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Digital Content Producer March 2007

One-man Crew

By Trevor Boyer

As the late January sun sets behind the towering skyline of Manhattan's Financial District, a television reporter is shooting himself. Standing on the...


Video Bellwethers

Springtime for the broadcast and professional video worlds means only one thing: Another trip to Las Vegas to check out the manufacturers' latest technological...


Input

Architectural Video

By Cynthia Wisehart

Here's a new matrix: An architect wants to design an enormous, bright video display into a building maybe in the main lobby, maybe on the outside of the...


Shoot

Shoot Review: Canon XH A1

Reviewer: Jan Ozer

The Canon XH A1 is as close to perfect as any camcorder in its price range, with great resolution, very high contrast ratio, and extraordinary customizability....


Shoot Review: Holophone H4 SuperMini

Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe

Until now, there's really been no easy way to get professional 5.1-channel audio onto tape as you shoot. For those who want to do high-end audio recording,...


Shoot Review: Focus Enhancements
FS-4Pro HD

Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe

Since 1997, Focus Enhancements has racked up a number of technological firsts. The company's direct to edit (DTE) technology allows simultaneous recording...


Edit

Edit Review: Adam Audio A7

Reviewer: Gary Eskow

Audio post engineers face several critical issues each time they mix sound for picture. If the work is going to be broadcast on local or national television,...


Edit Review: Logitech Z-5450

Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe

With the proliferation of surround sound systems, video creators now have a pressing reason to pay more attention to the sound of their productions...


Edit Review: Red Giant Magic Bullet Colorista

Reviewer: S.D. Katz

A quick look at Magic Bullet Colorista, Red Giant Software's new color correction tool, may leave some people scratching their heads. Don't most NLEs...


Edit Review: Synk Audio Musicbed DV

Reviewer: S.D. Katz

Synk Audio Musicbed DV is a practical, extremely easy-to-use music editing application for creating musical scores for video projects on the Mac. Notice...


Display

Display Review: HP LP3065

Reviewer: Jan Ozer

With our never-ending fascination with new and faster processors, it's sometimes easy to forget that the monitor is the most important component of a...


Display Tools: BenQ

By Trevor Boyer

At CES 2007, BenQ introduced four new affordable DLP projectors — two of which are XGA models. ...


Display Tools: Canon

By Trevor Boyer

Last year, Canon introduced what it calls its “brightest projector ever.” The LV-7575 features a brightness rating of 5500 ANSI lumens...


Display Tools: Key Digital

By Trevor Boyer

This palm-sized device accepts one YPrPb or RGBHV source and distributes it to three YPrPb/RGBHV displays. ...


Display Tools: NEC

By Trevor Boyer

NEC's new MultiSync LCD3735WXM is a native 16:9, 1366×768 LCD display that's designed for continuous use in professional environments....


Display Tools: Planar Systems

By Trevor Boyer

Designed for both digital signage applications and control-room environments, Planar's new Clarity rear-projection DLP cubes use the company's Set It and Forget It technology to optimize the performance of the cubes...


Display Tools: Mitsubishi

By Trevor Boyer

Projectors designed for a home theater experience have become quite attractive to postproduction facilities: They've gone down in price significantly, and they're an ideal yet realistic way that ...


Dream Job

Dream Job: Solar System

By Kristinha M. Anding

Eric Abramson isn't just offbeat he's off the grid. The Colorado-based founder of Yellow Pine Pictures, who spent much of the last decade on the road...


Mark In

Mark In

Follow the money is a term familiar to anyone reading detective novels. It won't come as much of a surprise that today the money is going online. According...


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