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'Crime 360°' on the Cheap
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Apr 05, 2010
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Each episode of the "Crime
360°" reality program on A&E
TV features the very expensive
Leica Scan Station.
by Wayne Cole
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Wacom Intuos 4 for Your Studio
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Feb 05, 2010
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Quit mousing around! Save your
hands and arms from RSI (repetitive
strain injury) pain while
gaining precise user-configurable
control for your computer
“pointing device.”
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Recycling the Past
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Jan 11, 2010
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It is that time of year when we
seem to look forward and backward
in equal measure. As part
of this transitional time, I decided
to clean out
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One-Chip Color
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Nov 08, 2009
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by Wayne Cole
Several trends in video are leading to broad acceptance of one-chip video devices at all ends of the market
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RAID Rage
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Oct 20, 2009
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RAID (redundant array of inexpensive
disks) was a phrase
coined in 1987 for a technology
that primarily applied to large
servers in corporate database
services. With the advent of nonlinear
video and audio
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HP Z600—Compact Power
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Aug 12, 2009
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The buzz surrounding Hewlett Packard’s new high-end Z800 workstation might cause you to overlook the smaller, lower-cost Z600. which sports virtually the same solid design and power with only slightly less expandability.
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Buzz-Numbers & Bad Words
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Jul 13, 2009
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When the “digital revolution” began in earnest, users were bombarded with buzz-words and phrases like “broadcast quality,” “visually lossless” and “uncompressed.” Marketers used them to take advantage of many existing
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Project ‘Green’ Light
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Jun 16, 2009
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Studios move to eco-friendly lighting Lighting exhibits as this year’s NAB Show largely focused on lower-energy replacements for existing studio lighting. It’s not news that the technologies behind this trend are
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Immersive Media Puts You in the Picture
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Apr 03, 2009
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There are a number of new ways of viewing imagery that are gaining acceptance in the consumer sphere and with government agencies and technical service users. Some of these “views” are based on old ideas tried in
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Adding ‘Legal’ or ‘Forensic’ to Your Video Expertise
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Mar 05, 2009
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I recently received an e-mail from a Government Video reader who operates a small production company in the Northwest. He wanted to branch out by adding forensic video analysis to his suite of services, something
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Is the age of privacy at an end?
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Feb 03, 2009
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It appears that the “Age of Privacy” that began in the 18th century with the incorporation of hallways in public and private buildings may end with the incorporation of personal video security and digital gateways
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FCC policy change could make your wireless mic illegal
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Jan 21, 2009
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Many video professionals think only consumers have been caught off guard or misinformed about the DTV transition. Because we have been privy to the entire mess, from missed deadlines to the final reality of next
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VideoFOCUS Pro simplifies forensic video analysis
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by Wayne Cole Dec 10, 2008
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Salient Stills has made great strides in simplifying the processes that often need to be applied to forensic, legal, or security video. The recently released VideoFOCUS Pro 3.0 demonstrates that real power is not
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Color correction confusion continues
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by Wayne Cole Nov 03, 2008
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No matter how much some of us campaign for simple understanding of this complex issue, supposed gurus of digital content production still provide incorrect advice for handling color when transferring content from
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You call this progress?
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by Wayne Cole Sep 30, 2008
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The digital revolution was supposed to make our lives as content creators and managers easier, increase interoperability, and end generational loss in audio and video duplication. But has it?Tape refuses to die
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