Videoguys Top 10 Products of 2009!
http://bit.ly/54nJB4 It's hard to believe another year has gone by. I think 2009 was one of
the most challenging years for our industry. The troubled US economy
created budget problems for videographers, video editors and producers
on every level. In today's economy every Penney counts and before we
invest in new technology, we have to be sure of the benefits.
In 2009 Tapeless camcorders started dominating the landscape, at every
level of video production, each with their own unique wrinkles and
complexity. The emergence of tapeless HD acquisition formats have
thrown a curveball into our post production workflows. In the past all
we had to do was capture the footage to our hard drives - via a
capture card or Firewire. With Tapeless acquisition we can go straight
to editing, no need to waste time capturing, as long as our NLE
supports the format we shot the footage in. Make no doubt about it,
Tapeless workflows save you time and time equals money. In 2009 we saw
many exciting new products and upgrades that made working with both
consumer and professional tapeless HD formats easier and more
efficient. So as you would expect, these products dominated our 2009
Top 10 List.
On the consumer side the proliferation of AVCHD based camcorders
deliver unbelievable HD quality at even more incredible prices. While
AVCHD delivers fantastic quality video in a small file sizes, that
biggest feature is also our biggest problem. It take a lot of computer
horsepower to handle these highly compressed files. While today's
editors can handle basic cutting and dissolves, any more complicated
editing with additional effects or layers of video and graphics will
bog down even the fastest multi-core computer. Fortunately we saw some
very exciting new products introduced in 2009 that make editing AVCHD
footage so much easier!
On the professional front we have DVCPro HD, XD CAM, RED and the new
DSLRs from Canon and Nikon delivering HD quality video. Each of these
formats comes with it's own special needs, requirements, work arounds
and gotchas. Working with any one of these formats is challenging
enough. Trying to edit a production with footage from two or more
different HD formats makes it even more difficult, but it can be done.
Especially with some of the new products and tools introduced this
past year.
We love all the new and exciting opportunities these new Tapeless
formats and workflows represent. It's just going to take some time and
effort to get to know them better and optimize how we use them. Last
year we published one of our most popular articles ever "Videoguys
Guide to HD Formats". It is a great place to start to learn more.
So without further ado, lets jump into our 2009 Top 10 List and start
telling you about all the great new tools introduced last year that
make your video editing and production more efficient and productive.
Videoguys.com Top 10 of 2009!
1. Matrox MXO2 Mini & MXO2 LE
2. Apple Final Cut Studio 3
3. Avid Media Composer 4
4. Sony Vegas Pro 9
5. CineForm NeoScene
6. Grass Valley EDIUS Neo 2 w/ Booster
7. Pioneer BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Writer
8. G-Tech G-Raid (4th Generation)
9. Focus FSH-200 Pro / Aja Ki Pro / Convergent Design nanoFlash
10. Matrox CompressHD and MAX Technology
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Gary
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