DV for Teachers

MakeMKV Rips DVDs and Blu-Rays With Just Two Clicks – dvd ripping – Lifehacker.

I haven’t tested this, but it is worth pointing to.

This is hugely exciting—video professionals using digital SLR cameras to shoot very high quality hi-def video on a surprisingly affordable budget. Not cheap, but still startling quality for the price. Please read this article and consider the possibilities. Make sure to watch the first linked video, and remember that was recorded with available light. Very very impressive.

HDSLRs for Video: Beyond the Hype – Creative COW.

Macworld’s Chris Breen offers valuable info in Converting AVCHD files for iMovie. The lack of direct support for AVCHD in out-of-the-box iMovie stinks though. Camcorder manufacturers often include Windows-only conversion utilities, and one commenter suggests installing them using VirtualBox, a free Windows operating system virtual machine. That’s a lot of hassle for an increasingly common video format that will rapidly become ubiquitous.

Photo Friday’s Monitor Calibration Tool Makes Easy-on-the-Eyes Monitor Tweaks – calibrate – Lifehacker.