Video Production

Video, like most things on this site, is something I have always been interested in. Ever since I was a small child I've loved the idea of using a camcorder based on videotape to record videos and then edit them together in fun and interesting ways. I finally got my hands on a VHS-C camcorder, the JVC GR-AX900U. That camcorder has served me well despite the battery charger dying (or the batteries finally giving up) and I used it for quite a while when I had something fun I wanted to try.

The next camcorder that I obtained was a Sony DCR-TRV22. It's a MiniDV camcorder that was one of the more advanced models at the time. Sadly it died a couple months after I bought it, but it was the camcorder that really made me want to start a YouTube channel and, save a few videos from mid to late 2019, all videos on my channel that required filming have been made using MiniDV or Digital8 camcorders.

My next acquisitions were a Sony DCR-TRV9 MiniDV camcorder and a Sony DCR-TRV140 Digital8 camcorder. After my TRV22 died, I began using the TRV9 as my main YouTubing camcorder and have recently switched to the TRV140 as I have run out of MiniDV tapes. I expect to need to move on to my JVC at some point, given that I have only one Digital8 tape. I was also recently given a Samsung Hi8 camcorder, but I haven't gotten a chance to study it and the videotape is stuck inside.

Software-wise, I generally use various versions of iMovie (iMovie 2, iMovie '04, and iMovie HD generally), although I have access to old versions of Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Express as well.

Video Editors by System: