AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from February 2002

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from February 2002

Back on the road again. (Real Time).
February 1, 2002... It's been along, cold and lonely winter in the studio. But the national mood about travel, while still tense, seems to be improving. Clients that cancelled domestic and international shoots last fall are starting to greenlight on-location...

Soaking it up: Marquis Spas reinvigorates its Web-site presence. (Presentations).
February 1, 2002... It is astonishing how many Web sites are all wet when it comes to the selling process. For some reason, companies and their site producers frequently separate the online customer experience from the in-store sales encounter. Since both share...

Settling scores: Set your animated short--and budget--to original music. (Animation).
February 1, 2002... If you produce industrial animation or corporate presentations, you may never have considered hiring a film composer to score your short pieces. Traditionally, that's been left to big-budget Hollywood projects. But work in the celluloid kingdom...

A Perfect X: Apple's future is tied to OS X. Should yours be? (Special Report).
February 1, 2002... APPLE COMPUTER has dubbed its latest operating system, Os X, a "modern" OS. What exactly does that mean for multimedia producers and Mac users in general? To evaluate and understand OS X, users must look at a variety of issues. Does your key...

Offshore and up close: How do you bring home the rewarding but often grueling life of a field engineer for potential recruits of a global oilfield services company?
February 1, 2002... The job of an oilfield services engineer is not for the faint of heart. When Schlumberger Limited, the global oilfield services giant, responds to calls for help from clients such as ChevronTexaco, ExxonMobil or Sunoco, it, dispatches its...

Getting down to business. (Communique [R]).
February 1, 2002... InfoComm will return to the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas this June with a significantly expanded conference program that takes aim at media specialists' production and business concerns. Keynote speaker Tom Peters ...

Is 2002 the year of LCOS? (Industry News - Communique (R)).
February 1, 2002... According to Insight Media's most recent Projection Industry Report, published in August 2001, the microdisplay technology known as LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) could emerge as a "viable alternative to the LCD and DLP microdisplay devices...

New to InfoComm? (InfoComm Facts - Communique [R]).
February 1, 2002... InfoComm has changed a lot in the past few years If you are new to the show, or haven't attended in some time, consider the latest InfoComm 2002 stats before planning your trade-show schedule this year: Registered Attendees: 22,120 ...

Come to Your Senses. (InfoComm 2002).
February 1, 2002... June 8 - 14 Sands Expo and Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada Come explore the sights and sounds of InfoComm 2002, which promises to be an amazing feast for the senses. But our theme this year has a serious side beyond the dazzle of new...

PLUS/Lightware merge. (Industry News).
February 1, 2002... Tokyo-based PLUS Corporation announced on January 9 that it will merge its two American subsidiaries, PLUS Corporation of America and Lightware, Inc. The new company will be called PLUS Vision Corporation of America and will market the PLUS and...

Show schedule highlights.
February 1, 2002... Saturday - Tuesday Institute for Professional Development Held annually prior to InfoComm, the renowned IPDs are the industry standard for education and training. The three-and four-day courses are designed to train technicians,...

Certification.
February 1, 2002... While at InfoComm, why not take the opportunity to get your certification designation? Adding CTS (Certified Technology Specialist) after your name is the hallmark of excellence in the industry. If you don't pass, you don't pay. And if you...

Golfers!
February 1, 2002... Enjoy a day of relaxation at the Educational Communications Foundation's 5th Annual Golf Tournament. Shotgun start at 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 11th, 2002 at the Secretariat and Man O'War golf courses at the Stallion Mountain Golf Facility in Las...

DVD with a record button: Pioneer's PRV-9000. (Test Patterns).
February 1, 2002... Summary: Great video, simple operation, but with room for improvement Target Users: DVD professionals The move toward simple and inexpensive video-production tools offers challenges and advantages for producers. On one hand, some rube...

Cut to the chase: Pinnacle's TARGA 3000 and CineWave. (Test Patterns).
February 1, 2002... Summary: Speedy, robust desktop editing boards Target Users: Video producers Platforms: Windows and Macintosh The venerable TARGA 2000 has been replaced by the TARGA 3000 for Windows operating systems and CineWave for Macintosh....

Big and beautiful: NewTek's LightWave 3D 7. (Test Patterns).
February 1, 2002... Summary: Earns its formidable reputation Target Users: 3D animators Platform: Windows 98/2000/ME/NT4; Mac OS 9 and OS X (native) The field of three-dimensional computer-assisted visualization is so complex that a useful survey of...

Caveat editor. (The Last Word).
February 1, 2002... If anything could shake one's belief that good service still exists, it's moving. A few weeks ago, I settled into new digs. Now, let me state for the record: There are few people more compulsive than I. Whether it's a change of homes or going...