Camcorders Still Cameras and Codecs

This is a reply to an email I received asking about camcorders. I though the info might be of use so I have posted it here. Ok Kimmy Sue, I see by my inbox you have a busy day planned for me! I will address each email separately so we don’t get all crossed up here. Camcorders. The argument that you need a purpose built camcorder to record video instead of using the video capabilities of a still camera gets weaker everyday. Consumer camcorders . . . → Read More: Camcorders Still Cameras and Codecs

How to Choose the Best Camcorder

I just noticed that the guys’n’gals over at Camcorderinfo .com have posted their top camcorder choices for 2009. Although I feel pretty confident in talking about video editing software here I would be the first to admit that when it comes to camcorders I don’t have that much of an idea! For me, because the technology is evolving so fast and new models are being released all the time, trying to keep up with it all is best left to the experts and in . . . → Read More: How to Choose the Best Camcorder

Apple iFrame

Perhaps Apple is planning their new iFrame video format to really be just that, nothing but h.264 I-frames. If so that would be a great leap forward in the disaster that is high definition video editing. Unfortunately they have also decided to impose some strange resolution restrictions along with the mix. As one who is constantly trying to explain the intricacies of highly compressed formats and their respective limitations to editing newcomers I just dread the introduction of yet another proprietary video properties. The . . . → Read More: Apple iFrame

Video File Formats – DivX and H.264

DivX is the name of a specific video compression codec (compression-decompression) developed by DivX, Inc. The format was developed to enable users to create very high quality video with very small files sizes. The DivX codec is currently the most popular MPEG-4 based codec because of its quality, speed and efficiency. As is usually the case the popular becomes more popular because… well… it’s popular! So as a result most modern DVD players and devices are now compatible with the DivX standard. DivX is . . . → Read More: Video File Formats – DivX and H.264

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