Sunday, September 29, 2013

Three Reasons of buying a camcorder

You see, men's tastes are various. Some people like reading, some like travelling while others like making movies/videos. The truth is, not every one of them has owned a camcorder, but they do posse some kind of devices capable of recording videos, such as smartphones(iPhone 4S/5, HTC One, Galaxy S4, etc) and tablets(iPad 4/2, new iPad, etc)and more. The remarkable thing is that the quality of the videos recorded by those gadgets isn't not bad--sometimes it is extremely sharp & high-definition. So, here is the question: do we still need to buy a standlone camcorder(Sony Handycam HDR-PJ10,Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3, etc) since we have already owned something capable of doing the "job"? Does it make sense to get a camcorder?
Actually, it is really a personal choice when comes to the purchasing a camcorder. However, we do find out three reasons for owning a camcorder.
1. Video Quality.

Yes, we have to admit that some smartphones or tablets shoot videos in not bad quality. This is why so many people decided to abandoned camcorders and jumped onto those video-capable devices bandwagon. More and more smartphones are coming up like mushrooms, claiming to offer "superior video quality". However, after professional tests on a camcorder and a smartphone, we can easily find that a high-end camcorder provides much better video performance than a so-called all-in-one smartphone. In fact, this result isn't surprising at all. When comparing a cheap camcorder with an ordinary camera, there is slight difference on the quality of recorded videos. However, a camcorder still excel a camera at the same price range, because most camcorders will have more video recording options as well as the video editing software, helping users to upload video clips to websites such as Facebook or YouTube. Tips: Without any doubt, the built-in editing function in a camcorder cannot measure up to te professional editing systems like iMovie/Final Cut Pro, therefore, if you would like to make the video clips more attractive, it is the best to edit them in the professional editors. For example, get a 4K camcorder, then convert 4K xavc video to mov for editing with final cut pro.
2. Internal Memory

By "camcorder", we mean the one that records on flash memory or a built-in hard drive. Of course, there may be another one memory card slot used to record additional video content. Generally speaking, the memory capacity of a smartphone or tablet isn't quite large. Let's say, the iPhone 5 has not card slot and it provides 1 GB RAM, 16/32/64GB storage at the most. The point is, when you are shooting large amounts of videos especially the HD video , you will be driven crazy by swapping cards or transferring the recorded videos to a computer before continue shooting. No one can bear it, right? As to a camcorder, you won't have that trouble since it provides a very large storage capacity.
3. The Audio

Obviously, a camcorder records audio in better quality than a smartphone or tablet does. The reason lies in the built-in mics they used. Almost all traditional camcorders have got the good quality built-in stereo microphones, but there are some that go above and beyond by including 5.1-channel Dolby Digital microphones instead. While on the other hand, a smartphone will usually use the tiny monaural mics, resulting in bad audio quality. Notes: you can adjust the audio volume by using certain software, for example, when import AVCHD to Final Cut Pro with the help of third-party video converter, you can use the built-in editing features to customize the audio freely.
So, we think it worthy buying a camcorder. What is your idea?
If you get a canon vixia hf g10, you can learn the detail on how to get canon vixia hf g10 avchd camcorder video to mac for editing:






Monday, September 23, 2013

iMovie VS Windows Movie Maker get more close with them

Video post production or we may say extension editing is always a very important issue. There are lots of editing systems available for choices, some people would like to purchase the favorite one based on their actual need while others prefer to use the built-in video editing programs on the computer. As we know, Micrsoft and Apple, the two major computers brands have their own editing software-Windows Movie Maker and iMovie installed on the computers correspondingly. The funny thing is, we will see many people discussing about these two editors and also make a comparison. In my opinion, it doesn't make much sense for the comparison, if any, it will probably like the following.

1.Familiarity
Currently, there are piles of video editing software on the market. Some people may get loss easily. In fact, they are pretty much the same thing. As for Windows Movie Maker and iMovie, both of them have got a viewing screen or two, a time line, effects preset and file navigation. That means, as long as you own certain editing experience, you are able to switch between these systems flexibly. What you need the most is practicing to gain the familiarity of each one.

2.Operation
Honestly, I love Windows movie Maker because it is quite simple and easy to understand. When comes to iMovie? Eeeeee....I don't know. There was a time that I needed to import sony hdr m2ts to imovie for post editing, it took me almost half a day to finish the job. Of course, I spent a little time on fixing the format incompatibility issue, but my point is, iMoive is great with many cool features, but I just cannot get my head around it sometimes. Different from much editing software, iMovie has only one channel for the video and the audio/effects/effects is not set in a time line but a block instead. Whereas Windows Movie Maker...it has two separate channels, one for the vidoe and one for the audio coming with the video, besides, it also has got extra audio track (for backing music or overdubbing) and then a track for your transitions/effects. Tips: to import some recorded videos like AVCHD MTS to Windows Movie Maker for editing, the key point is to convert the MTS to WMM acceptable video format via the third-party software called Windows Movie Maker Converter or MTS to WMV converter developed by Doremisoft.

Overall Comparison
iMovie Pros: 1.sleek and sexy; 2.Easy importing & exporting features; 3. cool features available; 4.Scrubbing tool works really well to find clips
Windows Movie Maker Pros: 1. simple, easy operation; 2.Clear presentation of tools; 3. Time line feature; 4.Easy importing & exporting features.
iMovie Cons:: 1. run on Mac; 2. there is no timeline.
Windows Movie Maker Cons:: 1. run on Windows; 2. there is Not many thrills and spills.

In conclusion, I think both of them have got advantages and disadvantages, what matter the most is that which one can really meet all your demands—kind of preference thing.
You can learn the detail guide on how to convert mts to wmv:

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

How to Play YouTube FLV Videos Offline

As the global leader of video-sharing website, YouTube has brought us much convenience and abundance. It seems that we can find almost all we want there: music, video, news, information, etc. The number of YouTube monthly active users has reached to over 1 billion. Besides, more than 6 billion hours of video are watched each month on YouTube—that's almost an hour for every person on Earth. With so many people hanging there, sometimes, it's not as smooth as we expected to enjoy YouTube FLV videos online. Alternatively, it is a good idea to download and play the videos offline.
It is always easier said than done. Here are the questions asked by some people:
1. "Can someone tell me what's a .flv file and how to either make it into a .avi file and playable in Windows Movie Maker or simply to make it playable. I got a cool little application called download helper, but everything it saves for me is in .flv and I have no clue what to do?". 2. "I just got some YouTube videos(in .flv format), I cannot figure out the right way to play them on my smart phone (Sony Xperia). Please help!". 3. "How can I play YouTube FLV videos on iPhone 5 please?"
Well, before we get started, it's necessary to have a glance at what FLV format is. FLV, short for Flash Video, is a video format used to deliver videos over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player 6/7/8/9. FLV content may also be embedded within SWF files. Currently, there are some brand websites using the FLV file format which include: YouTube, Google Video, Yahoo! Video, MySpace and Reuters.com.
Basically, an FLV file can be opened or played by some programs natively such as Adobe's Flash Player (version 7 and later), RealPlayer, VLC, MPlayer, and other popular media players. Besides, Adobe Premiere Pro can support the editing of FLV file well. However, if you would like to play an FLV file on other programs such as Windows Movie Maker, QuickTime or portable mobile devices like Sony Xperia, it is a must to convert the FLV file to another file type. For example, transfer FLV to Xperia friendly video format like MP4, convert FLV to AVI for Windows Movie Maker, etc. In addition, Apple devices like iPhone 5 has also turned down the support for Adobe Flash Player, that is why iPhone users cannot play the FLV files since they have to use iTunes to manage their media data. In light of this, there is nothing we can do but to import YouTube videos to iTunes before trasferring FLV files to iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc. That is to say, we need to convert FLV to M4V to make YouTube FLV videos acceptable by iTunes.
To solve all of the problems above, a professional and easy-to-use third-party program is enough. Doremisoft FLV Video Converter is the recommendable software specializing in handling the FLV file issues perfectly. The process of conducting the conversion is as easy as eating a pie, which goes like this: import FLV video file--set output format--edit the video optionally--start to convert.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

How to Import AVCHD MTS/AVCHD Lite to iMovie/FCP

Ditigal cameras are always expecting a prospect market. In the past two years, the global sales of digital cameras have tripled. Based on the latest report, Canon, Sony and Panasonic had a commanding lead of the counterparts. Meanwhile, Panasonic Lumix series outshine its families and receive lots of favor from lots of people. Lumix series, range from pocket models to digital SLRs, its first two models DMC-LC5 and DMC-F7 were launched about twelve years ago, likely in 2001. In 2009, the AVCHD and AVCHD Lite were introduced by Panasonic to be used for the Lumix line products.
AVCHD Lite is a subset of AVCHD format which delivers videos at 30 frames/s with 720-line resolution. The DMC-ZS3/DMC-FT1/DMC-TZ7 models were released by Panasonic in 2009, they were considered to be the first digital cameras that offered the AVCHD-lite movie mode. From then on, more and more Panasonic digital cameras (Lumix DMC-G2, Lumix DMC-FZ35/38, Lumix DMC-FX75, LEICA D-LUX 5, LEICA V-LUX 2, Lumix DMC-TZ10/ZS7, etc) adapted the AVCHD-lite format.
"I used Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 to shoot some family videos, but I couldn't import them to iMovie for post editing". True! This is the most frequently asked question of many Panasonic Lumix camera users. Most professional editors such as iMovie (iMovie 8/9/11), Final Cut Pro(FCP 6/7),Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid, After Effects and more cannot recognize the AVCHD(.mts)/AVCHD Lite formats at all. That is exactly the reason why users cannot import Panasonic Lumix AVCHD to iMovie directly. In fact, we can break off the format limitation by using the third-party software. To put it another way, we can convert AVCHD to FCP, iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro or other eidtors freely if we are able to transcode Panasonic lumix AVCHD(.mts)/AVCHD Lite to MOV with H.264 codec-acceptable format by those editors. Doremisoft Mac MTS Converter is the ideal tool to accomplish the tasks excellently. It can fast convert AVCHD MTS/AVCHD Lite footages to the videos format that best fit for the editing software. You can never imagine how easy it is to conduct the conversion with the help of this software. Only five simple steps are required: 1. Download & launch the video converter; 2. Import the AVCHD (.mts)/AVCHD Lite video files into the program; 3. Set H.264 MOV as the output format; 4. Edit the video files optionally; 5. Start the conversion. After the conversion has been done, you can transfer the converted files to the desired editors for post editing freely.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

How to make swf file editable in Windows Movie Maker

Can you edit swf file on Windows movie maker? No. When you try to import swf file into Windows Movie Maker, you will find that if you drag and drop the swf file into Windows Movie Maker, there is nothing happen. If you click "Import video" and locate to your swf file, you also can find that your swf file is not show up.

 Why? When you import video you can see Windows Movie Maker supported format incluing .avi, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2, .mp2v, .mpeg, .mpe, .mpv2, .wm, .wmv, .asf. So if you want to import a video format that Windows Movie Maker is not supported, then it can not recognized.

 What should you do if you want to edit swf file with windows movie maker? As we know most of video editor is not support swf file, the easiest way to edit swf file is to convert swf file to other format, to edit with Windows Movie Maker, convert swf to mov is really a good choice, forWMV file is a Windows Media Video file.

 To learn the detail of how to convert swf to mov:

Friday, July 26, 2013

Review on Doremisoft Video Solutions

Established in 2007 and located in Shenzhen, Doremisoft Studio is one of the leading consumer software provider in China. With great emphasis in R&D, Doremisoft has a complete product line, providing professional video solutions, Flash SWF solutions, DVD solutions and more. Now, I will give a review on its video solutions -- video converting programs:

Doremisoft Video Tools

Geneally speaking, Doremisoft video tools include the professional Video Converter and Video Converter for Mac which can help users play back, edit or share video clips in their own way for the converter can convert almost all kind of videos to various file format and export videos to a large scale of popular mobile devices and applications for personal use.
The good:
  • Fast convert video to almost any video file format
  • Easily extract audio from video, movie and TV show.
  • Support camcorder file format like MXF, AVCHD, M2TS, MTS, MOD, TOD, etc.
  • Optimized output presets for portable devices such as iPhone 5, Galaxy S4, iPad mini and more
  • Provide simple yet practical video editing functions
  • Free lifetime automatic updates
The bad:
  • The "3D" function will make the video lose the original color
  • The converting speed will be a little slow when converting large files
The bottom line
Typical for their price class, Doremisoft video tools is smart enough for users convert any kind of videos to their target file formats with best quality preserved in a rather fast speed.

Doremisoft SWF Video Converter

Doremisoft SWF Video Converter enables users to convert SWF to most popular video formats easily, like MP4, WMV, AVI, FLV, MPEG, MOV, etc. Meanwhile, users can transfer SWF movies to applications and portable devices like iPhone, iPod, iPad, Samsung, Kindle Fire, iMovie, etc.
The good:
  • Convert SWF to any video format with accurate audio and video synced
  • Easy transition from Flash to HTML5: convert SWF to HTML5 MP4, OGG and WebM easily.
  • Import SWF to Windows Movie Maker, Media Player, Sony Vegas, Premiere Pro and more
  • Save Flash SWF files as images in BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG formats.
  • Concise guidance, user-friendly interface, complete SWF videos conversion with foolproof steps.
The bad:
  • The latest version has canceled the "Grab SWF" feature which can capture and download online SWF files
  • Would be better if it can help extracting the source .fla file from .swf file
The bottom line:
A rare program in the marketplace that can convert/capture/extract SWF animations with a wide range of output format supported. Good companion for Web designers as well as common users!

Doremisoft XAVC Converter

Doremisoft XAVC Video Converter is particularly designed with future-proof technology to solve all the format compatibility issues of the brand new XAVC and XAVC-S files. It can help users losslessly convert the 4K/2K XAVC and XAVC-S footages to most popular video formats as well as importing XAVC to Final Cut Pro (FCP), Sony Vegas, Premiere, After Effect (AE), etc. to edit.
The good:
  • True 4K video input/output supported
  • Convert XAVC/XAVC-S footages to most popular video formats with original 4K/2K quality kept
  • Support input format includes MXF, AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MOD, TOD, etc.
  • Edit XAVC/XAVC-S footage in FCP, Premiere, Vegas, Avid, etc. with native codec.
  • Fully compatible with Windows 8 and Mac OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion
The bad:
  • A lack of two useful output formats: iMovie AIC and ProRes 4444
  • High demand on computer performance when comverting 4K footages
The bottom line:
Impressive converting program that supports the latest XAVC format as well as other 4K UHD video formats. Remarkable that the conversion will be lossless!
Conclusion
Currently, Doremisoft has extended global business and all their products with best-in-class features have already gained great reputation among customers worldwide. From what I've been mentioned above, despite some minor defects, I recommend Doremisoft's video converting programs for all of you!

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Learning how to crop MKV file with MKV cropper

Doremisoft MKV cropper can help user to convert MKV file to other popular format like MOV, WMV, AVI, MP4, 3GP, FLV, SWF, MPEG-2, etc. The most important thing is this cropper can help you crop MKV file, so you can get rid of the balck bar on the border, to make the operation more convenient, you can manual adjust the screen and set the Top, Left, Right, Botton offset. Besides, this mkv cropper also will help to edit MKV file, with it, you will trim one clip to several video segments, merge several video clips to one video, add video brightness, contrast and saturation, and so on.
You can see the detail on: