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Video Systems May 2001

COVER

Viewpoint

Great performances

Cynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director

About 12 years ago at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York, I saw a video installation that changed how I felt about both video and painting....


Features

Performance Art

By Darroch Greer

Art historians attribute the proliferation of landscape painting in 17th century France to a simple technical development — the paint tube. Once the medium became portable, artists could go out into nature and paint the world. And so a classic art form was born....


Killer Demo Reels

By Barry Braverman

It's the curse of shooters everywhere. Inevitable as the sun rising in the east or scandals in the White House. A prospective client has asked for your demo reel, and you better be prepared — with something that can kill....


No Strings Attached

By Tom Patrick McAuliffe

For a long time, wireless microphone systems have been prohibitively expensive and reserved only for rich and famous performers....


INFOCOMM 2001: Where Digital Dominates the Strip

By Peter H. Putman, CTS

The Drive Toward Digital Continues with Vegas Product Debuts...


Products

Products

Aspen Electronics LT 100

The Light Tuner control module is used for adapting 14.4V batteries to properly suit 12V on-camera lights....


Solutions

Virage Does Sports

By Trevor Boyer

By teaming up with MLB Advanced Media and now NHL.com, Virage is a serious player in sports video on the Web....


Close-Up to Reality with Digital

By Shawn Edwards

Sean Cunningham, creator of the Friday the 13th franchise, needed to slash time and budget while shooting his latest feature, Extreme Close-Up, for Crystal Lake Entertainment. To achieve both of these goals he chose to shoot the whodunit thriller, set in the trendy realm of reality television, in digital video....


An Animated Courtroom Presence

By Trevor Boyer

If pictures are worth a thousand words, animation must be worth an entire deposition from a star witness....


The Cut

Beyond the Hype

By Bob Turner

While the buzz about a competing DV edit system has been deafening, the crucial features of Avid's Xpress DV 2.0 shouldn't be overlooked....


web.video

Premiere's Net Gains

By Frank McMahon

Web video producers score new interactive tools and more export choices with the release of Adobe's Premiere 6.0....


Audio Tracks

Power Tools for Less

By Gary Eskow

Today's aspiring audio post professional can put together a powerful, high-quality studio at a fraction of yesterday's cost....


Public Eye

Equipped for Education

By Tom Patrick McAuliffe

A California university's mix of modern programs and high-tech tools prepares its students for video in the real world....


Reviews

Apple Titanium Powerbook G4

BY JIM GRANT

Apple's new Titanium Powerbook G4 is a visually striking addition to the ho-hum world of laptop computers — and offers interesting potential for the video professional....


Avid ePublisher

BY FRANK McMAHON

Avid's ePublisher is a unique combination of hardware and software that claims to be “the first digital publishing system for creating and distributing high-quality synchronized multimedia presentations.”...


Digidesign Digi 001

BY TOM PATRICK McAULIFFE

Unless you've been living on a deserted island for the last couple of years, you've undoubtedly heard about Digidesign's Pro Tools audio software — or at least heard the results on the radio....


Musings

Video Visionaries

By Cody Holt

Since this column debuted in January, I've told you about some truly inspired video professionals — people who practice their craft not solely for a paycheck, but to educate and enlighten viewers, often about social issues they hold dear....


Spotlight

Hypnotized by Feedback

By Darroch Greer

The artists of FeedBuck Galore take realtime video mixing to another level with their live performances and installations....


Inbox

A DAM good Article

I just wanted to let you know that your recent DAM/MAM article [“The Best DAM Solutions,” February 2001, page 44] was great — it covered the state of the market very well....


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