AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from July 2001

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from July 2001

Built by Association.
July 1, 2001... We've come a long way from Cub Scouts, Brownies and Indian Guides. Gone are the drab, goofy outfits. But the need to hang with the group--now we call it networking--is as strong as ever. Like those civic-minded cliques of our youth,...

2001's New AGE Award Winner: Composite Cool.
July 1, 2001... The winner of AVVMMP's second annual New AGE Award is Leo Montes de Oca, an art director at Invision Media Communications in East Orange, New Jersey. His company, Invision Media Communications, is a content developer that produces for virtually...

Unleash the Power.
July 1, 2001... Using PowerPoint for apps you might not have thought of The great divide between presentation software--with its inherent linear structure--and authoring software--which allows for interactive branching and supports multimedia...

Fluid Storytelling.
July 1, 2001... ConnectedBrands and FVS help Neteos make a splash A well-known line from Samuel Taylor Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner--"Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink"--refers to a ship's crew dying of thirst while floating...

Around the World in 10 Days.
July 1, 2001... The speedy creation of video with a look that rivals film Facing a 10-day production window in order to complete a high-profile video for Tivoli Systems, a software developer in Austin, Texas, the staff at New York's CrossMedia had to make...

Wonder Women.
July 1, 2001... Seven animators burn up the market Back in 1933, the legendary animator Max Fleischer, the creator of the Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons and a co-inventor of the rotoscope, hired Lillian Friedman as an animator. In those days, animation...

Picture Perfect.
July 1, 2001... Thanks to advances in radiosity and global illumination, animators flirt with the photo-real A year ago, the 3D listserv community was abuzz with talk of a Web site that featured impressive animation and images with unbeliveably...

CUSTOM BLEND.
July 1, 2001... For Cosmic Blender's clients, corporate training never tasted so good. In an age of vanishing markets and tenuous economics, troubled businesses are easy to find. But Cosmic Blender, a 16-year-old digital-media agency outside of Boston,...

With Beta Breath.
July 1, 2001... SIGGRAPH 2001 attendees can expect lots of Web 3D tools and other emerging technology in Los Angeles this summer SIGGRAPH 2001, which returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center on August 12-17, is staying true to its roots. You'll be able...

Cameras, Lenses, Accessories...Action!
July 1, 2001... Digital Systems Deliver New Power to the Professional Marketplace SONY BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL GROUP The DXC-990 video camera, the latest addition to the DXC camera family, is a replacement for the popular DXC-950. "The 990 inherits...

Inexpensive DV Editing Turns 2.
July 1, 2001... Apple's Final Cut Pro 2.0 Summary: Improvements and tweaks make a leading editing application better Target Users: Professional DV editors Platforms: Mac OS 9.x Sometimes, the most important features are the ones you can't...

Peak Performance.
July 1, 2001... Canon's LV-5100 LCD Projector 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; Mac When Canon first sent me...

Going with the Flow.
July 1, 2001... Discreet's 3ds max reactor 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 I'm jaded when it...

Not Just for Mac.
July 1, 2001... Electric Image Universe 3.0 Summary: Respected CG application goes tri-platform, ships with modeler. Target Users: Broadcast and film computer-animation artists. Platforms: Macintosh, Windows and Sun Solaris What's in a name?...

Playing with Fire.
July 1, 2001... ADS Technologies' PYRO ProDV Summary: Low-cost video capture and editing suite Target Users: Web designers, multimedia developers, video professionals Platforms: Win98/SE/ME/2000/NT4 With its PYRO ProDV digital-video-editing...

Digital Mixing to Go.
July 1, 2001... Roland's VM-7200 V-Mixing System Summary: Flexible, modular, automated digital mixing system with up to 94 channels and a range of add-ons Target Users: Audio engineers and producers, musicians Platform: Proprietary The...

Audio Cuisinart.
July 1, 2001... Cakewalk's Sonar XL Summary: Professional-quality audio editing program lets you mix digital audio, MIDI, and beat-matched loops with unlimited tracks Tartget Users: Audio producers Platforms: Windows 98/ME/2000 If you edit a...

Stepping Out.
July 1, 2001... The ICIA gets InfoComm 2001 moving with a new logo, a new program identity and a sharper focus on the expanding presentation market The ICIA used its first trip to Las Vegas to launch a new logo and program identity that aims to unify the...

ICIA Launches Product Database for AV Dealers.
July 1, 2001... The InfoComm iQ DATABASE includes a comprehensive listing of PRODUCT SPEC SHEETS, product descriptions and PHOTOGRAPHS. Acknowledging the severe impact of information overload on AV dealers and systems integrators, whose job it is to make...

AMX Returns to InfoComm with Original Name and CEO.
July 1, 2001... Having pulled the PLUG on PANJA and its CONSUMER lines, AMX is back in control. Abandoning its nearly disastrous venture into consumer electronics, AV control systems manufacturer Panja Inc. has morphed back into its original name and...

Wiping the Whiteboard Image Clean.
July 1, 2001... Several manufacturers did their part to advance the art of electronic scribbling with the introduction at InfoComm of several variations on the traditional whiteboard theme. Pioneer New Media Technologies wins the unofficial sexiest...

Behind the Curtain.
July 1, 2001... InfoComm's First Streaming Media Production Lab For many InfoComm attendees, a Webcast is something mysterious that requires specialized equipment, months of training and a few magical incantations to be sure everything works properly. The...

Free as a Bird.
July 1, 2001... Projectors morph in size and brightness as new technologies come to market During a keynote address about the future of presentation technology, Wave-guide Consulting's Scott Walker asked the inevitable: Will emissive displays one day make...

Displays on Display.
July 1, 2001... Plasmas ruled, but LCDs and LED-panel screens also found room to shine Considering the emphasis on projectors at InfoComm shows, you might think that monitors and other direct display systems would have to take a back seat. That certainly...

Back to Basics.
July 1, 2001... Audio took an elementary turn at InfoComm 2001 Audio's importance in presentation applications was once again highlighted at this year's InfoComm. As you many remember from last year, the Audio Systems Experience (ASE) was an audio...

ROM and ROM Again.
July 1, 2001... For many producers, trashing a floppy, which can take 450 years to decompose in a landfill, is a regular practice. Even if you don't plan to live to 450, videotapes can pose a health hazard much sooner than that. Chromium dioxide from...