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How to convert your Personal Home Movies to Streaming AVI Files.

 

Purpose: This article describes how to create Windows Media Type files (avi) for use in streaming to the Internet.  

 

You can, with the proper tools create streaming media files for the purpose of streaming media content to the Internet.

In this article I will give you a step by step procedure for how to get the tools you need and then how to use them.

I have put considerable research into the topic as this is a very important and desirable feature that people want to

add to their websites. It is my belief that the Internet is evolving beyond the static text and graphic pages that are common

today.  It will be in the very near future the place for people to go to view lectures content and all sorts of videos and

streaming content. We at Cambrosia are leading the way in providing user friendly and affordable ways to make the

average person get their message out to the world. You do not have to be a programmer to accomplish this task.

You just have to be able to follow the step by step instructions provided in this article. 

 

The first thing that you have to do is actually make your video using a video camera or video capture device. This article

assumes that you now how to use and create videos with your video camera. After you have created your video the trick

then is to transfer the video from your camera to the computer. There are a few various scenarios for this procedure.

 

  1. You have an analog video not made with a video camera and your video is on 8mm film. If this is the case you can have

      your film transferred to Tape,  CD or DVD. Generally speaking this can’t be done very well at home as you need expensive

      equipment to convert the film to video. You could project the video on to a screen and video tape it using a video camera to

      record the images and sound.  While this is a bit crude if you are on a tight budget it could be made to work.

 

If you do not have the time or patience to do this then consider using a service for this part of the process. There are usually

businesses in most small towns that provide film to video conversion. If your town is very small and does not have this service

then you will have to ship the film to a company that will do this for you.

 

See below for examples of companies listed on the Internet

that perform this service.  

 

50% Off of DVD Copies
Conversions from all tapes, films & slides.
Guaranteed quality! USA

http://www.drdvdmd.com/index.html?HalfOffGooglead1

 

$14.95 2 hrs on DVD from
VHS, VHS-C, 8mm, MiniDV, Betamax Lot's of free customizable features

http://www.reeldigitalmemories.com/index.htm

 

 

VHS Video Duplication
Helpful service.
Very low prices! Easy to order / Call (800) 426-6551

http://www.ahlmedia.com

 

 

These videos will still have to be converted from their presnt video format to a streaming format. The first step after you have made a video of some event a birthday party, Christmas day or a sporting event you will now need to upload that video into your computer using a video capture card or device.

 

There are many video capture devices available today. If you just want to do home movies then I suggest one of the following vendors.

This is the under $100 group the quality is surprisingly good for the price and they are good for most at home applications.

 

The following list of Video Capture card reviews is provided by the Videoguys Website and the links provided below will take you to their site if you wish to purchase any of these products or if you need more information about a particular product.

 

Cheap cards (under $100) with limited bundles and low-end NLE software


All of the DV/FireWire cards on the market deliver the identical video quality and all of them have the identical video specs - 720x480 image size, 29.97 frames per second, and a data rate of 3.6 megs per second. With all of these cards, you need a gig of storage for each 4.5 minutes of DV video. So video quality is not an issue. While the cards in this category will get the job done, you'll do much better if you step up to one that comes bundled with better software.

ADS PyroDV $69.95

 ·  NLE App: Ulead Video Editor

·  Hardware: OHCI FireWire

·  DVD Authoring:

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time:

·  Special:

The ADS Pyro is OHCI fireWire card. It is super easy to install and it works great. That's why we recommend for use with our Avid XPress DV systems!! PyroDV ships with Ulead's Video Studio, a very nice, user friendly NLE program that while limited, does get the job done. One of the big advantages of going with the Pyro is that it works with so many NLE apps including Premiere 6, Media Studio Pro 6.5, Vegas Video 3 and Xpress DV. This means that when you outgrow the limited Video Studio software, you can upgrade to just about any NLE application on the market today!

Pinnacle Studio AV/DV 9 $95.00

 ·  NLE App: Studio 9

·  Hardware: PCI card with DV & Analog

·  DVD Authoring: Integrated

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-Time preview in window on VGA monitor

·  Special: SmartMovie and automatic image enhancement

This software is by far and away the easiest to use and most feature rich tool for getting started in desk top video editing. The interface is clean and easy to navigate. You organize all your media; video, sounds, and graphics using a 'photo album' interface. Each type of media gets it's own 'chapter' that you access by clicking on a tab. Then each 'page' opens up with thumbnails representing each file. You just click on a thumbnail to preview and trim your clips, then drag it into the editor.

The coolest new feature in Studio 9 is SmartMovie.This new technology will automatically edit your video to the beat of the soundtrack you select. The other cool new feature is automatic image enhancement technology. Studio 9 can automatically color correct your footage to compensate for poor lighting, stabilize it to remove camera shake and clean up snow and noise from older video tapes.

 

Low cost analog solutions for NLE & DVD
If all you really want to do is create VCD or DVD disks, these cards are a good solution to consider. While the editing is weak, they will let you create VCD, SVCD and DVDs. Best of all, they are USB, which means no hardware to install!

·  Canopus Let's Edit $99.95

·  NLE App: Let's Edit

·  Hardware: none

·  DVD Authoring: Ulead DVD Factory

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time:

·  Special: Tons of FX, hardware available for analog & DV

Canopus has long been the industry leader for rock solid video editing sdolutions loaded with powerful features. Let's Edit makes the it affordable for everyone!

 

·  Plextor ConvertX PX-M402U $149.95

 ·  NLE App: WinDVD Creator

·  Hardware: USB 2 MPEG encoder

·  DVD Authoring: WinDVD Creator

·  Compression: MPEG 1, 2, 4 & DivX

·  Real-Time:

·  Special: Real-Time MPEG4 & DivX encoding!

Not only is this a very good quality MPEG1 & 2 encoder, the MPEG-4 encoding seperates it from all the other competitive products. The MPEG-4 files created with the ConvertX PX-M402U play perfectly on Windows Media Player 9. By encoding into MEPG-4 or DivX you can get up to 10 hours of video on a single DVD! Or share your MPEG-4/DivX files with friends and family over the internet!!

ADS USB Instant DVD 2.0 $169.95

 ·  NLE App: Video Studio

·  Hardware: USB 2 MPEG encoder

·  DVD Authoring: My DVD

·  Compression: MPEG 1&2

·  Real-Time: VGA Previews

·  Special: The included Video Studio Software will edit your MPEG2 files

If you are looking for the easiest way to get video from your VCR or camcorder onto a CD-ROM or DVD, this is it. The breakout box hooks up to your computer via a USB jack, so this solution will work great with desktops and laptops. With USB2 connection the video quality is surprisingly good. We've had great success burning VCDs and DVDs with this very cool little gadget!!

Pinnacle MovieBox USB 9 $188.00

·  NLE App: Studio 9

·  Hardware: USB 2 MPEG encoder

·  DVD Authoring: Integrated in Studio

·  Compression: MPEG 1&2

·  Real-Time: VGA Previews

·  Special: Capture and Edit MPEG2, then export to DVD from the timeline

The sexy and sleek Porche designed hardware delivers very good video quality via USB2. The included Studio 9 software is VERY easy to use.

If you are looking for the easiest way to get video from your camcorder onto a CD-ROM or DVD, this is it. The breakout box hooks up to your computer via a USB jack, so this solution will work great with desktops and laptops. With USB2 connection the video quality is surprisingly good. We've had great success burning VCDs and DVDs with this very cool little gadget!!

ADS USB Instant DVD+DV 2.0 $269.95

·  NLE App: Video Studio

·  Hardware: USB 2 MPEG encoder w/ DV input

·  DVD Authoring: My DVD

·  Compression: MPEG 1&2

·  Real-Time: VGA Previews

·  Special: DV input on the external USB encoder hardware gives you device control for capture of DV cams.

If you are looking for the easiest way to get video from your DV camcorder onto a CD-ROM or DVD, this is it. The breakout box hooks up to your computer via a USB jack, so this solution will work great with desktops and laptops. With it's added FireWire port you can get device control for capturing video from your DV source. With USB2 connection the video quality is surprisingly good. We've had great success burning VCDs and DVDs with this very cool little gadget!!

 

 Advanced NLE software for DV editing on a budget
If you are getting started in desk top video and looking for the best solution on a limited budget, this is the category for you. All the cards in this category come with software and hardware that will allow you to fully edit your video and add a wide range of titles, cool transitions and special effects.

Ulead Media Studio Pro 7.0 $299.95

 ·  NLE App: MS Pro 7.0

·  Hardware: None

·  DVD Authoring: DVD Plug-Ins for MS Pro

·  Compression: DV & MPEG2

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: MPEG2 editing

I've been a big fan of Media Studio Pro since version 2.0. It is a very powerful NLE program and easy to use. You get a ton of really cool 3D FX and transitions plus very easy to use 3D motion paths. MS Pro 7 is actually 5 applications in one. You get the video capture interface & the video editor, plus a very cool CG for titling and a paint program for manipulating the video. Rounding out the package is an audio editor. MS Pro 7 is one of the only NLE applications around that can edit both DV and MPEG2 files. It is loaded with features and performance. You get real-time MPEG capture, real-time preview to an external monitor, and real-time output. Plus, with MediaStudio's DVD authoring module you have an all-in-one DV to DVD solution. This powerful, flexible video editing solution is all you need to create content for broadcast, tape, the Internet, CD and DVD.

Sony Vegas 4 $499.95

 ·  NLE App: Vegas 4

·  Hardware: None

·  DVD Authoring:

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: Outstanding audio tools and professional feature set

Vegas 4.0 is an excellent choice for video editing, audio production, compositing, titling and advanced encoding on the PC platform. With its sleek, intuitive interface and powerful video and audio production tools, Vegas provides a complete and integrated solution for digital video, audio recording, editing and mixing, and streaming content creation.

ADS Pyro Professional $499.95

 ·  NLE App: Premiere Pro

·  Hardware: Pyro OHCI FireWire

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: Full Premiere Pro & DVD Encore over $1000 value!!

The lowest cost DV card shipping with the full version of Adobe Premiere Pro & Encore DVD. If you are planning on moving up to one of our Real-Time cards in the future, this is a great choice for you to get started. Add in our Premiere Pro Getting Started DVD Tutorial and you will be on your way!!

Ulead Studio Quartet $549.95

 ·  NLE App: MS Pro 7.0

·  Hardware: None

·  DVD Authoring: DVD Workshop AC3

·  Compression: DV & MPEG2

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: MS Pro 7, DVD Workshop, Cool 3D & PhotoImpact

Take Media Studio pro 7, add in a very powerful and easy to use DVD Authoring application (DVD Workshop AC3), a very cool 3D titling & animation program (Cool 3D) and a super easy to use image editor (Photo Impact) and you've got one great deal!

Combination Analog & DV solutions
Sure you have a new DV cam with FireWire, but what to do with all your older analog footage? These cards offer you the best of both worlds. You'll also find some added real-time features at the higher end of this category.

Pinnacle MovieBox DV 9 $235.00

 ·  NLE App: Studio 9

·  Hardware: FireWire DV/ Analog converter box

·  DVD Authoring: Integrated in Studio

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA Previews

·  Special: Burn to DVD from the Studio timeline

The sexy and sleek Porche designed hardware adds analog I/o to your FireWire equipped computer. The included Studio 8 software is VERY easy to use.

Pinnacle Studio Deluxe 9 $188.00

 ·  NLE App: Studio 9

·  Hardware: PCI Card for analog & DV I/O

·  DVD Authoring: Express

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-Time preview in window on VGA monitor

·  Special: Breakout Box , SmartMovie

For under $200 you get Studio 9 plus some really fantastic hardware that lets you use both DV and analog camcorders & VCRs. That's right, now you can take all your years of video footage, edit it down, add titles and FX, then output it to videotape or DVD!!! MiniDV, Hi8, VHS, Digital8, 8mm, S-VHS – Studio Deluxe can handle it all. With the breakout box not only can you capture analog video, but you can also output your analog or DV footage directly to your VHS or S-VHS tape deck – without having to go through your DV cam!! Even cooler, you can hook-up your television to the A/V output and see just how your video will look on a real TV while you are editing. If you are looking for the best products for getting started in DV and DVD production, your search is over. Studio Deluxe is the ideal solution. It is affordable, powerful and super easy to use.

Canopus Let's Edit RT $299.95

 ·  NLE App: Let's Edit

·  Hardware: DV & Analog input, DV output

·  DVD Authoring: Ulead DVD Factory

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA Preview

·  Special: Tons of FX, hardware available for analog & DV

Canopus has long been the industry leader for rock solid video editing sdolutions loaded with powerful features. Let's Edit makes the it affordable for everyone! With the included Canopus hardware you can inpout both analog & DV footage.

Canopus Let's Edit RT Plus $399.95

·  NLE App: Let's Edit

·  Hardware: OHCI card for Analog & DV I/O

·  DVD Authoring: Ulead DVD Factory

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA Preview

·  Special: Tons of FX, hardware available for analog & DV

Canopus has long been the industry leader for rock solid video editing sdolutions loaded with powerful features. Let's Edit makes the it affordable for everyone! With the included Canopus hardware you can input and output both analog & DV footage.

Canopus ACEDVio Ultra $549.95

 ·  NLE App: Premeire Pro

·  Hardware: OHCI card for Analog & DV I/O

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: Premeire Pro w/ analog & DV I/O

Simply the lowest cost Premeir Pro bundle that includes hardware for both analog & DV capture and output. The ACEDVio hardware also supports Vegas, Edition, MS Pro & Xpress DV

ADS AV Link Professional $549.95

 ·  NLE App: Premiere Pro

·  Hardware: Pyro OHCI FireWire

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: Full Premiere Pro & DVD Encore over $1000 value!!

What a fantastic bundle for those of you with a FireWire equipeed computer or laptop! You get teh ADS Pyro AV Link analog /DV converter box PLUS the full version of Adobe Premiere Pro & Encore DVD. Add in our Premiere Pro getting started DVD Tutorial and you will be on your way!!

Matrox RTX.10 Suite $679.95

·  NLE App: Premeire Pro

·  Hardware: PCI card w/ Breakout Box. Analog & DV I/O

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA Preview w/ Real-Time Analog output

·  Special: Real-Time Flex 3D transitions and filters, Single pass scan & capture, After Effects WYSIWYG output

Once you get to play with the real-time Flex 3D transitions and FX in the RTX.10, you will have a hard time controlling yourself from over using them. They are that cool and so much fun to use, since they do not have to render! RTX.10 supports DV and analog video. The "Power of X" gives you real-time color correction w/ auto white balance, real-time speed control and more.

Professional Real-Time DV NLE solutions
Professional long format video productions require extra features and stability that can meet the rigors of daily editing. You need a customizable workspace that you can optimize for the way that you edit. You need multiple levels of undo and you need total and complete control over your production.For
in depth comparisons of our Real-Time NLE solutions, check out our RT-5 Real-Time Round Up article!

Pinnacle Liquid Edition $649.95

 ·  NLE App: Liquid Edition

·  Hardware: OHCI FireWire

·  DVD Authoring: Integrated

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-Time VGA previews, multiple layers of video, tons of real-time 3D filters & FX, Background rendering

·  Special: Background Rendering & Integrated DVD Authoring

Edition is an all new NLE software from Pinnacle. Actually it's not all new. Pinnacle bought the technology from Fast about a year ago. Over the past year they've been integrating all their other software titles into it to make it an exceptionally powerful non linear editing and compositing solution. TitleDeko and Hollywood FX are integrated into the application and the video qulaity is incredible, even with extremely complex 3D transition. Even cooler is the integrated DVD authopring that lets you author and burn your DVD directly from the timeline!

Liquid Edition leverages both the CPU and GPU performance of your system. By utilizing the power of your 3D graphics card Liquid Edition delivers far more real-time 3D filters and effects than any other real-time DV solution.

Avid Xpress DV 4 $679.95

 ·  NLE App: Xpress DV

·  Hardware: None

·  DVD Authoring: Sonic DVDit! SE

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA Preview, multiple layers of video, Automatic Color Correction

·  Special: Works on XP and Mac OS X! Avid real-time editing at an unbelievable price!

For under $700 you can own and edit with an Avid. This is nothing short of amazing. Xpress DV v4 has the same interface, tools and GUI as Xpress Pro. You also get the Automatic Expert Color Correction, JKL trim, title rolls & crawls, and real-time motion effects.

Sony Vegas 4+DVD $699.95

·  NLE App: Vegas 4

·  Hardware: None

·  DVD Authoring: DVD Architect

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: DVD Architect with AC3 and 5.1 surround sound support

Vegas 4.0 is an excellent choice for video editing, audio production, compositing, titling and advanced encoding on the PC platform. With its sleek, intuitive interface and powerful video and audio production tools, Vegas provides a complete and integrated solution for digital video, audio recording, editing and mixing, and streaming content creation, and surround sound production.

Vegas+DVD provides you with a powerful and integrated suite of applications that makes editing surround-sound digital audio and video, as well as DVD authoring, straightforward and cost-efficient. Vegas+DVD is a complete, integrated solution for editing, surround mixing, and DVD production.

Adobe Video Collection $799.95

·  NLE App: Premiere Pro

·  Hardware: None

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA & FireWire Preview

·  Special: Full Premiere Pro, After Effects & DVD Encore over $1500 value!!

You get Premiere Pro, Encore DVD, Audition and AFTER EFFECTS 6.0!! This is the brand new version of After Effects that includes great new features such as OpenGL support for accelerated and even real-time previews. When you are working with multiple layers of 2D & 3D objects this is a major productivity boost. The interface has been streamlined for improved workflow. Combine these two new features and After Effects becomes much easier to learn, use and master.

Avid Xpress Pro $1599

·  NLE App: Xpress Pro

·  Hardware: None

·  DVD Authoring: ReelDVD le

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: VGA Preview

·  Special: Works on XP and Mac OS X! 11th generation Avid editing with even more real-time power!

Xpress Pro is the next generation affordable editing tool from Avid. It adds on to the already excellent feature set of Xpress DV with new features such as Automatic Expert Color Correction, 2D & 3D OpenGL video effects, JKL edit & trim support, Film Composer technology including 24P film support, and enhanced real-time performance.

The new Expert Color Correction in ver 3.5 is by far and away the most powerful and sophistacated color correction tool we offer. You can actually match flesh tones from different clips in your video. Ver 3.5 also includes both the Win XP and Mac OS X software in the box, so it's like getting two NLE solutions for the price of one!

Professional Real-Time solutions w/ Analog & DV
Sure you have a new DV cam with FireWire, but what to do with all your older analog footage? These cards offer you the best of both worlds. You'll also find some added real-time features at the higher end of this category.

Pinnacle Liquid Edition Pro $949.95

·  NLE App: Liquid Edition

·  Hardware: AGP Card for analog I/o and real-time analog output

·  DVD Authoring: Integrated

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Background Rendering & Integrated DVD Authoring

·  Special: Auto Save, background rendering

Edition is an all new NLE software from Pinnacle. Actually it's not all new. Pinnacle bought the technology from Fast about a year ago. Over the past year they've been integrating all their other software titles into it to make it an exceptionally powerful non linear editing and compositing solution. TitleDeko and Hollywood FX are integrated into the application and the video qulaity is incredible, even with extremely complex 3D transition. Even cooler is the integrated DVD authopring that lets you author and burn your DVD directly from the timeline!

Liquid Edition leverages both the CPU and GPU performance of your system. By utilizing the power of your 3D graphics card Liquid Edition delivers far more real-time 3D filters and effects than any other real-time DV solution. The Edition Pro AGP hardware gives you real-time analog output.

Matrox RT.X100 Suite $999.95

·  NLE App: Premiere pro

·  Hardware: PCI hardware accelerator w/ Breakout Box. Real-Time Analog, DV & MPEG2 output

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-Time DV & MPEG2 Output plus 3D transitions, color correction w/ auto balance, chroma key, blur, particle FX, and more

·  Special: Power of X, Breakout Box, single pass scan & capture, After Effects, Lightwave & Studio Max WYSIWYG output, 16 layers of real-time filters & FX

Matrox has done a fantastic job integrating the "Power of X" with Premeire Pro. Key Features of Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Pro with Adobe Premiere Pro

  • full-quality, full-resolution, no-compromise editing
  • superior realtime 3D effects with spline keyframe control
  • sought-after realtime filters – pan & scan, old movie, soft focus, and more
  • realtime analog and DV capture and print-to-tape
  • realtime MPEG-2 capture and encoding
  • faster, more versatile capture and export tools

Canopus DV Storm2 Ultra $1199
 

·  NLE App: Premiere Pro & Edius le

·  Hardware: PCI hardware accelerator. Real-Time Analog, DV & MPEG2 output

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-Time DV Output 5 video layers, multiple layers of filters, color correction

·  Special: Analog & DV I/O w/ Breakout Box, real-time DV output, scalable real-time performance.

Canopus has just upgraded the DV Storm bundle to make it more powerful and feature rich then ever. The "Duece" now includes the Storm Encoder card hardware for real-time MPEG2 export from the timeline. They've given it a new DV capture utility that supports single pass scan & capture, as well as the ability to capture from up to 3 FireWire sources simultaneously. You also get an improved real-time color correction, new real-time 3D picture-in-picture, new and improved 2D/3D real-time transitions and support for avi2 files.

The key to unleashing this performance is giving the Storm the fastest possible computer. In a P4 2.4hz or dual Athlon 2 Ghz machine with a gig of RAM you'll be able to handle 5+ layers of video with transitions, filters, PIP and more with real-time DV output! One of the other advantages of the Storm is the rock solid performance and stability you get when you use Storm Edit. Storm Edit is not as full featured as Premiere, but it gives you the core real-time performance that event videographers demand.

Matrox RT.X100 Collection $1399

·  NLE App: Premiere pro

·  Hardware: PCI hardware accelerator w/ Breakout Box. Real-Time Analog, DV & MPEG2 output

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-Time DV & MPEG2 Output plus 3D transitions, color correction w/ auto balance, chroma key, blur, particle FX, and more

·  Special: Power of X, Breakout Box, single pass scan & capture, After Effects, Lightwave & Studio Max WYSIWYG output, 16 layers of real-time filters & FX

All the features of the RTX100 Xtrmee pro plus the Adobe Video Collection (Premiere Pro, After Effects 6.0, Audition and Encore DVD)

Canopus DV Storm2 Pro Plus $1499

·  NLE App: Premiere Pro & Edius le

·  Hardware: PCI hardware accelerator w/ Component Output. Real-Time Analog, DV & MPEG2 output

·  DVD Authoring: Encore DVD

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-Time DV Output 5 video layers, multiple layers of filters, color correction

·  Special: Analog & DV I/O w/ Breakout Box, real-time DV output, scalable real-time performance.

Designed for the video professional, DVStorm2 Pro+ includes a component output module, Adobe Video Collection (Premiere Pro, After Effects 6.0, Audition and Encore DVD). MPEGCraft (Canopus's new frame accurate MPEG splitter/trimmer) and our new Edius LE realtime editing software.

Avid Xpress Pro w/ Mojo $2995

·  NLE App: Xpress Pro

·  Hardware: PCI hardware accelerator w/ Breakout Box. Real-Time Analog, DV & MPEG2 output

·  DVD Authoring: ReelDVD le

·  Compression: DV

·  Real-Time: Real-time Analog & DV, Expert Color Correction

·  Special: Works with workstations or laptops Mojo alsp provides uncompressed video capture and editing.

Xpress Pro is the next generation affordable editing tool from Avid. It adds on to the already excellent feature set of Xpress DV with new features such as Automatic Expert Color Correction, 2D & 3D OpenGL video effects, JKL edit & trim support, Film Composer technology including 24P film support, and enhanced real-time performance.

Add Mojo to Xpress Pro for real-time analog & DV output directly from the Xpress Pro timeline!! Mojo is a Digital NLE Accelerator (DNA) that attaches externally to your workstation or Laptop via FireWire. In addition to real-time output and analog I/O it also adds the ability to capture and edit uncompressed video. This will give you superior video quality for complex title sequences and compositing.

 

The next phase after you have the proper video capture card and software package is to begin the import of your video into your computer. Follow the directions of the video capture program and import the video. There are as you have read many formats that you can capture to for streaming over the Internet. I recommend an one of the following Windows (AVI / DivX), mpeg or a Windows media file type such as .wmv or .asf  format. These formats can be encoded and streamed directly to the Internet using the Cambrosia Transmitter and the Windows Media Encoder.

 

If the Video Capture software does not provide the proper format I highly recommend using Dr. DivX Software to Capture the Video into your computer. This software is easy to use and provides excellent quality.

 

Of course the details of the actual video capture are slightly different for each different capture device used. The overall process is the same though.

 

1. You start with a video source usually a Video Cassette Player or Video camera. You connect the video source to the Digital video capture device via RCA audio video cables or SVideo cables.

2. You then start the digital capture software that has come with your digital video capture device. Set it to the record mode.

3. You then set the video player to play and if everything is connected properly the capture session will start.

4. Continue capturing the video until the end of the video.

5. Stop the capture session within the software and stop the video player.

6. At this point it should be noted that there are many different video capture software packages available.

      Microsoft has one called Movie Maker and its free.

      Dr. DivX also has excellent video capture software and I highly recommend using it. It is easy, versatile and the quality is excellent.

7. You should try and capture to a streamable format from the get go. If you do not do that, then you will have to encode/convert the captured format to the proper format. This is very time consuming and you want to avoid that if at all possible. Once again if you need to do that then you can use Dr. DivX or another video conversion type software to do that.

8. Now that you have your video in the proper format for streaming you have 2 choices for how to deliver your streaming video.

      1. Use the Cambrosia Transmitter Software.

      2. Upload the entire file to a http Webserver and then create a link in your web page that points to it. Option 2 can get expensive as the files can be 

          very, very large and your web service provider will definitely want to charge you more money for using up their disk space. Also you have to have a

          website. You do not need a website for option 1.

Basically that is all there is to it for creating pre-recorded streaming video for the internet.

 

If you have any questions or comments feel free to write me at:  cambrosia@tampabay.rr.com  and I will be happy to help out.

 

Mark Fiorentino

Cambrosia

 

 

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