AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from July 2004

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from July 2004

On the radar.(Real Time)
July 1, 2004... DO ENTERTAINMENT APPLICATIONS HAVE A PLACE IN A MAGAZINE DEVOTED to professional business media? It's a question we've wrestled with for some time at this magazine. Because our sister publication, Film & Video, covers the high end of the...

Access intelligence.(Real Time)
July 1, 2004... To all our valued readers and customers: It is my pleasure to inform you that PBI Media, the parent company of AV Video Multimedia Producer, has changed its name to Access Intelligence, LLC. The change comes on the heels of two recent...

Frogs on Camera: Canon helps museum focus on stars of its latest exhibit.(Museum Installation)
July 1, 2004... Generations of visitors to New York City's American Museum of Natural History have marveled at its lifelike dioramas of stuffed mammals, birds and reptiles and recreations of ancient civilizations. More recently, however, the museum has built...

Project shots.
July 1, 2004... One of three kiosks invites sleuths to "find the frogs." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From behind its protected enclosure, a Canon VC-C4 camera keeps tabs on the vivarium's inhabitants. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Carnegie Hall's new stage to the world.(Distance Learning)
July 1, 2004... The mandate was clear: New York's Carnegie Hall wanted a new performance space that would feature a high-tech and flexible distance learning system capable of delivering a mix of live entertainment and educational opportunities to thousands of...

Upcoming events.(Calendar)
July 1, 2004... JULY 12-15 Macworld Conference & Expo Boston www.macworldexpo.com JULY 13-16 DV Expo East New York www.dvexpo.com/east/ JULY 29 Adobe Design Achievement Awards San Francisco, CA ...

Tracking hot AV products: what products do end-users and dealers want to know more about right now? ICIA/InfoComm's most recent iQ Market Trends Report may give us some clues.(By the Numbers)
July 1, 2004... ICIA/InfoComm thinks of its database of 467 AV manufacturers as a year-round virtual tradeshow. By measuring traffic statistics--or rather, who links to the database, for how long and how often--the trade organization says it can track clear...

Advance team: HNTB gets the look, and grabs the audience, with visualization.(Post-Production)
July 1, 2004... FOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINeering giant HNTB, 3D visualization is an invaluable tool for every stage in the pursuit, design and construction of infrastructure projects throughout the U.S. and abroad. Infrastructure ventures like freeways,...

Got any protection? Protect your media--or, for extra revenue, your clients' media--from peril.(Delivery)
July 1, 2004... BUSINESS-SAVVY PRODUCERS ARE constantly looking for ways to increase revenue by offering a la carte production services, such as soundstage rentals, editing services and duplication services. One especially lucrative extra service that you...

Intel inside: Smart, networked projectors are here, but do they work for everyone?(Presentation Technology and Ideas)
July 1, 2004... THE EVOLUTION OF FRONT PROjection technology has been nothing short of remarkable since the early 1990s. Tremendous advances have been made in light output, luminous efficiency, size, weight and resolution. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Along...

Small cameras, big pictures: using MiniDV and other small-format camcorders to tackle big production challenges.(Cover Story)
July 1, 2004... IN A WORLD DOMINATED BY SUVS AND SUPER-SIZED MEALS, CAN YOU MAKE A CASE that smaller is sometimes better? For a large majority of videographers, directors and independent producers, the answer is a resounding "yes." Cost, necessity and digital...

SMART Technologies' Sympodium ID250 interactive pen display: somewhere between a tablet and a whiteboard.(Test Patterns)
July 1, 2004... Very Good Summary: A presentation, teaching and training tool that fits nicely into a niche between interactive whiteboards and tablet PCs and is well-suited to large venues Target Users: Trainers, teachers, presenters, meeting...

Macromedia Director MX 2004: a must for Mac users ready to upgrade to OS X.(Test Patterns)
July 1, 2004... Very Good Summary: A powerful, if slightly buggy, tool for developing multimedia content for CDs, DVDs, kiosks and the Web Target Users: Multimedia professionals and content creators Platforms: Windows 2000/XP; Mac OS X 10.2.6 and...

Toon Boom Studio 2.5 for Mac OS X: an animation tool that's a joy to use and easy to learn.(Test Patterns)
July 1, 2004... Very Good Summary: Powerful 2D application for traditional animation Target Users: 2D animators creating digital content Platforms: Mac OS X ********** VIDEO PRODUCTION ISN'T ONLY about capturing a clean, live image....

Sony's Vegas + DVD production suite 5: it's hard to argue with the ease-of-use and power found in this program.(Test Patterns)
July 1, 2004... Excellent Summary: Vegas adds some high-end features to the mix, including 3D track motion and compositing effects, keyframeable Bezier masks, network rendering, film-style surround panning, punch-in audio recording and improved audio...

Dalet.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... Dalet, a Paris-based media management tool provider, recently announced that its DaletPlus Media Library has been selected to manage the video archives for one of Italy's largest southern school districts. The implementation will provide...

SmartSound Software.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... SmartSound Software has announced that its Quicktracks technology is driving the soundtrack creation elements of Ulead Systems' new VideoStudio 8 video editing software. SmartSound's Quicktracks technology is the driving force behind the new...

Ulead Systems has partnered with Alienware to create StudioQuartet.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... Ulead Systems has partnered with Alienware to create StudioQuartet, a complete suite of Ulead professional video production software, available on all of Alienware's workstations. This North American deal gives Alienware customers the choice of...

Digigram.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... Digigram, the manufacturer of sound cards for high-end pro-audio applications, has announced the LCM220v2 sound card with 2/2 balanced analog I/Os, which replaces the popular LCM220. The new board is targeted at broadcast automation, permanent...

Lighthouse Technologies.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... Lighthouse Technologies has announced the availability of Supervisor LH, a state-of-the-art display optimizer specifically designed to convert a wide range of input formats into resizable content to fit any shape of LED video display. ...

TASCAM.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... TASCAM has introduced a trio of products designed to fit the professional presentation market. The AV-452 Presentation Mixer/Amplifier, DV-D6500 DVD Player and 322 Dual-Well Cassette Deck all share the ability to be controlled via RS-232. ...

Desktop Images.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... Desktop Images, a provider of visual training programs, has released. The Avid Editing Essentials Series, an extensive 4-DVD training series for Avid Xpress Pro & Xpress DV featuring the expert instruction of Steve Bayes, former Principle...

Wohler Technologies.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... Wohler Technologies has introduced a new multi-channel, rack-mounted audio monitor and converter that features dual-mode HD/SD-SDI inputs. The AMP2-S8MDA provides two SDI inputs on BNCs that can accept either an HD-SDI or an SD-SDI input. The...

NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America.(Product Development News)
July 1, 2004... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display of America recently announced a 21.3-inch U-XGA LED backlit LCD monitor. Designed to deliver a standardized color space for color matching across all digital platforms, the monitor integrates NEC's Super...

DVD technology update: revisiting red laser for HD content.
July 1, 2004... HOW DO YOU FIT HIGH-DEFINITION content onto a single red-laser DVD? Until recently, the answer was, without some heavy-duty encoding, you don't. Manufacturers engaged in the race to fit more media onto standard DVDs have firmly set their sights...

Screenstar conversion lenses.
July 1, 2004... Navitar's ScreenStar conversion lenses provide a new and simple way to change your throw distance or projected image size without replacing your projector's standard lens. Our wide-angle and telephoto conversion lenses fit easily in front of...

Mastering the black art of color correction.(Inspired Technique)
July 1, 2004... I ALWAYS FIND IT INTERESTING WHEN PEOPLE TALK about the individuals who helped them learn their craft. In a creative field such as ours, there are many things that influence the work we do. I have been fortunate over the years to work with very...