AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from October 2000

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from October 2000

Fair Share.
October 1, 2000... The playwright David Mamet once wrote, t famously, "Money talks." Both the idea and the phrase are elements entrenched in our culture. It's no wonder, then, that our salary survey is the most popular editorial feature we offer each year. Who...

Gambling on 3D Web Streaming.
October 1, 2000... More than 25,000 people attended SIGGRAPH 2000 this year in New Orleans, a city that, on each successive visit, feels more like Las Vegas and less like itself. A bit of that Vegas attitude was in the air the last time SIGGRAPH was in New...

Masters of the Microcosmos.
October 1, 2000... AS the field of biomedical animation grows, so does the number of talented practitioners Lately, I've been reading a lot about the Human Genome Project and wishing I had some animation to help me visualize the structural concepts involved....

To Serve & Connect.
October 1, 2000... Networks are allowing producers to go the distance-away from each other--and to offer expanded services to their clients. Dr. Robert Metcalfe may have been the first person to truly understand the power of group connectivity. After...

Textbook Case.
October 1, 2000... EDR Corporation's growth mirrors the evolution of technology Creativity may be the heart and soul of the production industry, but technology remains its backbone. The best companies seem to be those that adapt to the inevitable changes and...

MORE, MORE, MORE.
October 1, 2000... Longer hours and bigger responsibilities garner better compensation packages, according to this year's survey results. But what's the real price being paid? A typical participant in this year's salary survey is a producer with between 11...

Living in a Stream World.
October 1, 2000... With products that sometimes defy categorization and a number of standards from which to choose, how are producers supposed to tackle the task of streaming business media? Now that every company is a streaming company--or so we've been led...

SENNHEISER INTERVIEW: CHRIS NEWMAN.
October 1, 2000... the award-winning sound mixer discusses the nature of the industry, the use of sticky puttylike materials, the excessive noise of clothing and indispensable Sennheiser equipment Having garnered eight Oscar nominations, including winning...

Visual Communications @Work.
October 1, 2000... * Joining the 3D Fan Club * Web Gab * Strategizing on Sight Communications * Data Dialogue * VC it to Believe it * Enriched Relationships Click and Conference Internet-based media collaboration is changing the...

A New Alternative.
October 1, 2000... Adobe LiveMotion Summary: An easy-to-use and time-saving alternative to Macromedia Flash Target users: Professional Web-site designers and multimedia/presentation developers Platforms: Mac; Windows 98/NT/2000 Macromedia Flash...

Looks Smart.
October 1, 2000... Intelligent Media's DV Companion Summary: In-depth help system for users of Final Cut Pro 1.2.5 Target users: Multimedia and Web producers and content developers Platforms: PowerMac G3 or better, Apple's Final Cut Pro 1.2.5 ...

Virtually Valuable.
October 1, 2000... Behringer's Virtualizer Pro DSP1000P Summary: A feature-rich multi-effects audio processor Target users: Recording engineers, musicians, sound mixers, producers Platforms: Windows 95/NT/2000 How much is a great-sounding,...

A Bigger Financial Picture.
October 1, 2000... Presenter.com and Yahoo! let investors do the streaming As the business world's appetite for streamed presentations on the desktop increases, service companies are jumping in quickly to feed the beast. Presenter.com, an Internet...

Networked Production.
October 1, 2000... As part of its report, QuickTime Payback Assessment, the research firm GISTICS estimates that an average production workgroup this year will spend 4,263 hours working with desktop video, up from 3,001 hours in 1997. With growth like this, the...