Why are things so much better for filmmakers today than they were in 2000? First, image quality is better. Ten years ago, DV was the norm for lower budget filmmakers. Nowadays, it’s HD. A quick comparison of a DV image and an HD image says it all.
But it’s not just image quality that’s improved, computers are better, too. Faster data processing and digital connectivity mean that you don’t have to build and outfit a computer with specialized hardware upgrades to ensure that it can handle digital video editing. Yes, you’ll still need to make sure you have a computer with certain baseline characteristics, but you’ll most likely be able to use it straight out of the box, and it will probably cost less than a videocapable rig of 10 years ago
Storage drives are bigger and cheaper. Everyone’s got lots of media these days, so even nonfilmmakers commonly use storage drives that hold one terabyte (Tb) or more. That means HD-capable drives are easy to find at local retailers or online. Monitors are better, cheaper, and more compatible across the board. Oh, yeah, and they’re wider. In the old days, you had to have a separate special video monitor in addition to your computer monitor, and those old-school monitors were square. Nowadays, you can use flat panel HD monitors for everything, and they are widescreen, just like your HD video.
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