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HOT LINKS 15 DVExpo 2002 course notes 16 FCP chroma processing filters Don't quite see what you're looking for? Also see the 25 Comparisons/Reviews listings, and check out the 26 Links (way below). Where a link for pix exists, a separate window will be launched, so that you can continue to read the text in this page while the images are loading. The pix pages' menu banners have links to the other available (on-site) pix pages, so that you can browse pix completely separately from the main text pages. I especially wish to thank Jan Crittenden and Stuart English at Panasonic, Earl Jamgochian at Sony, and Jim Miller (formerly with JVC) for their help in answering a variety of tricky questions and in correcting assorted technical details. Guy Bonneau's intelligent discussions of codec internals has also been very helpful; Choose a category: * 27 Technical Details - The DV formats tabulated; Does unlocked audio explain why my audio loses sync in Adobe Premiere? How do I handle lack of setup on my NLE's analog outputs? Where do I learn more details about specific NLE configurations and products? Why doesn't my non-linear editor see timecode if it's already on the tape? How can white clipping be avoided, and what are the drawbacks of doing so? Try 44 Comparisons/Reviews (below), and 45 Links (further below). Links * 74 24p - Panasonic AG-DVX100P * 75 On-site or Wilt-written format and equipment reviews * 76 Online video textbook * 77 General DV Info * 78 Cameras * 79 Audio * 80 Nonlinear Editing * 81 DV Filmmaking * 82 Metalinks (links to link pages) * 83 CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, VideoCD, etc. Basic questions on CCDs, NLEs, color sampling, and the like? I write a column for DV Magazine called 90 Technical Difficulties in which I cover these non-DV-specific sorts of things. General DV Info: 92 DVCentral was the starting point for any English-language news, views, reviews, and opinion on the DV format, and is once again coming alive as the admirable Alexei Gerulaitis revives its updating. Check out their 93 links for anything related to DV, including 94 Roger Jennings' papers and the source of the Blue Book. In Europe, Jan van der Meer's excellent 95 Global Digital Videographers Club is the place to start. Pat Leong's 100 links page is an excellent jumping-off point. Pat's site also has superb DV-related info, especially NLE-related content (see below). Good general info, an alternative viewpoint, and a look at Digital Origin's EditDV NLE in use. Sadly, they've undergone yet another redesign, one that prettifies the interface (again) at the expense of speed and usability (again). The "DV" in the title refers to "Digital Video" and not "DV the format", but it's a pretty good DV-the-format resource anyway. The compositing articles by Chris & Trish Meyer are brilliant and make using After Effects much less intimidating. Disclaimer: DV Mag has been paying me to write articles starting in 2000; It's one puzzle-piece in the 112 Digital Media Net website empire. You'll need a fast connection for best results: it's a graphics-intensive site. Tape vendor High-Tech Productions has some nice DV tape information 116 here and 117 here. Cameras: I have detailed info and links about the 118 Panasonic AG-DVX100 24p DV camcorder. Eclectic and useful Sony DCR-VX1000 information: the 122 VX1000 Resource Group John Beale's stunningly excellent Sony DCR-TRV900 site: 123 Using the Sony DCR-TRV900 Camcorder, which covers other cameras as well. However, I've never seen so many popup and pop-under ads in my life. I recommend turning JavaScript off, or using a popup-savvy browser like 128 OmniWeb or 129 Safari, to make the site usable. Some information on enabling DV input on nEUtered cameras: * 130 DV-in discussion on Global-DVC * 131 LynxDV is a British site for DV enabling software and DV NLE kit. The other best professional audio website is Jay Rose's 137 Digital Playroom. His 138 tutorials should be required reading (nudge, nudge) for anyone serious about audio. Nonlinear Editing: Want to get a solid historical, technical, and aesthetic understanding of nonlinear editing in general? As well as a whole bunch you probably never imagined you could ever imagine! These folks discuss hard vs soft codecs in some detail and list the currently-available stuff. There's a nice walkthrough on Apple's 145 Final Cut website, as well. Also check out the user group sites from 146 Boston, 147 Los Angeles, and 148 San Francisco. EditDV/CineStream, IntroDV: Discreet hosts discussion lists for IntroDV and CineStream on 149 Lyris, along with lists for Cleaner and Cleaner Live. Useful utility for PC NLEs: 153 VCSwap lets you manage the codecs installed on your system. Getting DV into and out of a Mac or a PC used to be pretty difficult and several folks spent lots of time tracking the hardware and software available: * Richard Lawler maintained 154 The Silver List with PC-related DV information but ceased updating it in September 2001. It's a good overview of the gyrations one had to go through in the pre-OHCI 1394 days to edit DV on a PC. DV Filmmaking: Note: most of the sites listed below have a more comprehensive links listing than I do. Some labs that handle tape to film and all of which are known as leaders in the process (and there are more every day): * 162 4MC, California * 163 DVFilm (formerly FilmTeam), Austin TX, USA, specializing in DV to 35mm transfers, both PAL and NTSC. Wicked good film-outs from any format from DV through HDCAM. But really, the sites dedicated to DV filmmaking will have better links for labs. CD-R, CD-RW, DVD: Need to make and distribute DVDs and/or VHSes from your productions but don't want to do it yourself? They can even host a streaming video trailer on their eCommerce site. CustomFlix is a very cool idea and their prices seem reasonable. Check out Jim Taylor's excellent 169 DVD FAQ for answers to all your DVD questions. Andy McFadden's 170 CD-Recordable FAQ, including info on Video CDs and Super Video CDs. Metalinks (links to link pages): 173 Tomi Engdahl's Video Technology Page with pointers to all manner of useful and arcane data. VARs & Vendors: VARs (Value-Added Resellers): a semi-random collection of companies that build affordable systems and actually seem to care about DV customers as if their business depended on it. I list a number of the Big Names in the business, but inclusion on the list does not necessarily indicate an endorsement nor does absence from this list imply some sort of deficiency -- but I will say that DVLine and ProMax get consistently high marks for service and support. Sorry about the USA-centric focus, but that's where I live and these are the places I hear about. If you order from a box house and the gear doesn't work, typically it's up to you to go to the manufacturer -- not the seller! They're great if you don't mind the hands-off attitude, but don't expect 'em to jump to attention when your new camcorder goes belly-up the day before an important shoot. If you expect white-glove treatment, loaner gear to cover emergencies, and the like, go to a full-service vendor instead. Box houses are ideal when you're on the cheap and you can afford to assume all the risks of equipment failure without a dealer backing you up. Web & Email Discussion Lists DVCentral's 198 DV-L mailing list is dedicated to all things DV-related. Like any list, the caliber of the discussion varies, but there are a lot of good folks involved. As of mid-July 2003, the way to start is click on the cow to enter, click on "Change Forum", then click on "categorical" to list the fora by category or "categorical (w/ descriptions)" for more info. Most of my professional colleagues are forum leaders there, including folks I know from manufacturers and vendors, as well as working professionals. There's no forum specifically DV-related, but there are fora for most NLEs, various bits of production equipment, local user groups, and general craft-related discussions. Both site are prime examples of what happens when the marketeers triumph over the web-usability folks; Professional is somewhat moderated (but, apparently, not very actively the last time I looked); It tends...
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