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Kumara has a background in electronic engineering and has been exploring video technology since 1996. He has been a multimedia trainer since 1999, while editing various trade and technical magazines before switching to web publishing in 2007.

Digital8 Wiki : Why Digital8 Camcorders are Still Useful

<p><em><strong>Updated 16&period;7&period;2021<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-digital8-1999-2007″>Digital8 &lpar;1999 – 2007&rpar;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>The Digital8  &lpar;D8&rpar; was a digital camcorder format introduced by Sony in 1999&period; Two Digital8 models were launched in March of that year&comma; according to a press statement released by Sony on January 7&comma; 1999&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Digital8 is the third and final 8mm video format introduced by Sony&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Before Digital8 was <a […]

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What’s the Difference Between CCD and CMOS Image Quality?

<p><strong><em>Updated 18&period;9&period;2021<&sol;em><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Image sensors in video cameras are of two types&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul class&equals;”wp-block-list”>&NewLine;<li>&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi; CCD &lpar;Charged Coupled Device&rpar;&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi; CMOS &lpar;Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor&rpar;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>What’s the difference between CCD and CMOS&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you&&num;8217&semi;re new to the image sensor game&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s important to understand how an image sensor works before learning the difference between CCD and CMOS&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol class&equals;”wp-block-list”>&NewLine;<li>Light enters a video […]

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How to Choose and Buy a CCTV Security Camera System for Your Home or Office

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>How Does CCTV Work&quest; The Different Types of CCTV&colon;  You Should Know Buying a CCTV Security Surveillance System<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>How Does CCTV work&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You ought to know this before buying a CCTV security camera system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you do&comma; you’ll know what types of CCTV to look out for&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You’ll also be ready with questions you should ask the seller […]

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Start Producing Your Video Now Without Any Extra Cost: You Already Have Two Powerful Tools

<p>Video production has become accessible to the man in the street&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Video technology has not only become more advanced but also much&comma; much cheaper&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>These days&comma; anyone with a computer bought for a different purpose &&num;8211&semi; business&comma; education or work &&num;8211&semi; is the owner of a video production suite&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the days of analog video such a facility […]

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The 8mm Video Format Wiki

<p>The first 8mm VCR was introduced by Sony in 1987&period; It was called Page One&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The size was about 1&sol;3 of the size of VHS VCRs at that time&period; The whole idea was to make a portable VCR that could be easily and conveniently carried around&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 class&equals;”wp-block-heading” id&equals;”h-8mm-video-camera-history”><strong>8mm Video Camera History&nbsp&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>More<a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;tag&sol;8mm-video&sol;amp&sol;”> 8mm Video Articles<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While […]

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How to Set Up Indoor Lighting for Video Shooting: Get the Best Video Shots With Available Light Indoors

<p>There will be times when you&&num;8217&semi;ll not have access to lighting equipment to get the best video shots indoors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Or you may have ready lighting equipment but do not have the time to set it up because you need to capture a spontaneous moment&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Or the situation could be you have to shoot indoors away from […]

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What is H.264? Frequently Asked Questions

<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”>What is H&period;264&quest;<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>H&period;264 is a video compression format designed to be used in High Definition video equipment<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”><b>Who developed H&period;264&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>It was developed by a big team of video compression experts from the Moving Pictures Expert Group &lpar;MPEG&rpar; and the Video Coding Experts Group&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”><b>What are the other names for H&period;264&quest;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>H&period;264 is also known as […]

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AVCHD : Frequently Asked Questions

<p>AVCHD is increasingly becoming popular as a recording format of choice in consumer camcorders&period; If you&&num;8217&semi;re shooting a video in HD&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;d want to know more about it&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Here are some frequently asked questions on this increasingly-popular video format&period;<br &sol;><b><br &sol;>What is ACVCHD&quest; <&sol;b><br &sol;><b> <&sol;b>AVCHD stands for Advanced Video Codec High Definition&period; It was a compression format jointly […]

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Mac or PC for Video Editing? Which is Better?

<p>This post will help you decide whether to choose a Mac or PC for video editing&comma; especially if you&&num;8217&semi;re a beginner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Here is a quick summary of the advantages and disadvantages of both Macs and PCs regarding video editing&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”><strong>Mac<&sol;strong> for Video Editing<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Accepted by many as the go-to solution for video editing&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Pros&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Cons&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Best for&colon;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;”wp-block-heading”><strong>PC<&sol;strong> […]

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Understanding Firewire Video Capture for Computer Video Editing

<p><em>This post will explain Firewire video capture for computer video editing in relation to MiniDV and Digital cameras&period;<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With the emergence of<a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2017&sol;11&sol;difference-between-1080p-video-and-1080i-video&period;html&sol;amp”> Full HD<&sol;a> video cameras with the capability of capturing video in <a href&equals;”http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2018&sol;01&sol;what-you-should-know-about-mp4&period;html&sol;amp”>MP4<&sol;a> and <a href&equals;”https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;freevideoworkshop&period;com&sol;2016&sol;02&sol;avchd-frequently-asked-questions&period;html&sol;amp”>AVCHD<&sol;a> formats via memory cards&comma; Firewire technology may seem a little outdated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Firewire&comma; however&comma; is useful when transferring video […]

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