Technical Details about the Videos

The websites of companies whose software I've found particularly useful are listed on my Links page.

The Benchwatchers of Borehamwood
 
Camera Panasonic AG-DP200 (S-VHS).
Microphone Shure BG-1.1 with XLR-to-3.5mm adaptor built by Fraser.
Editing Pentium II PC with Matrox Rainbow Runner; ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 95.

Ambiguity

The example links in the table below are stills from the video. These are JPEG images of 30K to 60K.
For details of the equipment I used to record the music, see the Kit List section of my music page.
 
Video
Cameras JVC something-or-other (S-VHSc) and Panasonic AG-DP200 (S-VHS)
Editing Pentium II PC with Matrox Rainbow Runner; ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 95
Computer Graphics - 3D
Opening titles TrueSpace 1 by Caligari (example)
Dome and room Extreme 3D 1 by MacroMedia (example 1, example 2, example 3)
People Poser 2 by MetaCreations (example 1 (this was rendered in Extreme 3D), example 2, example 3)
Computer Graphics - 2D
Painting on video; texture maps Flamingo 1.2 by Hamlet Software Systems (example); Paint Shop Pro 5 by JASC
Video format conversion; some image processing Fast Movie Processor 1.31 by Rapido (the image processing isn't shown in the stills).
Still-frame format conversion; image cataloguing ThumbsPlus 3.20 by Cerious Software.
Closing credits PagePlus 5 by Serif (these aren't shown in the stills).
Some masking and compositing Various quick and dirty PowerBASIC and Perl programs by me (example 1, example 2). I'll post some of them here if I can make them fit for public consumption ;-)

From the Earth to the Moon and Back Again
Video
Cameras Panasonic VHSc and JVC Video8 camcorders.
Microphones Genexxa tie-clips from Tandy (aka Radio Shack)
Editing Pentium II PC with Matrox Marvel, ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 98.
Computer Graphics - 3D
Titles; spaceships Moray 3.01 by Softronics, POV-Ray 3.02.
Moon hotel scene Bryce 3D by MetaCreations.
Moon map scene Poser 3 by MetaCreations.
Computer Graphics - 2D
Painting on video; lots of masking and compositing Paint Shop Pro 5 by JASC.
Video format conversion Fast Movie Processor 1.41 by Rapido.
Still-frame format conversion; image cataloguing ThumbsPlus 3.30 by Cerious Software.
Some masking and compositing Various quick and dirty PowerBASIC and Perl programs by me.

Six Past Four
For details of the equipment I used to record the music, see the Kit List section of my music page.
Video
Camera Panasonic G2 (VHSc)
Editing Pentium III PC with Matrox Marvel, ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 98.
Computer Graphics - 2D
Some masking and compositing Paint Shop Pro 5 by JASC.

The Windfall
 
Camera Panasonic AG-DP200 (S-VHS).
Microphone Shure BG-1.1 with XLR-to-3.5mm adaptor built by Fraser.
Editing Pentium II PC with Matrox Marvel; ULead Media Studio 5 on Windows 98.

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