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Display: NAB '05

Thin Is In, And As You Walk Around The Show Floor at you'll be hard-pressed to find a deep-set, CRT monitor. (For more on the technology that makes the trend plausible, see Pete Putman's column on page more »

Storage: NAB '05

Network-attached storage (NAS), which adds storage onto existing networks, is where most large files reside these days. Maxium Throughput understands that Ethernet-connected studios are the growing norm and more »

Audio: NAB '05

Moore's Law, The Theory That Digital technology does more with (and for) less exponentially increases with each passing year, will be no more apparent than with the collection of audio toys to be shown at more »

Cameras and VTRs: NAB '05

Though HDV Will Likely Grab The Most Attention At This year's NAB, with lower-cost yet professional-grade HDV offerings from manufacturers such as Sony (the HVR-Z1U) and JVC (the GY-HD100U), there will be more »

HDV Goes Native: NAB '05

It's time to give the HDV (High-Definition Digital Video) format it's due. While critics might call it "bit-starved HD," many professionals are realizing that, like its standard-definition more »

For HD Post, Less Is More

Nonlinear editing software and hardware vendors for years have understood the advantages of intermediate codecs. Early NLEs were largely restricted to offline editing, a sensible and necessary approach since more »

How to Add a Soundtrack with SmartSound Sonicfire Pro

Step 1 Import your video We begin by importing a video (in this case, an AVI file) that is in need of a soundtrack via Cmd/Ctrl+Y. SmartSound Sonicfire Pro can import most of the standard video formats; if you more »

Hey, I Need My (Color) Space!

But as regular readers of my columns and reviews know, "cool," "thin" and "sexy" don't cut the mustard in many production environments. Yes, these displays can make some very more »

Perform a Real-Time Color Match in Adobe Premiere Pro with Matrox Axio HD

Creating continuity between shots is critical. The slightest error between shots will draw attention away from your content to the flaws in the video. Being able to color-match in real time gives instant gratification and saves countless hours of rendering. more »

Create Quick Rack Defocus Lights with GenArts Sapphire Plug-ins on Discreet flame

Step 1 Create a smooth and slow motion Generate a slowly undulating surface or texture to use as a basis for that gentle film weave or slow motion these lights often have. From GenArts Sapphire plug-ins, load more »