Digital Video & Movies

In which we delve into the seemingly magical art of downloading, editing, converting and playing video and movies on your computer.

There's no doubt that computers are playing an ever-increasing role in the living-room of the high-tech household. Whether it's for watching movies-on-demand over the internet, or editing your home movies, you'll find everthing you need below.

• Digital Video Basics
  Can't tell your IEEE-1394 from your MPEG2? Read this part first.
• Searching for Video / Movies Online
  Whether you're doing it legally or (ahem) not, downloading movies over the internet can be cheaper and is certainly more convenient than braving a raging snowstorm at -37 degrees to rent a copy of Gigli for your girlfriend. Not that I'm bitter or anything.
• Converting, Editing and Processing Video
  Many different programs are available for video editing, processing and format conversion. Here are some of the more popular ones.
• Video Players
  Once you have some video on your computer, you'll need some software with which to play it. Or maybe not. Here are some of the movie players in common use.
• Other Digital Video Resources
  Other web sites with information on digital video, editing, processing and playback.