Edit Review: SmartSound Sonicfire Pro 4 Reviewer: Franklin McMahon
SmartSound has been around for years, methodically refining its flagship software, and now introducing a new version titled Sonicfire Pro 4. If you are...
By Michael Goldman
Pop superstar Madonna is getting a lot of noteriety these days for her current Confessions Tour, but, from an engineering point of view, the real news is the aggressive and challenging nature of the show's video...
Step by Step: By Ellen Wolff
Movie fans have known the Poseidon story since the 1972 original, but director Wolfgang Petersen brought some ambitious ideas to this tale for the new Warner Bros. version....
By Michael Goldman
For filmmakers, one problem resulting from the con- troversies surrounding The Da Vinci Code involved being shut out of certain locations central to the...
Edit Expertise: Working the Web By Franklin McMahon
I remember the first time I saw streaming web video. It was small, jerky as it kept rebuffering, with bad resolution but it was working. And it was inspirational....
Digital Plastic Surgery By Michael Goldman
From a visual effects standpoint, X-Men: The Last Stand may be the most complex X-Men film yet. In fact, visual effects supervisor John Bruno says the...
NAB 2006 By Barry Braverman, S. D. Katz, D. W. Leitner, Steve Mullen, Dan Ochiva, Jan Ozer, and Jeff Sauer
When the final history of NAB 2006 is written, don't be surprised if it ends up sounding like the tale of the blind man and the elephant: Depending upon...
The New Supermodels By S.D. Katz
Once upon a time, models, cars, street scenes, and even worlds were such specific objects that each studio made its 3D creations by hand. This necessity allowed for movies and commercials with unique characters and production design, something in which viewers delight...
Multitasking Hero By Blair Jackson
The relationship between a director and his or her editor is a special one in a real sense, it is those two people who give shape, rhythm, and coherence...
Strong Showing By Jan Ozer
If you haven't seriously considered Adobe Encore DVD in a while, it's time to take another look. The most recent update has catapulted Encore DVD 2.0...