Video Systems February 2002ViewpointDisruptive technologyCynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director HD is not just a format change like so many before it. It is, what The Economist magazine likes to call, disruptive technology. Eventually, it will fundamentally... FeaturesBird's Eye ViewBy Stephen Porter
Small, remote-controlled helicopters equipped with film and video cameras bring a whole new perspective to aerial cinematograhy.... A Changing PerspectiveBY PETER H. PUTMAN, CTS
Funny how the amazing becomes the mundane in a short period of time. Two years ago, the consumer press was abuzz with the demonstrations of Star Wars: Episode I and other feature films on competing e-cinema systems...... Apple on DisplayBy Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Approximately 70,000 Mac enthusiasts descended on San Francisco's Moscone Center to scope out new products from more than 300 companies exhibiting at the Macworld Conference & Expo, Jan. 7-11, 2002.... Reclaiming their SANityBy Philip De Lancie Nearly every post project involves multiple steps performed at different times, often in different places. That means efficient production depends on the unimpeded movement of video data among workstations. It''s been clear for years that “sneakernet” — simply moving around physical drives — is less than ideal. Physical security, version control, and file system compatibility are problematic, and the data on each drive is only accessible to a single workstation at any given time. ...High GearBy Dan Ochiva
If you're in production, you realize there's always a better way to do what you need to do. While actual production chops are built over years of hustling, watching, and learning, sometimes better tools can help you finish jobs quicker and more easily. ...NumbersFebruary 2002 NumbersCompiled by Andrea Harden A monthly assortment of fascinating market statistics.... ProductsProducts
QPS Que! DVDBurner+RW, Boris Red 2.1, MOTU 896 interface, 3Dlabs Wildcat III 6210, and more.... SolutionsA new Koolhaas for PradaBy Trevor Boyer The designer's New York 'epicenter' is very video-heavy, so architect Rem Koolhaas' office called in Scharff Weisberg to execute its vision.... A power play on the scoreboardBy Trevor Boyer Hornet Animation of Los Angeles has created in-game videos for 60 professional sports franchises.... Max powers Maxine PowerBy Trevor Boyer Christopher Connor, a designer at APC studios in Atlanta, is used to the nuts-and-bolts side of 3D animation projects for corporate clients.... PerspectivesNew dimensionsBy Jeff Sauer Ever since Terminator II more than a decade ago, 3D animation has become standard fare in blockbuster action movies. More recent films like The Matrix... The CutMac enabledBy Bob Turner The big question has been answered. Avid Xpress DV version 3.0 will be available on the Mac. The Mac version will be available in Q2. The Windows version... Tech TipsResolving realityBy Steve Epstein Whether your images are analog or digital — and regardless of how they''re stored: film, videotape, or hard drives — they are subject to some practical resolution limits. Those limits are determined by several factors including the resolving power of the lens, the capture properties of the imaging device, the use of compression, the bandwidth of the circuitry used to transfer and store the images, as well as the capabilities and limitations of the storage system itself.... Reviews1 Pinnacle Systems Pro-OneBy Jeff Sauer With premium realtime preview functionality, this One from Pinnacle will appeal to pros... 2 Canopus StormEncoderBy Steve Mullen Calm within the eye of the MPEG-2 Storm thanks to a new Canopus encoder... 3 Sonic Desktop Sonicfire Pro 2.1By Tom Patrick McAuliffe Sonic Desktop makes fitting audio tracks to video even easier with a new enhancement to its SmartSound line... MusingsPeople personBy Cody Holt Gayla Jamison calls herself a It's her way of describing her fascination with the Spanish-speaking people and cultures of Latin America. For the past... SpotlightThe daring documentarianBy Darroch Greer Documentary maker Joel Soler is a patriotic Frenchman who does not take the blue, white, and red of , Egalit, Fraternit for granted. With his small DV... InboxIt's not rocket science
I read with interest Bob Turner's article in the November 2001 Video Systems concerning Final Cut Pro and a potential paradigm shift in NLE strategy (Is... |
