Video Systems April 2002ViewpointCan you see me now?Cynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director Videoconferencing is not my best look. I do have a special pair of black glasses so that when I speak into the little web camera mounted above my monitor... FeaturesWorld TravelersBy Peter H. Putman, CTS
On April Fools' Day last year, Smart Travels: Europe with Rudy Maxa became the first regularly scheduled HDTV series to air nationally on PBS stations. The premiere was no joke, as the weekly travel series began...... Video for WorshipBy Tom Patrick McAuliffe This article is available in PDF format. To view it, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded for free. A/V technology is changing... The New Conferencing: A Meeting of Minds and MediaBy Stephen Porter Parker Hannifin, a Fortune 500 manufacturer of motion and control systems, has used videoconferencing systems for about six years. But it wasn't until last year that the company really began using the technology aggressively. ...Pursuing a Pipe DreamBy Claudia Kienzle Two years ago at the height of the great Internet boom, streaming media experts envisioned a world where a million Internet channels would deliver TV-quality video — news, entertainment, and movies on demand — to people's desktops. ...Hard-Core EncodingBy Barry Braverman Software-only MPEG-2 encoding tools are offering more and more features, but for a full slate of professional options, hardware-based encoding is still the only way to go.... NumbersApril 2002 NumbersCompiled by Andrea Harden A monthly assortment of fascinating market statistics.... ProductsProducts
HP's new x1100 — Linux workstation, Telescript's Ultimate Field/ENG Teleprompter, the Media 100 844/X, the dockable Hitachi DVD-RAM recorder, and more.... SolutionsSaving the last danceBy Ann Muder At the New York City Ballet, dancers can study three decades of history without opening a book. Since the 1970s, the ballet company has videotaped performances... Life on the streetBy Trevor Boyer For six weeks this winter, people taking a walk through New York City's Rockefeller Center at night saw their actions mimicked on the sidewalk in Lilliputian... Film-to-tape transferBy Trevor Boyer Shooting HD was not a major part of the repertoire of Tulsa, Okla.-based Cloud Nine Productions. The facility, which has an extensive background in film... PerspectivesAnd then there were fourBy Jeff Sauer After the enormous success of the original Flash, Macromedia unleashes Flash MX, and perhaps a new paradigm for web video. If you've encoded video for... The CutA different approachBy Bob Turner Don't overlook AIST when cosidering your next NLE purchase. Its products feature flexibility, innovative tools, and reasonable prices. Last month in my... Tech TipsBandwidth basicsBy Steve Epstein In our last installment (February 2002), we discussed some of the realities and limitations inherent in image resolution. This time we will cover the... Reviews1 Apple Final Cut Pro 3BY JIM B. GRANT With the introduction of Final Cut Pro 3, Apple has intensified the competition in the editing software arena. Significant additions to this upgrade are... 2 Prismo Graphics India ProBY FRANK MCMAHON With its India Pro special effects titler, Prismo Graphics intends to shake up the character generator landscape a bit. And special effects are the key... 3 Contour Design ShuttleProBY TOM PATRICK McAULIFFE I love innovation. Tell me a better, faster, or cheaper way to accomplish something in the time-tedious world of A/V postproduction, and I'm listening.... 4 Adobe Photoshop 7.0BY S. D. KATZ Adobe Photoshop 7.0 follows one of the best updates to the product in its venerable 12-year history. Version 6.0 answered many of the requests and complaints... InboxIt's all in the timing
I read with interest Bob Turner's article on HD Boxx and its ability to accommodate the Panasonic AJ-HDC27V camera (Thinking outside the Boxx, January... |
