Video Systems June 2001COVERViewpointThe new practicalityCynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director The first time I saw $3 million worth of video in a retail setting was at the Nike store in San Francisco. Video surrounded me as I ascended the escalator,... FeaturesWindow ShoppingBy Darroch Greer New tools and techniques expand the possibilities for video merchandising, allowing retailers to strategically target shoppers. If you've walked down... Vertical VideoCynthia Wisehart On Panasonic's stand at NAB, the traffic tended to linger in front of the eye-catching vertical video plasma screens that showed off the vertical proportions... Head of the Class
Our annual NAB Pick Hit Awards celebrate the 15 most innovative and promising new products among the hundreds introduced at NAB 2001 in Las Vegas. Despite... NAB Show ReportNAB 2001: The real deal
Last year, feelings of hyped-up confidence rose from the new media booths at NAB and clustered like helium balloons against the low ceiling of the Sands... Solid products pull NAB through slower showBy Steve Mullen At pre-NAB briefings, the press was told that the downturn in the economy had led to a dramatic decrease in equipment sales. Privately, the sales slowdown... Ikegami Editcam II may be preview of new eraBarry Braverman For shooters, the era of tape-based camcorders may be coming to an end. Ikegami's new Editcam II DNS-201W is a one-piece disc camcorder that offers shooters... IMX readies for U.S. landingBarry Braverman It's already been a smash in Europe and it looks like the same could happen in North America. With a noticeable and uncharacteristic lack of hoopla, Sony... New postproduction tools draw crowdsBy Bob Turner Many conventioneers claimed that NAB 2001 featured less vaporware and more version upgrades. This may be true, but there were also some exciting new editing... Numbers are downBob Turner Attendance was not the only thing to fall at this year's NAB convention. The number of nonlinear editing systems for sale on the show floor declined by... Hardware vendors hold back for XeonBy Dan Ochiva The computer vendors at NAB Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM (Dell wasn't there) made few major announcements, an indication perhaps of the hunker-down... LCDs, big plasma dominate in display categoryBy Peter H. Putman This year's NAB was characterized by lower-than-normal attendance and a general lack of controversy, as opposed to last year's packed house and the ongoing... Streaming a trickle at 2001 showBy Jeff Sauer Following the virtual public orgy that the broadcast industry shared with futuristic streaming technology a year ago at NAB 2000, it's little surprise... Digital sound's future takes shapeBy Tom Patrick McAuliffe Las Vegas offered a larger-than-life backdrop for NAB 2001, as broadcaster and media creator alike searched for digital audio, surround, and state-of-the-art... Router evolution continues as complexity growsBy Paul Black As the concept of just what a router truly is continues to evolve, so does the hardware. Once, there was no doubt as to what the definition was: Routers... ProductsProducts
Test & Measurement System VTM-330E This onscreen test and measurement system builds on the feature set of the company's VTM-300 by offering an Eye Pattern... SolutionsMars needs laptopsBy Trevor Boyer The final cut of a Discovery Channel documentary on a simulated Mars on Earth is put together atop editors' freezing laps. Carrying every piece of equipment... A question of consentBy Trevor Boyer In many ways, Raw Deal: A Question of Consent is a video documentary about a videotape. The digitally captured feature, which created a loud buzz at this... Live from under the knifeBy Trevor Boyer If streaming video is meant to be instructive, it's got to be good. The typical ill-lit video from one sustained wide shot just won't cut it. Hartford,... PerspectivesOld reliablesBy Jeff Sauer While the hype and excitement may have been missing at NAB 2001, some solid upgrades and integration options made the show worthwhile. If there was a... Tech TipsBonding with bandwidthBy Steve Epstein From analog to digital and between bandwidth and bit rate, the intersections are few and the numbers are numerous. Over the years, the term bandwidth... Public EyeOmnipresent videoBy Tom Patrick McAuliffe Plasma monitors' thin, lightweight design and falling prices have made digital signage omnipresent in many diverse public venues. Ever since man began... ReviewsNewTek Aura 2.0BY FRANK McMAHON Faced with competition from products such as Adobe After Effects and Pinnacle Systems Commotion, NewTek fires back with Aura 2.0, a spanking new version... ProMax DH-MAXBY TOM PATRICK McAULIFFE I always like it when a manufacturer innovates to make something good even better, especially when it's at a competitive price. Such is the case with... Panasonic AG-DVC10BY STEVE MULLEN DVCPRO25, the lowest bit-rate format in Panasonic's DVCPRO family, offers image and audio quality identical to that of consumer DV. Panasonic has promoted... MusingsEditing by heartBy Cody Holt Amy Linton works for high-profile broadcast and corporate clients, but it's the work she does on the side that really makes her happy. Beginning June... SpotlightA natural solutionBy Darroch Greer ITV concept pioneer Steve Armstrong uses digital production to minimize waste in creating environmental group's PSAs. Steve Armstrong is CEO and creative... InboxSearching for the perfect NLE
I work at a university where we want to use our G4s to teach editing to our marketing and journalism students. I find iMovie, while simple and straightforward... ArticlesNew currents in streamingBy Philip De Lancie Painful as it has been for investors, the dot-com dive in financial markets has been a useful reminder that doing it over the Internet whatever it is... |
