One of the most exciting trends in digital video editing this year has been the facility to do high-quality work without needing special capture or processing hardware (see "Beyond the HD Hoopla," July 2004, pg. 8). It's a liberating promise: Take a camcorder and a computer, even a laptop, connect them by Fire Wire, and you've got a full-blown editing station for the home, the road, or any cubicle in any creative organization. Of course, there's more to the story in today's evolving editing world. As real as the "software-only" trend is, there's also no shortage of news coming from hardware companies. After all, for about as long as digital video and nonlinear editing systems have been around, there has been a tug-of-war between whether hardware or software should solve problems for the most demanding video professionals.
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