AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from November 2004

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from November 2004

Tape alternatives.(Real Time)
November 1, 2004... WE KEEP A SHARP FOCUS ON THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF production and post-production all year, so it feels great to go wide and recognize a select group of readers for their talent in putting that technology to exceptional use. Clearly, the winners...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2004... Due to a printer's error in our September issue, the 4-star icons used to rate products in our Test Patterns review section were inadvertently changed to 3-star icons. Both Panasonic camcorders reviewed in that issue, the AG-DVX100A and the...

Show report: SIGGRAPH 04: advanced tools at entry-level prices.(TRENDS)
November 1, 2004... SIGGRAPH '04 made news with the roll-out of both news and trusted technology systems at slashed prices. At an introductory price of $700 (regularly $900), Luxology unveiled its modeling plug-in modo, which is an advanced polygonal and real-time...

What I'm using now.(Quick Cuts)
November 1, 2004... ARTHUR KLEIN: Writer/director/editor, Santa Monica, California FAVORITE GEAR: Avid Xpress Studio Complete LIST: $6,995 WHY I LOVE IT: It gives me the flexibility to finish a project within the Avid Studio environment as well as...

A guide to switchers and mixers: options that fit every budget and need.(Production)
November 1, 2004... PRODUCTION SWITCHERS CERTAINLY have evolved over the last several years. And so have the needs of users. Gone are the days when users, predominantly broadcasters, were looking to simply switch between two cameras. Today they are more...

Video vanguards: PlasterCITY gets experimental in post with Final Cut Pro.(Post-Production)
November 1, 2004... WHEN VISITORS ENTER THE LOBBY of the new Paris headquarters of The LVMH Group--home of Louis Vuitton, Moet, and Hennessy--they can't miss the scenic vistas, oceans, sunsets and abstract visions, complete with sound-track, that run seamlessly...

The big backup: tape-based storage drives were once the only way to archive video projects. Now inexpensive FireWire drives are changing everything.(Delivery)
November 1, 2004... NATURE AND HARD DRIVES ABHOR a vacuum; No matter what kind of computing you do, you are inevitably going to run out of storage space. For many people, a CD or even a DVD-R is more than enough to hold their data. Small businesses can equally...

Top producers showcase: 30 winning pros who create media that works.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2004... In the 10 years that AVVMMP has conducted our Top Producers contest, we've been awed by the sheer diversity of our winners' stories--not the stories they tell for a living, but their own interesting paths to professional production. Some cut...

A digital signage primer: they're everywhere, but are networked electronic displays delivering your message?(DIGITAL SIGNAGE)
November 1, 2004... You've seen the writing on the wall: evolving delivery technology, affordable LED, plasma and LCD flat-screen displays, and increasingly sophisticated content that is drawing eyeballs and accelerating commerce. But as extreme examples of...

Sign language: creating content for digital retail media.(DIGITAL SIGNAGE)
November 1, 2004... With over 50 percent of U.S. shoppers now visiting Wal-Mart at least once a month, and a third of them at least once a week, according to Fortune magazine, retail has become the new electronic fire-place, with highly customized content on...

Apple motion 1.0: you have to push hard to slow it down.(Test Patterns)
November 1, 2004... Excellent FOR EDITORS, PARTICULARLY FINAL Cut Pro editors, Apple Motion will add a new level of graphics capability that is intuitive, easily accessible, fast and powerful. For accomplished graphic artists who work primarily in Adobe After...

HP mp3130 portable projector: taking on the vertical challenge.(Test Patterns)
November 1, 2004... Very Good HOW DO YOU BUILD A PROJECTOR THAT CAN STAND OUT from the "me-too" projectors flooding the market? One way is to offer a stellar mix of the top three attributes (price, portability and power). Another is to offer an innovative...

Friendly persuasion: Right Seat Software's Vox Proxy Version 2.(Test Patterns)
November 1, 2004... Very Good HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION you could describe as entertaining? Probably not. Most likely that's due to limited funds. With a bigger budget, we could add a professional narrator, tightly integrated music and...