To find out what cable or satellite provider offers the best all-around television experience, we will be reviewing the services of different cable and satellite companies offering services in the U.S. Among the first few TV, telephone, and internet bundle providers we tried, ATT’s U-verse service impressed us the most. We have created a rating system for grading different aspects of cable and satellite companies in ten categories on a scale of 1 to 10. Five of our editors have been contributed to this review.Here is our review and corresponding scores for ATT’s U-verse:1. Quality of the HD picture 8.5/10We…
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Last week we had an opportunity to speak to Frank DeMartin about the role Mitsubishi is playing in the 3D Entertainment Home market. Frank is responsible for all product development and marketing for the MDEA consumer electronics group in the U.S. DeMartin manages all CE product categories including home theater TV, premium flat panel TV, laser TV and digital home video. Most recently he has spearheaded the Mitsubishi Electric launch of the world’s first laser-based television, LaserVue, and he has led the development and introduction of the world’s only immersive sound television, Mitsubishi Unisen TV.Before joining Mitsubishi Electric, DeMartin was…
To continue our “Watching 3D Movies at Home” series of articles and interviews we sat down with John Oliver the CTO and Founder of Aspen Media Products, LLC, (www.aspenmediaproducts.com). John has over 15 years of experience leading teams to design, build, and support integrated solutions for the home entertainment, education, PC gaming, commercial, and government markets. Aspen designs and builds a family of 3D Ready multi-media digital players for the home entertainment, education, business, and PC gaming markets. During CES 2010 earlier this year, it introduced its 5th generation of media players and 3rd generation of 3D media players, which…
Jacob Rosenberg, a filmmaker, author, and digital technology expert, he developed his passion for video and film as a skateboarder in the early 1990’s, making two of the most acclaimed skateboard videos for the company Plan B. Upon graduating from Emerson College, his thesis film “Silent Rain in the Ninth,” was released on DVD; Rosenberg promptly began directing music videos, commercials and short films.Rosenberg connected with fellow directors and Bandito Brothers principals Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh when he served as the Online Editor and Digital Intermediate Supervisor for “Dust to Glory.” That feature utilized an all-digital workflow designed by…
Ami Dror is one of XpanD’s Co-founders and the 1st employee of the XpanD. Ami, a Stereoscopic 3D Media Expert, is responsible for XpanD’ overall strategy. With over 2000 3D Cinema installations worldwide, dominate market share in Europe and Asia and full studios endorsement, XpanD delivers 3D experiences to millions of viewers globally. Last week, we had a telephone interview with Ami about XpanD and 3D Home Cinema. Ami was kind enough to answer our questions from a wedding party had attended.Bijan Tehrani: Please tell us about what XpanD is producing for 3D Home Entertainment.Ami Dror: Most of the global…
In continuation of our coverage of 3D home entertainment we had a chance to speak to Coleman Washington, President and CEO for Aspen Media Products, LLC. Coleman has 36 years of experience leading teams to create and bring to market new products and services that set the standard for innovation, ease-of-use, and value. Aspen designs and builds a family of 3D Ready multi-media digital players for the home entertainment, education, business, and PC gaming markets. During CES 2010 earlier this year, it introduced its 5th generation of media players and 3rd generation of 3D media players, which are specifically designed…
To find out what Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 offers filmmakers and film editors we had an interview with Karl Soule. Karl is a Technical Evangelist for Adobe Systems that promotes the use of Adobe’s video and audio tools to creative professionals, schools, and businesses in North America. You’ll find Karl on AdobeTV in the show “Short & Suite,” and at http://blogs.adobe.com/VideoRoad. Karl has recently started exploring DSLR filmmaking, and has a separate blog to discuss the Canon Rebel T2i and similar cameras. Karl can also be found on Twitter under KarlSoule.Bijan Tehrani: Is there any major difference between the 64-bit…
Dave Seperson, senior technical product planning manager for Sony’s home audio/video business, brings a wide range of experience from sales and marketing with over 20 years of CE experience and 11 years with Sony. He has held several different positions with the company from training to product marketing and planning. Dave has been involved in product and technologies launches including DVD, media storage, LCD displays, handhelds, E-ink readers, and Blu-ray Disc™ technology. Bijan Tehrani: Can you tell us a little bit about Sony’s approach to 3-D television?Dave Seperson: We are trying to make entertainment more immersive and exciting for consumers,…
We had a chance to speak to Sean Kilbride. the technical marketing manager for NVIDIA’s Quadro and Professional Solutions products. about new products of NVIDIA that are interest of filmmkers.Cinema Without Borders:. NVIDIA is going through a very exciting year involving in many different fields with a long list of partners. Please give us an overview of NVIDIA’s projects and goals in 2010/2011 Sean Kilbride: For our Professional Solutions Group, which includes our Quadro professional graphics solutions, I’d say that the overreaching goal of NVIDIA moving forward is very much the same as it’s always been. We have been focused…
Most of my professional life I have worked on MACs and I like them, but I am not a die-hard MAC fanatic. When it comes to the list of those I love, my wife comes first. Then it’s Clara (my daughter), Fritz (my dog), my parents, my only brother, and Albert—our neighbor. But I would feel creepy saying that I love an inanimate object, even if it’s a MAC. I know a guy at work that broke up with his girlfriend when she got him a PC laptop for his birthday. He owns everything “i”: from the iPod, to the…