Video Systems May 2003ViewpointProjection PowerCynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director Here's a story from the annals of theme park production. I can't name names.... Correction:
In Getting On at the X, (March 2003), Terry Brady was improperly identified as vice president of technical operations. He is actually an operations manager.... Cover StorySurface TensionBy Stephen Porter ANYBODY WHO IS STAGING AN EVENT — BE IT A CORPORATE sales meeting or a rock 'n' roll show — knows that their main challenge is to create an experience that will capture the attention of the audience. The problem is that today's audiences are not easily impressed. They've seen it all before.... Beautiful BalloonsBy Debra Kaufman BALLOONS CAN MAKE FOR A STUNNING PROJECTION surface, but they can be a challenge to work with, as Creative Technology found out when creating a display to introduce the Sony PlayStation at the 2001 E3 video game convention in Los Angeles.... ''Surface Tension'' Links and Photo Galleryby Michael Goldman Links and Photo Gallery to accompany the May 2003 Video Systems story "Surface Tension"... SiggraphA Festival of PeersBy Ellen Wolff Inside the selection process for Siggraph's Computer Animation Festival, including an interview with the picture and sound duo that created this year's Best Animated Short, the finale of the Electronic Theater, Eternal Gaze.... Riveting ResearchBy Audrey Doyle Siggraph's inimitable Papers sessions are back and as indepth and cutting edge as ever, representing the best of new research in computer graphics.... Gear for GearheadsBy Dan Ochiva Siggraph's conference is accompanied by one of the most important trade exhibitions for the computer hardware and software industry.... ShootCCD Counting, Still Needed?By Steve Mullen JVC's recent announcement of the GR-HD1 and JY-HD10 low-cost, high-definition camcorders has brought forth an avalanche of controversy about the technology required for the capture and recording of high-quality images.... Looking Over the HorizonBy Bill Miller Tape is cheap, or so they have said for many years when talking about video production. But now things are getting more expensive for videographers, especially those who are owners and operators of their own equipment.... Shoot Review — Sony DSR-PDX10 DV CamcorderBy Steve Mullen When I was traveling throughout Asia 15 years ago, I was constantly searching for a small, lightweight camcorder that could deliver broadcast quality video. Not only was my search futile, but it left a bitter taste. Why? Because repeatedly I was told professionals would never use a lightweight camera, so there was no market for a tiny camcorder that delivered high-quality images.... EditThe Biggest Show in a 10'10' BoothBy Bob Turner Boris FX has been manufacturing the most popular compositing plug-in since the days when Media 100 on a Macintosh FX platform was competing against Avid's Media Suite Pro on Windows 3.1 and they were both competing with compressed Motion JPEG image quality.... Edit Review — Ulead Media Studio Pro 7By Frank McMahon Ulead introduces a new version of its flagship desktop editing system suite, injecting lots of realtime features and DVD integration. The company's playing catch-up a bit, as competing programs such as Adobe Premiere have been featuring realtime effects in some form or another for a while now. Still, Media Studio Pro 7 has a few tricks up its sleeve that many of the other programs don't.... Edit Review — In-sync Blade 2 NLEBy Steve Mullen Blade 2 is the subset of in-sync's Speed Razor with two twists. First, Blade 2 (MSRP $499) only supports OHCI 1394 input and output. Second, it directly supports 24p video recorded by Panasonic's AG-DVX100. Specifically, it captures video that has been recorded using 24p ADV mode.... Edit Tools — Forecast ConsolesBy Trevor Boyer Forecast Consoles: Masterail; Pinnacle Systems: Liquid Purple; NewTek: Video Toaster 3; Zaxwerks: Invigorator Pro... DisplayInfocomm 2003 PreviewBy Pete Putman, CTS As the pro A/V industry sets its sights on Infocomm 2003 in Orlando (June 2 to 5), there are plenty of questions to be answered and hot topics to debate.... Display Tools — NECBy Trevor Boyer NEC: GT5000, GT6000; Christie Digital: DS30; BenQ: PB8220, PB8120; Smart Technologies: DViT... IntegrateA Metadata DictionaryBy Bob Turner Big changes have come to video production with the advent of computer technology. And the biggest may be that computer engineers speak a different language from video people.... Integrate Review — Waves Restoration BundleBy Gary Eskow Those of you who read the review I wrote in March of the Dolby AC-3 Encoder that Steinberg recently released for its flagship Nuendo workstation may recall that I stated the obvious: As CPU speeds accelerate, more and more digital processing can take place on native systems that require only inexpensive I/O hardware.... Integrate Tools — Eyeon SoftwareBy Trevor Boyer FSR: RGB-HV-2; Eyeon Software: DFX+4; Pinnacle Systems: Commotion Pro; Discreet Combustion... IntelligenceMay 2003 IntelligenceCompiled by Andrea Harden A monthly assortment of fascinating market statistics.... MusingsSaving Private HistoriesBy Kristinha M. Anding A few years ago, Ellen McCulloch-Lovell spent hours next to a copy machine with her mother, patiently duplicating more than a thousand letters that her father wrote during his military service in World War II.... InboxMore Must-Reads
I'm very appreciative of Bill Miller's review of lighting books (“Video Lighting Illuminated,” March). With so many out there, it's hard to tell which ones are worth buying.... |
