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COMPUTER VIDEO
EDITING MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2004
CONTENTS:
Opening scream
The Ed reckons this issue is the best ever - again
News
Windows menus, many new features and a massive price cut with Pinnacle
Liquid Edition 6; Adobe's entry-level editor, Premiere Elements; lots
more features and greater ease-of-use with Ulead CD & DVD PictureShow;
HDV arrives - with Sony's MPEG-2 recording, FireWire-equipped HDR-FX1;
plus a special report from IBC 2004 in Amsterdam
Updates
Updates from all the major editing software producers to support
HDV; more Jam Packs for Apple GarageBand
Help and letters
This month there's a cross-section of your comments about the design
and content of the new-look magazine and DVD
Help on the net
The collected wisdom of our DVdoctor-hosted forums, at your disposal
Buyers' guide
The definitive guide to video-making and DVD hardware and software.
Taking in dedicated editing systems (Mac and Windows), and the hardware
and software in them, plus camcorders, and more besides
DVdoctor
Video analyst John Ferrick of DVdoctor Inc says that a recent landmark
legal ruling means that copyright holders must adapt to survive, not
constantly resort to law
FEATURES
User profile
- Robin Davies-Rollinson
A look
at how a freelance BBC director likes to spend his spare time
To Raid or not
to Raid?
A must for successful video editing, or an expensive luxury? We
outline the pros and cons
Technology close-up
Everything you need to know about Sata disk technology how it's
set to improve systems of the future
TUTORIAL
Colour grading
Peter
Wells sheds light on the dark art of colour grading, giving DV footage
that elusive pro polish
REVIEWS
Dazzle DVC90
Windows
analogue-to-digital USB2.0 capture device with editing software, £45
Red Giant Magic
Bullet Editors
Video processing plug-in software for Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony Vegas
or Final Cut Pro, £206
Serious Magic
DV Rack
DV video monitoring, production and evaluation software tools for
Windows, £375
Serious Magic
Ultra
Professional chromakey and virtual-set software for Windows, £603
Siren Opticopy
Standalone nine-disc DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW duplicator, £998
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