The concert we taped was in a very large student center. I had to place the JVC Everio digital video camera approximately 75-80 feet away from the stage. The room was very dimly lite with florescent lights. The digital video camera performed remarkable well. The picture was clear enough when viewed on a 46″ flat screen TV ( See Sony Bravia product review ).

Capturing the performance from the JVC Everio with the Pinnacle Studio Version 12was a breeze. I used the DV connection available on the JVC Everio docking station to the computer. Windows XP PNP picked up the digital video camera without any problems. Pinnacle also had no problems finding the video camera as well. Once I captured the video to the computer, it was very simple to drag and drop the clips and transitions during the editing process. Once I had that complete, it was time to burn a DVD and MPEG-4. This all happened seamlessly with the settings available within the Pinnacle Studio 11.0 Ultimate software.

I can see where this can become addicting. I love being able to create my own movies. I know, they look very corny now, but I will get better. You will see. Also, I’m thinking of investing into a shotgun microphone for those long distance audio recordings.