AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from March 2004

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from March 2004

Riding the HD wave to NAB.(Real Time)
March 1, 2004... IN EARLY FEBRUARY, I JOINED 12 OF MY COLLEAGUES from other industry publications on a Sony-sponsored press event in Japan. At the Atsugi Technology Center, Sony's largest R&D facility, the company laid out its product strategy for the next...

Kodak's digital future: new immersive 3D display promises headache-free collaboration.(Trends)
March 1, 2004... Working in a 3D environment is often a real headache. Currently, the desktop user has to wear shutter or polarization glasses or has to view the stereo image on one of several types of barrier screen-based displays. These viewing conditions...

Changing times at Kodak.(Vendor News)
March 1, 2004... Eastman Kodak is speeding its transition to digital imaging while cutting costs in its film business by eliminating up to 15,000 jobs worldwide, more than 1/5 of its work force. The company's chairman and chief executive, Daniel Carp, expects...

Linux update: the open-source faithful woo corporate media and IT managers at LinuxWorld Expo.(Show Report)
March 1, 2004... While product launches are the raison d'etre for most high-tech trade shows, January's LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in New York was about something else altogether: convincing risk-averse decision-makers it's time for their organizations to...

A new name for Bogen.(Vendor News)
March 1, 2004... Bogen Photo, which distributes professional photographic and video equipment, announced in January that it has changed its name to Bogen Imaging. The new name went into effect immediately and reflects the company's expanding mission and growth...

Final Cut Express: Make the Cut.
March 1, 2004... FINAL CUT EXPRESS: MAKE THE CUT By Kyle McCabe * Charles River Media 417 pp. * $39.95 Final Cut Express: Make the Cut is a detailed technical guide to the basic procedures in Final Cut Express as well as creative, process-oriented...

Avid buys NXN.(Acquisitions)
March 1, 2004... Avid Technology has acquired Munich-based NXN Software AG, creators of the NXN Alienbrain asset management system, in a cash transaction valued at approximately 35 million euros. "Professional content creators continue to look for ways to...

Flattening the gap: LCD flat-panel displays flood the market.(By the Numbers)
March 1, 2004... The first major showdown between makers of flat-panel displays is being waged on resellers' shelves. According to Rosemary Abowd, director of flat-panel display research for Pacific Media Associates in Menlo Park, California, the number of...

Speaking up: mic features rise to meet video's increasingly high standards.(Production)
March 1, 2004... Producing videos, conferences, employee-training seminars, special events and promotional or educational programs neccesitates using microphones that in synch with the high-quality formats of today's cameras, delivery hardware and software....

Chroma key on a dime: tips on how to use keys in your next corporate production.(Post-Production)
March 1, 2004... Shooting and editing chroma keys can save you a lot of money, from on-location travel costs to studio and prop rentals. But the blue and green screens required to shoot good keys--not to mention the time and equipment required to light the...

Hollywood lessons: Warner Bros. devises an asset manager with potential business media apps.(Delivery)
March 1, 2004... WARNER BROS. GOT TO MARS LONG before the Spirit Rover set down on the red planet's surface. A two-year project that was only recently rolled out, Warner Bros.' Media Asset Retrieval System, or MARS, answered the multi-faceted studio's need for...

A show of support: ICIA strengthens its education and integration focus for InfoComm 04.(Presentations)
March 1, 2004... KNOWN AT ONE TIME AS A TRADE show mainly for display technology, InfoComm has transformed into an educational gathering of systems integrators, corporate technology managers, consultants, rental and staging professionals, producers,...

Caveat emptor: with any cool new technology, there's always a thing or two to keep in mind before you buy. Flat-panel monitors are no exception.(The Big Picture)
March 1, 2004... NOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND the differences between flat-screen technology (see The Big Picture, February), you are truly ready to enter the next phase of flat-panel monitor infatuation: buying one for your studio, edit bay or conference room. ...

Music rights and wrongs: ask the lawyer: a Q + A with Innes Smolansky.(Managing Your Business)
March 1, 2004... We asked entertainment lawyer Innes Smolansky, who also runs a popular legal series for the Association of Independent Video & Filmmakers, to help us understand the ins and outs of copyright law when using original and stock music in corporate,...

The 2004 AVVMMP salary and attitudes survey; part II: the independent producer.(Cover Story)
March 1, 2004... PRODUCERS--AS WELL AS BUSINESS OWNERS, DIRECtors, editors, developers and designers--at independent facilities are often described as a breed apart. Self-starters, entrepreneurs, go-getters and creative types are just a few phrases that come to...

Mighty mouse: Gyration Ultra Presentation Desktop Suite.(Test Patterns)
March 1, 2004... Very good Summary: Control your presentations from anywhere in the room with a wireless keyboard and gyroscopic mouse Target Users: Presentation professionals Platforms: Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000 or XP; Mac OS 8.0 or higher IF YOU...

A new class of computer: gateway Tablet PC for digital animation.(Test Patterns)
March 1, 2004... Summary: Tablet PC is an excellent tool for creating animation and graphics Target Users: Artists and animators Platforms: Windows XP UPON FIRST SEEING A TABLET PC about a year ago, I thought, "Hey, that's a great tool. Perfect...

DVD the way it should be: apple's DVD Studio Pro 2.0.(Test Patterns)
March 1, 2004... Summary: The ultimate all-purpose DVD-authoring app gets even stronger Target Users: Producers, editors, authoring personnel Platforms: Mac OS X and higher APPLE HAS JUMPED VERY FAR ahead of the pack of DVD-authoring applications...

Apple's G5.(Test Patterns)
March 1, 2004... THE G5 IS INDEED A SIGNIFICANT AD-VANCE IN personal computing and it is especially important for multimedia producers. Media files are large files and users need fast processors and high speed data transfers in order to truly see performance...

Associated Production Music.(Tool Wise)
March 1, 2004... Associated Production Music (APM), which provides a 175,000-track collection of music for use in film, television, advertising and new media production, has acquired exclusive North American distribution rights to the West One music library, a...

Lynx Studio Technology.(Tool Wise)
March 1, 2004... Lynx Studio Technology has added the AES16-SRC to its line of AES16 192 kHz AES/EBU interfaces. The AES16-SRC, with eight channels of sample-rate conversion, costs $995. The AES16 has been widely accepted as the digital standard for 24-bit, 192...

Promusic.(Tool Wise)
March 1, 2004... X-Treme Whooshes, now available through Promusic, is a collection of 686 sound effects for moving objects that can be used to create CD-ROMs, interactive video games, Web pages, Flash animation, TV leaders, movie trailers and multimedia...

Panasonic Broadcast.(Tool Wise)
March 1, 2004... Panasonic Broadcast has announced new touch-panel modules for its professional 42- and 50-inch plasma displays. The TY-TP42P6S is the touch-panel module for the 42-inch TH-42PWD6UY and TH-42PHD6UY plasma displays, and the TY-TP50P6S is the...