Online Video Production Blog

This was dropped in the letter box this week.  I like wandering through my local Clive Peters, a big stores lots to look at.  Staff tend not to be too knowledgable on specific topics, I dont blame them for this as they have to deal with everything from washers, rangehoods to video cameras to home theatre systems.

This is a guide to producing simple but good quality videos using easy to find, and cheap, equipment and software.  For this exercise we will be using a basic Mini DV video camera and Windows Movie Maker Software.

A question I spotted on twitter:

"Stupid FCP Question Of The Day: Does the blinking look of interlaced DV footage on a computer monitor go away when played on a TV? " from @kennbell

My answer would definitely be, check, and check often.  Its hard to understand what you are talking about exactly but typically I would say, if the flicker looks bad on the computer monitor chances are it will look worse on a TV monitor.

Isnt it funny how when you are looking for junk mail you cant find it... I was looking to add my first "Which one to buy" Blog and couldnt find a catalog anywhere.  Search around and found this one.

In this section I will answer the question, "which one would you buy?". I will give what is only an opinion, I would love for people to add comments and tell me which one they would or have bought.

 I must stress that this isnt a review site, I am not trying to provide a definitive list of the pros and cons of a particular camera, there are plenty of comparison site around and I would encourage people to check these out prior to any purchase decision.