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Video Systems February 2005

Video Makes the Super Bowl

By Bob Turner

I was just watching the New England Patriots game, and the commentator was saying "What a brilliant, unexpected play call that was!" for the third or fourth...


Viewpoint

Thomson Pro AV

By Cynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director

I expected Thomson's Grass Valley pre-NAB press event to be interesting on the broadcasting and digital film fronts. The manufacturers of the revolutionary...


Shoot

Craft and Psychology

By Barry Braverman

When it comes to outputting our finely crafted images to DVD, today's shooter faces enormous opportunity and risk. Increasingly sophisticated tools like...


The Case for Tripods

By Bill Miller

The year was 145 B.C., and King Sheky Kam Sakler, of the small island nation of Tripolia, was in a rage. It seemed that all of his decrees, which were...


Shoot Review — Panasonic AG-DVC60

By Steve Mullen

Every month I get emails from folks asking which camcorders I would recommend they buy. Often these requests are from educational institutions. These...


Shoot Review — Telescript FPS-150-F

By Tom Patrick McAuliffe

We tried. The script went out a month before the shoot and the talent said they would memorize it. But once on the set for the shoot, it was clear that...


Shoot Tools — JVC GY-DV5100 ADC Pro-DV camcorder

More bits for better images from JVC GY-DV5100 ADC Pro-DV camcorder ...


Shoot Tools — Ikegami

No more tape...


Shoot Tools — Canon

New chops for small camcorders...


Edit

DeckLink Deconstructed

By Steve Mullen

Australia's Blackmagic Design has been leading the way to all-digital video production by delivering low-cost SDI and HD-SDI input/output boards for PCs...


Edit Integrate Review — Reliant Digital Duplication Suite

By Tom Patrick McAuliffe

DVD has become the fastest growing video format in history with well over half of U.S. households owning at least one DVD player, according to the Consumer...


Edit Integrate Review — Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite

By Jeff Sauer

Sorenson's reputation for excellent video compression, including implementations of MPEG-4 and Macromedia Flash, has carried its Squeeze Compression Suite...


Edit Tools — Huge Systems

High-end storage for the desktop...


Edit Tools — Sony

Faster, higher capacity backup...


Edit Tools — Kanguru

Small storage...


Edit Tools — CMS Products

Fast storage with style...


Edit Tools — G-Technology

Portable, petite backup...


Edit Tools — Granite Digital

Hot swap to backup...


Display

Prototype Invasion

By Jeff Sauer

For a long time the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has been the place to see all the latest television sets. The difference now, and for...


Display Tools — Da-Lite

Edge blending...


Display Tools — Blimpscreen

Display al fresco...


Display Tools — TV One

RGB video scaler...


Display Tools — Ikegami

Color monitor...


Dream Job

Video Aid

By Cody Holt

On Dec. 26, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake the world's most powerful quake in more than 40 years struck deep under the Indian Ocean, setting off a series...


Intelligence

February 2005 Intelligence

A monthly assortment of fascinating market statistics....


Inbox

On the Canon XL2

I was happy to see someone of Barry Braverman's caliber review the new Canon XL2 (December). He made several comments regarding the improved picture quality...


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