Bruce A. Johnson

A 1981 graduate of the Boston University College of Communication, Bruce A. Johnson got his first job in broadcast television at WFTV, an ABC affiliate in Orlando, FL. While there, he rose through the ranks from teleprompter operator to videographer, editor, producer and director of many different types of programming. It was in the early 1980's that he bought his first computer - a Timex/Sinclair 1000 - a device he hated so much, he promptly exchanged it for an Atari 400. But the bug had bitten hard.

In 1987, Johnson joined Wisconsin Public Television in Madison as a videographer/editor, and still works there to the present day. His responsibilities have grown, however, and now include research and presentations on the issues surrounding the digital television transition, new consumer technology and the use of public television spectrum in homeland security. He freelances through his company Painted Post MultiMedia, and has written extensively for magazines including DV and Studio Monthly.


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Focus Enhancements FSH-200 Solid State DTE Recorder

At a street price of $899 I can see adding the FSH-200 and Compact Flash to my arsenal.

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Isn’t tape dead yet?  The tenacity of the recording medium that first recorded video in the mid-1950’s is pretty impressive, especially lately.  Almost a dozen hard-drive and solid-state recording devices have come to life since the turn of the century.  The assets these formats bring to the table are formidable – most have no or many fewer moving parts than a tape drive, and all offer almost instantaneous access to footage.  However, all of these challengers to the crown share one huge negative attribute – they are, on a minute-by-minute basis, from a dozen to a hundred times more expensive than recording on a tape.  And how do you archive with them?  A field tape is its own archiving solution.  Still, the appeal of the upsides of non-tape recording are pushing more and more production companies into hard-drive and solid-state recording.

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