CONTENTS
Opening Scream
Unable to hack the late nights anymore, the ed's making excuses
for why the mag went late to the printers. Again.
News
Canopus's standard-compatible MPEG hardware encoders; Panasonic
set-top DVD-R/-RAM and hard disk recorders; JVC Video Festival 2004;
Philips high-speed DVD+R/+RW drive; New features in Apple OS X 10.3;
Canopus's free Edius upgrade; Lacie 80GByte PocketDrive; SmartSound
cuts prices; Casablanca Avio MkII; Ahead Nero 6 CD & DVD burning
suite
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Updates
Makers line up behind Premiere Pro
Help on the net
The quick and easy way to solve your video editing problems and
get help with buying decisions
Help & letters
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from suppliers, plus your comments about the magazine and much more
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Feature
Lisa Keddie looks for the secrets of success of south London wedding
videography company, Shaadi
Bits and Bobs
B and B gives a first hands-on look at Adobe Premiere Pro, a first
and last look at Dazzle's Real Time Video Producer, an update to last
month's Drive Image 7 review and background to this month's DVD burner
tests
Glossary
A two-page jargon-buster - know your CPUs from your DPIs
DVdoctor
A move to DVD-based camcorders, the breakdown of Moore's Law, and
cheap editing software that actually works. Video analyst John Ferrick
of DVdoctor sees all these things in his crystal ball
Reviews:
Cover story:
Apple Final Cut Pro 4
Fully-featured video editing software for Mac OS 10.2+, £762
Discreet Cleaner
XL
Media repurposing software for Windows, £512
NEC 1300A
ATAPI/IDE DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW burner, £199
Pioneer DVR-106
ATAPI/IDE DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW burner, £170
Sony DRU-510A
ATAPI/IDE DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW burner, £225
Varizoom VZ-Rock
& StealthZoom
Wired Lanc camcorder controllers, £189 and £289
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