“Impossible” just takes longer
In an industry that’s constantly evolving, “impossible” is a temporary state.
Maybe 10 Years is Enough for Final Cut Pro X
Our industry is evolving ever faster. Why shouldn’t our tools? Maybe apps should have a best before date.
Modern Logging and Pre-Editing Approaches: “House Hunters” Style Reality TV
This is the first time I’ve taken a deep look at a TV show and worked out what I think would be the perfect metadata workflow from shoot to edit bay. I chose to look at Pie Town’s House Hunters franchise because it is so built on a (obviously winning) formulae, and I thought that might make it easier for automation or Artificial Intelligence approaches.
But first a disclaimer. I am in no way associated with Pie Town Productions. I know for certain they are not a Lumberjack System customer and am also pretty sure they – like the rest of Hollywood – build their post on Avid Media Composer (and apparently Media Central as well). This is purely a thought exercise built around a readily available example and our Lumberjack System’s capabilities.
The New Media Stars: The Audience
If computers give us the “bicycle of the mind” then with AI we’ll have the “motorbike of the mind” enabling even more people to tell their stories.
2017 – 2018 Introspection
What technologies took my interest in 2017, and what will happen to them in 2018.
The Real Reason People Hated Apple Over FCP X
The release of FCP X left many feeling “betrayed” by Apple. Now I know why.
Apple going into original programming? Who’d have thought?
Original programming was inevitable and predicted in my post of 2009!
“AI” put to Practical Use
There are many examples of our Machine Learning has already saved lives and homes.
The end of the Studio System?
The Hollywood Reporter would like you to think Amazon and Netflix are disrupting the Studio System.
Spanish Broadcaster for Rio Olympics Relies on Metadata
In an Avid blog about the Rio Olympics I noticed how automatic metadata generation was a crucial part of the puzzle.