Inside February
2003's Computer Video Magazine
CONTENTS
Opening Scream
Don't be deceived by his opening words. The Ed starts screaming
later, and Apple and Sony are the cause of his bile
News
Toshiba introduces DVD-R/-RW burner-equipped laptop PC; Apple includes
slot-loading DVD-R/-RW burner in PowerBook PC; Apple under fire for
noisy desktop PC range; TDK brings out cheap but limited direct-to-disc
printer; Ulead uprates DVD MovieFactory to include support for DVD+RW
and direct-to-disc burning
Next Issue
What's coming in CV next month
Updates
MainConcept AVI-MPEG encoder; Pinnacle Edition fixes
Help on the net
The quick and easy way to solve your video editing problems and
get help with buying decisions
Help & letters
Advice on buying decisions, fixing problems and getting decent service
from suppliers, plus your comments about the magazine and much more
Subscriptions
Subscribe to CV and receive 15 issues for £40 - a saving of
£17.75 compared to the street price
Reviews
Adaptec DVPics Plus
OHCI FireWire card with Windows video editing and DVD authoring software,
£56
Adaptec VideOh! DVD
USB 2.0 analogue MPEG editing package for Windows, £139
Canon MV5i MC
MiniDV camcorder, £850
Canopus Imaginate
Still image animation software for Windows, £175
Hewlett Packard DVD200e
External FireWire/USB 2.0 DVD+R/+RW burner, £398
Pinnacle Edition DV500
DV/analogue editing card and software for Windows, £511
Cover Story
Hitachi DZ-MV270 30
DVD-RAM / DVD-R camcorder, £2,233
Technique
Motion-menu creation for Windows 74
Peter Wells continues his tutorial on motion menu creation, this time
for Windows programs
Buyer's Guide
An in-depth guide to buying the best video editing hardware and software
Competition
Win a copy of Ulead DVD Workshop
Win one of seven copies of this well-featured DVD authoring program
- highlighted in this month's tutorial, and worth £179
Glossary
A two-page jargon-buster to help you know your MPEGs from your M-JPEGs
Dvdoctor
Video analyst John Ferrick of DVdoctor Inc looks at new standards being
developed to allow the integration of video and audio editing system
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