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This year at InfoComm, Christie Digital Systems talked about its yearlong effort to green its business. I liked the way the company was undeterred by...
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A good mantra for Microsoft might be, Dragging you into the future. If you have seen any presentation by the company at a tradeshow, you've no doubt witnessed...
Edit Review: Adobe After Effects CS3 Reviewer: Franklin McMahon
After Effects (AE) joins Adobe Creative Suite 3 with this new revision essentially version 8.0. As usual, new features and improvements abound, and we'll...
Edit Review: Mackie VLZ3 Series, Tracktion 3, and HR824mk2 Reviewer: Gary Eskow
Mackie VLZ3 Series Back in the old pre-digital days or, more precisely, at the time when digital audio technology was in its early commercial-release...
Edit Review: Lexicon Omega Reviewer: Tom Patrick McAuliffe
The emergence of surround sound and stereo has made high-quality audio-for-video production eminently important. One option for video pros looking to...
By Cynthia Wisehart
My neighbor, TVN Entertainment VP of Technology Dave Bartolone, built a chicken run on the property line of our houses along the east (sunrise) wall of...
Edit Review: Adobe Flash CS3 Professional Reviewer: Franklin McMahon
For media artists, there is little middle ground with Adobe Flash usually you either know it or you don't. Unlike a program such as Adobe Illustrator,...
Review: Apple Final Cut Studio 2 By D. W. Leitner
Let's Hope Apple Never Becomes an Ordinary company. Few companies set out, after all, to smash the dystopian future as famously depicted in Apple's defiant...
Matrox RT.X2 in the Real World: Part 2 By Jan Ozer
The strongest first impression of the Matrox RT.X2 is the realtime HD preview to flat panel LCD monitor via the RT.X2’s DVI output. ...
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Nowhere is the phrase “time is money” more true than in digital video production. Our jobs typically require a demanding combination of creativity, superior output quality, and sheer computer throughput...