What's the BuZZ?

Michael Cooper - Founder, Art7Connection.com

Our 2010 NAB Show coverage just wrapped. Over 225 interviews, almost 40 News Briefs and over 9 hours of special programming. Whew!

While the 2010 NAB Show in Las Vegas ended exactly a week ago, we still have several interesting interviews that we want to share with you from the show. Located directly on the show floor, the Digital Production Buzz booth was set right at the heart of the action in South Hall.

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This week's show starts with Michael Cooper, Co-founder of Art7Connection, about a new social media website he is launching for media producers. We talk about the benefits his site provides that isn't available from places like Linked In.

The BuZZ Beat

Marc Todd, CEO/Founder, vLoop

Another new social media site is vLOOP. Marc Todd is the CEO and founder, and describes how he sees social media helping media producers attract larger audiences, allow viewers to form groups and chat during programs, then provide statistical analysis to help producers discover where their audiences REALLY come from.

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Special Correspondent Reports

• Philip Hodgetts, CEO of Intelligent Assistance, shares his opinions on the latest software releases from both Adobe and Avid.
• Philip Hodgetts returns with another of his Special Correspondent reports from NAB - this one looking at new video hardware on the show floor.
• Bruce Nazarian, The Digital Guy, talks about the latest announcements on Blu-ray Technology, including a private showing of new software that allows playing unencrypted Blu-ray Discs on Macintosh systems.
• Michael Cowan, another of our NAB Special Correspondents, provides his take on the significance of all the new gear at NAB.

Ben Kozuch - President/Co-founder, Future Media Concepts

Ben Kozuch, President and Co-founder of Future Media Concepts , talks about the Post Production World conference they hosted at NAB, and his view of the future of training.

Simon Clark - Managing Director, Cintel International

Cintel has long been involved in digitizing film. Simon Clark, the Managing Director of Cintel International, shares his thoughts on the process of transferring film to digital and their process for restoring image quality to old film images.

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Special Look Back at NAB and a Behind-the-Scenes Tribute

Finally, we wrap up with a fascinating tribute to the people behind-the-scenes that make a trade show possible - the teamsters, freight handlers, electricians, caterers, decorators, and everyone else that makes massive trade shows possible.

Pick our Brains

Your chance to get your technical and creative questions answered.