The Broadband Fiasco By Dave Nagel
DMN's Dave Nagel is steamed at the broadband mess in the US today. With all the commerce and information at stake on the Internet, it seems almost a crime that those few companies that control access should take such a cavalier approach to service and support.
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Flash Is Back By Dave Nagel
Not too long ago, I went on a bit of a tirade against Microsoft for failing to deliver the Flash plugin with the basic installation of Internet Explorer for Windows. After all, if it could happen on the Windows platform, the same fate couldn't be far off for the Mac platform either. But now (as of last week) Microsoft and Macromedia say Flash Player 5 will be distributed with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system, which is scheduled for worldwide availability Oct. 25.
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Mac OS X, Windows XP: Editing Utopia? By Charlie White
Something wonderful is happening in the world of computer operating systems -- something that will change digital video editing at its core. I?m talking about the debut of Mac OS X 10.1 and Windows XP, two operating systems that will dramatically improve the way we do things by finally laying a solid foundation for increasingly sophisticated video editing and compositing on both Macs and PCs.
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How Will Your DVD Stand Out This Holiday Season? By Michael Pace
Back in 1998 when Hollywood-at-large was asking me to help figure out how the new standards for Digital Versatile Disc translated into content for home viewers, I had an epiphany: I realized that DVDs bring together everything I love in the realm of digital media....
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DV Editing: Hardware vs. Software By Charlie White
As I watch 2001 fade to black, comments and kindness from readers far and wide keep coming in. Thank you all. It seems that you liked our shootout-style review of the three DV capture cards from Canopus (DVStormSE Plus), Pinnacle (Pro-ONE) and Matrox (RT2500), and also my positive review of Vegas Video 3 editing software from Sonic Foundry. But there?s one question that seems to be on many of your minds, and I?m going to spend this column answering it for you: What?s better -- hardware-accelerated or software-based digital video editing?
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Crystal Ball 2002 By Charlie White
It?s time for me to get out the old crystal ball, and see what?s in store for this new year, this 2002. Oh, jeez, another predictions column? But wait. I?ve made some predictions in the past that have turned out to be true, so maybe it would be a good idea to read just this one. C?mon. What do you have to lose? If my predictions sound completely off the wall, well then, you?ll have a good laugh.
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Coolness Roundup: The Well-Appointed Edit Suite By Charlie White
We're in the middle of the dog days of summer, and we could use some cooling off. So it's time for our twice-annual special Coolness Roundup: Suggestions for a well-appointed personal edit suite that's not only efficient, but comfortable as well. We'll show you the products that have made our lives easier here at the Midwest Test Facility -- some have a lot to do with editing, and a few just make the hard work a little easier. And some, well, they're just fun and we wanted you to know about them.
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In Hollywood, there is little doubt that MAXON's CINEMA 4D is the 3D motion graphics artist's best friend. For years, I've been telling you about how easy it is to use, what brilliantly stunning images it produces, how quickly it renders through projects, it's offering of dynamic animation, and, most recently, about its increasingly powerful set of motion graphics tools which fit neatly into production pipelines. So, what could possibly be better than all that has come before? Plenty.
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NO...Doesn't have a thing to do with "that" smartphone...or "that" store...or "that" tablet. It's the next generation. Kids and we mean little kids. That's what today's products are being designed for/targeted at. You happen to buy one...fine. Watch a little, little kid pick up a smartphone. He/she just uses it. They've come pre-wired and we're still trying to figure out how to IM. It's the IGen. They want it instantly. They want to use it instantly. They expect their photos, their video, their music, their stuff immediately when/where/how they want it.
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In this clip, lynda.com host Mark Abdelnour takes a look at proxy bidding. He discusses the strategy and how it works. He also discusses the maximum bid, and when to use Proxy bidding.
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The blood, gore, adrenalin challenges that were unveiled at E3 and enjoyed at ComicCon are fun to look at, easy to hold but are they really the games people want to plunk down their credit cards to own or rent time with? Seems as though the investors, the players who control the controllers have a different idea of a "good" game than the kids who develop them. While mobs of people play educational, informational, stimulating games our kid huddles in his room and mumbles "The Few, The Proud, The Gamers."
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The Broadband Fiasco
DMN's Dave Nagel is steamed at the broadband mess in the US today. With all the commerce and information at stake on the Internet, it seems almost a crime that those few companies that control access should take such a cavalier approach to service and support.
...Read More »
Mac OS X, Windows XP: Editing Utopia?
Something wonderful is happening in the world of computer operating systems -- something that will change digital video editing at its core. I?m talking about the debut of Mac OS X 10.1 and Windows XP, two operating systems that will dramatically improve the way we do things by finally laying a solid foundation for increasingly sophisticated video editing and compositing on both Macs and PCs.
...Read More »
DV Editing: Hardware vs. Software
As I watch 2001 fade to black, comments and kindness from readers far and wide keep coming in. Thank you all. It seems that you liked our shootout-style review of the three DV capture cards from Canopus (DVStormSE Plus), Pinnacle (Pro-ONE) and Matrox (RT2500), and also my positive review of Vegas Video 3 editing software from Sonic Foundry. But there?s one question that seems to be on many of your minds, and I?m going to spend this column answering it for you: What?s better -- hardware-accelerated or software-based digital video editing?
...Read More »
Crystal Ball 2002
It?s time for me to get out the old crystal ball, and see what?s in store for this new year, this 2002. Oh, jeez, another predictions column? But wait. I?ve made some predictions in the past that have turned out to be true, so maybe it would be a good idea to read just this one. C?mon. What do you have to lose? If my predictions sound completely off the wall, well then, you?ll have a good laugh.
...Read More »
Coolness Roundup: The Well-Appointed Edit Suite
We're in the middle of the dog days of summer, and we could use some cooling off. So it's time for our twice-annual special Coolness Roundup: Suggestions for a well-appointed personal edit suite that's not only efficient, but comfortable as well. We'll show you the products that have made our lives easier here at the Midwest Test Facility -- some have a lot to do with editing, and a few just make the hard work a little easier. And some, well, they're just fun and we wanted you to know about them.
...Read More »
AV-HS450 16+ Input HD/SD Switcher w/ dual screen MultiViewer
