Video production technology page

Video production and editing

Genlock & Video Timing
Tame Your Frames in Real Time With Turnkey Systems - article on real-time nonlinear video editing systems from New Media magazine
The Nuts And Bolts Of Nonlinear - What You Need To Know About The Hardware Before Buying A System

Maintaining Video Quality - waveform monitor and the vectorscope are critical to monitoring and controlling are critical to monitoring and controlling the basic video signal
Maximizing Video Quality When Copying or Editing
Why do checked jackets sometimes look like a rainbow?

Desktop Video Handbook
Operating Tips for the BVLD TV Studio - how to operate TV studio equipment
Television Production - A Comprehensive On-line Cybertext in Studio and Field Production
Television Production Book
Video making basics - video making course introductory text in Finnish

PC-Based Video/Graphics Integration In The Broadcast Studio - Matrox marketing document
The Fansubbing FAQ - how to add texts to video
What is a TBC ? - information about time base correction and why it is needed with VCRs

A short introduction to fan subtitling - how to make your own subtitles to videos
Back to Video - Bridging the gap between computer screens and TV set
Creating Quality Logos - tutorial how to create video logos that look good from Leitch , pdf file
Engram Digital Knowledge Base - 3D Studio Max tutorials, Adobe Premiere Tutorials, color theory, DVD
Guidelines for Animation on Videotape
Legal Colors - on-line tool to convert RGB values to legal NTSC and PAL values
Minnesota Supercomputer Center Color information - Human Perception Of Color and TV color systems, hints how to make good video graphics
The Scanimate Page - information about strange analogue "computer" to make video animations

Blue Screen Page - blue screen / chroma key techniques
Mixing Video Sources - concepts involved in combining two or more video sources using a video mixer
RS-170A and Genlocking - Whenever we use two or more video signals for a production we need to be ure that the signals are synchronized. Genlock is the term used to describe the process of synchronizing these components within video signals.
The Blue Screen Page - croma keying information
Ultimatte Technical Library - information on blue screen video mixing techniques

Desktop video links
Desktop Video Producer Online - reviews and evaluations of mainstream software and hardware for video editing, special effects, animation, audio composition, and much more for the PC user
Video Editing Resource Page
Videomaker magazine archives - lots of video production related articles
Videomaker - Camcorder and Desktop Video Site, includes free sound effects and graphics
Video University - lots of free articles and technical information

Adobe Premiere - very popular professional desktop video editing software for Windows and Macintosh, free tryout version available for downloading, check also Adobe Premiere Support Forum
Mach 1 - professional quality freeware CMX/Calaway style editing program for DOS, for more info check screen shot and Drastic Technologues downloads directory
Mach One.5 Freeware Videotape Editor - from Breneman Labs page
Ulead MediaStudio Pro - commercial desktop video editor running in Windows, this sotware comes with many desktop video cards from Fast
Xing Technology MPEG player and encoder - free evaluation version available

Sound Site - Audio/Video help, info and tips
Extron Electronics Technical Information - cables, ground loop, video projection, scan conversion
Interference Handbook
Tomi Engdahl's Electrocal Wiring Page - links to audio/video cabling info
Understanding Computer Interfacing - Interfacing, Switching, Distributing and Transmitting High Resolution Video Signals
Whole House Video Distribution Cabling

Control-L Developer's ToolKit for Windows - single Installable Driver, MIDI source device for SMPTE/MIDI Timecode, royalty-free, includes Visual Basic Add-on
Control-L Home Page - information about the Sony Control-L protocol and includes a Developer's ToolKti
Control-L Info - protocol information and example source code in C
Computer to Control-L/Control-S converter for controlling (Sony) video recorders using your PC - schematics and shareware video assemble editor software
Nirvis S-link kit - PC to S-link interface
Pin-Out Plan LanC-Connectors to 3.5 mm Stereo Plug
Remote control for Sony A/V equipment - PIC based remote controller for IR and wired Control-S bus
Sony Protocols Information - Control-L, Control-S and LANC control protocols
Sony S-link Resource Centre - resource centre
Sony 9-Pin Remote Protocol
Sony Control-L video control protocol
Sony Control-S Protocol Specifications - reference guide to using a microcomputer to control a VCR equipped with a Control-S port

A Serial Infrared Remote Controller - a simple, cheap device that can be connected to any serial port to control most components that have infrared remote controls, includes schematics for receiver and transmitter
Tomi Engdahl's IR remote control info page - the source for IR remote controlling information

Drastic Downloads - video control software, SMPTE color bars, NTSC/PAL Reference, controlling documents
Mach One.5 Freeware Videotape Editor - from Breneman Labs page
VTRemote - PC based program for monitoring,debugging and prototyping VTR remote control systems
Software Systems / Sierra Madre - time code calculator shareware, video control software