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Final Cut in HD Prices

Although it's been coming in dribs and drabs for two years, this year Apple Computer turned the megabucks HD post house of only a few years ago into a $1,300 software package for the rest of us. more »

HD Production Milestone

Once upon a time, high-definition video production was synonymous with large investments and an engineering degree to get it right. It may very well be that history remembers that all changing in 2005. Giant leaps were made in affordable and easy-to-use technology at the recent NAB trade show in Las Vegas. more »

60-Second Q&A

Washington, DC-based CBS affiliate WUSA-TV will soon begin broadcasting more than 35 hours of live local news each week in the 1080i high-definition format. It's the first station in the market to do so and one of only a handful in the country to make the leap to HD production for its local newscasts. more »

The Little HD Camcorder That Can

While Apple took the HD post front at NAB, Panasonic broke acquisition ground by introducing a camcorder with vertical resolutions that span 480i to 1080p. The new AG-HVX200 records in DV, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD formats. more »

Issues & Agendas:

Metadata - it's one of those industry buzzwords that can make your eyes glaze over. But as the new world of digital HD imaging meets the traditional world of 35mm film, metadata has become a key to making digital productions work more efficiently more »

Create an Interactive Movie with Flash MX and QuickTime

Step 1 Import your QuickTime movie With your QuickTime movie finished, create a new Flash project. Import the QuickTime movie to the Stage (File -> Import -> Import to Stage). When importing, choose to more »

I’d Rather Be Mixing

One of my favorite documentary filmmakers, direct cinema pioneer Robert Drew, frequently directed as half of a two-person crew, and usually while holding a microphone, not a camera. Although I like to shoot more »

NewTek TriCaster

NewTek has taken all the main ingredients of a live video production suite and put them into its new TriCaster portable studio. more »

1 Beyond 3817 HD NLE

The 1 Beyond 3817 HD nonlinear editor has been optimized for HD editing and delivery (including 720p and 1080i) and features a number of industry firsts for a laptop. more »

Case Closed?

Sound crazy? Two companies that market such "dedicated" systems, Edirol, in Bellingham, WA, and MacroSystem Digital Video, in Boulder, CO, don't think so. They both cater to a growing ProAV and more »