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16 Gets More HD-Friendly

Doing its part to bolster the position of film for episodic and documentary production, Kodak has commercialized another piece of R&D technology- and it has launched a low-contrast Super 16 stock more »

Unfair Use

Remember when low-cost HD cameras were $60,000 and cheap HD editing systems ran $150,000? With genuinely (if not universally) useful HD tools now available for less than a tenth of those prices, some corporate more »

Flat-Panel Monitor Myths and Urban Legends

As I sit here in my studio and read the latest research and market price information on LCD and plasma monitors, I have to remind myself that only a decade ago, these products weren't even a blip on more »

Mind Your Own Business

Anyone who runs a production company can tell you that there are two constant challenges: Keeping your clients happy and managing your business. Both are essential for the health of the firm. Like most of us more »

High-Def DVD Authoring Tools In Pre-Release, While Format War Continues

So where are we, really, with high-def DVD authoring? This is a deep, complex question. First, we've got to acknowledge the continuing struggle between the competing Blu-ray and HD DVD formats (see sidebar more »

HOT HOUSE: At SugarboX, the Audio Sounds Mighty Suite

After running Company X, a creative editorial house in New York City's Chelsea neighborhood for the past three years with partner/video editor Barney Miller, composer/partner Andrew Hollander has launched SugarboX more »

“Truck-in-a-Box” HD Presentations

Corporate video productions are among the most demanding technical jobs on the planet. Most happen on location, where unforeseen technical gremlins hide around every corner. more »

Disposable HD? (Not Yet, But Who Knows?)

It's been said that true success for any video format is achieved when one can purchase blank media at the corner drug store, like the VHS and DV formats today. more »

The Big Picture

As the competition heats up between LCD and plasma to become the replacement for professional CRT monitors, major players including LG Philips, more »

60-Second Q&A

The recently wrapped fourth season of American Idol, including its popular road auditions and live studio shows, was entirely shot and broadcast in the 720p more »