Video Systems April 2005
By Beck Finley
When in the 1960s Andy Warhol was for mulating his theory of 15 minutes of fame, he couldn't possibly have imagined the multitude of venues for fame that technology has made possible. Remote broadcasting has given the on-the-street interview a prominent ...
By Cynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director
As we go to press, we're preparing for our live blog from the show floor at NAB. The blog will cover our experiences at the show, first impressions of...
By Barry Braverman
Doesn't it just kill you, those folks who've just spent thousands of dollars on a camera or deck and then insist on buying the cheapest tape media they...
By Bill Miller
This is the year of high-definition television. It's everywhere at NAB: new cameras, monitors, storage units, and postproduction suites. Yes, HD is everywhere,...
By Steve Mullen
The HVR-Z1, sold by Sony's Broadcast & Professional Systems division, is fundamentally the same as the HDR-FX1, sold by the consumer division. However,...
By D. W. Leitner
Last month I shot a project with the Sony HVR-Z1 about the making of a pair of large artworks by eminent American painter/sculptor Ellsworth Kelly. These...
Let's go to the disk, part 2...
By Bob Turner
In last month's issue, I said I believed that HDV (and other compressed HD technologies) will make 2005 the year of digital filmmaking. I would like to...
By Steve Mullen
As I surf sites that cover HD and HDV production, I keep encountering the same question: How to I get HD to an NTSC DVD? Now that Sony has introduced...
By S.D. Katz
In any big digital facility, nine out of 10 workstations use a standard-issue keyboard and mouse. That's too bad. Choosing a mouse should be as personal as choosing a car, especially since you'll probably spend more time in front of a monitor than a dashboard ...
By Frank McMahon
Particle animation, such as purple sparks flying from a wizard's glowing wand, can be a time-consuming and frustrating enterprise. In an artistic world,...
By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Big surprises come in small packages. That's certainly true of Sony's new DVDirect VRD-VC10 DVD recorder. This innovative DVD burner offers standalone, realtime DVD recording and computer-attached burning in one small unit. DVDirect also supports nearly every DVD format on the market today, including DVD+R and DVD+RW. It burns to DVD-R, DVD-RW, and 8.5GB dual-layer DVD+R when it's attached to a PC....
More connected, part II...
Entry-level workstation...
By Jeff Sauer
Manufacturers of single-chip DLP projectors have a choice: good color or high brightness and contrast. ...
By Beck Finley
The Learning Center at Biamp Systems' Beaverton, Ore., headquarters was originally built for Audia certification training classes. The classes consist...
By Cody Holt
In his 1997 manifesto The Platypus Papers, veteran newspaper and magazine photographer Dirck Halstead described a new breed of digital journalist: one with the skill to operate a video camera and at the same time cover a story with a still camera. ...
Compiled by Andrea Harden
A monthly assortment of fascinating market statistics.
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Thank you for [Steve Mullen's] review of Blackmagic's HD I/Os, titled DeckLink Deconstructed (February). Steve has raised some very valid criticisms relating...
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