AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from October 1999

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from October 1999

Money Matters.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... Passion for--and a desire to create--compelling stories using sound and pictures is what drives most, if not all, of the people in this industry. That passion, however, is balanced by the very real concerns of running and building a business....

INPUT.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... Hear Me Out Peter Plantec's June Animation column, "A Sound Basis for Your Animation," sounded good to me (pun intended), though there were a few errors regarding the specs of the SoundBlaster Live! card from Creative Networks. ...

ECF Wins Major Grant For AV Education.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... The Educational Communications Foundation, the foundation that supports the International Communications Industries Association, has been awarded a $1.1 million grant to develop the National Community College Asynchronous Learning Network for...

Cape Canaveral Launches Digital Audio Tours.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... The Kennedy Space Center has gone wireless--at least in and around its Visitor Complex. The center recently announced that it has replaced its old audio-tour system, which required tourists to rent bulky headphones and listen to taped...

Midwest Visual Hosts Fall Seminar Series.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... For all Midwestern AV managers, technology directors, training directors, facilities managers and others who need to choose the best AV equipment for their organizations: Midwest Visual Communications is sponsoring its annual "Tournament of...

All That Glitters.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... Bringing light and depth to a POP diamond video Few things evoke romantic images as strongly as a rare diamond. Yet many diamond brokers and wholesalers have struggled with the challenge of setting themselves apart in an industry that has...

The Price of FAME.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... The Vision Factory puts nonlinear editing into focus Jeff Ridgway is intent on staying ahead of the pack when it comes to the technology that his audio and video post-production facility, The Vision Factory, uses. In fact, that is only half...

Delivery Deli.
October 1, 1999... There's more than one way to make a media sandwich Clients frequently come to producers with what they believe is a straightforward request, delivered with the nonchalance of placing a lunch order: "Make us a CD-ROM." The producer's...

Mobile Positioning System.
October 1, 1999... Leica Geosystems triangulates its U.S. customer base with a video-enabled PowerPoint presentation Surveyors--those orange-vested, tripod-wielding toreadors of the highway--are members of an intricate, arcane industry that few outsiders...

Story Bored?
October 1, 1999... Don't let a bad narrative kill your short-form animation If you think about it, more than 80 percent of animation jobs call for a minute or less of screen time. That includes trade-show openers, sales presentations and the growing...

The Spy Who Trained Me.
October 1, 1999... Going undercover and on the record with top FX artists This is a story about passion--about a group of talented guys in the visual-effects industry coming together and combusting, with glee. This is a story about The Masters of Visual...

Issues in Technology.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... This Month: Videoconferencing In 1997, according to the National Business Travel Association, U.S. corporations spent $165 billion on business travel, including airfare, lodging, car rental, traveler support and administration. This figure...

EYE to EYE.
October 1, 1999... Is human nature the last hurdle for videoconferencing to overcome? Videoconferencing is always poised to take hold "next year." Although its use is increasing steadily in corporate markets, it could become much more widespread. "Everyone...

Slow Growth.(Statistical Data Included)
October 1, 1999... As with the economy at large, production salaries level off Compensation soared last year, driven by wads of variable compensation--that is, profit-sharing, stock options, royalties, commissions and all those other extras beyond your basic...

Lights, Camera, Air.
October 1, 1999... John Brooks pushes the limits of underwater videography to document Alaska's Glacier Bay for the National Park Service Glacier Bay, on the southeast corner of Alaska toward the top of the state's panhandle, is one of the world's most remote...

Going with the Flow.
October 1, 1999... Amid few product surprises, motion capture, graphics acceleration and Linux fever build in Los Angeles Where Hollywood film clips once clamored for show-goers' attention, oddly clothed aliens grabbed the limelight at SIGGRAPH this year....

Time to Burn.
October 1, 1999... MicroBoards Technology's DVD AuthorSuite Summary: DVD-authoring package featuring high image quality and a DVD-R recorder Target Users: Video and multimedia producers Platforms: Windows NT MicroBoards Technology has become a...

3D for the Masses.
October 1, 1999... MetaCreations' Poser 4 Summary 3D-figure-animation package with a large library of prebuilt models Target Users: Animators; pre-visualization and storyboard artists Platforms: Windows 95/98/NT; Power Mac MetaCreations' Poser 4...

Razzle Dazzle.
October 1, 1999... Scala's InfoChannel Designer Summary: Content-creation program for multimedia and Web projects Target Users: Multimedia and presentation developers; Web site designers Platforms: Windows 95/98/NT InfoChannel Designer, the...

Internet Bet.
October 1, 1999... Sonic Foundry's Vegas Pro 1.0 Summary: Multitrack editing system with extensive audio and video file support and Internet authoring tools Target Users: Multimedia producers, engineers; Internet audio developers Platforms: Windows...

Sounds Modular.
October 1, 1999... BitHeadz' Unity DS-1 Summary: High-quality software-only audio desktop synthesizer Target Users: Sound designers, multimedia developers, Web audio developers, composers Platforms: Windows 95/98; Mac, Power Mac Until recently,...

Online Mentors.(Brief Article)
October 1, 1999... A Web site shows young women how far technology can take them As a woman in an industry that is still mostly male, Beth Pike knows what it's like to take the path less traveled. For the past 10 years, she has tried to help other women do...