n n n IBM PC Club June 2004

n n n IBM PC Club June 2004 Bob Stephens n bob-stephens@pacbell. net 1 3/15/2018

Introduction n Bob’s Background n Digital Video Photography Class n At Senior. Net, Almaden Center 2 3/15/2018

Overview The Past 3 3/15/2018

Overview Two Basic Areas VCR 4 3/15/2018

Three Basic Areas PC 5 3/15/2018

Three Basic Areas - Plus Mini DV, D 8 (DV), Analog Cameras Micro DV is Discontinued Some Vendors Ulead Adaptec Sonic Factory Pinnacle Adobe PC Windows Movie Maker 2 WMM 2 (XP) Analog + 6 3/15/2018

Three Basic Areas – Connect VCR Analog Input 1. 0 GHZ+, 256 MB 13 GB/Hour of DV Video 1394 for DV Analog card USB 2. 0 for photos 2 nd Video Capture drive VCD (VHS quality) SVCD (better) DVD (best) 3/15/2018 1394/Firewire/i. Link – Digital Composite, S Video – Analog Converter card or box PC PVR CD Writer DVD Writer VCR DVD Player 7

Cameras and Editors n DV Camcorders n n Digital Cameras n n Are they good cameras? n Video Editors n n What do we want to accomplish? Features Are they good camcorders? Features? 8 3/15/2018

Dispelling the Myth n DV produces 720 x 480 pixel pictures (broadcast quality) n n Some cams have up to 1. 5 M+ pixels for digital pictures Would you buy a 1. 5 MP camera today? Camcorders DO NOT make good digital cameras And digital cameras DO NOT make good camcorders 9 3/15/2018

Dispelling the Myth n n Most Digital Cameras produce low resolution/frame rate video, many without sound (but within that limitation they serve a useful purpose) A few do produce acceptable video. The Fuji S 602 when combined with the 1 GB IBM Microdrive will produce a very reasonable 680 x 480 15 minute video with sound. And up to 30 minutes at lower resolution (VHS), OR about 3000 high resolution pictures. 10 3/15/2018

Mini DV Camcorder Features n n n Up to 20 x Optical Zoom 500 x Digital Zoom – Of very limited value Viewfinder and LCD displays Battery life and HOW do you charge the batteries (YES you’ll need 2 batteries) Pass though (digital to/from analog) 11 3/15/2018

Show Video Zoom Video Show Camcorder 12 3/15/2018

Video Editor Features n n n n n Capture Input Delete unwanted portions of the video (one estimated is 50% of the video) Merge multiple video clips Add Titles Add Transitions Add Pictures Add Sound Preview video Create Viewable video 13 3/15/2018

Video Editor Features n n n Enhance video (change color, double the speed, etc. ) Add credits (scrolling credits) Authoring for DVD’s n n n Menus Motion backgrounds Output 14 3/15/2018

Show Surfing Video 15 3/15/2018

Video Editor Features n Make Output n n n Save as a file (various formats) Burn a VCD or SVCD Burn a DVD Save to DV camcorder Analog output (camcorder, VHS, etc. ) 16 3/15/2018

Show Bogey and Friends A basic video that contains some of our desired features 17 3/15/2018

All Camcorders Composite Analog Tape Source VCR 18 3/15/2018

Passthrough Analog camcorder DV PC Composite Analog 1394 Digital Tape Not Used for Passthrough VCR 19 3/15/2018

Digital 8 or D 8 Camcorders 8 mm Analog Tape (Read only) 8 mm Digital Tape May Support Passthorugh PC 1394 Tape Source 20 3/15/2018

Canopus Breakout Box 21 3/15/2018

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Show VHS Tivo Comparison Video 23 3/15/2018

Minimum PC n n n 600 MHZ, 1. 0 GHZ+ better 128 MB, 256 MB+ better Lots of disk space, 40 GB marginal n n n Consider 200 GB for $100 as a second drive for video Video, sound, 1394, analog capture card, USB 2. 0 Check your video software, I’d use their recommended PC, not their minimum PC 24 3/15/2018

PC OS’s n n n Most to least desirable – XP, W 2 K, 98 SE, ME Very limited NT Support Be aware of the 4 GB file size limit of FAT 32. XP or W 2 K with NTFS recommended 25 3/15/2018

Why XP? n n n n The most stable Windows OS The best supported OS Plug and play Expanded device support Supports NTFS file system Includes WMM 2 Second choice for video is W 2 K 26 3/15/2018

NTFS File System n n Stability and Recovery from errors Efficient for small file sizes, directory cluster size, file lookup Up to 8 Peta bytes (1, 000 GB’s) No 4 GB file size limitation 27 3/15/2018

Vendor Editor Software n n n n n $100 Range Digital Video Creator 80 (Dazzle), Dazzle recently merged with Pinnacle DVD Movie Factory 2 (Ulead) DVD Picture Show 2 (Ulead) Screenblaster Movie Studio (Sonic Foundry) Studio 9 (Pinnacle Systems) and other related products. Video Explosion Deluxe (Nova) Video Studio 7 (Ulead) Video Wave 5 (Roxio) 28 3/15/2018

Vendor Editor Software n n n n n $300 Range – May contain breakout box hardware Digital Video Creator 150 (Pinnacle/Dazzle) Hollywood DV Bridge (Pinnacle/Dazzle) Studio Deluxe (Pinnacle) Studio Moviebox (Pinnacle) Above $300 Liquid Edition 5 (Pinnacle) Premier (Adobe) Vegas 4. 0 (Sonic Foundry) 29 3/15/2018

Video Player Software n n You’ll also want to be able to view video on your PC (besides the video editor preview window) that’s quick and easy to use Windows Media Player (WMP version 9) that comes with the Microsoft OS’s will do the job, in addition to many others 30 3/15/2018

Commercial DVD Format n Single Sided, Dual Layer (DVD 9) n n n Top layer 4. 7 GB Bottom layer 3. 8 GB Total 8. 5 GB 31 3/15/2018

Recordable DVD Format n Single Sided, Single Layer (DVD 5) n n 4. 7 GB Dual Format – and +, Both formats are popular Four Media’s DVD–R/RW and DVD+R/RW DVD-RAM, Not nearly as popular as the Dual Format’s 32 3/15/2018

Recordable DVD DL Format (Dual Layer) n n Just starting to become available for consumers Cost about $300 Media cost? Software support? 33 3/15/2018

DVD Labels (physical labels) n When compared to CD’s DVD’s have higher RPM DVD’s have higher temperatures n General Advice – DON’T LABEL DVD’s n n Use permanent pen Or printable DVD’s with printer 34 3/15/2018