Video Tape Formats

Everybody's jumping on the YouTube bandwagon, from cats and kids to vacation travelers and pros. It's fun and it's easy. Here are some quick tips to getting started.

Is your head drowning in acronyms such as MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, 3GPP and the like? Well, we're going to throw you an MPEG-4 life ring and see if we can get you back in the boat.

AVCHD

NewBlueFX offers 57 additional special effects pug-ins, Sony and Panasonic create a new video format. Apple Final Cut Express HD 3.5 video editing program

Is HDV really the next big thing? In potential for greatness, perhaps. In

While people wait for HD-DVD or Blu-ray to make some decisive victory, people hesitate over buying HDV cams or upgrading their computers.

If you're eager to leap into High Definition production, but prefer to limit your six figure purchases to real estate, then HDV is for you.

HDV - So What Should I Do?

HDV support for DV Rack now available from Serious Magic. H.264 is the best looking video compression to date.

Feel the video world shaking? The first rumblings of the HDV shake-up are going to change the footings under the video production industry in the coming years.

High-Definition Video Production is a Real Choice

The camcorder that works for you might not be what works for someone else. What do you really need?

Hi-Def has become the big catch phrase of the year, but many people don't understand just what the format is and why it will be so important to our TV viewing future.

The Hi Def Video Sea is changing. Are you ready to take the plunge?

A look at do it your self and professional options to transfer your classic 16mm film (or any other type of film) to video or DVD.

Sony HDR-FX1 HDV Camcorder

MPEG-2, DivX, AVCHD: These are just a few of the confusing acronyms of digital video. Let's clear the air a bit

I was in my early teens in the late 1970s when the VHS/Betamax wars were raging. My best friend Robbie took the plunge and bought a Betamax. Indecisive, I waited.

Explanations of all those non-standard modes that today's camcorders are capable of shooting.

A comparison of DV camera formats.

High definition video gives more to the viewer, but it asks more of the shooter. What do you need to know to begin?

Editing equipment is becoming smaller, less cumbersome and, in some cases, consolidated within the camcorder itself.

When it comes to audio and video dubbing, where - and how - a format stores its audio tracks makes a world of difference.

Digital video is only a decade old, but already it has turned the video world inside-out. Here's a helpful primer on digital video basics.

Clarity shines on the murky confusion surrounding the two types of signals.

The resilient videotape persists beyond expectations.

At every Videomaker Expo, representatives from the leading equipment convene on stage to face several hundred Expo attendees. Their purpose: to hash out some of the issues that have faced the consumer video market in the past 12 months. Here are the highlights of the last Nonlinear Editing Panel discussion.

Formats, which one is the best? Have you ever asked yourself that question? We compare them all, VHS, S-VHS, 8mm, Hi8, and DV.