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Defining
the Entry Level Pro NLE |
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A
contemplation of the Matrox RTMac with Adobe Premiere bundle begins
to define professional NLE requirements such as real time, full screen
NTSC previews, analog inputs and dual monitor support. The good news
is that this system is also surprisingly inexpensive. Learn
more now. |
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Studio
Artist 2:
Amazing Image Synthesis & Auto-Rotoscoping |
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Studio
Artist is a video graphic and animation software tool with a creative
palette all its own. The good news is it’s fun to learn and
amazingly powerful. The bad news is that it has an inconsistent interface.
Still, it's worth the free download and time to explore because it's
a program like no other. Let me
explain. |
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Premiere
6: The New DV-NLE Standard |
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This
is an impressive upgrade that maybe a breakthrough for DV-based, digital
desktop video editing. Learn more
about Premiere’s new, more intuitive navigation, professional
features and affordable price. Read
the hands-on review now. |
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Streaming
Tools, Worthy Upgrades |
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Software
upgrades frequently disappoint; however, the fall crop of streaming
media tools delivered an abundant harvest. Here's an executive producer's
overview of three important upgraded tools for authoring streaming
media sites: Cleaner 5 (formerly Media Cleaner Pro), Adobe GoLive
5 and Photoshop 6. Learn more.
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Painting
& Animating a New Paradigm:
Photoshop 5.5 & Studio Artist |
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Opening
New Graphic Dimension with Adobe's Photoshop 5.5 and Synthetik's Studio
Artist offer powerful new paint and animation tools that push paradigms
as well as pixels. In fact, Studio Artist is "jaw-drop amazing"!
Read more. |
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Jon
Leland's monthly commentaries on the wired world of Internet video |
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Six
Sign Posts from Lessons Learned |
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Here's
a set of six insights that can help anyone who is trying to earn
a living with rich media on the Web to better understand the dynamics
that are currently defining success in this post-bubble-bursting
era. If we don't learn from our mistakes, what good are we? Make
sure you're doing it right. |
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Close
Up on Flix for Video in Flash |
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Compressing
video for online playback in Macromedia's Flash player is both a breakthrough
and a new kind of challenge. This article zooms in behind the pixels
to help both beginning and established webmasters better understand
this opportunity and its challenges. Learn
more. |
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Stream
Heat: What's Hot & Why |
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Rich
media offers dimensions all its own. From digital rights management
(DRM) to hot new short film sites to impressive web-based Flash authoring
applications, the video Web is setting new standards that will lead
us for years to come. Get a better
view of where streaming things are going. |
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Real
Differences |
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In
the battle for streaming media dominance, there is more to being an
authentic streaming leader than tweaking codecs and distributing software.
In Jon Leland's opinion, a company also needs to demonstrate viable
business models, solve significant customer problems, and (drum-roll
please) have a heart. Dig
in to this important subject now. |
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Video
in Flash:
A New Online Option |
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Video
inside of Flash has suddenly become not only more accessible; but,
in some cases, the way to go. A report from the FlashForward conference
reveals a new tool for encoding video for Flash as well as other insights.
Read it now. |
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Playing
Digital Catch Up... |
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A
concise overview of the state-of-the-streaming art is created when
the writer decides to interview himself in order to share some of
his latest perspectives and favorite products. Yes,
please. |
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Convergence
Confusion @ AFI |
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Streaming
video, interactive TV (iTV), enhanced TV (eTV) and digital TV (DTV)
have all laid claims to the future of interactive video. On a trip
to the American Film Institute in Los Angeles, Jon Leland rediscovers
the fact that there's nothing simple about trying to make video truly
interactive. Tune in. |
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Streaming
Tools, Worthy Upgrades |
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Software
upgrades frequently disappoint; however, the fall crop of streaming
media tools delivered an abundant harvest. Here's an executive producer's
overview of three important upgraded tools for authoring streaming
media sites: Cleaner 5 (formerly Media Cleaner Pro), Adobe GoLive
5 and Photoshop 6. Learn more.
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Media
100 Integrates New Online Interactivity |
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By
integrating new EventStream features that are also part of Cleaner
5, Media 100's latest video editing systems do more than edit. They
now offer the ability to author interactive streaming programs that
represent the cutting edge of the Video Web. Read
on and learn how to create more compelling and competitive web
sites. |
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Napster
Gets It, Universal Doesn't |
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More
than another Napster commentary, this article was inspired by the
ignorance of no one less than Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chairman/CEO of
Seagram, owner of Universal Music. If you're interested in online
marketing, here's a great lesson in what not to do. And, yes, there
are also some useful insights into Napster from a cartoonist and an
independent online music seller as well as the author -- all oriented
to setting our sites on the future of the Video Web. Don't
miss it. |
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Redefinition's...
Again |
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From
terms like "interactive TV" and "streaming media" to statistical deceptions
and educational initiatives, the language that is defining the next
generation of online communications frequently creates confusion rather
than providing much needed clarifications. I hope this article helps
move us in the right direction. Read
more. |
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Connections
of Another Kind |
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From
network infrastructure companies and broadcasters to streaming server,
operating system and hardware companies, the Video Web is continually
creating new types of connected businesses. For example, company mergers
and strategic relationships are defining a new innovative edge. This
article illuminates this trend. Read
more. |
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Linking
Video Clips |
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From
Apple's new iTools web service through extensible editing tools and
integrated components that are part of Macromedia's Dreamweaver and
Adobe's GoLive, this column addresses a variety of approaches to creating
technically sound links to video clips from within your web pages.
Read more. |
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 Pointed
perspectives on new video production tools, especially DV. |
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Defining
the Entry Level Pro NLE |
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A
contemplation of the Matrox RTMac with Adobe Premiere bundle begins
to define professional NLE requirements such as real time, full screen
NTSC previews, analog inputs and dual monitor support. The good news
is that this system is also surprisingly inexpensive. Learn
more now. |
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DIGITAL8 vs DV: A New Camcorder
Alternative |
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Some
of the most frequently asked questions that I get are regarding digital
camcorders and what's good at a reasonable price.
Read more. |
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MacWeek
Creates a Farce: Victory or Disgrace?
The Truth about Avid and the Mac |
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The
true behind-the-scenes story of how a trusted computer weekly totally
screwed up the story of the leading video non-linear editing company's
plans for the Mac platform and got an apology in the process!
Read more.
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Final
Cut Pro Turns You Into Pro Videographer |
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Dr. Mac, Bob LeVitus, found this professional package easy to use,
even for a not-so-professional video producer like himself.
Read
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Apple
Renews Video Focus with
Streaming QuickTime 4 & Final Cut |
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QuickTime 4 is announced and put in perspective.
Read more. |
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Turbomax
Mac Hard Drives: A Price/Performance Breakthrough |
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25 gigs of internal HD on a G3 at an affordable price. Too good to
be true? Dreams _do_ come true.
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Canon's
XL1 DV Camcorder: Leadership through Innovation
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Jon Leland takes a hands-on look through the viewfinder of one of
the most popular professional DV camcorders.
Read more. |
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Doing
A Pro Job with "Consumer" DV Camcorders
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On
the road in India and Bangladesh with a Sony VX-1000
and other DV equipment. The saga began with "DV-Cam Man in
Africa" (see below) and continues all the way through the cutting
edge of DV post production.
Learn more about the video acquisition format of the future.
Read more. |
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DV-Cam
Man in Africa |
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The
breakthrough, new DV video tape format makes possible a fundraising
video to be shot in Africa. Jon Leland tells the production tale while
delivering a hands-on review of three new DV cameras from Sharp, Panasonic
and JVC. This article also includes a RealPlayer link to a streaming
video version of the first fundraising video to be offered on-demand
on the Net.
Read more.
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