AV Video Multimedia Producer articles from September 2002

AV Video Multimedia Producer archives from September 2002

One year later: how 9/11 changed the way we work. (Real Time).
September 1, 2002... ONE YEAR AFTER THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE World Trade Center and Pentagon, the business-media-production industry is still struggling with altered business conditions set in motion by those events. Further sinking an already-down-on-its-luck...

Input.
September 1, 2002... Editors can be reached at V Video Multimedia Producer, 701 Westchester Ave., White Plains, NY 10604-3098; by e-mail at avvmmp@pbimedia.com; or by fax at 914-328-9093. Please include your name, address and telephone number. We reserve the right...

Feedback.
September 1, 2002... In July, we asked readers: "Do you think internships might propel students to consider a career in business-media production? Do you use interns or are you planning to do so in the near future?" Not surprisingly, the responses we...

Planning for HD: what you should know before you dash into high-def shooting. (Production).
September 1, 2002... WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING on this piece, I assumed that the requirements of high-definition video production were far more extensive than those of standard definition. There had to be additional things--more gear, more crew--to rent before a...

Mac, windows, audio? Catching up with computer-based digital audio workstations. (Post-Production).
September 1, 2002... HISTORICALLY, THIRD-PARTY DEvelopers have augmented the native features of computer-driven digital audio workstations with a variety of hardware, software and system add-ons, making it possible to use the workstations as virtual recording...

DAW monitoring. (Case Study).
September 1, 2002... At Sonicraft, an audio post-production house in Freehold, New Jersey, founder Steve Puntolillo had been using a SADiE monitoring system to augment his digital audio workstations. According to Puntolillo, the SADiEs had integrated video support,...

Plasma vs. LCD: which display is right for your studio or boardroom? (Presentations).
September 1, 2002... SOME BUYING DECISIONS BE-come more complicated over time. In the past, if you wanted a large flat-panel display, the choice was easy. For a 40-inch or larger screen, you bought a plasma. For a 30-inch or smaller screen, you bought an LCD....

Serving a purpose: Xserve marks Apple's foray into rack-mounted units. (Delivery).
September 1, 2002... IN A FIELD TYPICALLY REGARDED as the domain of Compaq, Dell, IBM and Sun, Apple is trying to take over with its first rack-mounted server, Xserve. The Xserve could signal a major change -- and benefit -- for Mac-using business-media...

DVD-R/RW+R/RW drive announced. (Delivery).
September 1, 2002... Sony Electronics became the first drive manufacturer to bridge the gap between DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW earlier this month, when it said it would release a rewritable DVD drive that recorded to both formats. The $399 DRU-500A will obviously be...

Cross compatibility: how do in-house producers avoid conflict with IT departments and make the most of the relationship? (The Media/IT Connection).
September 1, 2002... It used to be that the IT manager didn't have to worry about bandwidth. After all, when was the last time a spreadsheet sailing from department to department caused a network outage? Then came audio and video, which made that spreadsheet's...

Sound enhancements an AES Convention preview: digital and analog audio products peacefully coexist, production budgets continue to be slashed, and a lot of new products come to market.
September 1, 2002... The 113th AES Convention takes place October 5-8 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will feature a keynote address by Leonardo Chiariglione, director of the multimedia division of CSELT, the research center of Telecom Italia Lab. Dr....

Remember San Antonio: despite going down in history as the smallest SIGGRAPH in recent years, the 2002 exhibition still dazzled. (SIGGRAPH 2002).
September 1, 2002... It was easy to blame the size of this year's SIGGRAPH 2002 on a litany of outside factors--a remote location, consolidation within the graphics industry and a bad economy, to name a few. But several high-profile product announcements and...

Video maverick: JVC's GY-DV300 Streamcorder and KY-DV300 Network adapter. (Test Patterns).
September 1, 2002... *** Summary: The camera is a winner and rates five stars; the adapter, however, deserves one star Target Users: Videographers, editors JVC'S GY-DV300 STREAMGORDER is the latest upstart thrust into the 1/3-inch CCD DV camcorder...

Looking good, really good: Pioneer's PDP-503CMX plasma display. (Test Patterns).
September 1, 2002... ***** Summary: One of the best plasma panels available today Target Users: Presentation professionals Platforms: Windows 98/ME/2000 ANYONE WHO DEALS WITH THE public on a regular basis understands the importance of first...

Get .NET: Microsoft's Visual Studio.NET. (Test Patterns).
September 1, 2002... **** Summary: Microsoft's next-generation Web-development tool set impresses Target Users: Web-site developers and designers Platforms: Windows NT 4.0 or later MICROSOFT'S VISUAL STUDIO.NET just might live up to Bill Gates'...

Profiles in media management: meet leaders in desktop DVD recording external drives fail-safe disk arrays. (Special Advertising Section).
September 1, 2002... Once the cameras have stopped rolling and a project is on videotape, the painstaking work it takes to complete a production begins. From rough cut to final approvals, from editing to graphics and title additions, content creators depend on...

Monkey business. (The Last Word).
September 1, 2002... I'M OVER THE TRAUMA OF IT--REALLY, I AM--BUT I'D be lying if I were to say I'm certain it played no part in shaping the skeptic I am today. It was the day I discovered the truth about Sea-Monkeys. I couldn't have been more than seven or...