Cosmo G. Spacely, CEO of Spacely Space Sprockets, was spot on with employing innovative technology for his business. Spacely was a forerunner in utilizing video technology in corporate communications. That was forge ahead for 1962 when the futuristic show, The Jetsons, first aired. The Jetsons was also the first to be produced and broadcast in color though technology hadn’t quite caught up to it being delivered widespread in color to viewers. Now almost 50 years later, technology is so advanced, it’s a matter of time before 3D technology and video emerge to produce holograms that respond to touch. Actually that does exist already… (so why do we not have light sabers? It’s like scientists aren’t even trying!)
Is the Skype is the Limit?
March 16th, 2011 by Andrea KeatingOrganic Light Emitting Diode Display
March 14th, 2011 by Andrea KeatingSony is introducing their OLED displays. What is OLED you ask; it stands for Organic Light Emitting Diode. In a nutshell the organic materials used for these displays have a higher illumination quality while consuming less power…win win. The OLED monitors are worlds apart in construction and design from CRT, plasma or LCD monitors. They
Continuing Ed for Creative Endurance
March 8th, 2011 by Andrea KeatingEmerging new media and technology are ever-evolving factors that influence how creative professionals produce for our industry. Newer tools, methods and software are being released by the time we’ve mastered the last greatest thing to come along. How do creative’s stay ahead of the changes and still consistently produce fresh and relative content? We wanted to know about professional development for creative’s so we took a poll to get an idea. It turns out; production professionals are looking for ideas too. Read on for the full report and learn where imaginative and savvy producers go to squeeze the pulp to get their creative juices flowing.
Avid Media Composer 5.5
February 28th, 2011 by Andrea KeatingAvid has recently announced version 5.5, and the news is all exciting and good. Avid continues to evolve and support a more open format. They are allowing even more third-party support, which something in the past was impossible. It seems Avid has done an about face and is really giving other NLE’s a run for the money. Even in our SuperNLE Bowl, Avid came out victorious.
Check out some of the new features in Avid Media Composer 5.5
iPhone Apps for the Producer in You
February 24th, 2011 by Andrea KeatingWe ran a poll asking 400 video industry professionals what kind of smart phones they own and to name the video production apps they use. The results: iPhone ranked #1 phone most used by producers. While many of you were using production apps there is also a huge response from people asking what apps are available and most popular. We’ve put together a list of apps that our pollers use and some apps we think are cool. You know the iPhone can do just about anything– except maybe turn into a heater to keep you warm on location. That app might be in development– you never know. Here are the results for the apps the pros rated best for production plus highlights on a few favorites we rate thumbs-up.
Webcasts Benchmarks and Best Practices
February 24th, 2011 by Andrea KeatingAre you thinking of producing a webcast series for your company or perhaps you are looking for a better ROI on your existing program? On24 2010 Webcasting Report: Webcasts Benchmarks and Best Practices is a must read.
On24 compiled information from 10,000 webcasts for 700 corporate clients to share the best insights to enhance