Video Systems April 2003ViewpointIn MemoryCynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director On a personal note, I'd like to use this space this month to write about the deep loss of a much-appreciated colleague, who died suddenly as we go to... Cover StoryVideo at WorkBy Stephen Porter The week before Christmas the JCPenney video production studio was a mess. The edit suites were in shambles, and the hallways were strewn with furniture, ladders, trash barrels, props, and rolls of cable. The holiday week was a busy one for JCPenney's 1,100-plus retail stores, but for the corporate video department, it was the slowest week of the year.... Video at Work photo gallery and linksPhotos by James Bueti Photo gallery and links to accompany the April 2003 "Video at Work" story.... ShootThree Paths to FilmBy Steve Mullen Now that shooting video with the intention to go to film has become commonplace, we are confronted with a large selection of camcorders with which we can shoot the video.... A Visit to the EditorBy Bill Miller As a videographer of conscience you try to be the best you can be, to steal a phrase from the U.S. Army. You've learned to work with all formats of video — both old and new. You've studied lighting and occasionally throw the word chiaroscuro into conversations with your clients.... Shoot Tools — LANCBy Trevor Boyer LANC VideoCamera Remote Control; Telemetrics EWM-PT-S2-BD; Frezzi Energy Systems Micro-Fill and Micro-Sun Gun; Manfrotto 522; Boom Audio & Video Cool Cam pro... Shoot Tools — Frezzi Energy SystemsBy Trevor Boyer Frezzi Energy Systems Micro-Fill quartz lights and Micro-Sun Gun HMIs.... EditOffline Lives!By Bob Turner In the last few years, the popularity of offline editing has begun to wane. What was once considered the only intelligent, cost-effective workflow has taken hits. But before I explain why offline has begun to lose its popularity, we should start...... Score Your OwnBy Frank McMahon As video producers, we all know the vital importance of sound and, more specifically, music. Of course, not all of us have the time to score our productions, so we usually employ a third-party composer to come in and work his magic.... Edit Review — Canopus DVStorm2By Steve Mullen When Canopus introduced what it calls Scalable Video Technology in 1998, it pushed the limits of our imagination. It was difficult to believe several streams of DV could be decompressed without relying on hardware DV codecs.... Edit Tools — Digital VooDooBy Trevor Boyer Digital VooDoo: HD Vengeance; Canopus: DV Raptor RT2; Ulead: MediaStudio Pro 7; Media 100: Final Effects OS X... DisplayHey! I'm Projecting Here!By Pete Putman, CTS Despite improvements in technology, an improper screen choice limits the performance of even the best projectors. Just as the best HD cameras can be hamstrung by poor optics, the best projectors are limited by an inappropriate choice of projection.... More Than Blue JeansBeck Finley In 1872 Levi Strauss and Nevada tailor Jacob Davis perfected the process of adding copper rivets to pants pockets. Since then, the business of selling blue jeans has changed radically.... Display Review — Mitsubishi XD300UBy Jeff Sauer A few years ago, I spoke with Lars Yoder, one of the chief scientists for Texas Instruments' DLP technology development. It was a terrific conversation about technology with a humble, brilliant man, but as a journalist I had to ask why so many of the DLP projectors of the day displayed video so poorly.... Display Review — Panasonic PT-D7600UBy Peter Putman, CTS/ Panasonic's SXGA-resolution PT-D7600U front DLP projector attracted considerable interest at Infocomm 2002, and for a good reason. It and its companion XGA-resolution PT-D7500U box are the first installation front projectors to combine three-chip DMD imaging in a chassis that weighs less than 50lbs.... Display Tools — Epson PowerLiteBy Trevor Boyer PowerLite: TW100; Dell: 2100MP; Fujitsu: P50XCA11, P42VCA21 and P42HCA11; Premier Mounts: Tri Stand... It's a Strange New WorldBy Peter Putman, CTS A review of NEC's VT460 LCD projector from Pete's monthly Between the Pixels e-newsletter... IntegrateAdobe Arrives at DVDBy Jeff Sauer When Apple steamed into DVD authoring two years ago with DVD Studio Pro and the capable yet consumer-oriented iDVD, it immediately expanded DVD creation to a new rush of media pioneers and quickly gave increased legitimacy to delivery on DVD.... Integrate Review — Macromedia Studio MXBy Frank McMahon Web-creation tools from Macromedia, most notably Flash and Dreamweaver, have grown from power programs for hackers into usable software for the masses. Over the last year, the Macromedia line has been updated with new interfaces and integrated into a powerful, versatile suite called Studio MX.... Integrate Review — ADS Technologies USB Instant DVDBy Rick Shaw Macs equipped with FireWire ports capture digital video easily, without the need for an external box. But what if it's an old VHS tape or a DVCAM or Beta SP clip from the edit suite, and you want to burn a DVD? That's when you need conversion hardware.... Integrate Tools — AsacaBy Trevor Boyer Asaca FireFly DM Series; SeaChange Broadcast Media Library 24000; Wondertouch particleIllusion; Extron IPL T S2... IntelligenceMusingsCatching Up with Some VisionariesBy Cody Holt Loyal readers of this column may remember the story of the Visionaries Institute, the unique one-year program at Boston's Suffolk University where aspiring video professionals can earn a master of science degree in philanthropy and media.... InboxGrayscale (in Black and White)
Someone is finally writing about what our department has been saying for years. I don't care what the light power or the contrast ratio is. If the projector... ArticlesDMD Field Reliability: A Comparison of Competing Technologies Used In Data ProjectorsBy Michael R. Douglass and Rick W. McCall Texas Instruments (TI) launched a study in May of 2002 to investigate Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) field reliability and learn how Digital Light Processing™ technology compared to competing technologies. The goal was to obtain objective data on both DMD and other data projector light modulators in a simulated end use environment as a gauge for comparisons in future marketing and reliability activities.... |
