AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from October 2002

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from October 2002

Marathon mavericks: keep moving at your own pace and don't worry about winning the race. (Real Time).
October 1, 2002... CORPORATE CORRUPTION. DOWNSIZING. CHAPTER 11. IF YOU'RE AN IN-HOUSE media producer, within the past year you've had to shoulder a nasty load of job insecurity along with your daily responsibilities. If you're a producer running an...

Virtual tune-up: simulated design and upkeep for a fighter-jet engine. (Production).
October 1, 2002... THE WORLDS OF MOTION CAPture and military jet technology have collided. During a long-term $4.8 billion system-development contract with the U.S. government, military aircraft contractor Pratt & Whitney is using wireless mo-cap and head-mounted...

Straight to the source: multisource routers make cable spaghetti obsolete. (Post-Production).
October 1, 2002... IN THE NOT TOO DISTANT PAST, A video editor working with two or more source machines for one project had to use separate switch boxes--and endless amounts of cable--to move among audio and video channels and various sources. The resulting mess...

Poser 5 released. (Software News).
October 1, 2002... In early September, Curious Labs began shipping Poser 5, the latest Windows version of the company's 3D-character animation tool. Poser 5 has all of the features that made previous versions so appealing, but it includes some remarkable new...

Intel(ligence) inside: networked projectors are starting to act an awful lot like PCs. (Presentations).
October 1, 2002... WHEN NETWORKED PROJECTORS first appeared on the scene in 2000, most offered connection to a LAN or WAN as an option. But the Moore's Law-bending advancements being made in the microprocessor industry are changing all that. Smaller and more...

On the small screen: possibilities expand for business content on mobile devices. (Delivery).
October 1, 2002... BACK IN JUNE, I WROTE IN MY column, The Last Word, that mobile devices were reaching the point of ubiquity and recommended that business-media producers consider the possibility of delivering content to the handheld-holding masses. Now...

Training in style: the beauty of Wella's new Manhattan hair-care education facility is not only skin deep-it goes right to the heart of the AV infrastructure.
October 1, 2002... Looks aren't everything. Throw in brains, however, and you're onto something. Clearly that's the thinking behind The Studio, Wella's state-of-the-art training facility where 12,000 hair-care professionals will convene each year....

Dream factory: Macromedia's Dreamweaver MX. (Test Patterns).
October 1, 2002... ***** Summary: Dreamweaver MX reaches out to novices and experts with a slick new interface and lots more Target Users: Web professionals Platforms: Windows 98/ME/2000/NT or XP; Mac OS 9.1 or higher; Mac OS X 10.1 or higher ...

Take a bite out of time: Apple's G4 PowerBook and Cinema HD Display. (Test Patterns).
October 1, 2002... ***** Summary: Apple's latest PowerBook is a stunner; the Cinema Display also dazzles Target Users: Producers specializing in video-editing and authoring applications APPLE'S POWERBOOK REMAINS one of the best multimedia creation...

Enhanced automation: Qarbon.com's ViewletBuilder Pro 3. (Test Patterns).
October 1, 2002... **** Summary: ViewletBuilder Pro 3 significantly streamlines the process of creating online demos and tutorials Target Users: Web-creation professionals Platforms: Windows 98/2000/XP; Linux and Solaris; Available for Mac OS X...

A full complement: Boris FX Continuum Complete. (Test Patterns).
October 1, 2002... **** Summary An impressive, impeccably designed collection of 79 filters for After Effects and Final Cut Pro Target Users: Animators, 3D artists, multimedia developers, film and video producers Platforms: Windows 98, XP; Mac OS 9. OS X or...

Savannah College of Art and Design puts Avid at core of media center. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... The Savannah College of Art and Design incorporates history into the teaching process by training tomorrow's artists and designers in yesterday's landmark buildings. So when the school envisioned its new Center for Film and Digital Media, it...

Edirol turns Francis Howell North High into production powerhouse. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... Traditionally, yearbooks chronicle the events of the school year with photographs and write-ups. But in this age of quick, easy and technologically impressive video editing, many schools seem to be moonlighting as video facilities, using DV to...

Canon products brighten classrooms at Salt Lake Community College. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is proud of its ability to use media to advance educational goals. The College recently acquired Canon LV-series projectors and Video Visualizers for classroom use as part of its ongoing commitment to securing...

Iomega makes the grade at Brigham Young University. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... From dorm rooms to computer labs, Iomega storage solutions have become an integral part of daily life across the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah. Joe Allred should know. Since the 1980s, Allred has worked as a...

VBrick helps the Utah Educational Network move mountains. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... When the Utah Educational Network (UEN) started its distance-learning program, it needed a way to get courses to students all over the state. "Our task is to enhance the education process by tearing down geographic obstacles," says Dave Devey,...

BenQ builds its brand in educational markets. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... In school, students are taught that reality can be described in terms of ironclad formulas. So just as if he were a math professor, BenQs Jeff Chen sees his company's new approach to the educational market with the same kind of logical...

Gadget Grrl utilizes JVC's GY-DV300U at E3 Conference. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... To document the fun-filled extravaganza known widely among gaming enthusiasts as E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo), Gadget Grrl, a technology scout and consumer products expert dedicated to presenting new products in a fun and entertaining...

DVLine gives Val Verde students the tools to be pros. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... When training the videographers and editors of the future, working toward giving students the most up-to-date and modern equipment is always at the forefront of any educator's mind. It certainly is a goal of Jim Taylor, video teacher for Val...

Specialty video supply helps Hofstra go digital. (Special Advertisement Section).
October 1, 2002... Just a few miles from the media hotbed of Manhattan, Hofstra University's School of Communication on Long Island has been producing generations of talented artists in film, television and electronic journalism. Recently, the school further...