Related Links

Links to useful resources elsewhere on the web

General Resources

Recording Technology History, kept by history professor Steve Schoenherr at the University of San Diego, has its own set of interesting links.
Spend some time and learn about the general issues involved in Digital Preservation at the Cornell University Libraries' online tutorial. Especially useful as a reference is their timeline

Real DV (RDVDC) Council
Artistpro Publishing
One stop source for great books on audio recording & related topics
Anti-Piracy - IRMA
Audio precision Audio Test and Measurement

DV Magazine
A great resource for DV questions and answers. Kept by Adam Wilt, a columnist at DV magazine.
Creative Planet Communities is multiple sites in one. From 2-Pop, a DV site, to Digital Television and Videography magazines.
Creative Mac: More general but can be useful.

Log tapes and Export an EDL in Final Cut Pro4 - View tutorial.
Apple's Final Cut Pro. We use this software for archival work and for productions.
Pinnacle Systems CineWave: Our choice for standard and high definition and uncompressed video editing.

Sony: Information on professional and prosumer gear from DV-> HDCAM. (We use Sony HDCAM cameras and decks, as well as DigiBeta, Beta SP, DVCAM and others.)
Canon DV camera information
Canon broadcast lenses (our choice for our HD work)
Panasonic: Information on professional and prosumer gear from DV-> VariCam HD.

Information on all of the MPEG standards found at the MPEG working group's home page.
The DVD Forum
National Association of Broadcasters
Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC): Developing voluntary technical standards for digital television.

Apple's Quicktime (Mac and Windows) free but solicits you to spend $30 to upgrade to the professional version. The upgrade is worth it if you want to do some basic work with your own video. Quicktime Pro is included with Final Cut Pro.
Real Player (look hard to find the free version, works on Mac, Windows, and they have a Linux/Unix Player too.)
VLC is a highly flexible open source media player with versions for just about every operating system out there.

International Wildlife Film Festival (IWFF) annual event in Missoula, Montana.
Wildscreen, even-numbered years in Bristol, UK.
Jackson Hole wildlife film festival, held odd-numbered years in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Montana State University is the only degree program in Natural History Film.
Adventure Travel while you learn to film wildlife (Not an endorsement, as we've never been on one of these trips, but they look fun)