DV Guide

Canon's ongoing quest for video image perfection has yielded the new XL2 Digital Video Camcorder. Combining true ability of the mini DV format and an industry-first mini DV interchangeable lens system, the XL1s delivers the finest image quality with unprecedented flexibility-for either full-motion videos or still images.

The XL2 is equipped with a DV terminal that conforms to IEEE 1394 for digital transfer of video and sound, in addition to regular video and audio outputs. It takes just a single digital cable to edit, copy and record your video virtually free from generation loss in image and sound quality.

SONY The demands of today's videographer are matched to the extensive line up of camcorders such as the Sony PD170 available in industry standard formats. DV and Betacam SP and SX.

SONY Media Tools sells the DSR 11 to DSR 2000 DVCAM VTRs and Betacam SX VTRs to go with your system.

JVC PRO JVC PROFESSIONAL DV is a new line of DV products that combines the economy and performance inherent in DV with truly professional, full-featured, high-quality products such as the BR-DV6000U. The basic premise of Professional DV is to allow you to do more, do it better, and significantly, do it for less money.

Adobe develops After Effects, a post production tool designed to composite and manipulate up to 65,000 layers of audio, video, and graphics. Adobe Photoshop lets you touch up single frames of video and create new frames of video, text, and textures; MEDIA 100 and iFINISH feature the tightest After Effects integration in the industry.

Cleaner, from Discreet Interactive is award-winning streaming media conversion and compression software. Cleaner is recognized as a standard part of any digital video and multimedia solution. Cleaner allows developers and producers to effectively deliver their content to the Web, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Intranet, and Kiosks.

AVID Xpress Pro with Mojo is the newest version of software and hardware for the Windows or Mac environment from Avid. You have all of the powerful tools that you will find on the Avid Media Composer on this system. With Mojo you can input from composite and S-Video sources along with DV and edit up to uncompressed resolutions.

Avid Xpress Studio
Whether you’re a seasoned professional or first-time user, you’ll appreciate its integrated, best-of-breed software and hardware, advanced interoperability, and unique combination of power and ease of use.

APPLE Final Cut Pro digital video editing software gives you a comprehensive set of tools to turn your digital video into a well-polished production. Choose from numerous built-in special effects, bring in third-party Adobe After Effects filters, or design your own effects.

FCP is a fully integrated package containing the most widely used and required functions and more for both editing and compositing.