Video Systems September 2004
By Michael Goldman
Permanent museum and exhibition displays have evolved in recent years into one of the most creatively and technically complex display categories in the entire video universe. Most museums are exhibiting their multimedia shows almost exclusively in various video formats — usually digitally projected...
By Cynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director
I was in the kitchen cutting cherry tomatoes with my two-year-old when my husband brought the August copy of Video Systems in with the mail and dropped...
By Steve Mullen
Last month we examined situations that may arise when the second wave of HDV equipment arrives. The coming 1080i camcorders, in particular those from...
By Barry Braverman
Good craft and the ability to do first-class work demand superior tools, and for today's digital shooter, the new LitePanels system can help you create...
By Bill Miller
Several months ago I was chastised for inadvertently omitting the sound department from one of my articles about shooting. In an effort to atone for my...
Featured this month:
Bogen Imaging: Manfrotto 745B
VFGadgets: Shooter Scooter
Microdolly Hollywood: Suction Mount Kit
EZ FX: Handle
Miller Camera Support: Arrow 30
Frezzi: Stable-Cam
Libec: LS-22
Vinten: Pro-6DC
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By Bob Turner
Last month we looked at those who argue in favor of uncompressed high-definition mastering. The just-announced 844/X HD codec should be added to the mildly...
By Steve Mullen
Now that hdv is a viable production format with many associated editing solutions, I decided it was time for me to spec my own HDV editing system. Much...
By Steve Mullen
I've been using Adobe Premiere since the summer of 1992 to edit many different video formats. These include Motion JPEG, DV25, DV50, and uncompressed...
Featured this month:
ATI: FireGL X3-256
HP: xw6200, xw8200, xw4200
HHB: PDRDSUF
Iomega: REV drive
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By Jeff Sauer
Four years ago in this space I mused about a hypothetical camcorder e-quipped with a built-in projector. With more than a viewfinder or LCD view-screen,...
By Beck Finley
In 1620, when the English Separatists known as the Pilgrims fled religious persecution in England to land at the original Plymouth in New England, they...
Featured this month:
Panasonic: PT-L785U
Comprehensive: VGA/UXGA cable
Tritton Technologies: SEE2
AVT 100: Extron Electronics
Canon: LV-X4
Sharp: LL-151-3D
EZ-Fold Equipment Tower: The Screen Works
Toshiba: TLP-X4500U
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By S. D. Katz
It's time to start thinking about your future. For content producers, the biggest challenge today is finding the best price to performance ratio when...
By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Canopus has been around since the early 1980s and has made its name producing reliable video editing and processing solutions for the PC. It is one of...
Featured this month:
Canopus: ADVC110
Gefen: 1x4 VGA Hub
Linksys: 24-Port 10/100 + 2-Port Gigabit Switch + 1 Mini GBIC with WebView (SRW224)
Disc Makers: MacElite
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By Kristinha M. Anding
The experiences listed in Joe Lambert's biography may seem a bit disparate including stints in theater production, teaching, and social activism but they...
Compiled by Andrea Harden
A monthly assortment of fascinating market statistics....
As I was reading the article on the 48 Hour Film Project written by Bill Miller (48 Hours or Bust, June), my heart sank. I had a similar situation, except...
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