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	N.A.B. Expo NAB 2001: Looking Back at the Industrys Top Conference and Expo Ron Lindeboom looks at some of the things that made NAB 2001 a worthwhile trip into the plasticene desert. His conclusions are that the broadcast industrys makeover into a digital replacement of its analog past, is near maturity. Gone are the whizz bang days of so much new that you could barely see half of it in a week. There was little that was really new at NAB 2001. Still, there was some great technology and creative options to be found by the silicon adventurers drawn to the silicone world of Las Vegas. Editorial Author: Ron Lindeboom

	N.A.B. Expo NAB 2003 Bob Bonniol revisits the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas, while looking in on Diamond Vision's spectacular new 33 foot by 109 foot LED 'backdrop'. He reveals to readers stunning new technologies and entices us to look forward to the future of these remarkable advances. Editorial Author: Bob Bonniol

	Adobe After Effects NAB Post Plus NY Review In this combination podcast and video report, Aharon Rabinowitz takes Creativecow members on a tour of last week's NAB Post + Show in New York City, where he presents both an inside look at the latest industry technologies and in-depth interviews with 2 of the experts featured at the show. Download the podcast and listen to his report, then watch the movies and take note of the show notes if you want to follow up on anything he said. Author: Aharon Rabinowitz

	N.A.B. Expo NAB 2001 -- An Editor's Report Dennis Kutchera looks at NAB 2001 and draws the conclusion that while there was no big single 'wow factor' for him, there was plenty at the show that could keep an award-winning editor occupied. The sizzle and the almost used car salemanship of the show may be waning, but in its place is a robust industry with many great choices and a lot of great hardware and software to chose from. Author: Dennis Kutchera

	Zaxwerks Confessions of a Zaxwerks Booth Buddy - NAB 2005 The following article by Creative COW leader Jon Okerstrom contains his impressions of NAB, from a newbie's perspective. Buried in the story are some tidbits about the upcoming release of ProAnimator 4 (really cool stuff!) and some other hints of things to come. Author: Jon Okerstrom

	Ciprico storage solutions Joaquin Gil reviews the HMV-FCR 800-M from HUGE at NAB CreativeCOW.net contributing editor Joaquin Gil writes a beefy review for us. Read on to see why he says, ''Good stuff performs as it should, works smoothly. It does not pretend to be all things to all people. Does what it is supposed to with effectiveness, even with elegance. The HUGE HMV-FCR 800-M FIBRE CHANNEL MEDIA VAULT meets and exceeds all expectations, and I am known to be picky. There is a dual model and the top capacity is four Terabytes. You are forgiven if you are starting to drool. Luckily the cure is not expensive. The relation of Dollars to Gigabytes that HUGE handles is justly famous and envied. At the last NAB they had the best density per dollar I've known of, and they were playing 2K film out of three of these 4Gb drives, something no one else even approached. I want more of these babies around.'' Review Author: Joaquin Gil

	Broadcast Video Broadcast Quality at Bargain Prices Brand new to the market and loaded with high-end features, Flanders Scientific has introduced four high definition LCD panels specifically developed for the pro market. With the help of the COW's Walter Biscardi, Jr. and senior telecine colorist Ron Anderson, Nick Griffin offers a first look at these high definition broadcast monitors from FSI. Review, Feature Author: Nick Griffin

	Media 100 | Media 100 HD Making the Transitions to HD with Media 100 Everyone was talking HD to Creative COW's Nick Griffin. Everyone that is except his clients... until the latter part of last year. Making the transition from a Standard to a High Definition shop was far simpler than he'd ever imagined. In this article, Nick describes the transition. Feature Author: Nick Griffin

	Adobe After Effects Kurt Murphy looks at Zaxwerks Invigorator Training: Vol 1 Broadcast designer Kurt Murphy has been using After Effects since it went by the name of CoSA, but even then, Kurt found its one big drawback was the inability to create true 3D objects in 3D space. That is until Zaxwerks Invigorator came along. And now Zaxwerks Invigorator Training (Volume 1) by Serge Hamad is the perfect solution to get up to speed using this plug-in. Review Author: Kurt Murphy

	Adobe Encore DVD Mike Gondek takes a look at Adobe Encore One of the biggest attractions at NAB 2003 in Las Vegas was Adobe Encore, which took top honors in many awards races. Many attendees were pleased to learn Adobe's maiden voyage into the DVD authoring market was a well thought out meeting ground for Adobe's many tools, with Encore DVD the logical hub for DVD authoring. How well does the shipping product meet user expectations? Read on to find out Mike Gondek's reaction to Adobe's new offering... Review Author: Mike Gondek

	Adobe Premiere Pro Creative Cow Adobe Premiere Pro HD Report Rick Gerard explored the latest offerings while at NAB 2004 and came away with one of his show favorites, the new HD capabilities found in Premiere Pro 1.5 as seen in systems like 1 Beyond's HD Pro which Rick reports "...uses the latest PC technology in the internal structure to speed up data throughput. It uses the wide 64 bit fast PCI-X bus and unlike consumer computers that have one PCI bus, it has three separate PCI buses. This avoids the limitations of even the fastest PCI-X buses from becoming the data path bottle neck." Focusing on a totally rewritten Premiere Pro which has been optimized to harness all the powers of WindowsXP, has Premiere finally shed its compromised past of trying to be "all things to every OS" in its move to professional editing in HD? Rick thinks so. Here is his report... Review Author: Rick Gerard

	Cinema 4D Cinema 4D 9.6 and MoGraph In this article, Mylenium is taking a long hard look at Cinema 4D and the new MoGraph module. When Maxon revealed it at NAB this year, everybody was excited and we are trying to find out, if it lives up to people's expectations. Review Author: Mylenium

	Windows Hardware & Software NewTek's TriCaster CreativeCOW leader, Robert Wilson says of NewTek's TriCaster: Smothering Doubts with Awards, 'This years NAB delivered on the promises of bigger, better and cooler. NewTek's TriCaster came away as the coolest of them all and for good reason: it's insanely fantastic.' Author: Robert Wilson

	Media 100 | Media 100 HD Media 100's 'Lossless' Compression: What Does It Mean? With Media 100's recent announcement and unveiling of its 'lossless' compression protocol, many users have expressed a lot of dismay and frustration at the news. Some have expressed support. What are the facts and why is this a good thing for some and a frustrating bit of news for others? Who is right and what lies at the heart of this latest bit of news from Marlboro, Massachusetts? In this article, Ron Lindeboom digs through the aftermath of the NAB news and with help from Philip Hodgetts and other noted industry leaders, gives this summery for those interested... Editorial, Feature Author: Ron Lindeboom

	Art of the Edit Metadata & The Future of Filmmaking In this expanded version of an interview first published in Creative Cow Magazine, Dave describes a possible future for filmmaking -- faster, less expensive, and more creative -- as cameras and metadata come together. Feature Author: Dave Stump

	Apple Final Cut Pro Matrox MXO: Broadcast Monitoring on a Desktop Monitor Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross wasnt convinced that the Matrox MXO could really provide the CRT-accurate monitoring through an Apple Cinema Display he demands for his HD broadcast workflows. After working with it for nearly a year, through multiple upgrades and in a variety of configurations, he tells you here why hes convinced now. Review Author: Shane Ross

	Apple Final Cut Pro The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, part 1 Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the world's most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, he's compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shane's Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. In part 1 he covers lossless QuickTimes, digitizing across timecode breaks, some of his favorite freeware add-ons, and more. Tutorial, Feature Author: Shane Ross

	AVID Editing Avid rolls out lower-priced Media Composer When most people think of Avid, low cost is not a term likely to be used in connection with the venerable leader in broadcast and film editing systems. But with today's announcements, Avid has both increased their lead in the education sector and has radically dropped the price of its flagship Media Composer software. In this article, Creative COW's Ron Lindeboom explores why we find this great news for both existing Avid customers and those who thought that they could never afford an Avid. Editorial, Feature Author: Ron Lindeboom

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