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Digital Cinema and Data Workflows in China: An Interview with Wu Chiao, Director and Cinematographer

Well known director and cinematographer Wu Chiao is at the forefront of digital cinema in China. He has been immersed in the filmmaking process since his first day as a student of cinematography at the Beijing Film Academy. He has been the director and/or cinematographer (DP) of numerous films, setting a standard of excellence within China. George Lucas` "Star Wars II" -- the first motion picture to be shot using an HD camera -- planted the seed with Wu Chiao that quality movies... Read More

In ancient Hawaiian times, those who made surfboards used Koa wood and were revered as kahunas, building boards for royalty. On the mainland, boards were being built with Redwood in the 1920s and 1930s. In the early 1950s a cottage industry started which became the genesis of the billions dollar a year surf industry. A handful of surfers began making surfboards out of balsa, and then in the late 50s to early 60s, polyurethane-based foam. Read More

Business Issues: By Joshua Brown

Navigating the Thin Blue Line

Today's law-enforcement officer has to contend with a bevy of issues that arise from not following protocol: pay loss, sizable fines, extra labor hours, missed criminal convictions, and, ultimately, loss of employment. With all the new digital documentation devices available, it would seem that a better policy-management and employee-testing software system would be firmly in place. Unfortunately, there's always that one lawsuit that leaks out, and the media runs wild with it. Read More

Interview: By John Virata

Kaspersky Lab's Peter Beardmore talks anti-virus and the Mac OS

Kaspersky, developers of anti-virus and security software has just released a version of its anti-virus software for the Macintosh operating system. While the Mac OS is targeted by malware and virus writers significantly less than Microsoft's Windows OS, it still gets attacked, just on a much smaller scale. Digital Media Net spoke with Peter Beardmore, senior product marketing manager, Kaspersky Lab, about viruses, malware, and the Mac OS. Read More

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Steve is back - and with new iPods!

Steve Jobs stepped back into the spotlight for the first time in nearly a year on Wednesday, drawing a standing ovation before unveiling new and cheaper iPods for Apple Inc. Read More

Interview: By John Virata

PNY's Carl Flygare talks graphics cards at SIGGRAPH09

Graphics cards play a central role in the creation of animation and special effects that artists see annually at the SIGGRAPH show (in New Orleans this year) and what consumers seem to desire more of in their daily exposure to digital entertainment, be it via the movies, video games, ride simulators, even TV. Over the last several years, artists have been pushing the envelope in what they can create with the tools that are available to them. Read More

Interview: By John Virata

Verbatim CEO Randy Queen:The future of removable media

Verbatim just celebrated its 40th year in the removable storage market and a lot has changed in those 40 years, even in the last 10 years. Verbatim CEO Randy Queen speaks on the future of removable storage, where he sees it going, and what to expect. Read More

Interview: By Heath McKnight

Graeme Nattress

I've known Graeme Nattress, creator of Nattress Filters for Final Cut Pro, Color, and Motion, for a few years now. He has helped me with technical questions (he's one of the smartest people in the world when it comes to video and computer-related tech), we've had conversations about the future of digital filmmaking, and he's just an all-around great guy. Read More

Interview: By John Virata

Yosemite National Park. . .in High Definition 3D

While 3D films have been around since at least the 1950s, the technique of creating 3D movies gets revisited quite often. Back in the mid 1990s at SIGGRAPH in New Orleans, Sony showed a 3D film at one of its after hours parties at the Aquarium, to the delight of all who were invited to screen it. At this year's NAB trade show in Las Vegas, all the major camera manufacturers were showcasing 3D displays and some had 3D camera demonstrations in their booths. Read More

Interview: By John Virata

JVC's Dave Walton talks about company's latest HD cameras

JVC recently introduced two ProHD camcorders that can record files to standard SDHC memory card that you can buy at virtually any discount department store or shopping mall. The handheld HM100 and the shoulder mount HM700 will be showcased at the upcoming NAB2009 show in Las Vegas. DMN spoke with JVC's Dave Walton on aspects of both cameras. Read on for more information on JVC's offerings. Read More

Interview: By Heath McKnight

Fujitsu's IP-9500e MPEG-4 Encoder

CBS' Evening News with Katie Couric recently began broadcasting in high definition. The network turned to Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., which used their IP-9500e MPEG-4 AVC encoder, in conjunction with Sencore's MRD3187A Decoder, to deliver high quality HD, while using half the bandwidth. Read More

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