AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from January 2003

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from January 2003

Hold on. (Real Time).
January 1, 2003... IT'S JANUARY THE WEATHER'S BLEAK AND--SURPRISE, surprise--so is the economy. Though we may have had periodic glimpses of recovery, the numbers are just as grim as they were last year at this time. This relentless downward pattern, coupled with...

Input. (Feedback).
January 1, 2003... Editors can be reached at AV Video Multimedia Producer, 701 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604-3098; by e-mail at avvmmp@pbimedia.com; or by fax at 914-328-9093. Please include your name, address and telephone number. We reserve the right...

Correction.
January 1, 2003... On our December cover we inadvertently misidentified Sonic Desktop Software's Sonicfire Pro 2.1, which was reviewed in that issue's Test Patterns section. AVVMMP regrets the error.

Image conscious: the budding corporate market for HD content. (Production).
January 1, 2003... THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT THE high-definition format is gaining momentum in entertainment and broadcast production. Fifty percent of episodic television shows in the fall broadcast line-up, for example, were shot in RD. That percentage will...

Generation Xi: Media 100's new 844/Xi is fast and, at last, affordable--but is it time to buy? (Post-Production).
January 1, 2003... WHEN JOHN MOLINARI, CEO AND president of Media 100, describes his company's newest product line--the 10-bit based, real-time editing and compositing systems 844/X and 844/Xi--he doesn't shy away from making broad claims about the line's...

Eyes to the skies: satellite becomes a more attractive dish for business media. (Delivery).
January 1, 2003... ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE DIFFICULT for some longtime users of satellite services to believe, there are producers out there who have not considered satellite because they think of its implementation as daunting, and its cost, expensive. However,...

AV evolution: transitional times for the corporate AV specialist. (Persentations).
January 1, 2003... DESIRABLE CAREERS COME AND GO. One day, everyone wants your advice and services; the next day, the industry has moved on to bigger and better things. History is littered with outdated professions. When was the last time you bought horseshoes...

Making a difference: the state of business media--from two Top 100 Producers. (Winners' Circle).
January 1, 2003... THIS ISSUE MARKS THE DEBUT OF WINNERS' CIRCLE, A MONTHLY department of news, views and tips from AVVMMP's Top 100 Producers. It's a place for our annual winners to speak their minds, pass on technological and business tips to their colleagues...

Gimme shelter: what proactive measures can media divisions take to remain intact--or remain at all? (Smart Media Business).
January 1, 2003... This is a dangerous time for in-house media creators. Although you may not be walking around wearing sandwich boards and offering to edit for food, many of your colleagues have found themselves out of work, working on a dramatically reduced...

More for less: Panasonic's AG-DVX100 24P camcorder. (Test Patterns).
January 1, 2003... Summary: Well-designed and feature-laden 24P camcorder at an astounding price point Target Users: Videographers VERY FEW PRODUCTS HAVE HAD the kind of pre-release frenzy as Panasonic's AG-DVX100 24P DV camcorder. Given the technology...

Fast and friendly: Canopus' Procoder 1.2. (Test Patterns).
January 1, 2003... Summary: An efficient encoding tool for converting video from one format to another Target Users: Video and multimedia producers Platforms: Windows 98/2000/XP PROCODER ($699) IS AN ENCODing tool that allows users to convert video...

Is someone following you? The call for succession plans and mentoring. (The Last Word).
January 1, 2003... WHILE I WAS GROWING UP AND OTHER KIDS WOULD ask me, "What does your father do?" I never really knew how to reply. And no, it wasn't because he had a Tony Soprano thing going on. There was no secret, no mystery. All I knew was that he owned his...