BEA and NAB Coverage 2004 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Compiled by Francis Shepherd


NAB 2004 Photos

BEA (Broadcast Education Association) Conference ( 50th Anniversary )
April 16 and 17, 2004
http://www.beaweb.org/

BEA Photo Album (Apple hands-on lab)
http://www.beaweb.org/bea2004/album1.html#

Steve Anderson, James Madison University, BEA Board President message
http://www.beaweb.org/streaming.html

Apple Authorized Training Center for Education FAQ
http://www.apple.com/software/pro/training/education.html
http://www.apple.com/software/pro/training/education_faq.html

NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Conference
April 19-22, 2004
http://www.nab.org/

NAB Keynote Address: Carly Fiorina, Chairman and CEO @ HP
http://www.nab.org/Newsroom/PressRel/speeches/Fiorina041904.asp

NAB photos
http://www.nabshow.com/press/speakerphotos.asp

More NAB Photo Collections:
http://www.macmusic.org/news/view.php/lang/EN/id/1729/
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/index1.ws
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/index2.ws
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/index3.ws
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/index4.ws
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/index5.ws
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/index6.ws
http://homepage.mac.com/shepherd/PhotoAlbum24.html

NAB Inside Mac Radio reports (audio)
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/

Apple @ NAB

Apple NAB Gallery
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2004/04/nab_2004/
Apple Press event (2500 attendees)

Apple NAB Awards
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SVBIZINK3.story&STORY=/www/story/04-22-2004/0002158176&EDATE=THU+Apr+22+2004,+06:35+PM
Apple Unveils Final Cut Pro HD
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/18fcp.html

HD Projector Used in Apple's Cinema Theatre
http://www.digitalprojection.com/
http://www.digitalprojection.com/projectorsheets/tech_lightning35HD.htm
http://www.digitalprojection.com/commercial_av_chart.htm

HD Over FireWire: Apple and Panasonic Press Release
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/18panasonic.html

Final Cut Pro HD Specs: (384MB / G4 350MHz minimum)
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/specs.html

Final Cut Pro HD Feature overview
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/featureoverview.html

FCP HD Feature Notes:

The new Digital Cinema Desktop feature can be used to preview full-screen HD video on a cost-effective Apple Cinema Display. http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93797

Post NAB Roadshow
http://seminars.apple.com/tours/postnab/

FCP HD Kbase articles:

What's New In FCP
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107933

FCP HD: Late Breaking Features
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107934

FCP HD: Late Breaking Issues
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107935

FCP HD Files Will Not Open In Previous Versions
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107932

Booth Buzz: FCP 4.5 Missing Features Most Often Asked About By Booth Attendees:

Feature One - multicam support

Workaround: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/articles/2001/11/editcenter/editcenter4.html

Feature Two - HDV support

3rd Party HDV support for FCP
- Lumiere HD: http://www.lumierehd.com/
- Heuris Indie Toolkit: http://www.heuris.com/MPEGProducts/IndieHDToolkit/indie.htm
- Heuris White Papers: http://www.heuris.com/MPEGSupport/WhitePapers/index.asp
- Heuris PR: http://www.heuris.com/Press/proindie.htm

HDV information
- HDV info: http://www.mindspring.com/~d-v-c/
- HDV in India: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0HFE/3_30/114602675/p1/article.jhtml?term=
- HDV2 Era: http://www.geocities.com/mammacow3/nab2005.htm
- HDV Roadshow: http://www.hdroadshow.com/

Feature Three - AAF/MXF support

FCP Supports XML
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/extensible.html

AAF Article
http://www.creativecow.net/articles/fronc_marisu/aaf_mxf_nab/

AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) covers exchange of essence as well as it's associated metadata in one standard. It covers a variety of categories of metadata including: Identification & location (how the item is uniquely identified) Administration (rights, access, encryption & security, etc) Interpretive (names, artists, etc) Parametric (signal coding & device characteristics) Process (editing & compositing data) Relational (describes the relation between various pieces of metadata & or essence - in effect the "verbs" in the equation) Spatio-Temporal (places, times, things, camera angles, etc) The advantage is, of course, the ability to bring in the metadata from someone's edit or composite and be able to KNOW which wipe at what speed, what the original file format was, and where the original piece of media resides, what shows (and how many shows) it's been used in before, who shot a particular piece of footage, and when, and where - etc, etc. Although the standard is still under development it promises a tremendous leap forward for those of us struggling with such things as EDL imports - imagine if every EDL from ANY system came in perfectly, every time (including transitions and audio effects, speed changes, etc, etc).


MXF (Media Exchange Format) is a standard which defines the data structure for audio and visual material (essence) at a point of exchange (that is over networks, not internally within a system) it defines a header and footer as well as the manner in which metadata is packed, however, it does not set a standard for essence metadata's format (that is, information about the material from it's original acquisition through all the steps up to the present form), although it does define how the metadata must be written to "plug in" to MXF. MXF is more of an “end of the chain” wrapper, designed for completed content which will not be further reworked, or, at most, a cuts only assembly of material. This is especially important in a broadcast environment or for broadband content delivery.

Information Source:
AAF Association
http://www.aafassociation.org/

Automatic Duck Supports AAF (free "lite" plug-in)
http://a688.g.akamai.net/5/688/51/f763b9d17105d3/1a1a1aaa2198c627970773d80669d84574a8d80d3cb12453c02589f25382e655cc3aa61576da4d/Automatic_Duck_AAF.dmg.sit


Automatic Duck Pro to support AAF for FCP
http://www.automaticduck.com/products/autoduck_pro_import_fcp/index.php
Automatic Duck Pro Import FCP will also offer import from AAF. Using AAF, you will be able to import into Final Cut Pro sequences from AAF-compliant systems like Avid and Premiere Pro. AAF support will come in a point-release of Automatic Duck Pro Export (and yes, the update will be free to Pro Export users).

eMedia Review of AAF
http://www.emedialive.com/Articles/PrintArticle.aspx?ArticleID=4787

Feature Four - XDCAM support (SONY)

XDCAM Info
http://pro.sony.com.hk/pr20030826h.html
http://www.inciteonline.com/incite/news/press_releases.asp?n=39
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/xdcam-avid-support-02_11_04.htm
http://www.digibeta.com.au/pro.htm
http://www.avid.com/company/releases/2004/040418_sonyXDCAM_prod.html
http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4668
http://www.advance-pro.com/whatsnew/xdcam.htm

Apple Pro App Update

DVD Studio Pro 3

Apple Announces DVD Studio Pro 3
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/18dvdsp.html

DVD Studio Pro 3 specs: (512MB / G4 733MHz or higher recommended)
http://www.apple.com/dvdstudiopro/specs.html

DVD Studio Pro 3 features
http://www.apple.com/dvdstudiopro/featureoverview.html

Shake 3.5

Apple Announces Shake 3.5
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/18shake.html

Shake 3.5 specs: (256MB / G4 800MHz min)
http://www.apple.com/shake/specs.html

Shake 3.5 Feature overview
http://www.apple.com/shake/featureoverview.html

FCP to Shake Script Converter
http://www.highend3d.com/shake/tools/?section=MacOS-X#2866
http://www.highend2d.com/shake/tools/

Motion

Apple Introduces Motion
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/18motion.html

Motion specs: (2GB ram / dual 2GHz G5 recommended)
http://www.apple.com/motion/specs.html

Motion features:
http://www.apple.com/motion/featureoverview.html

Logic Pro 6

Logic specs: (128 MB min. 256MB recommended / 400MHz G3 min.)
http://www.apple.com/logic/specs.html

Logic Pro 6 features:
http://www.apple.com/logic/featureoverview.html

3rd Party Software, Hardware & Plug-ins for Pro Apps
http://www.apple.com/software/pro/resources/plugins_tools.html

Xsan
http://www.apple.com/xsan/

Apple Introduces Xsan Storage Area Network File System
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2004/apr/18xsan.html

Using Apple Pro Apps Together (workflow integration)
http://a400.g.akamai.net/7/400/51/544d370c0ead72/www.apple.com/finalcutpro/pdf/Using_Pro_Apps_Together.pdf

Newsroom Solutions (FCP support)

Grass Valley
http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/news/2004/20040418-sort98-Apple.html
http://www.imaspub.com/nabdaily/mon_pm/Grass_Valley.shtml
http://www.postmagazine.com/post/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=92656
http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/products/newsprod/

BBC
http://www.bbctechnology.com/news43.htm
http://www.bbctechnology.com/solutions/colledia_workflow.htm
http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/main_news.cfm?NewsID=8463
http://www.scri.com/nab04_bbc1.html
http://www.macnn.com/news/24289
http://www.insanely-great.com/news.php?id=3322

Colledia™ Product Literature
http://www.bbctechnology.com/uk_spdf/Colledia_Workflow_UK_Final.pdf

SGI Support for OS X
http://www.sgi.com/newsroom/press_releases/2004/february/mac_os.html
http://www.sgi.com/newsroom/press_releases/2004/april/nab2004.html
http://millimeter.com/mag/video_sgi_infinitestorage_nas/

Panasonic And FCP HD

AccessHD (FCP support for VariCam® HD)
http://www.panasonic.com/business/provideo/nab_access_hd.asp

Panasonic DVC Pro HD camera AJ-HDC27F ($65K)
http://www.panasonic.com/hdcinema
http://www.panasonic.com/PBDS/subcat/Products/cams_ccorders/f_aj-hdc27v.html
http://catalog2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelDetail?storeId=11201&catalogId=13051&modelNo=AJ-HDC27F

Operating manual and guide:
ftp://ftp.panasonic.com/pub/panasonic/drivers/pbts/manuals/OM_AJ-HDC27V.pdf
http://www.cinematography.net/Files/Panasonic%2027V.pdf
http://emrl.com/resources/film/camera/panasonic_aj-hdc27_varicam.pdf

Panasonic DVC Pro HD VTR ($25K)
http://epp.panasonic.com:80/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ModelDetail?displayTab=O&storeId=11201&catalogId=13051&itemId=70438&catGroupId=15767&modelNo=AJ-HD1200A&surfModel=AJ-HD1200A

FCP HD supports DVCPRO HD codec
http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/codecs.html

Note - The DVCPRO HD format is compatible with SMPTE 274/292M and uses DVCPRO HD compression of 6.7:1 to achieve a recorded bit rate of about 100 Mb/s.  The Varicam 720P DVCPRO HD format along with DVCPRO (25) and DVCPRO 50 480i tapes can also be played back on these VTRs (NTSC).  The AJ-HD150 and the AJ-HD130DC also support 480p DVCPRO50 Progressive play back.

DVCPRO HD Review
http://www.spgv.com/columns/dvcprohd.html

This from the Panasonic Access HD webpage linked below:
-----------------------------
UNMATCHED PRICE IN HIGH DEFINITION

With High Definition available on a desktop computer, the price point drops
to unprecedented levels. For less than $50K in hardware and software, you
can build a complete HD editing suite, including a G5 computer, HD Plasmas,
HD VTR and RAID storage. Basic editing and playback of HD can even be
performed on an Apple laptop, which takes us to...
-----------------------------

http://panasonic.com/business/provideo/nab_access_hd.asp


H.264 HD Video Codecs Demoed at NAB

Apple Demos H.264 HD MPEG4
http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=displaynews&NewsID=3982&Page=1&pagePos=2
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/19/videocodec/index.php?redirect=1083409386000

Microsoft: HD Windows Video Media
http://www.betanews.com/article.php3?sid=1082405817
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/howto/articles/UnderstandingHDFormats.aspx

eMedia Live on H.264
http://www.emedialive.com/Articles/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=5128

HD & Digital Cinema Info
http://www.geocities.com/researchhd/New_HD_Cameras.html

Envivio
http://www.envivio.com/

VideoSoft
http://www.videosoftinc.com/

Real Codecs
http://www.realnetworks.com/products/codecs/

MPEG 4 Description
http://www.m4if.org/
http://www.mpegif.org/mpegif/index.php
http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-4/mpeg-4.htm
http://www.balooga.com/mpeg4.php3
http://www.streamingmedia.com/article.asp?id=8588

H.264 preso
http://www.mainconcept.com/presentations/mainconcept-h264.zip

Uncompressed HD 4:4:4 RGB Capture cards & SD Solutions

AJA
Kona 2 ($2495.)
http://www.aja.com/
http://www.aja.com/products_kona.html

AJA IO (New Firmware updates)
http://www.aja.com/products_Io.html

AJA LD http://www.aja.com/products_Io.html#iold
AJA LA http://www.aja.com/products_Io.html#iola

AJA drivers now written by Kona. Previously written by Grant Bailey (Digital VooDoo, Blackmagic)

New AJA feature: Support for dual desktop monitor with AfterEffects, Photoshop, and other graphics applications.
Winner: Vidy Award, NAB Best of Show 2004
Winner: Digital Video Professionals Association, NAB 2004 Best of Show, Conversion Products Category
Winner: Video Systems Pick Hit Award, NAB 2004

Kona 2 supports DVCPRO HD codec
http://www.filmandvideomagazine.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25352

AJA Press release:
http://www.aja.com/K-2%20FINAL-PR.htm

Decklink HD Pro ($2495.)
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/site/decklinkhdpro.htm

DeckLink HD ($1995.)
http://blackmagic-design.com/site/decklinkhd.htm

BlackMagic Design
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/

Press Release
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/site/press.htm

New: Added support for Adobe Premiere Pro Win XP with same card.

Pinnacle CineWave (4.6)
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/ProductPage.asp?Product_ID=108&Langue_ID=7

CineWave Product Overview
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docloader.asp?templ=109&doclink=/dotMedia/cinewave/English(US)/doc/PO_CW_093003.html&product_id=108&Langue_ID=7

CineWave Key Features
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/docloader.asp?templ=1011&doclink=/dotMedia/cinewave/English(US)/doc/kf_cw_011603.html&product_id=108&Langue_ID=7

CineWave Specs
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/displaydoc.asp?product_id=108&Langue_ID=7&doctype=51&templ=1051
New: Support for DVCPro HD

CineWave Updates Support for DVCPRO HD
http://www.tvtechnology.com/dailynews/one.php?id=1982
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/aboutus/PR/News.asp?NewsID=3251

Press release:
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/aboutus/PR/News.asp?NewsID=3251&Langue_ID=7

Interview with Andrew Baum, CineWave Product Manager and DV Guys
http://www.dvguys.com/audio/dvg02_26.m4a

Aurora Video: PipeHD™ ($1495.)
http://www.auroravideosys.com/
http://www.auroravideosys.com/company/news/20031210newPipe.html

Aurora Pipe™ Family (Pipe™, PipeSDI™, PipePRO™, PipeHD™)
http://www.auroravideosys.com/products/pipeFam.php

PipePRO vs. Competition
http://www.auroravideosys.com/support/download/PipePro_Comparison.pdf

Audio Solutions

DigiDesign
http://www.digidesign.com/news/details.cfm?story_id=984
http://www.osxfaq.com/nab_vegas_2004/index7.ws

ICON Console
http://www.digidesign.com/products/console/

Pro Tools HD
http://www.digidesign.com/products/hd/

Pro Tools LE
http://www.digidesign.com/products/le/

DigiDesign Introduces Small-format Control Surface for Pro Tools LE
http://www.aidinc.com/news/040331_digidesign_command8.asp

Pro Tools HDPack Plug-ins
http://www.digidesign.com/news/details.cfm?story_id=900

Verified that Pro Tools hardware supports eMagic Logic Pro, MOTU Digital Performer, as well as Pro Tools HD.

Apple's Lossless Audio Codec?
http://www.nue.tu-berlin.de/forschung/projekte/lossless/mpeg4als.html

Comparison of Lossless Codecs
http://members.home.nl/w.speek/comparison.htm

Sonicfire Pro Version 3 Announced
http://www.smartsound.com/sonicfire/index.html

SmartSound Sonicfire Pro vs. SoundTrack Comparison
http://www.smartsound.com/sonicfire/sfpvsapplesoundtrck.html

Other Manufacturers

SONY @ NAB
http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=24788
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/NAB/index.html
http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4481
http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4673
http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4677

SONY Literature
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Professional/webapp/Literature?m=0&t=C

JVC @ NAB
http://pro.jvc.com/pro/pr/2004/nab/jvc_nab04.html
http://pro.jvc.com/pro/pr/2004/nab/cybernewsroom/releases/jvc_at_nab04.html

Graphics @ NAB

Apple 3rd party Plug-ins
http://www.apple.com/software/pro/resources/plugins_tools.html

Final Touch (Color Grading)
http://www.siliconcolor.com/

Mirage ($895.)
http://www.bauhaussoftware.com/
http://www.bauhaussoftware.com/press_041504.php
Real-time Paint, Animation and Special Effects System Includes Powerful New Roto-tracking and Animation Tools

Discreet Support for FCP Projects
http://www4.discreet.com/company/press.php?id=594\
Discreet to Streamline Post-Production Process by Supporting Native Data Structures of Final Cut Pro®

Combustion 3 ($895. full, or $199. upgrade from 2)
http://www4.discreet.com/combustion/combustion.php?id=142

Combustion 3 review
http://www.fxguide.com/article187.html

Adobe AfterEffects 6.5 ($699. standard, $999. Pro)
http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/main.html

Ultimatte
http://www.ultimatte.com/

Quantel
http://www.quantel.com/domisphere/infopool.nsf/html/nab2004
http://www.quantel.com/domisphere/infopool.nsf/html/89A79236D6A7ADD480256E7A0065E00F
http://www.quantel.com/domisphere/infopool.nsf/HTML/925C1D1091236EAA80256CFE0037CBDE?Open&Highlight=2,Final%20Cut%20Pro

Boris Continium Complete ($795., or $249. upgrade)
http://www.borisfx.com/
http://www.borisfx.com/company/press.php
http://www.borisfx.com/products/CONTINUUM_COMPLETE/index.php

Boris FCP Specials
http://stores.yahoo.com/artel-software/fincutpro20s.html

Nattress: Film Effects ($100.)
http://www.nattress.com/
http://www.nattress.com/NAB.htm

Digital Anarchy
http://www.digitalanarchy.com/
http://www.digitalanarchy.com/section_fcp.html

Digital Heaven
http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/indexflash.htm

Red Giant: Magic Bullet
http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/

The Foundary: Furnace for Shake ($3-5K)
http://www.thefoundry.co.uk/

GridIron: X-Factor (AfterEffects plug-in) ($1495.)
http://www.gridironsoftware.com/index_home.asp
http://www.gridironsoftware.com/corporate/news/xfactor_release0419.asp

FAN: Bikini Dots
http://www.fandev.com/

Boinx Software: iStopMotion, etc
http://www.boinx.com/

More Plug-ins
http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/review_plethora_plugins.html

Macromedia Director MX 2004
http://www.macromedia.com/
http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/2004/vitalstream.html
http://www.macromedia.com/software/studio/productinfo/updates/

Synthetik: Studio Artist ($379., $179. upgrade)
http://www.synthetik.com/

Trai Forrester's TFTDVDEdit2 DVD: Advanced DVD spec and workflow ($1295.)
http://www.tfdvdedit.com/

WonderTouch: particle Illusion ($300.+)
http://www.wondertouch.com/default.asp
http://www.wondertouch.com/macillusion.asp

Worley Labs: FPrime ($399.)
http://www.worley.com/
http://www.worley.com/fprime.html

BitVice: MPEG2 encoder for Mac
http://www.innobits.se/

Curious Software
http://www.curious-software.com/news/2004_01a.html

ffmpegX Video/Audio encoder
http://homepage.mac.com/major4/

FCP FXscript Reference
http://www.fxscriptreference.org/

GarageCube (Video software switcher)
http://www.garagecube.com/

Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro by Kevin Monahan
http://www.peachpit.com/title/0321179153

A couple of issues with the companion DVD. The free plug-ins, called ÒTellyÕs FXÓ (coded by Graeme Nattress) are not functioning in the first run of books, so you can come to my websiteÕs downloads area to get working versions: http://www.fcpworld.com/downloads.htm

Definitely worth hunting them down! TheyÕve already been used on ESPN2 in the U.S.

If you have any trouble with the Project File, there is a fresh version of that as well available for download. Any other issues or questions you may have with anything about the book can be addressed on my discussion board here: http://www.instantboard.com/users/telly/index.php

Screenwriters

Script Writing
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/12/writers/index.php?redirect=1081758085000

Movie Magic Screen Writer
http://www.screenplay.com/products/mmscreenwriter/index.html

Final Draft
http://www.finaldraft.com/

3D Graphics & Animation

3D Links
http://www.3dlinks.com/

Animation Links
http://www.awn.com/

SyFlex Cloth Simulator
http://www.syflex.biz/

LightWave 8 ($1495.)
http://www.newtek.com/

Alias / Maya Breaks Away From SGI
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/15/alias/index.php?redirect=1083415757000
http://www.alias.com/eng/press/press_releases/20040415_accel-kkr_to_aquire_alias.shtml

Maya 6
http://www.alias.com/eng/index_flash.shtml

SIGGRAPH 2004
http://www.siggraph.org/s2004/

ToonBoom Studio Upgraded
http://www.toonboomstudio.com/main/

3DIF news
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/21/intel_u3d/

Additional NAB Apple Coverage

LAFCPUG: Final Cut Goes HD
http://www.lafcpug.org/fcp_goes_hd_jordan.html

Digital Producer @ NAB
http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25091

Digit
http://www.digitmag.co.uk/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=displaynews&newsid=3962&page=1&pagepos=0

VideoSystems NAB 2004
http://www.keepmedia.com/pubs/VideoSystems/2004/03/01/401421?extID=10026

Mac Rules @ NAB
http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25213

HD For Indies
http://www.hdforindies.com/

DV Guys
http://www.dvguys.com/viewsonnews/newsheadlines.html

MacCentral
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/19/videocodec/index.php?redirect=1082793164000

MacNN
http://www.macnn.com/news/24392

Creative Mac
http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25159
http://www.creativemac.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25117

DMN Forums
http://www.dmnforums.com/cgi-bin/tdisp.cgi?forum=apple_final_cut&post=040319100551.htm

TidBITS
 http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-727.html#lnk3

Live From NAB
http://livefromnab.com/

NAB Awards
http://www.nabshow.com/awards.asp

Broadcast Engineering Awards (FCP HD)
http://pickhits.broadcastengineering.com/pick_hit_winners_2004/index.htm

Other Editing Solutions:

Avid @ NAB
http://www.avid.com/nab2004/vnab.html
http://www.avid.com/products/video/
http://www.avid.com/pressroom/datasheets.asp
http://www.avid.com/pressroom/index.asp
http://www.ctmsolutions.com/postproduction_les_news.php?id=62

Avid DNxHD Technology
http://www.avid.com/DNxHD/

Avid Xpress Pro and Mojo
http://www.techonline.com/community/tech_group/comm/news/35957
http://www.avid.com/index_fl.asp

Avid DNA
http://www.avid.com/products/dna/

Avid Nitris
http://www.avid.com/products/dsnitris/nitris/

Avid|DS HD
http://www.avid.com/products/ds/dshd/index.asp

Avid Road Tours
http://www.avid.com/events/tour/

Avid & SONY
http://news.sel.sony.com/pressrelease/4668

Adobe Premiere Pro
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/main.html

Canopus
http://www.canopus.us/US/products/index/products_professional.asp

Vegas
http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/products/showproduct.asp?PID=914

Other Products Seen @ NAB

Blue Laser Products emerge @ NAB
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115835,tk,dn042604X,00.asp

VBrick: EtherneTV
http://www.vbrick.com/products/ethernetv_mds.asp
http://millimeter.com/pressroom/video_vbrick_systems_wins/

Rorke: Streammine
http://www.streammine.com/

ProMax: ProMedia Converter ($2295.)
http://www.promax.com/Products/Detail/27187

Canon Unveils 2 New DV Cameras
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/04/20/canon/index.php?redirect=1082793417000

Omneon Media Server adds support for DVCPRO HD
http://www.omneon.com/

ArtBeats: Stock Footage
http://www.artbeats.com/
http://www.artbeats.com/intro.php

HD Monitoring

DeckLink HDLink (HD Video Monitoring to Apple Cinema Display)
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/site/hdlink.htm
http://www.blackmagic-design.com/site/71press.htm

eCinema: HD monitoring interface
http://www.ecinemasys.com/products/edp100/edp100_intro.htm

eCinema FAQ
http://www.ecinemasys.com/products/edp100/edp100_faq.htm

Teleprompters

ScrollTrain Pro Teleprompter
http://mariettadesign.com/pro.html

NovoSoft Teleprompter
http://www.novosoft-usa.com/customers/projects_description_st.shtml?Teleprompter

Prompter People Teleprompter
http://www.prompterpeople.com/

ProPrompter
http://www.proprompter.com/software.html

Presentation Prompter
http://www.aquafiles.com/cgi-bin/aquafiles/jump.cgi?ID=796

IntelliPrompter
http://www.intellisw.com/intelliprompter/

MacCaption (Closed Captioning encoding software)
http://www.ccaption.com/cap_softwaremac.shtml

DV Direct to Edit
Focus Enhancements: FireStore
http://www.focusinfo.com/
http://www.focusinfo.com/products/firestore/firestore.htm

Unique HD Cameras

Lumina Video 2" HD Camera
http://www.lumavideo.com/

Kinetta
http://www.kinetta.com/home.php
http://livefromnab.com/articles/publish/article_105.shtml

Panasonic $3000. Flash Media HD Camcorder
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/panasonic-p2-flash-pro-04_18_04.htm

SONY 1080p/60 (stealth NAB appearance)
http://pro.sony.com.hk/ctour.html

Technical References

History of Video Formats
http://www.ultimatewebdesigning.com/articles/formats.html

WRAL-TV Makes Hi-Def History
http://www.cbc-raleigh.com/capcom/news/2000/wraltv_00/hd_newscast_pre/hd_newscast_pre.htm

High Definition Recording Formats
http://videoexpert.home.att.net/artic3/262hdvr.htm

Choosing The Right Codec For SD
http://www.lafcpug.org/basic_codec_jordan.html

DV Formats FAQ
http://www.adamwilt.com/DV.html
http://www.adamwilt.com/DV-FAQ-tech.html

Moving Images Collections (format reference)
http://mic.imtc.gatech.edu/remembrance_wall/remembr_preserv_gloss.htm

Setting up a Professional Monitor
http://www.film-and-video.com/colorbars.html

Ultimate Guide To Anamorphic Widescreen DVD
http://www.thedigitalbits.com/articles/anamorphic/welcome.html

16:9 What Is It All About?
http://www.digibeta.com.au/169.htm

Technical Glossary of AV Terms
http://www.screensound.gov.au/glossary.nsf/Main/Glossary+Index?OpenDocument

Video Standards Chart
http://area51.berkeley.edu/~dima/stuff/comp/vstandards.html

QuickTime Playback Compatibility Chart
http://www.simnet.is/klipklap/quicktime/

JPL: How To Make Your Own 3D Pictures
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/features/3d.cfm

RNC's Guide To SVCD on Mac
http://homepage.mac.com/rnc/

Zoom In DVD Resources
http://www.zoom-in.com/

Vmyths: The Truth About Computer Viruses & Hoaxes
http://www.vmyths.com/

Macintosh Music Resources
http://www.musiconthemac.com/index.php
http://www.osxaudio.com/

Workspace

Bretford: Liquid
http://www.bretford.com/liquid/why/index.asp

FCP 4 Training

Apple Pro App Training & Certification
http://www.apple.com/software/pro/training/cert_tpro.html

Ripple Training
http://www.rippletraining.com/

Magnet Media
http://www.magnetmediafilms.com/

Apple FCP Resources
http://www.apple.com/software/pro/resources/fcpresources.html

FCP Rumors:

FCP for PCs?
http://www.digitalproducer.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=25364

Webpage updated: April 30, 2004. Please send your suggestions here.