AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from February 2003

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from February 2003

Why we mean business. (Real Time).
February 1, 2003... WHEN A READER WROTE TO US SEVERAL MONTHS AGO complaining about what he perceived as the magazine's overtly "high estrogen level," I didn't feel the need to address it here, instead letting the words of women producers speak for themselves....

Input.
February 1, 2003... Gender Senders In November, Steven Klapow wrote in his column, The Last Word, about the discrimination some female producers continue to face in a male-dominated industry. Here are some readers' reactions: I am a female video producer...

DV Expo: tapeless acquisition, 24P and lenses take the spotlight. (Production).
February 1, 2003... ALTHOUGH MODest and barely filling one section of the gigantic Los Angeles Convention Center, DV Expo clearly illustrated that DV and desktop technology are able to yield better productions for less money. While there were few announcements,...

Waiting for your chip to come in; what's the answer to your workstation woes: a second processor or an entirely new machine? (Post-Production).
February 1, 2003... I WINCED AS MY TRUSTY OLD Windows 2000 workstation once more choked on a complicated 3D program. Until recently the top of its class, my PC has now started its slide toward obsolescence. Adding a second processor seemed like my system's only...

Deep-sea discs: Mystic Aquarium plumbs the depths with DVD. (Delivery).
February 1, 2003... EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO, MYSTIC Aquarium's Sea Research Foundation made the transition to DVD media. The aquarium's technical staff hasn't looked back since. "It's just the most durable media right now," says Clayton Nagy, an audio/visual...

Ticket to wide: large-venue projection for the meeting-planner set. (Presentation).
February 1, 2003... TALK ABOUT A TOUGH CROWD. Jim Tausch had to wow 3,000 professionals with a high-tech presentation combining video and computer graphics. What's so special about that? The 3,000 professionals were members of MPI (Meeting Professionals...

Getting a hold on Video: camera supports can be a producer's best friend. (Winners' Circle).
February 1, 2003... Support System Patty Mooney Although they've been in business for 22 years, the principals at Crystal Pyramid Productions in San Diego carefully consider each new equipment purchase. "You want to stay on the cutting edge so your work...

Who pays the tab for media? The pros and cons of various cost-recovery models. (Smart Media Business).
February 1, 2003... MEDIA DEPARTMENTS GENERALLY fall into one of three cost-recovery models: fully allocated; allocated payroll and administrative non-payroll (space, computers and phones, for example) with charge-back for out-of-pocket expenses; or full...

Communique.
February 1, 2003... An Official Magazine of ICIA's InfoComm 2003 Trade Show February 2003 Communication at its finest is an art form. And InfoComm exhibits the AV industry's talents at the most advanced communications-systems show in the world. Our show...

Positively driven: AAA's Marketing Services delivers Cadillac quality on a Hyundai budget.
February 1, 2003... As the American Automobile Association nears the end of its 100-year anniversary," it's amazing to look back at how far we've come," says Brian Collins, manager of marketing presentations for AAA's Marketing Services team. "This is really...

Hitting the sweet spot: HP's xb3l projector. (Test Patterns).
February 1, 2003... **** Summary: HP's 3.5-pound projector uses the latest DLP technology to offer up accurate colors and an impressive contrast ratio Target Users: Corporate presenters Platforms: PC and Mac WHAT'S THE PERFECT PROJECTOR? It...

The contender: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 11. (Test Patterns).
February 1, 2003... *** Summary: This perennial graphics suite blossoms into a potential challenger to Adobe Illustrator Target Users: Graphics and design professionals Platforms: Mac OS X 10.1 IT SEEMS LIKE COREL HAS ALWAYS had to struggle with...

24/96 at your fingertips: Creative labs' Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Platinum. (Test Patterns).
February 1, 2003... **** Summary: This budget-priced sound card offers 24-bit/96 kHz recording and playback, as well as support for ASIO drivers, Dolby Digital EX and DVD-Audio Target Users: Computer-based audio professionals Platforms: Windows ...

Sound choice: Yamaha's 02R96 digital mixing console. (Test Patterns).
February 1, 2003... ***** Summary: Comprehensive and well-designed mixer at a great price Target Users: Sound designers, audio editors, musicians SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE ORIGINAL 02R digital mixer hit the market, Yamaha brings us the 02R96, a vastly...

Great expectations: convergence happened long ago--so, now what? (The Last Word).
February 1, 2003... HEY, ISN'T THIS RIGHT AROUND THE TIME WHEN, unless you live within driving distance of Las Vegas, you should be planning your travel to the NAB convention? Oh, you're waiting? Last-minute booking could mean you'll either pay a premium or you'll...