Video Systems October 2005
By Michael Goldman and Cynthia Wisehart
Producer Steve Kirsh had always thought that a cooking entertainment product like his Good Cooking: The New Basics belonged on television, supplemented by DVD sales. But after meeting up with Steve Michelson, president and executive producer of Lobitos Creek Ranch, he flipped the equation....
By Cynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director
Maybe it was the unsurprising, but still exciting, debut of the video iPod or the handbags-at-dawn battles over high-resolution DVD formats. Maybe it...
By Barry Braverman
They displayed a level of performance and heart hitherto unseen in reasonably priced DV camcorders. The Panasonic AG-DVX100 and 100A were truly revolutions in a box, their effect is now continuing...
By Bill Miller
The intern stared at me incredulously with owlish eyes as I pulled the light meter from its holster on my belt. Though she remained silent, she seemed...
Balancing the big ones with VariZoom DVRigXL...
By Frank McMahon
With Vegas 6 Sony Media Software continues its tradition of improving features while continually developing a robust software system. If you've never used the Vegas NLE before, it's a little different from some other timeline editors. The interface design was extracted directly from the Acid Pro...
By Gary Eskow
Final Cut Pro has long had an audio component, but Apple has upped the ante with the release of Soundtrack Pro, a standalone application that integrates...
By Franklin McMahon
I have used every version of Ableton's Live since 1.0, and it rocks. As an expressive artist's tool, it can't be beat for letting producers create great music out of a few basic clips and some effects. However, Live 5 may be a little different...
New tape for a new tool...
By Jeff Sauer
Over the last couple of years, many industry experts have predicted that LCD would eventually dominate the flat panel sector, ultimately replacing plasma in all form factors and sizes. However, that has yet to happen, even as LCDs continue...
It's bright, very bright...
Multi-display solution...
By Cody Holt
Like so many people on Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Tanya Roloff slept in a car the night of August 31, 2005, less than 72 hours after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Southern United States, leaving more than 1,000 people dead and hundreds of thousands without food...
The Panasonic AG-HVX200 seems like a great piece of technology, and I applaud Panasonic's recent efforts in the camcorder range, all the way to the DVX100....
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A Legend Refined
Edit Review — Sony Vegas 6
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2005 Flat Panel Roundup
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