http://www.homevideo101.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:48:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes video files are sent having the RAR extension. RAR is not video format. It is a compression technology to shrink and archive files. If the file is very large it is sometimes broken up into multiple files which make up a multi-volume archive. A multi-volume archive will come ... http://www.homevideo101.com/how-to-play-rar-video-files/ If your like most people you probably have boxes or albums with photos laying around that you have been meaning to scan into your computer someday. You quickly realize that it is a major pain in the ass and push off the project for some other time. I did a ... http://www.homevideo101.com/automatic-feed-photo-scanners/ The Canon PowerShot SD1000 in one of the most popular digital cameras right now. The SD1000 looks and feels like a piece of art, takes 7MP pictures and is priced just over $200. Although the SD1000 may not be the best digital camera to take videos with it has some ... http://www.homevideo101.com/canon-powershot-sd1000-video-capabilities/ There is a new breed of device gather steam. Devices that can take decent photos and videos. There are two ways of making a hybrid device. Camcorders that that still photos Cameras that can take videos The Sanyo CG65 Camcorder is the former, and reports are that it does it quite ... http://www.homevideo101.com/sanyo-vpc-cg65-camcorder/ One of the hottest market segments in digital cameras right now is video. The quality keeps getting better and better for using a digital camera to also take videos. Casio just announced two new cameras with a YouTube capture mode. The Exilim EX-Z77 and the slimmer Exilim EX-S880 These ... http://www.homevideo101.com/casio-announces-youtube-ready-camera/ DVD authoring refers to the process of creating the menu and navigation system for a DVD. It also includes adding chapter points and other fun things like background music. In the editing section I mentioned that I save my edited movies in the AVI format and then bring them into Ulead ... http://www.homevideo101.com/creating-dvd-menu-systems/ Burning is the process of writing your MPEG2 movie file onto a DVD. As mentioned before some authoring software titles will allow you to burn to a DVD. Some people like to burn with other programs like Nero. Whichever method you choose I think it's a good idea to create either ... http://www.homevideo101.com/dvd-burning-and-media/ If are using VirtualDub to process DV you will need the Panasonic DV Codec. WARNING ! These instructions are intended for experienced computer users. Editing your registry can cripple your PC. If you are using XP I would do a System Restore Point. Install Instructions: * Download here ... http://www.homevideo101.com/panasonic-dv-codec/ I was converting a VHS tape to a DVD that was close to two hours in length. Therefore I was not going to be able to encode at much higher than 5300 Kbs. At VideoHelp I once read that noise in the video can waste bitrate trying to recreate the ... http://www.homevideo101.com/codec-hell/ I have compiled a quick list of DV camcorders that have "pass through" capabilities. It is not a complete list since I did not include all brands or discontinued models. I will keep adding to this list and start to include older models. If you have any input send me ... http://www.homevideo101.com/dv-camcorders-with-pass-through/