The most common cause is low light. Solution? More light. If you want pro results, carry some big lights and diffusers. Avoid fast pans...
If you recall I used my pitiful p3-600 MHz on the road for years to do editing. Any current machine of good specs should be fine.
For software, look at:
1. Final Cut Pro.
2. Sony Vegas.
3. Adobe Premiere.
Cheers,
Bob
I will be working on a project to create some videos for my company. I will likely be incorporating video camera footage, still digital photos, other existing .jpeg documents, and motion screen captures. I have made a demo video which was well received but I did have a few problems.
Although my video tape looks fine, my transfer to the PC showed some ''ghosting'' or blurring when a fairly rapid pan occurs. I used firewire to transfer. What do you think could be the cause of this ''ghosting'' - PC speed/memory, other hardware issue, compression, transfer software?
Also, all software for recording screen activities (such as a PowerPoint animation or simply web-surfing) that I found, provide a somewhat jerky product. Do you know of any software that would allow a smoother recording?
In general, I'd like to see anyone's suggestions for PC hardware specs including processor speed, minimum memory requirements, transfer cards (firewire?), etc. Also appreciated would be reasonably priced video cameras and digital still cameras.
Finally, what video capture software and video editing software would you suggest.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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