Video Editing Accessories
Many of the articles on this blog over the past couple of years have centered on video editing, including a number of discussions about video formats and analog to digital conversion.
In recent years, as video editing has moved into mainstream computing, video editing products became widely available in consumer electronics stores and mainstream online stores like Amazon.com.
As a new service to readers of The Coaches Advisor Journal, I've set up a store on Amazon.com to make it easy for readers to locate, learn about and even purchase the products that I discuss and recommend here. Amazon's site is an excellent information resource and serves as a clearinghouse for online retailers of all types. Sometimes a product is available from Amazon itself, and other times the product will be shipped by Circuit City, J&R Music World, Tiger Directo and any number of other retailers.
I've always liked how easy Amazon makes it to buy products and the prices, while not always the lowest, are published. In addition, detailed product specifications and customer reviews are included.
As of the date of this post, there are four products in the "store" - all products that I have mentioned in one or more posts, used personally, and have tested with CompuSports' Easy-Cut and Easy-Scout Professional video editing products.
The products include:
DVD Copy 5 Platinum - a software program that converts all or part of DVD's to DIVX, Windows Media and other formats. Of those supported, DIVX and WMV are recommended. DVD Copy 5 uses your DVD Player and computer processor, and requires no "box".
There are many products on the internet that do these things, but none as reliable or full featured as DVD Copy5. Intervideo has long been a leader in DVD Software, with their other leading products being Win DVD and Win DVD Creator. The software is well worth the price as every DVD conversion I have attempted has gone without a hitch.
Plextor Convertx 402U - an Analog to Digital Converter that connects via USB 2.0. It includes Win DVD Creator that captures in a number of formats. Of those supported, we recommend the High Quality DIVX with this unit.
The Plextor uses its own "chip" to convert the video and therefore does not tie up your computer as much as software-only conversion or capture products.
ADS Pyro A/V Link - an Analog to Digital Converter that connects via Firewire and works with Windows Movie Maker. It includes Adobe Premiere Elements software but we recommend capturing in Movie Maker using either DV-AVI or Windows Media formats for maximum video compatibility. We like this product better than the Canopus for a number of reasons - plus its $50 less. With the $50, you can buy DVDCopy or, for a while, a tank of gas.
Canopus ADVC1100 - an Analog to Digital Converter that also connects via Firewire and works with Movie Maker. No software is included and it draws its power from the Firewire connection. For this reason, Laptop users, particularly if battery power is used, may want to consider the ADS product instead.
Click here to go to the Home Page of the store.
In recent years, as video editing has moved into mainstream computing, video editing products became widely available in consumer electronics stores and mainstream online stores like Amazon.com.
As a new service to readers of The Coaches Advisor Journal, I've set up a store on Amazon.com to make it easy for readers to locate, learn about and even purchase the products that I discuss and recommend here. Amazon's site is an excellent information resource and serves as a clearinghouse for online retailers of all types. Sometimes a product is available from Amazon itself, and other times the product will be shipped by Circuit City, J&R Music World, Tiger Directo and any number of other retailers.
I've always liked how easy Amazon makes it to buy products and the prices, while not always the lowest, are published. In addition, detailed product specifications and customer reviews are included.
As of the date of this post, there are four products in the "store" - all products that I have mentioned in one or more posts, used personally, and have tested with CompuSports' Easy-Cut and Easy-Scout Professional video editing products.
The products include:
DVD Copy 5 Platinum - a software program that converts all or part of DVD's to DIVX, Windows Media and other formats. Of those supported, DIVX and WMV are recommended. DVD Copy 5 uses your DVD Player and computer processor, and requires no "box".
There are many products on the internet that do these things, but none as reliable or full featured as DVD Copy5. Intervideo has long been a leader in DVD Software, with their other leading products being Win DVD and Win DVD Creator. The software is well worth the price as every DVD conversion I have attempted has gone without a hitch.
Plextor Convertx 402U - an Analog to Digital Converter that connects via USB 2.0. It includes Win DVD Creator that captures in a number of formats. Of those supported, we recommend the High Quality DIVX with this unit.
The Plextor uses its own "chip" to convert the video and therefore does not tie up your computer as much as software-only conversion or capture products.
ADS Pyro A/V Link - an Analog to Digital Converter that connects via Firewire and works with Windows Movie Maker. It includes Adobe Premiere Elements software but we recommend capturing in Movie Maker using either DV-AVI or Windows Media formats for maximum video compatibility. We like this product better than the Canopus for a number of reasons - plus its $50 less. With the $50, you can buy DVDCopy or, for a while, a tank of gas.
Canopus ADVC1100 - an Analog to Digital Converter that also connects via Firewire and works with Movie Maker. No software is included and it draws its power from the Firewire connection. For this reason, Laptop users, particularly if battery power is used, may want to consider the ADS product instead.
Click here to go to the Home Page of the store.
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