AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from July 2002

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from July 2002

The CIA, FBI and VOD. (Real Time).
July 1, 2002... No, I'm not about to blow the lid off of the latest CIA/FBI scandal, or divulge some sordid story about the lost J. Edgar Hoover archive. I won't be telling you, either, that the CIA and FBI have digitized their collective media assets and made...

PBI Media names editorial director. (Real Time).
July 1, 2002... PBI Media, LLC, has announced the appointment of Alison Johns as editorial director of Film & Video, AV Video Multimedia Producer and TDB, effective immediately. The three magazines compose the publication arm of PBI's dynamic media group. ...

Input.
July 1, 2002... 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...

Make mine dynamic: finding the right mic isn't as hard as it sounds. (Production).
July 1, 2002... Choosing the right microphone for your video, presentation or multimedia production can be an arduous task--especially if you don't have an audio background. Here are some good choices for those looking to acquire job-specific mics. AKG...

Editing for officers: creative cutting adds humor to police-training videos. (Post-Production).
July 1, 2002... At the San Jose Police Department, Lon McQuillin is a one-man production unit. An independent producer since 1976, he joined the department last May as part of a grant-funded program to produce a weekly in-house training series. Using Avid...

Displays of affection: at InfoComm 2002, the industry embraced plasma and LCD screens and deepened its commitment to DLP. (Presentations).
July 1, 2002... Though total attendance was down at InfoComm, held for the second straight year in Las Vegas, the number of qualified buyers who came, saw, considered and, in some cases, bought equipment was up. According to ICIA, attendance by media producers...

Video walls. (Application Spotlight).
July 1, 2002... Scott Williams prefers the term LED walls when talking about what are more commonly known as video walls. "We also like to call them daylight displays. That connotes a single big screen," says Williams, director of Quince Imaging, a...

Media on the menu: an ambitious video-streaming and -indexing project is just one ingredient of chef training at the Culinary Institute of America.
July 1, 2002... GIVE A STUDENT A RECIPE, AND HE CAN COOK TODAY. Teach a student techniques and fundamentals, and he can create recipes for the rest of his life. There's just one problem: How many times can an instructor show a specific technique? ...

Covering the essentials: Hewlett-Packard's HP Workstation x2100. (Test Patterns).
July 1, 2002... Summary: Mid-level workstation aimed at business-media production Target Users: Video post-production professionals Platform: Windows 2000/XP; Red Hat Linux With all this talk about nonlinear-editing systems, cameras and other sexy...

New life for an old master: Strata's 3D Pro 3.6. (Test Patterns).
July 1, 2002... Summary: New features make this venerable 3D application a good all-around choice Target Users: 3D animators for video and Web Platforms: Mac OS 8.6 or higher; Windows 98 or higher Strata 3D Pro has probably been around longer than...

Lean mean audio machine: Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge 6.0. (Test Patterns).
July 1, 2002... Summary: Sound Forge surges ahead with support for 32-bit audio and other new features Target Users: Audio professionals Platforms: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP In this business, you can't afford to rest on your laurels. An excellent...

Incremental improvement: Adobe After Effects 5.5. (Test Patterns).
July 1, 2002... Summary: An industry standard enjoys a minor upgrade with important features Target Users: Animators, 3D artists, multimedia developers, film and video producers Platforms: Windows; Mac OS 9 and OS X All things change, some in...

Studio management software. (Product Showcase).
July 1, 2002... The #1 choice of top studios worldwide, Studio Suite is the leading software for audio, video, and multimedia production management. We now introduce version 5.0, with hundreds of great new features and a slick new interface. Studio Suite...

DVD exhibit controller touch screen alternative. (Product Showcase).
July 1, 2002... The BCD VC-16b provides infrared control of DVD players, VCRs, Video Projectors and other infrared devices through 16 closed-contact inputs. User-supplied momentary contact pushbuttons cause the VC-16b to send infrared commands to the...

Produce auditorium videos without an operator. (Product Showcase).
July 1, 2002... The AutoAuditorium System automatically produces 4-camera videos of auditorium presentations without any human control at all. Turn on the power and slide in the cassette. There is nothing more to do until it is time to turn it off. Yet, to the...

Affordable blackburst generator. (Product Showcase).
July 1, 2002... Genlock your video system! The BSG-50 from HORITA has multiple blackburst and sync outputs, plus a crystal controlled 1-KHz audio tone. Provides up to 6 separate blackburst signals on BNC connectors, or mix outputs from a selection of...

Producers by choice. (The Last Word).
July 1, 2002... Perhaps I'm overly ambitious to think it's possible, but I wonder: Are there any high-school graduates and college students consciously deciding that they want to be business-media producers? Is a younger generation aspiring to be the next you?...