AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from December 2001

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from December 2001

An uncommon year. (Real time).
December 1, 2001... At year's end, bold projections are as common as high-toned retrospectives. But this year was different. September 11 put the rest of 2001's news, from wayward politicians to the tumbling stock market, into sharp perspective. It also...

Composing for MPEG-4. (Audio).
December 1, 2001... Much attention has been paid to the role of video objects in an MPEG-4 stream, but the possibilities for complex treatment of multiple audio objects are equally rich. Just as separate video objects can be composited into a single image during...

Desktop video gets friendly: DVD-R, powerful PCs help spur nonlinear editing innovations. (Post-production).
December 1, 2001... In 1997, DVD was launched amid great fanfare. It's hard to remember that some pundits expressed doubt about the format's survival but, as a visit to your local Blockbuster Video will demonstrate, DVD has lived up to its considerable hype as a...

Thinking outside the Box: Microsoft sheds its IT image to promote a new gaming console. (Presentations).
December 1, 2001... With the booming sound effects and realistic animation that fills the Los Angeles Convention Center during the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), how can an exhibitor make passersby stop and take notice? Microsoft chose E3 as the...

Sony's superslim plasma screen.
December 1, 2001... Sony Electronics Inc. has set a new benchmark for flat panel plasma displays with its PFM42B1 SuperSlim monitor. With flexible horizontal or vertical mounting, the PFM42B1 offers a 42-inch diagonal viewing area that is perfect for television...

Sum and substance: What are you worth? According to this year's survey results, you take home more than jus a paycheck. (Salary & benefits survey 2001).
December 1, 2001... Our sixth annual survey was conducted internally this summer by PBI Media's research department, which e-mailed survey questions to a broad sampling of readers and tallied their responses. Forty-one percent of those who completed the survey...

Optibase's media gateway 2000. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the January issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Internet streaming encoder with a bevy of valuable features TARGET USERS: Multimedia producers and content developers, IT professionals PLATFORMS: Windows NT MGW 2000 is one...

Sony's VAIO PCV-RX280DS desktop digital studio. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the January issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Top model in Sony's line of 1394-equipped digital studio desktops TARGET USERS: Multimedia producers and content developers PLATFORM: Windows ME The Digital Studio series is...

Sonic's DVD creator 2.1.3. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the January issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: A popular DVD-authoring and -encoding system ups the ante with a new and upgraded feature set TARGET USERS: Multimedia producers and content developers PLATFORM: Macintosh ...

Beatware's e-Picture pro. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the January issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: A professional-level tool for fast and easy Web-animation applications TARGET USERS: Web-site designers and multimedia and presentation developers PLATFORMS: Windows 98/2000/NT...

Pinnacle systems' commotion pro 3.1.1. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the February issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Mac-based rotoscoping, paint and effects tool that now features unlimited layers for compositing TARGET USERS: Effects artists and design professionals PLATFORM: Macintosh ...

Alien skin software's eye candy 4000. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the February issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Affordable upgrade to plug-in collection for creating graphics for Web sites and multimedia applications TARGET USERS: Design/presentation professionals, Web designers and multi-media...

Corel's CorelDRAW 10. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the February issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Feature-filled graphics application with plenty of worthwhile tools and enhancements TARGET USERS: Web designers, graphic designers, multimedia/presentation developers PLATFORMS:...

Discreet's combustion 1.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the March issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Stellar compositing package with an excellent feature set TARGET USERS: Video and multimedia producers, directors and editors PLATFORMS: Windows 95/98/2000/NT; Macintosh ...

Apple's Titanium PowerBook G4.
December 1, 2001... As featured in The March issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: An extraordinarily powerful laptop computer that comes loaded with strong, useful features TARGET USERS: Video and multimedia producers and editors; anyone who uses a laptop computer ...

Waves' Gold TDM bundle 3.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the March issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: An entire audio plug-in line in one impressive package TARGET USERS: Sound designers, audio editors, musicians, audio producers PLATFORMS: Windows 95/98/2000/NT; Macintosh The...

Olympus E-10 digital camera and P-400 printer. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the April issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Professional-class digital camera and dye-sublimation printer TARGET USERS: Anyone who needs near-35mm-quality digital photographs PLATFORMS: Windows 95/98/2000/ME; Macintosh ...

Adobe premiere 6.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the April issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: A mature, fully featured, NLE system TARGET USERS: Corporate-video directors and producers; Web designers PLATFORMS: Windows 98/98SE12000/ME/NT 4 with Service Pack 4; Mac OS 9.0.4...

Discreet's 3ds max 4. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the April issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: 3ds max moves forward with numerous new features and important improvements TARGET USERS: SD animators, special-effects specialists PLATFORMS: Windows 98/2000 Quite a bit of...

Discreet's clesner 5. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the April issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: High-end streaming utility provides digital-video capture, encoding, event-stream authoring and direct-to-Web publishing TARGET USERS: Web designers/developers; Internet broadcasters ...

Discreet's edit 6.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the May issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Solid editing tool now supports multi-layered compositing and features direct-to-Web publishing capabilities TARGET USERS: Video directors and producers; Web designers PLATFORM:...

Apple's DVD studio pro. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the May issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Apple's OVD-authoring tool trumps the competition, at a fraction oF the cost TARGET USERS: Producers looking to go to DVD or to add new DVD-authoring workstations PLATFORMS: Mac OS...

Ulead's GIF animator 5. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the November issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: New features, a sensible interface and a nominal price tag make this an attractive utility TARGET USERS: Web designers, multimedia/presentation developers PLATFORMS: Windows...

Adobe GoLive 5.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the May issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Impressive upgrade to the Web-development tool features 360code protection and tighter integration with other Adobe products TARGET USERS: Web-site designers and developers PLATFORMS:...

Akai's DPS16 digital studio. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the May issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Easy-to-use 16-track compact DAW with built-in mixer, effects processor and 24-bit/96 kHz recording capabilities TARGET USERS: Audio engineers and producers, musicians PLATFORM:...

Adobe after effects 5.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the June issue of AVVMMP SUMMARY: Adobe bolsters its AE desktop compositing software with JavaScript expressions TARGET USERS: Animators, 3D artists, multimedia developers PLATFORMS: Windows 98/2000/ME; Mac OS 9.0.4...

CTX international's PV710MDV LCD monitor. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the June issue of AVVMMP SUMMARY: CTX's LCD display has a small footprint and low radiation levels, but the picture isn't as good as that of a cheaper CRT TARGET USERS: Presentation professionals PLATFORMS: Windows...

Discmatic's DV diamond 1000. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the June issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Discmatic's DVDiamond duplicator isn't cheap, but it's a solid, straightforward performer TARGET USERS: Post houses and duplication facilities PLATFORM: Windows 95/98/2000 The...

Caligari's trueSpace 5. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the June issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Caligari delivers a powerful, easy-to-use upgrade to its 3D-modeling and animation software TARGET USERS: Animators, 3D artists, graphic designers, Web designers, multimedia developers...

Apple's final cut pro 2.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the July issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Improvements and tweaks make a leading editing application better TARGET USERS: Professional DV editors PLATFORMS: Mac OS 9.x Even if it doesn't run on a range of operating...

Canon's LV-5100 LCD projector. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the July issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Not so impressive on paper, Canon's LCD unit throws a great image onto the screen TARGET USERS: Presentation professionals PLATFORMS: Windows 95/98/2000/ME; Mao The LV-5100 is a...

Discreet's 3ds max reactor. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the July issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Sophisticated, time-saving plug-in for 3ds max that controls a wide range of physical dynamics TARGET USERS: Animators and effects artists PLATFORMS: Windows 98/2000 Pro ...

Electric image universe 3.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the July issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Respected CG application goes tri-platform, ships with modeler TARGET USERS: Broadcast and film computer-animation artists PLATFORMS: Macintosh, Windows and Sun Solaris Electric...

ADS technologies' PYRO proDV. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in The July issue of AVVMMIP SUMMARY: Low-cost video capture and editing suite TARGET USERS: Web designers, multimedia developers, video professionals PLATFORMS: Win98/SE/ME/2000/NT4 ADS Technologies proves that...

Roland's VM-7200 V-mixing system. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the July issue of AWMMP An open-door approach like the one offered by Roland's VM-7200 V-Mixing System can be Just the ticket for avoiding the used-gear merry-go-round when it comes to digital mixing. For its effects sheer...

Cakewalk's sonar XL. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in rhe July issue of AVVMMP TARGET USERS: Audio producers SUMMARY: Professional-quality audio editing program lets you mix digital audio, MIDI, and beat-matched loops with unlimited tracks Think of Sonar XL as Cakewalk...

Propellerhead's reason 1 .0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the September issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Innovative, multifunctional software synth with limitless possibilities TARGET USERS: Audio professionals PLATFORMS: Windows 98/2000/NT 4.0 or later; Mac OS 8.6 or later ...

Discreet's cineStream 3.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the September issue of AVVMMP SUMMARY: Inexpensive system for editing and authoring interactive streaming video TARGET USERS: Graphic designers, Web designers, multimedia/presentation developers PLATFORMS: Windows...

Sonic foundry's acid pro 3.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the September issue of AVVMMP SUMMARY: Robust real-time editing system with well-rounded software bundle TARGET USERS: Video editors PLATFORMS: Windows 2000 Professional Acid Pro is a high-quality looping...

Sonic desktop's smartsound sonicfire pro. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in The September issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: A solid soup-to-nuts music-track creation package TARGET USERS: Video and multimedia producers PLATFORMS: Windows 9x/ME/2000/NT 4.0 or later; Mac OS 8.0-9.1 Sonicfire Pro...

Canopus' storm rack. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the October issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Cartoon animation creation tool TARGET USERS: Web- and video-animation artists PLATFORMS: Windows 98/ME/2000; Mac OS X Storm Rack is aimed squarely at professional video...

Toon boom technologies' toon boom studio 1.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the October issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Cartoon animation creation tool TARGET USERS: Web- and video-animation artists PLATFORMS: Windows 98/ME/2000; Mac OS X Toon Boom Technologies' Toon Boom Studio streamlines much...

Samsung's SyncMaster 570vTFT. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the October issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Sub-$400 15-inch LCD monitor offers solid value but basic features TARGET USERS: Budget-conscious computer users PLATFORMS: PC; Macintosh If you plan to use your new LCD...

Contour design's shuttle pro. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the October issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Programmable jog-shuttle control for video applications TARGET USERS: Video editors PLATFORMS: Mac OS 8.6 or later with OS ROM update 1.0; Mac OS 9.0.4 or later; Windows...

Pinnacle systems' commotion pro 4.0. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the November issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: A powerhouse application for motion tracking and rotoscoping TARGET USERS: Video and multimedia producers, directors and editors PLATFORMS: Power Mac; Windows 98/2000/NT Now...

Apple's 867 MHz power Mac G4 with 17-inch studio display. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the November issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Apple's latest high-end system combines raw performance with a sensible design TARGET USERS: Pros who need the fastest Macs known to mankind PLATFORM: Power Mac It's hard not...

Mackie designs' HDR24/96 and MDR24/96 recorders. (Test patterns).
December 1, 2001... As featured in the November issue of AWMMP SUMMARY: Full-featured, powerful recording and editing in a small package TARGET USERS: Sound designers, audio editors, musicians Both the HDR24/96 and MDR24/96 are powerful entries to the...

Gray scale. (The last word).
December 1, 2001... When we launched our annual Top 100 competition in 1995, we envisioned the written profiles of the winning producers as almost having the feel of the Dewar's Profiles that are part of the famous ads from John Dewar & Sons Company. Although the...