Digital Content Producer February 2008
By Bill Miller
Their names are Tuffy, Turnbuckle, Double-D, and G-Rod. These aren't the bulls of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) ...
By Jan Ozer
On Dec. 10, 2007, two people were killed and three seriously injured in a gas explosion on a main street in Fries, Va., which borders my adopted hometown...
By Cynthia Wisehart
As we go to press, Apple confirmed what was already in the wind: that it would not have a booth at NAB
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By Barry Braverman
As savvy digital shooters, we've all faced the dilemma: When is a physical camera filter required to achieve a desired look, and when is it more appropriate...
By Dan Ochiva
Vixia HV30 Canon Canon's introduction of its HV20 camcorder at the beginning of 2007 raised the ante for small, entry-level camcorders with its 19201080...
By Dan Ochiva
Dealing with cable clutter on location can add to the hassles of any shoot...
By Dan Ochiva
If you shoot video or film, you are always on the lookout for more alternatives in camera support...
By Dan Ochiva
We knew LED lighting was more efficient, but who realized you could run pro-camera lights off of standard AA batteries...
By Dan Ochiva
While Sony's Atsugi, Japan-based pro-camera division is now turning out the prosumer-size PMW-EX1 XDCAM EX, it seems that the consumer division is keeping competitive by offering greater capability with the HDR-SR12...
By Dan Ochiva
If you work in sports or news production, wireless audio is a give...
By Dan Ochiva
Solid-state storage drives (SSD) are generating a lot of noise as the putative next big thing, but spinning-hard-drive storage isn't going away any time...
Reviewer: Gary Eskow
During the post process, how often do you find problems with audio captured in the field? Frequently particularly if you're using the microphone that...
By Dan Ochiva
Creating Cartoon Characters in modo Digital-Tutors Any artist knows that you have to keep learning...
By Dan Ochiva
As more and more precanned software effects and stock graphics hit the airwaves, smart editors are realizing their projects can get a little stale-looking if they're not careful...
By Dan Ochiva
One thing that might not be very apparent to new editors is that Adobe Photoshop's capabilities go so far beyond just retouching stills that many pros keep it a button-click away on their workstation during editing sessions...
By Dan Ochiva
Sometimes you hit a blank wall when you try to come up with a new graphics look on your own...
By Dan Ochiva
A week before MacWorld 2008, Apple released its new top-of-the-line Mac Pro, a potent machine that employs two of the latest Intel Quad-Core Xeon 5400 processors with next-gen 45nm circuitry...
By Dan Ochiva
As gear based on Apple's Mac OS X system gains popularity for video post, creating backups for ever-growing editing systems can get complex...
By Dan Ochiva
For projectors that need to be installed for a prolonged period, simple problems such as a clogged filter can spell trouble — whether it's a loss of brightness or added heat generation...
By Dan Ochiva
In the past, Sony had never specifically targeted the rapidly growing digital-signage market...
By Dan Ochiva
Interactivity is a new angle for displays aimed at the public. At CES 2008, LG.Philips LCD addressed the market by introducing what it calls the world's largest multitouch panel, and it may well be, with its 52in. diagonal size...
By Dan Ochiva
LCD displays designed for digital signage add on new capabilities...
By Dan Ochiva
Interactivity is one of the reasons for the Samsung and Reactrix Systems joint venture WaveScape, which joins Samsung LCD digital-signage displays with Reactrix interactive technology...
By Dan Ochiva
While LCD screens have been taking market share from plasma displays, sheer size is one aspect in which plasma still shines...
By Kristinha M. Anding
Sam Gregory was frustrated. As a young associate producer in the United Kingdom, he had tried his hand at making social-issue documentaries for television,...
By Dan Ochiva
Is CES still relevant for those who hope to hear about the latest in useful gear...
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