 Colour inkjet printer with disc-printing capabilities Win & Mac "Quality of prints is excellent - a few minor niggles, £329" 85% Nov-02 60 66 Review LaCie StudioDrive 80GByte External 80GByte FireWire hard drive Win & Mac "Works well enough, but setup is a drag with included software" 75% / 80% Nov-02 60 30 Review Matrox RT.X100 Real-time analogue/DV editing card and software Windows "Superb real-time capabilities put it out in front, £810" 90% Nov-02 60 46 Review Pinnacle Studio 8 Budget video editing software Windows "Room for improvement, but nonetheless excellent and unparalleled, £60" 95% Nov-02 60 56 Review Sony DCR-TRV950E DV/analogue in/out enabled three-CCD MiniDV camcorder N/A "Very good qualty stills and video, also good value, £1,528" 90% Nov-02 60 76 Review Ulead Pick-a-video Royalty-free video clips Win & Mac "Good quality clips, reasonable price, £149" 95% Nov-02 60 78 Review United Media Multicam 2 Multi-camera video editing software Windows "Specialised, but very effective, £269/£528 (2-/4-camera)" 80% Dec-02 61 38 Review Canon DM-XM2 Three-CCD MiniDV camcorder with DV/analogue in/out N/A "Major improvement over XM1, but doesn't compare well to the Sony TRV950E, £1,642" 80% Dec-02 61 68 Review Canopus ADVC1394 Internal FireWire card-cum-AV/DV converter Win & Mac "No analogue out, bad software, £235" 75% Dec-02 61 60 Review CyberLink PowerDirector Video editing software Windows "Nowhere near as good as Studio, £94" 60% Dec-02 61 58 Review InnoBits BitVice MPEG-2 encoder Mac "Excellent results, but slightly unpredictable, US$297" 75% Dec-02 61 52 Review Matrox RT.X10 Real-time analogue/DV editing card and software Windows "Excellent, but a few caveats, like compatibility with Athlon systems, £469" 90% Dec-02 61 46 Review Philips DVDR890 Set-top DVD+R/+RW recorder N/A "Tremendous machine, £465" 95% Dec-02 61 74 Review PowerQuest Drive Image 2002 Back-up software Windows "Better than the competition, £40" 85% Dec-02 61 80 Review Steinberg Clean (Plus) 3 Audio restoration and CD burning software Windows "Effective tools for the job, £23 / £54" 85% / 85% Dec-02 61 86 Tutorial Entry-level editing Intro to insert editing Jan-03 62 40 Review Apple dual-1.25GHz G4 PowerMac Apple 1.25GHz dua-processor G4 PowerMac Mac "Teething problems with intrinsic compatibility under OS X, £2,697" 75% Jan-03 62 62 Review Creative Audigy Player Audio PCI card with FireWire connector Windows "No editing software, but worked okay, £79" 75% Jan-03 62 54 Review Pinnacle Pro-ONE RTDV Real-time DV/analogue editing card with software Windows "Good contender, but doesn't win the crown, £751" 80% Jan-03 62 74 Review Terapin audio/video CD player Set-top Video CD recorder N/A "Becoming obsolete, £390" 75% Jan-03 62 72 Review United Media Multicam for Pinnacle DV500 Multi-camera video editing software for DV500 Windows "Awkward and frustrating, £269/£528" 70% Jan-03 62 66 Review Western Digital 120/200GByte HDDs 120GByte and 200GByte EIDE hard drives Win & Mac "Acres of space, quiet running, and a good price, £186 / £330" 90% / 85% Jan-03 62 30 Review Avid XpressDV 3.5 DV editing software Win & Mac "Professional and intuitive, but very pricey and not much tech support, £2,233" 85% Jan-03 62 76 Tutorial Motion-menu creation for the Mac Basics of creating moving menus on a Mac Feb-03 63 70 Review Adaptec DVPics Plus OHCI FireWire card with video editing and DVD authoring software Windows "Not great, even for the price, £57" 65% Feb-03 63 64 Review Adaptec VideOh! DVD USB 2.0 analogue MPEG editing package Windows "Problems setting up and not loaded with extras, but good quality output, £139" 70% Feb-03 63 58 Review Canon MV5i MC MiniDV camcorder N/A "Good choice for a pocket model, £614" 85% Feb-03 63 54 Review Canopus Imaginate Still image animation software Windows "Excellent software, with wide appeal, but way too pricey, £175" 85% Feb-03 63 38 Review Hewlett Packard DVD200e External FireWire/USB 2.0 DVD+R/+RW burner Win & Mac "Expensive but reliable, £398" 85% Feb-03 63 42 Review Pinnacle Edition DV500 DV/analogue editing card and software Windows "Good, but better to wait for Edition paired with Pro-ONE, £511" 85% Feb-03 63 30 Review Hitachi DZ-MV270 DVD-RAM/DVD-R camcorder N/A "As good as a budget MiniDV cam, but very pricey and not ideal for editing, £1,046" 70% Feb-03 63 74 Tutorial Motion-menu creation for Windows Creating moving menus on three Windows programs Mar-03 64 54 Review aDVanced PAL/NTSC Converter Software PAL/NTSC converter Windows "Compares well to hardware alternatives (Canopus), excellent price and support, US$98" 95% Mar-03 64 60 Review Connectix Virtual PC for Mac Windows PC emulator Mac "Works well, but specific requirements for video might not be met, £187" 80% Mar-03 64 66 Review Maxtor DV Producer OHCI FireWire card and DV editing software Windows "Decent bundle, but has its flaws - plus it doesn't come close to competing with Studio, £80" 75% Mar-03 64 50 Review Sonic Desktop Movie Maestro Software for intelligent music-track generation Win & Mac "Does its job well, and at a good price, £40" Mar-03 64 42 Review Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 6 and Acid Pro 4 Audio editor and loop-based music creation software Windows "Upgrade brings welcome new features and functionalityfor both programs, £250 / £225" 95% / 95% Mar-03 64 36 Review Philips DVDRW228 IDE DVD+R/RW burner Win / Mac? "Good once working - installation process is a nightmare - a little too pricey, £249" 70% Mar-03 64 32 Review Sony DRU-500A IDE DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW burner Win / Mac? "Perfect for the current state of affairs with DVD formats, and a good price, £255" 95% Mar-03 64 38 Review Pioneer DVR-A05 IDE DVD-R/-RW burner Win / Mac? "Good improvement over previous versions, and a decent price, £199" 90% Mar-03 64 72 Tutorial Premiere 6.5 Title Designer In-depth look at title creation in Adobe Premiere 6.5 Apr-03 65 58 Review Dazzle DVD Complete Deluxe DVD authoring software Win "More expensive than Studio 8 and not quite as good, £81" 75% Apr-03 65 66 Review Discreet Cleaner 6 Media repurposing software Mac "Disappointing lack of encoding options, but good in other areas, £499" 70% Apr-03 65 78 Review FCP 3 Editing Workshop Book Hands-on book for Apple Final Cut Pro 3 N/A "Good for novices as well as experienced users, £27" 85% Apr-03 65 40 Review Panasonic NV-MX500B Three-CCD MiniDV camcorder with DV/analogue in/out and MPEG-4 recording N/A "Compares well to Sony TRV950 – and is £300 cheaper, £1,179" 90% Apr-03 65 80 Review Sound Recording Advice Book Book for audio recording novices N/A "Up against good competition, but fairs well, £11" Apr-03 65 52 Review TDK LPCW-50 USB direct-to-disc CD/DVD label printer Win "Okay for quick and dirty jobs, but can't do full-disc printing, £82" 65% Apr-03 65 72 Review Terratec Cameo 600 DV FireWire card and editing/DVD-creation software Win "Great value, and good selection of bundled software, £93" 90% Apr-03 65 32 Review Canopus DVStorm 2 Real-time analogue/DV/MPEG video editing solution Win "Compares favourably with RT.X100 and Pro-ONE, focussing on mainstream productivity, £822" 85% Apr-03 65 92 Tutorial Alpha channels Use of in video projects Advice on the use of alpha channels in video projects Apr-03 65 84 Tutorial Pinnacle Studio 8 "In-depth look at all aspects of the program, part one" Capture; assemble editing; insert editing; audio editing May-03 66 56 Review Apple iLife Media management software Mac "Well integrated and versatile suite of software, £39" 89% May-03 66 78 Review Making Awesome iMovies Book Guide to making movies with Apple iMovie N/A "Very useful guide, not just for iMovie users, $40" 85% May-03 66 74 Review Maxtor 3000XT External FireWire hard drive Win & Mac "Dependable and useful, £240" 90% / 85% May-03 66 40 Review Panasonic LF-D521 IDE DVD-R/-RW/-RAM burner Win & Mac "Falls down on lack of +R/+RW support, and picky about DVD-R discs, £200" 80% May-03 66 48 Review Pinnacle Expression 2.1 DVD/SVCD/VCD authoring software Win "Cheap, but needs a few extra features and doesn't match up to Studio 8, £27" 80% May-03 66 68 Review PowerQuest PartitionMagic 8 Partitioning software Win "Up to the usual high standard, and a better upgrade than V7, £41" 95% May-03 66 80 Review 3D Animation software Discreet 3ds max 5.1; Discreet Combustion 2.1; NewTek LightWave 7.5 Overview and reviews of 3D animation software Win "LightWave for value and general usage, 3ds max for extra features and integration with other apps; Combustion – great value but steep learning curve, £1,174; £3,167; £852" 85%; 85%; 85% May-03 66 32 Review Odixion DigiPrinter Colour Bubble Jet printer with disc-printing capabilities Win & Mac "Disc-printing capabilities 'tacked-on', not very reliable, £224" 65% May-03 66 90 Tutorial Pinnacle Studio 8 Second of a two-part tutorial on Pinnacle's Studio 8 Special effects; titling; DVD authoring; output options Jun-03 67 54 Review Apple Final Cut Express Video editing software Mac "V. impressive cut down of FCP at low price, £240" 90% Jun-03 67 62 Review Magix Video Deluxe 2.0 Plus Budget video editing software Win "Room for improvement, but still capable, £60" 80% Jun-03 67 34 Review Sonic Foundry Vegas 4.0 +DVD Audio/video editing and DVD authoring software and 5.1 AC-3 encoder Win "Well-featured and good value, US$600" 90% Jun-03 67 46 Review Surcode Dolby V-Plug Stereo AC-3 encoder plug-in for Adobe Premiere Win "Good, but too expensive, US$299" 80% Jun-03 67 28 Review Ulead DVD Workshop AC-3 DVD authoring software with stereo AC-3 encoding Win "Good program, and good value, £299" 90% Jun-03 67 68 Tutorial The Big Easy (Upgrade) Upgrading processors on BX-motherboard PCs "Under £100, under an hour, rendering time cut to one-third" Jul-03 68 64 Review Dazzle DVD Creation Station 200 MPEG encoding and DVD authoring software Win "Excellent quality at conservative bit-rates, but weak on bundled software, £200" 70% Jul-03 68 40 Review Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6 CD & DVD burning software Win "V. good value - some impressive programs, but these need to be better integrated, £39" 85% Jul-03 68 54 Review Steinberg Cubase SX and Wavelab 4 Midi/audio professional sequencer and audio editor Win & Mac / Win "Good news for Windows users - pro-level programs at good prices, £469 / £340" 85% / 80% Jul-03 68 72 Review Wacom Volito Drawing tablet with mouse and pen Win & Mac "Some minor gripes, but good value, generally useful and fun to use, £40" 85% Jul-03 68 28 Review Ulead Cool 3D Studio 3D animation software for video production Win "Excellent program - very easy to use and enjoyable, plus unbeatable value, £65" 90% Jul-03 68 76 Tutorial FCP OfflineRT offline/online editing with OfflineRT How best to approach the strategy Aug-03 69 68 Review Adaptec VideOh! PCI Analogue MPEG capture and editing Win "Cost-effective and good quality hardware-assisted MPEG encoding, £125" 80% Aug-03 69 62 Review Arboretum Montage 1.0 Audio/video editing Mac "Not developed enough at the present stage, but different way of working has appeal, $149" 65% Aug-03 69 48 Review JVC HR-DVS3 Twin deck MiniDV/S-VHS VCR N/A "Good picture and sound quality for good value, £700" 85% Aug-03 69 42 Review Pinnacle Hollywood FX Pro 4.6 3D transitions and effects plug-in Win "Flashy effects with a wealth of options, now at a much lower price, £299" 90% Aug-03 69 54 Review Roxio WinOnCD 6 DVD Edition CD & DVD burning software Win "Good price, but doesn't match what's on offer from competing solutions, £60" Aug-03 69 72 Review Western Digital WD1200B002 120GByte external FireWire hard drive N/A "Great improvement over past models, and good compatibility between Win and Mac, £187" Aug-03 69 28 Review Ulead MediaStudio Pro 7 Prosumer video editing suite Win "Highly recommended, with a lot of functionality for a good price, £250" Aug-03 69 78 Tutorial Surrounded by sound - Pt 1 First of a two-part introduction to surround sound John Walden explains how to get professional results Sep-03 70 60 Review Archos Dex DVD-RW 2 External USB 2.0 DVD-R/-RW/-RAM burner Win "Good price and performs well. Problems with some USB 2.0 controllers and media, £200" 80% / 80% Sep-03 70 44 Review Contech Edition keyboard UK-layout dedicated keyboard for Pinnacle Edition Win "Expensive, but well-made and speeds up workflow, £116" 85% Sep-03 70 56 Review Pinnacle InstantCopy CD/DVD copying program Win "Useful for compressing MPEG-2 footage, but not much besides, £25" 65% Sep-03 70 24 Review Pinnacle Edition 5 Pro Real-time analogue/digital video editing software / AGP hardware Win "First AGP hardware package, but could have better RT functions, £690" 85% Sep-03 70 50 Review PowerQuest Drive Image 7 Back-up software Win 2K/XP "Excellent abilities for 2K/XP users, and very good value, £35" 90% Sep-03 70 46 Review Sorenson Squeeze 3 Media encoding software suite Win & Mac "Only encoder offering Flash Video format, good for Windows, bad for Mac, $450" 85% / 70% Sep-03 70 70 Cover story The Burning Question Barry Fox and Douglas Dixon investigate DVD longevity The issues and pitfalls as things currently stand Sep-03 70 76 Tutorial Surrounded by sound - Pt 2 Second of a two-part introduction to surround sound AC-3 encoding - concluding part Oct-03 71 54 Review Discreet Cleaner XL Media repurposing software Win "Improvements in workflow, but MPEG encoding not great, no PAL/NTSC conversion and too expensive, £512" 75% Oct-03 71 44 Review NEC 1300A DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW burner Win "Unclear results from testing - temperamental setup requirements, £199" 65% Oct-03 71 42 Review Pioneer DVR-106 DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW burner Win & Mac "Good, solid and reliable, £170" 90% Oct-03 71 38 Review Sony DRU-510A DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW burner Win "Solid results, but software not much good and slightly too expensive, £225" 85% Oct-03 71 62 Review Varizoom VZ-Rock & StealthZoom Wired Lanc controllers N/A "Work well in areas, but niggles make many on-board controls preferable, £189 / £289" 55% / 60% Oct-03 71 26 Cover story Apple Final Cut Pro 4 Fully-featured video editng software Mac "Great improvements all-round - especially with audio - and a good drop in price, £762" 90% Oct-03 71 74 Tutorial Making QuickTime movies - Pt 1 First of a two-part teachin on QuickTime's Pro features Overview installation and basic functions Nov-03 72 56 Review Canopus ProCoder 1.5 Media repurposing software Win "In a stronger position to compete wth Cleaner, but still too pricey, £617" 80% Nov-03 72 62 Review LaCie d2 U2&I800 Hard Drive External USB 2.0 and FireWire 800 200GByte hard disk drive Win & Mac "Seems expensive for what it is, and FireWire 800 has yet to live up to its potential, £340" 80%/80% Nov-03 72 32 Review Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Real-time DV/analogue editing card with software Win "Xtreme drivers manage to keep it ahead of competition, but PCI limitations will cap future potential, £845" 90% Nov-03 72 44 Review Ricoh MP5240A IDE DVD+R/+RW burner Win & Mac "Good drive, but hampered by lack of support for other formats, £170" 75% Nov-03 72 48 Review Sony Vaio GRT715M Edit-ready laptop PC with multi-format DVD burner Win "Edit-ready out of the box, and good value to boot, £1,376" 85% Nov-03 72 42 Review United Media Multicam for Matrox Multi-camera editing software for Adobe Premiere and Matrox RT.X100 Win "Worthy tool, but expensive, £528 / £269" 80% Nov-03 72 26 Cover story Epson Styls Photo 900 Direct-to-disc inkjet printer Win & Mac "Off-centre alignment an annoyance, but a good price and otherwise good results, £150" 85% Nov-03 72 74 Tutorial Making QuickTime movies - Pt 2 Second and final installment looking at QT Pro's featues Preparing and compressing video for the web Dec-03 73 38 Review Apple DVD Studio Pro 2 DVD authoring Mac "Best in class on any platform – excellent, £387" 95% Dec-03 73 64 Review Pinnacle MovieBox USB Analogue-to-MPEG capture device and software Win "Impressive encoding quality, good editing software, some issues with disc burning, £133" 80% Dec-03 73 56 Review Roxio VideoWave Movie Creator Budget video editing software Win "Good introduction for the novice, but will leave users wanting for better features, £30" 80% Dec-03 73 30 Cover story Adobe Premiere Pro Video editing software Win "Needs very well spec'd system to perform properly, but good enhancements all-round, £617" 80% Dec-03 73 48 Cover story Adobe After Effects 6 Video compositing and animation software Win & Mac "An all-round superior choice compared to the competition, £664/£1,075" 90% Dec-03 73 76 Tutorial An introduction to QuickTime VR How to stitch stills into 360 degree panoramas for the web Interactive QuickTime movie-making for the web Win & Mac Jan-04 74 28 Review Adobe Encore DVD Professional DVD authoring software Win "Not up to Apple DVD Studio Pro 2 standard, but best app for Windows to date, £400" 85% Jan-04 74 22 Review Canopus DVRaptor RT2 Real-time DV editing board Win "Impressive for real-time playback via analogue channels, but falls short of the competition, £370/£488" 75% Jan-04 74 78 Review aDVanced PAL/NTSC Converter Software PAL/NTSC converter Win "Compares well to hardware alternatives, £241" 95% Jan-04 74 54 Review Apple DVD Studio Pro 2 DVD authoring Mac "Best in class on any platform – excellent, £387" 95% Jan-04 74 66 Review Epson Styls Photo 900 Direct-to-disc inkjet printer Win "Off-centre alignment an annoyance, but a good price and otherwise good results, £150" 85% Jan-04 74 72 Review Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Real-time DV/analogue editing card with software Win "Xtreme drivers manage to keep it ahead of competition, but PCI limitations will cap future potential, £845" 90% Jan-04 74 64 Review Pioneer DVR-106 DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW burner Win & Mac "Good, solid and reliable, £170" 90% Jan-04 74 40 Review Smartsound SonicFire Pro 3 Automatic music-track creation software Win & Mac "Good selection of music, and excellent software implementation, £279" 90% Jan-04 74 46 Review SonicFoundry Vegas 4.0 +DVD Audio/video editing and DVD authoring software and 5.1 AC-3 encoder Win "Well-featured and good value, US$600" 90% Feb-04 75 44 Review Avid Xpress Pro DV editing software Win & Mac "First-rate editing program with some good improvements on earlier versions, but too pricey, £1,527" 85% Feb-04 75 54 Review Canopus Edius Real-time video editing software Win "Solid version 1.0 software - bodes well for future upgrades; reliable and intuitive, £469" 85% Feb-04 75 38 Review Canopus Let's Edit RT+ OHCI-compatible analogue/DV editing card and software Win "Easy-to-use and powerful software plus a decent editing card give real-time output to a PC screen, £300" 90% Feb-04 75 32 Review Iomega Super DVD Writer IDE five-way DVD burner – DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW Win "Welcome support for DVD-RAM as well as + and - formats; might be expensive compared to other models, £160" 85% Feb-04 75 62 Review Sony PDX10 Three-CCD DVCAM camcorder with 16:9 capability N/A "Poor low-light performance and CCD flare bring down what is otherwaise a fine camcorder, £1,900" 75% Feb-04 75 70 Review Western Digital WD2500JD 250GByte Serial ATA hard disk drive Win & Mac "Promising, but Serial ATA is yet to mature as a standard, £188" 80% Feb-04 75 26 Review Primera Bravo DVD Publisher Combined DVD-R duplicator and disc printer Win & Mac "Expensive, but works extremely well on Mac and Windows systems, £1,992" 85% Feb-04 75 30 Review Siren DVD Duplication Station Standalone DVD-R/RW/+R/+RW duplicator N/A "Great time-saver and works well, apart from lacking ability to manually select burn speed, £1,527" 95% Feb-04 75 74 Feature "FX, DVDs and Rock & Roll" The Davey Brothers chronicle their movie-making success Mar-04 76 32 Review Hitachi DZ-MV380 DVD-RAM/DVD-R camcorder N/A "Decent camcorder and convenient format (8cm DVD discs), but lacklustre software, £1,046" 70% Mar-04 76 40 Review Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Pro Suite Real-time DV/analogue editing card with software Win Alliance of Premiere Pro and Matrox RT.X100 is hard to fault… £810 90% Mar-04 76 56 Review Media Chance DVD-lab 1.3 DVD authoring software Win "By far the most impressive DVD authoring program seen at this level, $99" 90% Mar-04 76 50 Review Pinnacle InstantCD/DVD V8 Disc burning software Win "Well-featured and competes well with Roxio Easy CD Creator, £29" 90% Mar-04 76 44 Review Pinnacle Instant Video Album DVD/SVCD/VCD authoring software Win "Good fo the novice and/or less interested editor, £28" 90% Mar-04 76 74 Review Serif DVDPlus 1.0 Budget DVD authoring/burning software Win "Passable, but not as good as some even cheaper offerings, £66" 70% Mar-04 76 70 Review Serif MoviePlus 1.0 Budget video editing software Win "Short on bells and whistles – struggles to keep up with competition, £86" 70% Mar-04 76 62 Review Videonics FireStore FS-1 DV-to-hard disk recorder/player N/A "Hugely expensive for what it is, but may prove invaluable, £872" 85% Mar-04 76 26 Review JVC GR-PD1 "Prosumer High-Resolution, single-CCD, MiniDV-based camcorder" N/A "Odd. Holds its own with three-CCD models, but will be of most use in widescreen mode, £1,869" 85% Mar-04 76 76 Feature Messed up to the Nines A cautionary tale for those making dual-layered DVDs Apr-04 77 74 Review Boris Red 3GL "Plug-in compositing software, £1,115" Win & Mac "Powerful and convenient, but very expensive." 85% Apr-04 77 60 Review CyberLink PowerDirector 3 "Video editing software, £50" Win "Hugely improved, but too many wacky effects and not enough fundamental tools. " 70% Apr-04 77 66 Review Pinnacle Liquid Edition "Video editing and DVD authoring, £499" Win "Good improvements on an already excellent program, but should be more prosumer-oriented. " 90% Apr-04 77 44 Review Pinnacle Studio 9 "Budget video editing and DVD authoring, £60" Win "Way ahead of the competition, but may have some stability issues. " 85% Apr-04 77 56 Review TDK LPCW-100 "Direct-to-disc printer, £93" Win & Mac "Awkward and inflexible software for Windows, shockingly bad Mac software; limited capabilities. " 60% Apr-04 77 26 Review Three-way workstation head-to-head Apple dual-2GHz; Armari Opteron dual-2.2GHz; Armari Xeon dual-3GHz Apple's dual-G5 put to the test against two purpose-built Armari video editing workstations N/A Apple – coolest; Armari Opteron – fastest; Armari Xeon – best value 84%; 84%; 80% May-04 78 70 Review Canon MVX3i "Two-megapixel MiniDV camcorder, £949" N/A "Bottom-loading, poor low-light performance, CCD smearing – Panasonic MX500 is a better bet" 80% May-04 78 64 Review CyberLink PowerProducer 2.0 "DVD authoring software, £30" Win "Outclassed in general use by Pinnacle, Ulead and Sonic, but some good peripheral tools" 80% I May-04 78 52 Review Magix Movies on CD & DVD 2.0 "Budget video editing and DVD creation software, £30" Win "Solid and reliable, but unlikely to satisfy the adventurous editor" 75% May-04 78 58 Review Pure Motion EditStudio 4 "Video editing software, £59 – £139" Win Excellent quality software at a very reasonable price – in all vari