Category: Item of Interest

Something I found interesting written by someone else.

HTML5 Adoption for Web Video Continues to Grow

Post author By Philip
Post date March 1, 2011

HTML5 Adoption for Web Video Continues to Grow http://tinyurl.com/4cwhnaz

In the time thatÂ MeFeedia has been tracking H.264 for HTML5 video on the web, the numbers have grown from 10% in Jan 2010, to 63% in Feb 2011. Â That’s a huge boost for H.264 as the message gets out. It’s not good news for WebM, which frankly is only going to take off if Google does something incredibly stupid like making YouTube WebM only. (I doubt it since they have a contract for H.264 versions with Apple, it would appear.)

When Will Apple Cave And Accept Flash?

Post author By Philip
Post date February 28, 2011
11 Comments on When Will Apple Cave And Accept Flash?

When Will Apple Cave And Accept Flash? http://tinyurl.com/4gphemz

To answer the question: probably never. What the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch have shown, 160 million users don’t seem to be having a problem in a Flash-free world.

Business & Marketing Distribution Item of Interest Monetizing

What did TED learn from “Giving it Away”?

Post author By Philip
Post date February 26, 2011

How TED Learned That ‘Giving It (their talks) Away’ Increased Both Popularity And Revenue http://tinyurl.com/4qo4g6k

Distribution Item of Interest Monetizing

Piracy Once Again Fails To Get in the Way of Record Box Office

Post author By Philip
Post date February 26, 2011

Piracy Once Again Fails To Get In Way Of Record Box Office http://tinyurl.com/5stn339

It seems strange to me that the various movie company players continually bleet how piracy is killing their industry and yet – even without changing business models – they still have record year after record year. Something just doesn’t add up.

Apple Pro Apps Interesting Technology Item of Interest

Larry Jordan answers questions about the new Final Cut Pro

Post author By Philip
Post date February 26, 2011
4 Comments on Larry Jordan answers questions about the new Final Cut Pro

Larry Jordan answers questions from a fan about the new Final Cut Pro.

Greg was bored last night while I was at Alpha Dog’s Editors’ Lounge and started exploring Xtranormal and came up with this.

This must have been what it was like for Larry Jordan at LAFCPUG Wednesday night!

Note, that all you need to do to create these is type in the words.

Item of Interest

After 6 years and 724 posts a whole new theme

Post author By Philip
Post date February 25, 2011
3 Comments on After 6 years and 724 posts a whole new theme

After 6 years and 724 posts gets an updated theme, thanks to Greg Clarke.

More information on the home page and you can slide out the information on the right for a cleaner reading experience.

Item of Interest Metadata The Technology of Production

Master Metadata for Post-Production

Post author By Philip
Post date February 24, 2011

Master Metadata for Post-Production – 2 Mar 2011, 11:00 AM EST #webinar http://t.co/NXv0XvZ

It’s repeated during the day.

General Item of Interest The Business of Production

The Terence and Philip Show Episode 20

Post author By Philip
Post date February 23, 2011

With the advent of high quality acquisition tools for relatively little money, is there really a role for the highest quality production outside of niches?

Terry and I have different understandings and it makes for an interesting show.

Apple Item of Interest

Attack of the Minis

Attack of the Minis http://tinyurl.com/46an3wm

Light Peak is an interesting technology and one I want to see sooner rather than later. Essentially it’s one connector for all purposes: peripherals (storage, i/o), networking (short distances in first release, longer later) and a replacement for the connectors we use now (which will largely work with adapters. The only protocol that may not run over Light Peak is USB 3, but USB 1 & 2; FireWire 400/800, eSATA, SAS ethernet and Fibre Channel could all be replaced with a single Light Peak connection at 10 Gbits/sec.

Distribution Item of Interest

Nice To See How Content Creator Have More Power over Middlemen

Post author By Philip
Post date February 21, 2011

Nice To See How Content Creators Have More Power Over Middlemen http://tinyurl.com/4uze8py

One of the primary pieces of advice from Distribution U’s Peter Broderick an Scott Kirsner is that independents should never assign all their rights to one distributor who then controls their fate. This requires a custom distribution strategy tailored to each project, but ultimately with the filmmaker having a lot more control.