Video Systems December 2005
By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
Historical organizations fight to preserve firsthand stories of the past using video and archiving technologies. Survivors of the Nazi death camps of World War II relate their journeys as tears slowly roll down their faces. Oral histories of the ancient hula dance and Hawaiian culture are handed down from elders to today's children. ...
By Trevor Boyer
Near the close of each year, Video Systems convenes a panel of judges to select Vanguard Award winners from among the products released within the previous 12 months. The judges select products...
By Cynthia Wisehart, Editorial Director
In his recent ad for Panasonic's DVD recorder, filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks, Mallrats) wryly refers to himself as a Cultural Historian. That's in part...
By Simon Wyndham
Considering the number of years since editing systems became predominantly nonlinear, I find it fascinating that we are still using tape-based cameras and acquisition. There are, of course, very sound reasons why tape has been retained as an acquisition medium...
By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
In my experience, wireless mic systems on the market today often come up short with substandard construction, RF and signal interference, and limited...
By Tom Patrick McAuliffe
With the growing popularity of surround-sound systems, it's increasingly important for video professionals to deliver pristine audio. An unsung hero of the on-location team — the boom operator — fills a position that's vital to capturing good audio. Camera-mounted mics might be adequate for general ambiance...
Environmentally conscious...
Capturing the sound of an instrument via a standard mike can be tricky, so turn...
By Frank McMahon
The merger with Adobe has not diminished the push for advanced software from Macromedia. The division has created one of its biggest updates yet in Studio 8, with a range of new features. The suite contains Flash Professional 8, Dreamweaver 8, and Fireworks 8, as well as Contribute 3 and FlashPaper 2. Macromedia Freehand is not around this time, but the company is reportedly still going to keep it on a development cycle. Much of the cool stuff is in the new Flash...
By Frank McMahon
Autodesk (formerly Discreet) brings out a much-welcomed new version of its flagship animation system for desktops, 3ds Max 8. While the news of Autodesk...
Boost storage bandwidth...
By Timothy Vandenberg
At Cape Fear Community College, we have a television production studio that rivals those found at many TV stations. Most of our work revolves around student training and production of public affairs programs, which run on The Learning...
ViewSonic's 19in. VX922 is quoted with 2ms average video response time across the entire color scale, enough to support rates of up to 500fps while still yielding a viewable image...
By Cody Holt
For 20 years, Carl Rosendahl had his dream job. As founder and CEO of Pacific Data Images (PDI), Rosendahl started out in 1980 as a one-man shop doing TV and broadcast graphics. Over the next two decades, PDI grew to 350 employees, produced more than 700...
I found Frank McMahon's review of Sony Vegas 6 (October) good reading and informative. However, I must take issue with his comments toward the end of...
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Visual History
The 2005 Vanguards
Nonlinear Acquisition
Shoot Review — K-Tek K-102 boom pole
Edit Review — Macromedia Studio 8
Hub of Production
Video for the Next Generation