http://provideocoalition.com/index.php en bjohnson@provideocoalition.com Copyright 2008 2008-05-11T00:31:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/your_nle_the_most_personal_choice_you_can_make/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/your_nle_the_most_personal_choice_you_can_make/#When:00:31:00Z I confess:  I’m a freak.  An outcast.  A hard case.  Why?  Because I use the wrong NLE.  2008-05-11T00:31:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_the_most_intriguing_rumor/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_the_most_intriguing_rumor/#When:14:51:00Z Archiving - now that’s cocktail-party conversation!  But something may be on the horizon that could make it sexy. 2008-04-29T14:51:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_other_stuff/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_other_stuff/#When:02:03:00Z I’ve spent the last week digesting everything I saw at this year’s NAB show, from products great, like full-tilt video production trailers, to small, like AVCHD camcorders that record to SD flash memory.  But one of the truly remarkable products I saw isn’t even specifically a video product – it’s a utility lifesaver.  2008-04-29T02:03:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_the_most_amazing_demo/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_the_most_amazing_demo/#When:14:06:00Z If you have HBO, you should be watching the amazing miniseries “John Adams.” It’s wonderful to see important American history re-created in such a dynamic manner.  And, as with so much in life, what you see is only about 10% of the story. 2008-04-18T14:06:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_some_things_you_just_have_to_wait_for/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/nab_some_things_you_just_have_to_wait_for/#When:05:07:00Z Last year at NAB there were two products that I felt could really change the biz - but sadly, neither actually came out last year.  Apparently, that’s changed. 2008-04-18T05:07:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/things_to_know_about_nab/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/things_to_know_about_nab/#When:06:31:00Z First thing to know about NAB:  Las Vegas is probably one of the last cities in the world where you can routinely expect to pay exorbitant money for Internet service in your hotel room.  However, at McCarran Airport, wifi is free.  That probably explains why I’m posting this now, as I wait to board my flight home. NAB 08 2008-04-16T06:31:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/holy/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/holy/#When:03:52:00Z Swearing:  It’s something we all do.  OK, not all of us, but a hell of a lot of us (oops, I apologize if the “hell” in the last sentence offends.  I’ll try to do better, dammit.) 2008-04-02T03:52:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/uh_oh/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/uh_oh/#When:02:42:01Z Word today from Broadcasting & Cable magazine that Microtune, a manufacturer of digital TV tuner components, has been sampling the competitor’s wares and finding them lacking. 2008-03-28T02:42:01-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/science_is_evil/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/science_is_evil/#When:21:24:00Z It was only about ten years ago when a stunning announcement came from the west end of the campus of the University of Wisconsin:  In the wake of the cloning of Dolly the Sheep, UW scientists had successfully created a cloned cow egg.  Well, it was a no-brainer that we at Wisconsin Public Television would go all the way across campus to cover this momentous event.  And we weren’t alone. 2008-03-24T21:24:00-08:00 http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/in_michiana_the_future_arrived_today/ http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/bjohnson/in_michiana_the_future_arrived_today/#When:03:29:00Z It’s funny how after a vacation, all kinds of things seem to happen at once.  I was taking a short week of skiing with my family in the north end of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan (where they still have great snow, BTW) and was trapped in a condo at night...with only dialup Net access.  What is this, Siberia?  In any event, I let a lot of email pile up.  This morning, as we were driving home, I read a message from Jim Feeley asking, Have you seen THIS? 2008-03-21T03:29:00-08:00