The AirTurn BT-105 hands-free page turning systemEarlier this year, I posted a review of AirTurn’s first hands-free page turning system, the AT-104. The 104 operated on RF technology to “turn” digital pages on a connected computer or tablet. AirTurn has now released the BT-105 which uses Bluetooth technology as the model name suggests. The company has taken an already inconspicuous and useful

My partner Tim and I just came back from last month's classon Emerging Technology from the Extron Institute in Anaheim, CA.  The class was divided up into sixcategories taught over three days:·     Streaming Technologies·     Configurable Control·     Digital Systems·     Fiber Optic Design·     Multi-Image

The Adobe Elements 10 Organizer interfaceAdobe Elements 10 is now available for Mac and PC.  With this tenth release comes a bevy of new features for hobbyist photographers and digi-scrappers to enjoy.  Having used and reviewed the Elements software since version six, I have an easy time telling whether a new version provides significant improvements over its successor or not. During

Memorophilia: the love of memoriesEvery once in a while a bit of ones and zeros come together to make a piece of software that strikes an unforgettable chord with a user.  Sometimes it makes a lasting impression that a person will look back on for the rest of his or her life.  One of those moments for me was the first time I played Super Mario Bros. I was at my cousin’s house, and

Adobe Carousel IconToday, at their annual Photoshop World conference in Las Vegas, Adobe is announcing a new consumer-facing software product called Carousel.  Carousel, a photo library management app, is one part cloud storage, one part photo sharing, and one part photo editor.  Read on to find out what it does and what sets it apart.Adobe Carousel will launch near the

Grado SR125i in the boxIf you looked at the photo of the Grado SR125s on the left and thought, “Who in their right mind would buy those ugly things?!” you’re not alone.  And if you looked at the photo and thought, “Those headphones look like they’re from the 1960s,” you’re not far from the truth.  When I first spotted a set of Grado cans online, those were thoughts that

Today, I finished up a DVD invitation for my home church.  The main video is an invite to upcoming special meetings meant for adults in our community.  I did all of the production and post with some help from the church's assistant pastor, Jon Kopp.  We've been making these videos every spring for the last 4 years, and this is the best one so far.  Hope you enjoy watching them! http://vimeo.com/20959260

Photoshop ElementsAdobe began shipping Photoshop and Premiere Elements 9 in September of this year for both Mac and PC, and Amazon is running a great deal on it through the Christmas holiday.What’s new on the Mac side of things? For one, the addition of the Elements Organizer.For those unfamiliar with Photoshop Elements, there have been two components to the PC version: the Elements Editor and the

AirTurn AT-104Boulder, Colorado based AirTurn, Inc. has introduced a USB powered hands-free page-turning device especially for musicians who wish to use digital sheet music.  The AT-104 is a two-part hardware system that enables you to move forward and backward in an electronic document one page at a time.  Part one is the USB transmitter, which is connected to a pair of pedals of your choice. 

Want to see some of Creative Suite 5's new features in action?  Watch this video to see how Rotobrush, RED support, and camera lens correction works.

CS5Today, Adobe is announcing a refresh to its Creative Suite products, putting the software package at number five.  CS5 offers significant improvements to performance through a variety of updates, not the least of which is a new engine called “Mercury.”  Tim and I have been working with the beta version of the Master Collection suite for several weeks, giving us time to explore the

Each spring Oak Ridge Baptist Church hosts a week of special outreach meetings. In years past, they’ve used the DVD format as a substitute for paper flyers or brochures as an invitation. Last year, Braintrust produced and edited the entire DVD. This year, we helped again, but we were involved only on the shooting and DVD creation side of things. With some help from our friend Jeremy Dooley,

Day two at the Extron Institute in Raleigh brought more overwhelming but highly beneficial information. Today's topics included multi-image processing, AV Resource management, and commissioning hybrid video systems. The day finished with a feedback session that allowed the class participants the time to share concerns and wishes directly with Extron senior engineers and product managers. This gave

Today was the first of a two-day class in Raleigh, NC that I am participating in. Extron electronics invited me (as well as about 40 other consultants) here to attend this training to inform us of their newest product offerings as well as new trends and changes in the world of AV design and integration.Trying to absorb the information given today for 8 hours was akin to the proverbial "drinking

On September 23 Adobe announced the debut of Elements 8.  Tim and I posted a pre-release review that highlighted the new features that Adobe incorporated into the “hobbyist” level Premiere/Photoshop combo.  You can find that article here. I’ve had some time to work with the Organizer and Premiere on my PC and to see how well the new features worked.  Tim will follow up with a hands-on

ADOBE ELEMENTS 8Adobe today announced the availability of its Adobe Elements 8 packages, both Photoshop Elements 8 and Premiere Elements 8. Windows versions are available for both Elements, while Mac users will have to settle for the Photoshop Element only.Adobe says the products fit in the "hobbyist" area of Adobe's mass-market push, the opposite end of a continuum that includes Photoshop

We've posted a photo gallery of the Oak Ridge Baptist Church project here. Now you can see how the install is being used in everyday service.

Written by Tim Siglin & Paul SchmutzlerApril 9, 2009Approximately a year and a half after Adobe released its Creative Suite 3 (CS3), the new Creative Suite 4 (CS4) is now available to the public in the same suites: Design Premium, Production Premium, Web Premium, and the all-in-one Master Collection.With CS3, Adobe took its video product line several notches above the norm in quality, allowing it to

Each spring Oak Ridge Baptist Church hosts a week of special outreach meetings. In years past, they’ve used the DVD format as a substitute for paper flyers or brochures as an invitation. Braintrust Digital was asked to shoot and edit a personal invitation to the viewer from Senior Pastor Tom Craig. This is the resulting video that was incorporated into the final DVD along with directions to

The Galkin DVD is now complete. The team gave final approval of all five videos, and we’ll be sending the final master off for duplication very soon. Below, you can view the introductory video that is the main video on the DVD. This video will be used to introduce church congregations to the team so they can be familiarized with the team members, their background, and the goals and focus of