The websites of companies whose software I've found particularly useful are listed on my Links page.
The Benchwatchers of Borehamwood
Camera | Panasonic AG-DP200 (S-VHS). |
Microphone | Shure BG-1.1 with XLR-to-3.5mm adaptor built by Fraser. |
Editing | Pentium II PC with Matrox Rainbow Runner; ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 95. |
The example links in the table below are stills from the video. These
are JPEG images of 30K to 60K.
For details of the equipment I used to record the music, see the Kit
List section of my music page.
Video | |
Cameras | JVC something-or-other (S-VHSc) and Panasonic AG-DP200 (S-VHS) |
Editing | Pentium II PC with Matrox Rainbow Runner; ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 95 |
Computer Graphics - 3D | |
Opening titles | TrueSpace 1 by Caligari (example) |
Dome and room | Extreme 3D 1 by MacroMedia (example 1, example 2, example 3) |
People | Poser 2 by MetaCreations (example 1 (this was rendered in Extreme 3D), example 2, example 3) |
Computer Graphics - 2D | |
Painting on video; texture maps | Flamingo 1.2 by Hamlet Software Systems (example); Paint Shop Pro 5 by JASC |
Video format conversion; some image processing | Fast Movie Processor 1.31 by Rapido (the image processing isn't shown in the stills). |
Still-frame format conversion; image cataloguing | ThumbsPlus 3.20 by Cerious Software. |
Closing credits | PagePlus 5 by Serif (these aren't shown in the stills). |
Some masking and compositing | Various quick and dirty PowerBASIC and Perl programs by me (example 1, example 2). I'll post some of them here if I can make them fit for public consumption ;-) |
From the Earth to the Moon and Back Again
Video | |
Cameras | Panasonic VHSc and JVC Video8 camcorders. |
Microphones | Genexxa tie-clips from Tandy (aka Radio Shack) |
Editing | Pentium II PC with Matrox Marvel, ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 98. |
Computer Graphics - 3D | |
Titles; spaceships | Moray 3.01 by Softronics, POV-Ray 3.02. |
Moon hotel scene | Bryce 3D by MetaCreations. |
Moon map scene | Poser 3 by MetaCreations. |
Computer Graphics - 2D | |
Painting on video; lots of masking and compositing | Paint Shop Pro 5 by JASC. |
Video format conversion | Fast Movie Processor 1.41 by Rapido. |
Still-frame format conversion; image cataloguing | ThumbsPlus 3.30 by Cerious Software. |
Some masking and compositing | Various quick and dirty PowerBASIC and Perl programs by me. |
Six Past Four
For details of the equipment I used to record the music, see the Kit
List section of my music page.
Video | |
Camera | Panasonic G2 (VHSc) |
Editing | Pentium III PC with Matrox Marvel, ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 98. |
Computer Graphics - 2D | |
Some masking and compositing | Paint Shop Pro 5 by JASC. |
Camera | Panasonic AG-DP200 (S-VHS). |
Microphone | Shure BG-1.1 with XLR-to-3.5mm adaptor built by Fraser. |
Editing | Pentium II PC with Matrox Marvel; ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 98. |
Last update: 25/7/2020 17:09