I bought a Sony DCR-TRV280 Digital8 Handycam Camcorder w/20x Optical Zoom on Amazon. I should have read the product description more carefully because this camcorder uses 8mm tapes rather than any form of digital media like memory sticks or compact flash. Fortunately I had an old camcorder with some 8mm tapes that fit in this new camcorder. The Digital8 Handycam Camcorder does have a USB cable and can stream video directly to my PC which is what I want to do. I’ve used it to take video of my kitten and for various multimedia experiments.
I’ve gotten more practice with Windows Movie Maker. You can mute the sound of the video clip and import a MP3 audio file to replace the audio with background music or sound effects. You can also add titles. However, its editing capabilities are somewhat limited. I’ve installed Adobe Premiere Pro and I plan to learn how to do more sophisticated video editing.
Multimedia production will be a great skill to add to my resume. It also gives me an opportunity to be more creative.
