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Article: Video-editing Software Group Test - A shift in focus. Whether your video is high definition or low resolution, digital editing is now easier to master than ever. Ken McMahon checks out five of the latest packages which have something for everyone.(Product/Service Evaluation)
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- Personal Computer World
- Article date:
- February 1, 2006
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The way we shoot digital video is undergoing a major change. At one end of the scale, high definition technology promises a four-fold increase in resolution and the kind of quality that was previously only possible with professional broadcast equipment costing tens of thousands of pounds. At the other, the proliferation of video-capable mobile phones, stills cameras, PDAs and other handheld devices heralds an era of go-anywhere, shoot-anything clips which, though of low resolution and sketchy quality, are still worthy of editing. Somewhere in the middle, people are using standard definition DV camcorders to shoot and edit holidays, documentaries, training videos, demo ...