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Me thinks someone got Trapcodes 'Shine' for xmas? I have to say two things here. 1. More cheese than your average fondue. 2. Fair play. Your average married couple/doting parent probably love this kind of cheese.

There is a TRV30 being bid on currently at £143, in an auction that ends in an hour. I have no connection with the seller, but the TRV30 is the camcorder that I've used and loved for getting on to three years. This model has virtually the same functionality of today's top-end Sony's (e.g. the HC85) (but without the touch screen - which can only be a good thing). At under £200 it is (IMHO) a...

I would have thought that the average camcorder in most households is the least used piece of electronics they have. I bought a JVC camcorder in November 2003 which has been used for just three events. This was Christmas 2003 and 2004 plus my annual 2 weeks in the sun. Total usage less than 6 hours including the initial play with it when I first got it. Well 15 months later the picture on...

First time Camcorder buyer. Is DV-in really that important. I can only really see myself downloading to PC and storing files on PC or output to DVD. Read something that makes editing easier with DV-in. Not sure I understand why. Also is widescreen and Megapixel worth the extra?? Maybe I would be best with HC22. No need for analogue in or digital photo on HC32 Any views on these models. As I...

Advice please I have a Canon MV600i attached to a bullet cam (small external camera) mounted to my motorbike/helmet and powered by the bikes 12V battery. This setup works http://www.naldernet.plus.com/minehead%2011%20mins.WMV however its a pain in the **** to use the IR remote control to start the recording, then pack away the camera and remote before we set off and have the camera...

Just received notification of a Microsoft fix for Premiere Pro and XP. To quote :- When you try to convert your video production in Adobe Premiere Pro to the Moving Pictures Experts Group 2 (MPEG-2) format, the .mp2 file is not converted, and either Adobe Premiere Pro or your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer may stop responding (2/18/2005).

Been practicing making DVDs, and I've found that my domestic DVD player can only get as far as the menu - I can navigate and select a clip, but it can't play back the video. It almost manges some video on one disk, but it's just a few frames, which then freeze. After this, it won't respond, except to the eject button. The menu and playback work fine in the computer's DVD drive, and in a mate's...

Okay, how do I do overlays? :-) I want to overlay animated graphics on video footage. The graphics will be derived from real-time captured data - my plan is to read the data with software (written in VB) and generate the individual frames by using the software to manipulate the graphical elements. For each frame, the software creates a still image with a transparent background. At the moment,...

Anyone looking for a case to hold their camcorder, together with all their accessories might like to look at: http://www.camcord.info/case.html -- Tony Morgan http://www.camcord.info

Hi Have been looking at getting a new camcorder after my last one was stolen. Put off Panasonic as the one I had was terrible (NVGS50). Slow mechanism, poor performance in low light and picture quality that was only marginally better than my old Sony 8mm camera! Anyway, I see the new range Sony have just released and I might go for one of these - either the DCRHC39 or the DCRHC42 (because...

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System: 1GHz PC (old but working OK) 256Mb Memory Running Adobe Premier 6.0 I've had a well working system for some time, with a Western Digital 80Gb 7200rpm hard disc for video storage. I recently decided on a bigger hard disc and bought a 120Gb 7200rpm Seagate drive.

"SjT" wrote in message ... As subject, i really want a cam that will give me a nice soft background as you see in the movies. I'm guessing with the characteristics of miniDV there's going to be no viable options.. but hey, someone out there may know otherwise, or have some great tips for me. :D --

In message , SjT writes As subject, i really want a cam that will give me a nice soft background as you see in the movies. Done, I believe, by opening up the aperture giving smaller depth of field. I'm guessing with the characteristics of miniDV there's going to be no viable options.. but hey, someone out there may know otherwise, or have...

Hi I have the following for sale: Sony CSS-PHA Cyber-Shot Docking Station with remote and all cables and box for use with the DSC-P100/P120/P150 As new, Price includes postage: £40 If interested can you please email me at:

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:50:16 GMT, (SjT) allegedly wrote: As subject, i really want a cam that will give me a nice soft background as you see in the movies. You'd need a bigger camera. I'm guessing with the characteristics of miniDV there's going to be no viable options.. but hey, someone out there may know otherwise, or have some great tips for me. :D

What is involved in copying a home-made video DVD (recorded on a standalone DVD recorder as opposed to a computer)? Is it as simple as using a PC with a DVD writer drive to copy the file and directory structure from one DVD (eg DVD-RAM) to another (eg DVD-R), maybe by copying to HDD with a simple Windows Explorer copy and then from HDD to new DVD using Nero? Obviously the drive has to be capable...

I have an old Canon EX1 which has not been used for some time because there is a problem with the tape mechanism - play/record and eject are working intermittently. Is it really worth spending £200 to get this fixed and then try to sell the camera? I have no further use for it as I now have a new DV camcorder. Thanks, Bob

When I shoot in auto mode, the bright areas of the scene seems like 'flickering', I have to manually adjust the sharpness level down to 2 (settings 1 to 10) in order to eliminate that problem. I don't know if that adjustment affects overall picture quality. Is that normal?

Panasonic NV-DV2000EC Mini DV editing deck (starting at 99p no doubt it won't stay there for long) Retails for £1200 :- http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3878131743&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT