Macvideo.tv Reviews

CalDigit AV Drive

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Ben Harvell) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:31:00 GMT

Speed really is the thing with this drive, the option to use FireWire 800 or regular USB 2.0 is available but once you attempt a transfer with USB 3.0 you'll be reluctant to go back.

Impressions of the Panasonic HPX-171

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Rick Young) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:23:00 GMT

Just spent most of the last week shooting with Panasonic's HPX-171. For those unfamiliar with the Panasonic camera range the HPX-171 is the European model, the equivalent of the US model, the HPX-170. This camera shoots DVCPro HD, or standard definition DVCPro, or DV to P2 card. There is no tape drive on the camera, therefore the only option is to record to card. For those want the ability to record to tape, Panasonic also offer the HVX-201A.

Impressions of the Panasonic HPX-171

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:23:00 GMT

DVCPro P2 camcorder without tape drive

ProDate DV, Automatic Duck

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:15:00 GMT

Flexible way of date and time stamping DV Footage

Many DV camcorders have the ability to record the date and time information embedded within the video you're recording. This is fine if you want to have this information recorded, but it would be more useful to access this feature only if you wanted to, and not have to record the information permanently so the time and date could never be removed.

ProDate DV, Automatic Duck

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:15:00 GMT

Flexible way of date and time stamping DV Footage

ProDate DV, Automatic Duck

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Rick Young) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:15:00 GMT

ProDate DV by Automatic Duck allows Final Cut Pro users to use a filter to access the date and time information recorded as metadata of a DV file.

Review : The JVC GY-HM100 Camcorder

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Stefaan Lesage) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:21:00 GMT

First of all, let me tell you this is by no means a complete and technical review of the new JVC GY-HM100. I'm not a cinematographer, so I won't be throwing too many technical details at you guys...

Review : The JVC GY-HM100 Camcorder

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:21:00 GMT

A user tests the Final Cut friendly camcorder

The following article has been reproduced courtesy of Stefaan Lesage. The original article can be viewed by clicking here.

Review : The JVC GY-HM100 Camcorder

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:21:00 GMT

A user tests the Final Cut friendly camcorder

The following article has been reproduced courtesy of Stefaan Lesage. The original article can be viewed by clicking here.

Impressions of the Panasonic HPX-171

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:23:00 GMT

DVCPro P2 camcorder without tape drive

Sonnet Pro Dual CompactFlash Adapter

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Rick Young) — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:23:00 GMT

This is an all in one unit designed to slot into the Express 34 slot on a MacBook Pro which enables highspeed transfer of data from Compact Flash card to hard drive.

Sonnet Pro Dual CompactFlash Adapter

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:23:00 GMT

Highspeed, convenient way to offload data from one ot two CF cards simulataneously

This is an all in one unit designed to slot into the Express 34 slot on a MacBook Pro which enables highspeed transfer of data from Compact Flash card to hard drive.

Sonnet Pro Dual CompactFlash Adapter

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:23:00 GMT

Highspeed, convenient way to offload data from one ot two CF cards simulataneously

This is an all in one unit designed to slot into the Express 34 slot on a MacBook Pro which enables highspeed transfer of data from Compact Flash card to hard drive.

Hands-on review: JVC GY-HM100

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Rick Young) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:10:00 GMT

This light-weight professional camera records high quality native QuickTime files direct to solid-state media which can then be edited straight away inside of Apple's Final Cut Pro. There is no need to transcode or change the files from one format to another. The media is ready to edit immediately, either from card or by bringing the files straight into Final Cut Pro, or by copying direct to hard drive.

Hands-on review: JVC GY-HM100

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:10:00 GMT

Solid-state camera records to SDHC cards in QuickTime native format

In January 2009, JVC dropped a bombshell by announcing the GY-HM100. This light-weight professional camera records high quality native QuickTime files direct to solid-state media which can then be edited straight away inside of Apple's Final Cut Pro. There is no need to transcode or change the files from one format to another. The media is ready to edit immediately, either from card or by bringing the files straight into Final Cut Pro.

Hands-on review: JVC GY-HM100

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 11:10:00 GMT

Solid-state camera records to SDHC cards in QuickTime native format

Interchangeable Lenses on the Sony HVR-Z7

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Rick Young) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:13:00 GMT

The Sony HVR-Z7 offers so much to videographers and yet is so limited unless one takes the plunge and invests in interchangeable lenses. The crown in the jewels is the VCL308BWH which in 35mm photography terms provides an angle of view equivalent to 24mm. In additional to this, by using the Sony LA-100W adapter one can then attach Sony Alpha or Minolta lenses to the Z7, opening up a world of shooting possibilities.

Interchangeable Lenses on the Sony HVR-Z7

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:13:00 GMT

Sony wide with 8 times zoom and 35mm Alpha lenses with adapter

The Sony HVR-Z7 offers so much to videographers and yet is so limited unless one takes the plunge and invests in interchangeable lenses. The jewell in the crown is the VCL308BWH which in 35mm photography terms provides an angle of view equivalent to 24mm. In additional to this, by using the Sony LA-100W one can then attach Sony Alpha or Minolta lenses to the Z7, opening up a world of shooting possibilities.

Interchangeable Lenses on the Sony HVR-Z7

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:13:00 GMT

Sony wide with 8 times zoom and 35mm Alpha lenses with adapter

AVID Media Composer 3.0

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (James Morris) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:11:00 GMT

Following a recent change of senior management, Avid has changed its policy. As part of the company’s new strategy, the latest version of Media Composer arrives at around half the price of its predecessor, and includes a whole lot more in the box, too.

AVID Media Composer 3.0

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:11:00 GMT

Affordable with a whole lot more in the box

Avid Media Composer remains the standard package for the higher end of professional digital video editing. In the past, even the software-only version came with an astronomical price to match its professional image. This has prevented the application from filtering down to smaller independent videomakers, and Apple’s Final Cut Pro has been nipping at its heels.

AVID Media Composer 3.0

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:11:00 GMT

Affordable with a whole lot more in the box

Shooting with the RED 4K digital cinema camera

ricky_young@idg.co.uk (Rick Young) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:47:00 GMT

Shooting with the RED 4K digital cinema camera

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:47:00 GMT

Hands on with what has been described as a "film replacement"

The RED ONE 4K camera feel like a cross between a film camera and a large video camera. It is solidly built, feels and operates like a camera of the highest quality, and works with lenses which would traditionally attach to a 35mm motion picture body. It is an incredible achievement that an independent camera manufacturer has been able to produce a working system which challenges the established players in the world of acquisition. As a company Red Digital Cinema has shaken the world of acquisition like no other camera system before it. The ability to shoot 4K, the same resolution as 35mm film, at a price-point unseen in the history of filmmaking, has made this system redefine the standard for feature film production.

Shooting with the RED 4K digital cinema camera

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:47:00 GMT

Hands on with what has been described as a "film replacement"