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... »
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... »
For those of you engaged in day-to-day production of media, you no doubt are aware that there’s more than one way to skin a cat when it comes to your acquisition format. There are 704 x 480p/24, 1280 x... »
If England is a nation of shopkeepers, then the U.S. is a nation of hotrodders. From Thomas Jefferson’s hillside plows, through Alexander Graham Bell’s harmonic telegraph, to Randall Smith’s Fender... »
These past few weeks I’ve been focused on two formats, HDV and film. What about HDCAM, DVCPRO and SD? I know what those do, what they look like, and exactly how they fit into my future. I’m less sure where... »
If you’ve been following the front projector market these past few years, you can’t be faulted for thinking Digital Light Processing (DLP) is getting the lion’s share of attention and liquid-crystal... »
Last October, I attended the AVS Forum Home Theater Cruise for the first time. One panel in particular covered the emerging high-definition DVD standards. If you haven’t heard by now, there are two proposed... »
I want a Machine That Goes Ping! Most of us probably do. If we didn’t, we’d all be happy writing poetry, painting landscapes, or creating some other form of Luddite media. The point Monty Python makes near... »
"I’m in this for the long haul." "There’s steady pay in corporate work." "I put in a lot of hours—but it’s worth it." "Shrinking corporate budgets mean even less... »
We’ve all heard—certainly more than once—that it’s not really important how much money you make, but how much you love what you do. But does money really not matter? We realize that there are more... »
