AMD64 - Directly Connecting Your Imagination to Reality By Charlie Boswell
Each generation of new technology assaulting the digital content creator typically comes with elaborate promises about how it?s going to change lives. Sometimes that?s actually true -- but not always for the better. Non-linear editing systems brought the number of ?workarounds? to new heights
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This is not a 2D world By Atom Zeidler
This is not a 2D world. Now there is no reason that the world of media has to be either. In recent years, producing a high quality 3D image has become easier and more affordable. Film, commercial and broadcast production houses are using 3D imaging more and more frequently to create more realistic and exciting graphics, both to entertain and to educate.
...Read More »
Adobe to Acquire Macromedia By Stephen Schleicher
Yesterday, Adobe announced that it would acquire Macromedia in a stock option trade valued at around $3.4 billion. This subtle announcement may come as a shock to many users of the Macromedia products, and it will have a huge impact in the web development and content creation worlds.
...Read More »
Beginners Guide to NAB By Ko Maruyama
If you're planning to attend the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in a couple of weeks, you've probably already signed up and are beginning to receive emails and notices daily. The emails probably have all kinds of information regarding the various conferences that will be held, some on satellite technology, others on HD delivery specifications. But you probably haven't received any notices from NAB to wear comfortable shoes.
...Read More »
Anark Studio 3.0 By Ko Maruyama
In what can only be described as a Mac author's recurring nightmare, Anark has announced that their Anark Studio product will only be available for Mac when "conditions are right." The chicken/egg conundrum that has made software solutions for content authoring on a Mac slim, continues. Anark finally delivers a mature application that looks great, but for its PC users only.
...Read More »
50 More Things I Learned By Charlie White
Last year on Digital Media Net you might have seen an editorial entitled "50 Things I Learned." Due to popular demand and after much thought and deliberation, here is the second list of 50 concepts, truisms, old sayings, half-truths and simple opinions I've picked up on my way to looking up other things. This list is not confined to just technology issues or digital video editing, or anything else for that matter. Keep in mind, many of these items are just my personal opinion. I could be wrong. But probably not.
...Read More »
Gift of Giving By Stephen Schleicher
Got a new G5 for the holidays? Did you get a new camera, or gaming system and no longer want your old technology? Have you thought about making a charitable donation?
...Read More »
Santa's Wish List By Charlie White
Wherever you are, Christmas is coming and the pressure is on. Whether you?re in balmy Tinseltown where the sidewalk Santa Clauses are much, much too thin, or in the Frozen Tundra where only a self-produced deluge of body-temperature fluids can open frozen-shut locks, you?re probably compelled to come up with some gift ideas for that techno-charmed colleague, friend or family member who just can?t seem to get enough of those Things That Plug In. Looking for some Winter coolness? Well, we?re here to help, pointing out the greatest gifts for that gadget guru in your life.
...Read More »
Coolness Roundup 2004: The Well-Appointed Edit Suite By Charlie White
It's turning into another long, hot summer -- time for us to provide chilly relief with our twice-annual Coolness Roundup, your touchstone to all things hip that will make your life easy in and around your edit suite or production facility. Presented in no particular order, here are items that tickled our fancy here at the Midwest Test Facility, including do-dads that you can use as you work, some that you can use around work, and some that will actually keep you from working. And that's OK, too, because after all, it's summer and everybody could use a little coolness.
...Read More »
Don't Frustrate the Viewer By Charlie White
Sometimes digital video editing involves magic. You can flash something here to attract the viewer's eye and then over there, make something happen the viewer doesn't see. That's part of the thrill of producing and editing video -- manipulating where people will look. But then sometimes you can give the viewers so many things to look at that they don't see anything. In that case, you've broken the cardinal rule of video production: Don't Frustrate the Viewer. Let's figure out how to stay in the good graces of that rule.
...Read More »
Motion And the Big Picture By Kevin Schmitt
Like many of you, I spent the better part of this last week constantly refreshing my various browser window in the hopes of catching the absolute latest news coming out of Vegas, where NAB just closed up shop until this time next year. Of course, I don't have to remind anyone who was grabbing the (very) early headlines; Apple was quite busy providing whiz-bang fireworks on what is usually a traditional day of rest.
...Read More »
NAB Diary 2004: Preview Edition By Stephen Schleicher
Now in its fourth year, the NAB Diary will be returning to these pages in just a few weeks giving you an up close look at the action going on at the show. While the show is still a few weeks away, now is the perfect opportunity to give you a sneak peak at the thoughts going through my head of what we might expect at the show.
...Read More »
Symbol Manager Bites the Dust By Elise Moss
I spent this summer in Virginia. While my husband toiled at NASA Langley, I worked on a textbook for ADT and did consulting in the area. One of my local customers was an architectural firm in Norfolk. They were looking to upgrade from ADTR2 under AutoCAD R14 up to ADTR3.3 under AutoCAD 2002. Like most architectural firms, over the years they had created many lisp routines to manage custom symbols and help make their work easier. They brought me in to make sure that they could retain as much of their custom stuff as possible and still upgrade. They needed to upgrade to remain competitive in their industry because they exchange drawings with customers, subcontractors, etc.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH 2001 By Paulo de Andrade
SGI is one of my favorite companies. Their computers have fueled the entertainment industry for years, and they have played a major role in the development of the computer graphics industry that we have today. Unfortunately, SGI's presence at Siggraph 2001 was, to put it mildly, "interesting."
...Read More »
AA Movie Sites By DMN Staff Writer
AA Movie Sites gather all the news, reviews, features, artists' names and imagery from recent animated movies.
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Flash Is Back By Dave Nagel
Not too long ago, I went on a bit of a tirade against Microsoft for failing to deliver the Flash plugin with the basic installation of Internet Explorer for Windows. After all, if it could happen on the Windows platform, the same fate couldn't be far off for the Mac platform either. But now (as of last week) Microsoft and Macromedia say Flash Player 5 will be distributed with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system, which is scheduled for worldwide availability Oct. 25.
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Ultra Size Your DSL By Stephen Schleicher
One thing that you have probably figured out by now is that I and many other DMN staffers have broadband in some shape or form, and we love it. When we lose our broadband access, we get very upset and can?t understand why we have to suffer in the dial up wasteland. Having opened the DMN Central Division in recent months I have been forced to be in that wasteland (figuratively and literally) many times, and it got me thinking, has broadband been forced down our throats? Is the world really ready to accept broadband in all its glory?
...Read More »
Details By Stephen Schleicher
One of the things that I enjoy about teaching is that it gives me a chance to share the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years and help the student as they prepare to enter the professional arena. But sometimes the world before our eyes can be the best teacher.
...Read More »
Virtual Actors By Stephen Schleicher
I was able to slip away for a few hours this weekend to check out the highly anticipated and hyped Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. One of the most hyped aspects of this movie was the implication that virtual actors would put real actors out on the street. While Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was a huge leap for 3D movies, I don't think SAG and AFTRA have too much to worry about right now.
...Read More »
The Costs of Censorship By Charlie White
Censorship. It's always directed at someone else. Here's a variation on an old saying: Don't censor him, don't censor me. Censor that fellow behind the tree! Editors, unite! Let's let The Real World show its sometimes-ugly face. Who knows -- we may just be able to enlighten our entire society.
...Read More »
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Bluetooth headsets have become more and more popular throughout the years and now more and more cell phones have been able to take advantage of this technology. In this review we'll be looking at a brand new Bluetooth headset from iTech, the SolarVoice 908, one of the first solar charging headsets on the market.
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Thank goodness you're a pack rat! You know, have to grab, keep everything that flies by...ok everything except that report or news item or YouTube yuck you saw last week and now desperately need. Can't find it it save your behind. And still you don't have enough storage...there are new worlds to conquer, new worlds to destroy or take home with you. Don't worry Flash will always be there for you Dale!!!!
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On this Veteran's Day 2009, as we honor those who served and gave their lives for America, there are stories about man's best friend being told by those who fought alongside their "War Dogs of the Pacific." Most Americans have no idea that dogs were trained to sniff out the enemy during World War II, 549 to be exact fought with the U.S. Marines on Guam, Saipan, and other battlegrounds of the Pacific Theater.
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Did you hear? Microsoft is releasing a new version of Windows - should you buy it? Windows 7 is here. In this article you will find out if Windows 7 is worth the wait and whether or not you should upgrade. Or is Windows 7 just another Vista?
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AMD64 - Directly Connecting Your Imagination to Reality
Each generation of new technology assaulting the digital content creator typically comes with elaborate promises about how it?s going to change lives. Sometimes that?s actually true -- but not always for the better. Non-linear editing systems brought the number of ?workarounds? to new heights
...Read More »
This is not a 2D world
This is not a 2D world. Now there is no reason that the world of media has to be either. In recent years, producing a high quality 3D image has become easier and more affordable. Film, commercial and broadcast production houses are using 3D imaging more and more frequently to create more realistic and exciting graphics, both to entertain and to educate.
...Read More »
Adobe to Acquire Macromedia
Yesterday, Adobe announced that it would acquire Macromedia in a stock option trade valued at around $3.4 billion. This subtle announcement may come as a shock to many users of the Macromedia products, and it will have a huge impact in the web development and content creation worlds.
...Read More »
Beginners Guide to NAB
If you're planning to attend the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in a couple of weeks, you've probably already signed up and are beginning to receive emails and notices daily. The emails probably have all kinds of information regarding the various conferences that will be held, some on satellite technology, others on HD delivery specifications. But you probably haven't received any notices from NAB to wear comfortable shoes.
...Read More »
Anark Studio 3.0
In what can only be described as a Mac author's recurring nightmare, Anark has announced that their Anark Studio product will only be available for Mac when "conditions are right." The chicken/egg conundrum that has made software solutions for content authoring on a Mac slim, continues. Anark finally delivers a mature application that looks great, but for its PC users only.
...Read More »
50 More Things I Learned
Last year on Digital Media Net you might have seen an editorial entitled "50 Things I Learned." Due to popular demand and after much thought and deliberation, here is the second list of 50 concepts, truisms, old sayings, half-truths and simple opinions I've picked up on my way to looking up other things. This list is not confined to just technology issues or digital video editing, or anything else for that matter. Keep in mind, many of these items are just my personal opinion. I could be wrong. But probably not.
...Read More »
Gift of Giving
Got a new G5 for the holidays? Did you get a new camera, or gaming system and no longer want your old technology? Have you thought about making a charitable donation?
...Read More »
Santa's Wish List
Wherever you are, Christmas is coming and the pressure is on. Whether you?re in balmy Tinseltown where the sidewalk Santa Clauses are much, much too thin, or in the Frozen Tundra where only a self-produced deluge of body-temperature fluids can open frozen-shut locks, you?re probably compelled to come up with some gift ideas for that techno-charmed colleague, friend or family member who just can?t seem to get enough of those Things That Plug In. Looking for some Winter coolness? Well, we?re here to help, pointing out the greatest gifts for that gadget guru in your life.
...Read More »
Coolness Roundup 2004: The Well-Appointed Edit Suite
It's turning into another long, hot summer -- time for us to provide chilly relief with our twice-annual Coolness Roundup, your touchstone to all things hip that will make your life easy in and around your edit suite or production facility. Presented in no particular order, here are items that tickled our fancy here at the Midwest Test Facility, including do-dads that you can use as you work, some that you can use around work, and some that will actually keep you from working. And that's OK, too, because after all, it's summer and everybody could use a little coolness.
...Read More »
Don't Frustrate the Viewer
Sometimes digital video editing involves magic. You can flash something here to attract the viewer's eye and then over there, make something happen the viewer doesn't see. That's part of the thrill of producing and editing video -- manipulating where people will look. But then sometimes you can give the viewers so many things to look at that they don't see anything. In that case, you've broken the cardinal rule of video production: Don't Frustrate the Viewer. Let's figure out how to stay in the good graces of that rule.
...Read More »
Motion And the Big Picture
Like many of you, I spent the better part of this last week constantly refreshing my various browser window in the hopes of catching the absolute latest news coming out of Vegas, where NAB just closed up shop until this time next year. Of course, I don't have to remind anyone who was grabbing the (very) early headlines; Apple was quite busy providing whiz-bang fireworks on what is usually a traditional day of rest.
...Read More »
NAB Diary 2004: Preview Edition
Now in its fourth year, the NAB Diary will be returning to these pages in just a few weeks giving you an up close look at the action going on at the show. While the show is still a few weeks away, now is the perfect opportunity to give you a sneak peak at the thoughts going through my head of what we might expect at the show.
...Read More »
Symbol Manager Bites the Dust
I spent this summer in Virginia. While my husband toiled at NASA Langley, I worked on a textbook for ADT and did consulting in the area. One of my local customers was an architectural firm in Norfolk. They were looking to upgrade from ADTR2 under AutoCAD R14 up to ADTR3.3 under AutoCAD 2002. Like most architectural firms, over the years they had created many lisp routines to manage custom symbols and help make their work easier. They brought me in to make sure that they could retain as much of their custom stuff as possible and still upgrade. They needed to upgrade to remain competitive in their industry because they exchange drawings with customers, subcontractors, etc.
...Read More »
SIGGRAPH 2001
SGI is one of my favorite companies. Their computers have fueled the entertainment industry for years, and they have played a major role in the development of the computer graphics industry that we have today. Unfortunately, SGI's presence at Siggraph 2001 was, to put it mildly, "interesting."
...Read More »
AA Movie Sites
AA Movie Sites gather all the news, reviews, features, artists' names and imagery from recent animated movies.
...Read More »
Ultra Size Your DSL
One thing that you have probably figured out by now is that I and many other DMN staffers have broadband in some shape or form, and we love it. When we lose our broadband access, we get very upset and can?t understand why we have to suffer in the dial up wasteland. Having opened the DMN Central Division in recent months I have been forced to be in that wasteland (figuratively and literally) many times, and it got me thinking, has broadband been forced down our throats? Is the world really ready to accept broadband in all its glory?
...Read More »
Details
One of the things that I enjoy about teaching is that it gives me a chance to share the knowledge that I have accumulated over the years and help the student as they prepare to enter the professional arena. But sometimes the world before our eyes can be the best teacher.
...Read More »
Virtual Actors
I was able to slip away for a few hours this weekend to check out the highly anticipated and hyped Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. One of the most hyped aspects of this movie was the implication that virtual actors would put real actors out on the street. While Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within was a huge leap for 3D movies, I don't think SAG and AFTRA have too much to worry about right now.
...Read More »
The Costs of Censorship
Censorship. It's always directed at someone else. Here's a variation on an old saying: Don't censor him, don't censor me. Censor that fellow behind the tree! Editors, unite! Let's let The Real World show its sometimes-ugly face. Who knows -- we may just be able to enlighten our entire society.
...Read More »
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