Entries from Manifest Tech Blog tagged with 'Video'
Video Editing Software Buyer's Guide
The range of the video editing software market has been remarkably stable over the past decade or so, with a clear divide between "consumer" tools in the $50 to $100 to $150 range, and "professional" tools from the likes of...
Authoring HD Productions to Blu-ray Discs
It's the era of high definition, shooting with equipment from professional video cameras and video DSLRs, to HD consumer camcorders, and even small pocket camcorders. Video-editing software also has stepped up to the challenge, so you can edit even HD...
Flip SlideHD Pocket Camcorder -- Shoot and Show and Share
The new Flip Video SlideHD pocket camcorder extends Flips's focus on shooting (simple operation) and sharing (with software for easy editing and uploading) to showing -- with a bigger slide-out 3-inch widescreen display. Flip Video (now part of Cisco)...
Dan Rayburn on the Streaming Media Market and Pricing
The streaming media market can be heinously confusing when you're trying to evaluate all the different options, from core video technologies to streaming service providers. But there aren't many markets whose customers are better served than by a flagship publication...
Jan Ozer on Producing and Encoding Streaming Web Video
Do you want to shoot or encode streaming media for the Web, to view on computers, or on mobile devices including the iPhone and iPad? Then your go-to guy is Jan Ozer, who has been shooting, editing, and delivering video...
NAB Wrap - Mobile DTV, 3D Cameras, Editing Tool Updates
The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) wrapped up a week ago, with an announced attendance of 88,044, up from 82,650 in 2009, and including 23,000 international attendees from 156 countries (press release, see earlier post). Major themes at...
Demoing Smartphone Apps with a Webcam
I've been having a lot of fun this year giving talks and demos about smartphone apps, especially on the Apple iPhone and Google Android. The trick for demoing smartphones, of course, is to find a good way to let the...
Sony Vegas Pro 9.0d Software Update
One big splash at last week's NAB Show (see earlier post) was the release of Adobe Creative Suite 5, an impressive update of Adobe's entire collection of 14-plus tools (see previous post). Meanwhile, Sony Creative Software continues to update its...
Upgrading to 64-bit for Video Production
Are you 64 bits? If you're working with video, and especially high-def video, it's time to take the step up to 64-bit processing and performance. Older systems just are not up to the demands of efficiently editing today's HD video,...
Adobe Announces Creative Suite 5
Adobe has just announced the new Adobe Creative Suite 5 collection of publication, Web, and production tools, spanning the creative workflow across print, web, video, interactive and mobile (see previous post). These are due to ship within 30 days....
Adobe Launches Creative Suite 5 on Monday - Watch Online
Hmmm ... The NAB Show is starting in Las Vegas (see earlier post), and it's been about a year and a half since the last release of the Adobe Creative Suite, version 4 (in October 2008). Adobe has just...
Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 for Beginner and Enthusiast Video Editing
Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 is intended as a complete consumer video editing program, to import, edit, burn and share standard or HD video. However, over time even consumer tools like VideoStudio have bulked up with a wide range of...
NAB Conference in April
The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters) is coming up fast, on April 10 - 15 in Las Vegas (see my post from last year). NAB is much more then broadcasting -- it covers the broad range from content...
3D TV Is Here
This week Samsung and Panasonic (shown here) announced that the next generation in consumer electronics is here -- 3D TV products. So are you ready to throw away your HD TV equipment and upgrade to the latest new thing? ...
HD Video DSLRs -- A Different Kind of Camera
Still or motion? Camera or camcorder? Technology is converging -- as even consumer digital cameras shoot HD video, and video camcorders shoot multi-megapixel photos. And the trend has continued into professional Digital SLR cameras, which have evolved to add...
NAB and Digital Media Conferences for 2010
Now that CES is done, we can look forward to The NAB Show (National Association of Broadcasters), coming up April 10 - 15, in Las Vegas (see last year's post). NAB is much more then broadcasting -- it covers...
JVC Picsio Full HD Pocket Camcorder
Pocket camcorders have been popularized by companies like Flip Video (now Cisco) and RCA (now Audiovox) focused on personal and portable devices (see previous post), but the market is growing with entries from companies from professional imaging, including Kodak, Sony,...
RCA EZ209 Small Wonder HD Camcorder
I've been having fun demoing pocket camcorders for the holiday season -- These are so easy to carry, and still shoot quite good looking HD video. And they make great gifts, for example, to give to young adults heading off...
Astak Mole Internet Camera
Webcams are great for connecting to your computer to shoot short videos, or to use for video phone calls (see post on Logitech QuickCams). And Internet cameras go the next step to break the tether to a computer by building...
Compress and Deliver with Sorenson Squeeze 6
With all the different ways to share your videos these days, do you find yourself spending more and more time converting files to different formats with your video editor, and waiting for files to be compressed? Then take a look...
Projector in Your Pocket - 3M MPro120
Portable media players are great for personal use, but aren't so helpful for sharing the fun -- with small screens and at best tiny speakers. And even laptops are not great for viewing by more than a few people. What...
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Update for AVC-Intra
Adobe has announced a new free update to its Adobe Creative Suite 4 suite, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.2. The previous update to Premiere Pro in June enhanced support for the RED camera, popular video hardware, 64-bit systems,...
Sony Vegas Pro 9.0c Software Update
Sony Creative Software continues to release updates for its Sony Vegas Pro 9 nonlinear HD video and audio editing software. Now that video editing tools have settled into support for the new HD formats like HDV and AVCHD, the...
Nikon D90 Digital SLR as an HD Video Camcorder
There never have been so many options for shooting images, stills or in motion -- with digital cameras that shoot video, camcorders that shoot photos, and ubiquitous camera phones that shoot both. Yes, today's consumer digital cameras can capture video...
Get Hands-On at PhotoPlus Expo in New York
PhotoPlus Expo is back in New York for its 25th year at the Javits Convention Center, with three days of seminars and exhibits. It runs from Thursday, October 22, through Saturday, October 24. This is the biggest photography trade show...
Flip MinoHD Upgrade: Better Simplicity
Pure Digital has had tremendous success with its Flip Video line of pocket camcorders. It turns out there is a place in the market between camera phones and more traditional digital camcorders -- these small, truly pocket-sized devices are...
Sony Vegas Pro 9 for Pro Editing
Sony Vegas Pro 9, the latest version in the Sony Creative Software line of professional video and audio editing software, was released in May 2009. The product also includes DVD Architect 5, which adds support for Blu-ray Disc authoring....
Adobe Announces Premiere Elements 8
Adobe has announced its annual update to its consumer digital media editing software -- Premiere Elements 8 for video (Wiindows only) and Photoshop Elements 8 for photos (Win & Mac) -- see respective press releases. The pricing is unchanged:...
HD Expo NY Launches into the Createasphere
HD Expo NY came to The New Yorker Hotel in New York City last week. The show is changing its brand to Createasphere, in recognition of the broadening of production beyond just HD (... and avoiding confusion with Hospitality Design...
Roxio Creator 2010 Available
Roxio Creator 2010 shipped today (press release). This is Roxio’s flagship suite of digital media applications -- Roxio describes it as the top selling multimedia software suite, with over 350 million copies shipped worldwide. It's a deep collection, with...
RealPlayer SP: Play and Download Web Video
(with Tim Geoghan) Media player software continues to expand its scope -- from playback of local files to streaming media and CD and DVD, to acquisition with audio CD ripping, to sharing with CD burning. And now RealNetworks has taken...
MotionDSP vReveal -- Easy Video Enhancement Software
Do you want to enhance video like on CSI, so you can read the writing on a shirt collar a block away in a camera phone video? Well not exactly, but more of this kind of technology from forensic video...
Out of the Pocket: DXG Line of Inexpensive HD Camcorders
Pocket-size camcorders have become very popular -- so easy to carry and simple to use, so you can bring them along to capture spontaneous moments that wouldn't be possible with larger camcorders. You can find pocket camcorders for around $80...
Apple Updates Final Cut Studio
Apple has announced and released an updated version of Final Cut Studio, with new versions of Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, and Compressor 3.5 (see press release). The price has dropped by $300...
20th Anniversary of DVI Technology Commercial Product
It was hubris, of course, to imagine in 1983 that we could play video on a PC (see previous post). It took six more years of prototyping and engineering what we called DVI Technology (for Digital Video Interactive) --...
Logitech QuickCam Webcams
If you're interested in getting a webcam and using software like Logitech Vid to chat with friends and family (see previous post), then Logitech has a nice selection to choose from. The Logitech QuickCam webcam line starts at $29, with...
Logitech Vid - Simple Video Conferencing Software
Logitech has an extensive line of QuickCam Webcams for notebooks and desktop use, ranging from around $29 to $129, some with built-in mics, high-quality glass lenses, autofocus, and even motorized tracking. These are compatible with video instant messaging and calling...
FlipShare Software Updated to Share Videos Online
The Pure Digital Flip Video line of pocket camcorders (see previous Flip posts) continues to demonstrate the attraction of small and easy-to-use devices for shooting video -- Flip Video models were ranked as the top two best-selling camcorders in the...
The WebAround -- Simple Backdrop for Webcam Videos
The WebAround is a simple idea, nicely realized, to help you make better-looking, more professional webcam videos. The problem with shooting informal Web videos is that it's just not very classy to shoot clips that show the clutter of your...
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Update for Flexible Workflow
These days, digital media professionals need to do it all -- production and delivery, video and Web and print -- and work in all media -- video production, and audio, motion effects, Web and DVD. Similarly, no one tool...
SIGGRAPH 2009 Computer Graphics Conference in New Orleans
ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 is coming to New Orleans this summer, from August 3 to 8. This is the 36th annual International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. If you're into graphics and animation, this is the...
Presentations and Videos from Streaming Media East
Presentations from Streaming Media East conference (see previous post) --sessions and workshops -- are posted at www.streamingmedia.com/east. Plus many of the videos from the conference and associated Content Delivery Summit are now available at www.streamingmedia.com/videos. Some recommended viewing: -...
Jan Ozer on Better Quality Streaming Video
Jan Ozer is a regular presenter at the Streaming Media East conference (see previous posts). This year he kicked off the week with a half-day seminar on Encoding H.264 Video for Streaming and Progressive Download, following up on his...
Dan Rayburn on the Streaming Video Market
Dan Rayburn gave his regular update on the streaming media market at the end of a busy day at the Streaming Media East conference in New York (see previous post). Rayburn keeps his fingers on the pulse of the...
Streaming Media East 2009 in New York
The Streaming Media East conference is back in New York this week for the 2009 edition. The event is held at the New York Hilton Hotel in the heart of the city (6th Ave. between 53rd and 54th Streets),...
Shoot Longer with New Flip Ultra Pocket Camcorder
Flip Video has just introduced its second generation Flip Ultra pocket camcorder, now available in both standard-definition and high-def versions. Flip has two pocket-sized camcorder models: the extra-tiny Mino (3.3 ounces, see previous posts), and the larger Ultra with...
More Bond in Blu-ray -- Quantum of Solace
More James Bond (see 007.com) in high-definition Blu-ray Disc (BD) format, with the release of Quantum of Solace, plus more additions to your collection of Bond classics in high-def Blu-ray (see previous post). According to Home Media Magazine, Quantum...
Content Protection Technologies -- and Glossary
This digital age is understandably frightening to content owners, with our uninhibited enthusiasm for sharing our passions for music and videos, and the ease of uncontrolled sharing of exact digital copies around the globe. As a result, the content industry...
Cisco Flips for Personal Video
The Pure Digital Flip line of pocket camcorders features an iPod-like approach to product design -- focus on the core essentials by stripping away nice-to-have features to drive a clean and minimal design (see previous posts). Like the iPods, the...
Apple iTunes Store Adds HD Movie Rental and Sales
Apple describes its iTunes Store as the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store, with over 250 million TV episodes purchased and over 33 million movies purchased and rented. Its catalog features over 10 million songs, over...
Creative Vado HD Pocket Video Cam
The Pure Digital Flip has helped to popularize the idea of pocket camcorders -- small and light, easy to carry and simple to use -- and now even for shooting high-def video (see previous posts on the Flip, Kodak Zi6,...
Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Camcorder Quiets Down
The Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera, is a bit chunkier than other pocket video camcorders, but it has a lot to recommend it -- including a larger 2.4" display, and the flexibility to shoot HD (1280 x 720)...
NAB Show Coming in April
If you're into the whole digital media thing, then get to The NAB Show, the event for media, entertainment and communications professionals held annually in Las Vegas. This year it's being held April 18 - 23. While NAB is...
The Lean Forward Moment: Creating Compelling Stories
It's the story stupid! Creating compelling films or TV or even webisodes comes down to the story, but also how it is told -- how you use the tools of your craft to draw in your audience with a strong...
New Media at Princeton University
My latest article for the U.S.1 Newspaper in Princeton highlights the expansion of "new media" and digital media at Princeton University. The new Frank Gehry-designed Lewis Library building on the Princeton campus includes expanded facilities for a New Media Lab...
The Little Digital Video Book
Consumer video has gone YouTube. -- It's so easy and fun to shoot a short little clip on your camera phone, grabbing a brief slice of life (cool -- the cat in the toilet!), and then upload it to enjoy...
Camcorder Trends: Panasonic 2009 Camcorders with 70X Zoom and 9 MP Res
Once of the most visible trends in this season's new camcorders coming out of the CES conference is the rapid adoption of the smarts from digital photo cameras into video camcorders. The new photo cameras try to be more fail-safe...
Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TS1 Rugged Digital Camera
You can battle the elements, and take pictures of them at the same time, with the newly-announced Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TS1 Digital Camera -- a rugged camera that shoots 12.1 megapixel high-res stills and 1280 x 720 high-def video. With...
DVI Technology - Digital Video on a PC, circa 1982
Sometimes you get lucky, and are in the right place at the right time to have the chance to get involved in a great experience. This month marks the 20th anniversary of the Intel's acquisition of our DVI (Digital Video...
3M MPro110 Micro Pocket Video Projector
Usually I try to explain why a new product is interesting, and set it in the context of the market, but the heck with that -- this is just too amazing -- The new 3M MPro110 Micro Professional Projector is...
Trial Versions Available for Adobe Creative Suite 4
Adobe has just released trial versions of the applications in the Adobe Creative Suite 4 product family (see previous post), which are available online for download. Or you can order a trial DVD of the complete Creative Suite 4...
Flip MinoHD -- Tiny Camcorder, Now In High-Def
I'm a big fan of the Pure Digital Flip line of portable camcorders, and particularly the minimalist Flip Mino (see previous post) -- It's small enough to carry almost anywhere, and shoots good-looking standard-definition video. Most recently I shot some...
Pinnacle PCTV HD Mini Stick
(with Tim Geoghan) Watching Internet video on your computer is great, with amazing stuff on YouTube and network shows on Hulu.com. But sometimes there's use for old fashioned broadcast TV, especially for breaking news, live sports, and new episodes of...
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Now Available
Adobe has done it again -- Adobe Creative Suite 4 shipped on October 15, 2008 for Windows and Macintosh, with a major update to its to its collection of design and development tools, spanning the creative workflow across print,...
Customize Your Flip Mino
I continue to be impressed with the Flip Mino pocket camcorder (see previous post) -- It's small enough to take along everywhere, and yet shoots very good video. I used it this weekend at a wedding -- capturing the first...
Bond is Back -- in Blu-ray
To celebrate the upcoming release of the 22nd James Bond mission, Quantum of Solace starring Daniel Craig, coming November 14 in the U.S. (see the aptly named 007.com) -- MGM and Fox Home Entertainment are releasing six films across...
Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed
Web video can be stupid pet stunts shot in jerky camera phone video and playing in a tiny window . Or it can be much more, using the compelling power of video to connect with viewers to tell a story...
DXG 567V and 569V Pocket Video Camcorders
DXG Technology develops digital still cameras and video camcorders as an OEM for other brands, and has been expanding its own brand with some interesting new products, especially highly portable High-Def pocket video cameras. The DXG-569V HD Camcorder is designed...
Nero Move it: Convert and Transfer Your Media Collection
We love our media -- music, photos, videos -- and we've got so much of it. We've got photos and video shot on digital cameras and cell phones. We have copies of some of these copied up to our PCs...
Nero 9 - Digital Media and Home Entertainment Suite
Nero has just released the latest version of its digital media suite, Nero 9, featuring an updated StartSmart launcher that has built-in quick media playback, ripping, burning, copying, and backup. The suite still is based on Nero's long-established disc...
Roxio Creator 2009 - With Blu-ray
If you're a fan of the Roxio Creator suite of digital media tools, you have only one more day to snap up a free copy of the Blu-ray/HD plug-in for the new version. Roxio Creator goes back to Easy CD...
Peaceful HD TV: Widescreen Screensavers
That big-screen TV is great for experiencing the explosions of action movies, the immersion of sweeping historical epics, and the excitement of live sports. But sometimes it's nice to just kick back and relax. Instead of turning off your display...
Kodak Zi6 HD Pocket Video Camera
I'm a big fan of the emerging category of "pocket video cameras," first popularized by the RCA Small Wonder (see earlier post) and Pure Digital Flip (see earlier post). These are so easy to use -- small enough to take...
Jan Ozer on Critical Skills for Streaming Producers
Jan Ozer certainly knows how to flog a topic to death! If you want to know about producing video for streaming, and especially understand the trade-offs in using streaming codecs, then Ozer has done an amazing amount of work to...
Watch Out: Logitech WiLife Video Security System
When I'm working in my home office at the back of the house I'm really out of touch with what's happening out front on the street. I'd like to know when a visitor has pulled up before the doorbell rings....
Summary: Adobe Premiere Elements 7
Adobe has announced new versions of its Elements line of consumer digital photo and video software -- Adobe Premiere Elements 7 and Photoshop Elements 7, due to be released in October. Adobe has worked diligently with each release to make...
Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9
Sony Creative Software features a well-respected line of higher-end professional video and audio tools, including Vegas Pro for video editing, Sound Forge for audio editing, and ACID for music creation, plus the newer Cinescore for professional soundtrack creation. Sony also...
NBC Olympics On Internet Video
NBC is piling on the online programming from the Beijing 2008 Olympics, August 8-24 -- planning to offer over 3600 hours on its NBCOlympics.com site, and free (with 30-second pre-roll commercials). NBC reports that the site had 70 million page...
Delivering Video with Sorenson Squeeze 5
So you've shot and edited your video. Now what? There are just so may different ways that you'll want to deliver video these days -- over the Web, burned to disc, played toyour PC -- from high-res on a widescreen...
CyberLink Steps Up PowerDirector 7
CyberLink, best known for its PowerDVD player software, has really stepped up the latest version of its consumer video editing application -- CyberLink PowerDirector 7 is a convenient and powerful tool that combines a friendly and straightforward interface, "Magic"...
Summer Gifts -- RCA Small Wonder EZ205 Camcorder
It's the season for graduations and weddings, and I'm ready again with the perfect gift, especially for travel -- a fun little camcorder that's so easy to carry and simple to use. Last year, the RCA Small Wonder and Pure...
Pinnacle Studio 12: HD Video Editing
Pinnacle Studio 12 was released in June 2008, providing simplified video editing and DVD creation for entry-level users, with versions for editing high-definition video and bundled with additional pro-style tools and a green-screen backdrop for chroma key overlays. The...
Flip Video Mino -- Slimmer Simple Camcorder
Pure Digital has released a new version of its Flip Video line of portable and fun camcorders -- the Flip Video Mino (see previous posts on the Flip Ultra, and the related RCA Small Wonder line). The Flip line...
Digital Copy: Movie "Downloads" from Blu-ray Disc
With the victory of the Blu-ray Disc format for high-def movies, the great hope of the movie studios and consumer electronics industry is that that consumers will rush out to buy HD movies on disc for viewing on their home...
Adobe Betas for New Soundbooth, Dreamweaver, Flash
Adobe has really opened up its development process by releasing public prereleases of its applications -- beta versions posted as free downloads for you to try out. The Adobe Labs site provides early access to evaluate new and emerging Adobe...
Streaming Media East -- More and More Video
My strongest take-away from the Streaming Media East 2008 show last week is that video is really taking off on the Internet. I know ... that's a "D'oh!" kind of statement -- but bear with me. Of course, it's...
Jan Ozer on Comparing Online Video Codecs at Streaming Media East
Now in its eleventh year, the Streaming Media East 2008 show is being held this week again at the Hilton New York. It's a three-day event, with preconference workshops on Monday and two days of conference sessions and exhibits....
Sneakernet PC Videos on TV: SanDisk Sansa TakeTV
(with Josh Page) It's a wired world -- or actually getting more wire-less. We're connected at broadband speeds, theoretically able to electronically access our data from the vast cloud of the Web, but yet we still need to physically...
NAB 2008 - Trends and Links
The NAB 2008 Conference (National Association of Broadcasters) wrapped up last week in Las Vegas. The NAB show spans acquisition, production, distribution, and delivery. Its historical core is high-end professional broadcast equipment, from high-end HD cameras to remote trucks with...
SIRIUS Backseat TV: Technology to Product
"Are we there yet?" -- The perennial cry from the back seat that strikes fear into parents on long road trips. I remember a long ride home from Cape Cod with our toddler daughter crying the entire time, except for...
Adobe Premiere Elements 4 and Photoshop Elements 6
Adobe continues to pull off a difficult trick with its Elements applications: providing an accessible interface for novice editors (at under $100) that still provides access to the underlying power and flexibility of its high-end...
PC Video Trends: Camcorder Formats and Editing Software
Video has never been more accessible for consumers -- and more confusing. It's even easier to use -- and harder to understand and master. It's all about "one-click" simplicity -- and an overwhelming profusion of options. If you're ready to...
HD on the Desktop: HDV and AVCHD
High-definition video has arrived -- in under-$1000 consumer camcorders, and supported by sub-$100 consumer video software that can run on your desktop. Camcorders are moving from tape to disc to memory cards, like the Panasonic HDC-DX1 DVD camcorder (back)...
Pure Digital Flip - Fun & Simple Camcorders
I've been a big fan of the RCA Small Wonder line of digital camcorders (see earlier post) -- they're simple, and fun, and compact, and dead easy to use, especially for shooting quick Web videos to upload and share. And...
Digital Holiday Trends 2007: High-Def Home
Hot gift ideas this year start with portable devices in the first part of our coverage -- media players, mobile phones, and portable navigation systems. But this is also the season of high definition -- digital cameras sport multi-megapixels, flat-panel...
Summary: Adobe Premiere Elements 4
Adobe Premiere Elements 4 was released in September 2007, with new emphasis on a cleaner interface for quick and fun editing. It includes integration with Photoshop Elements 6, new automated Movie Themes, and an updated Sharing Center with export...
SanDisk Sansa TakeTV PC-to-TV Video Player
Today's multi-gigabyte USB thumb drives are a great way to move digital files between PCs -- including music and video clips. But to view those clips, you need to get back to a PC, or move up from a USB...
Pinnacle PCTV HD Ultimate Stick
TV on your PC? Even better: high-definition television on your laptop! The USB 2.0 interface is actually fast enough to handle streaming HD TV on your computer display, so you can plug in a small external USB device and be...
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Video Studio Techniques
Flash video is sweeping the Web -- and you can be using it too. If you're new to Flash, you can encode your videos to Flash video to post on the Web, and embed then in your Web pages using...
Flash CS3: The Missing Manual
Flash animations make the Web come alive -- from fun little clips, to interactive tutorials, to full-up games, and now video as well. Yet multimedia development with Flash -- now up to Adobe Flash CS3 Professional -- can be a...
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