Software
Mojiti
http://www.mojiti.com
Commercial software (with a free version) that allows you to annotate video that lives on commercial servers, such as Google Video and Youtube.
Project Pad
http://dewey.at.northwestern.edu/ppad2/
Open-source software for integration into the open-source content management system "Sakai." Allows annotations of all kinds of media - video, audio, image.
Quicktime Player (free) and Quicktime Pro ($29.99)
http://www.apple.com/quicktime
Quicktime is the most universal of movie formats, easily created by Mac computers and shared with others.
VideoPaper Builder Software at the Concord Consortium
http://vpb.concord.org
The tool used to create VideoPapers. Funded by federal grant funds through the National Science Foundation and Department of Education, the software is free. Compatible with both Mac and Windows. Requires Quicktime.
iMovie video editing software for Macintosh
http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
The easiest and relatively most sophisticated digital video editing tool. It comes standard with new Macintosh computers and is not available for Windows.
Roxio Easy Media Creator for Windows
http://www.roxio.com/en/products/index.jhtml
A single piece of software (about $85 at Newegg.com) that contains applications for creating and duplicating DVDs, CDs. It also allows you to import and edit digital video. The interface is better than that of Movie Maker (Windows's free video editor) and it allows you to create mpeg videos, which are compatible with VideoPaper Builder software.
Flip4Mac
http://www.flip4mac.com
Pay software that allows your Mac to play WMV files in Quicktime. Optional for most; useful for Mac users.
Hardware
B and H photo
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/
My go-to source for all digital photography and video equipment. Good pricing, good service, quick delivery.
New Egg
http://www.newegg.com/
My go-to source for all electronics, from hard drives to cables to printers and more.
Tape Resources
http://www.taperesources.com/
The best prices that I have found for bulk orders of digital video cassettes. Note: cameras become accustomed to a particular brand of tape; switching tapes can sometimes cause the tape to be eaten by the camera. Once you pick a brand, stick to that brand. I use Sony.
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