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Where goes Final Cut Pro X and the other NLEs?
134 Comments · Posted by Philip in Apple Pro Apps, General, The Business of Production, Video Technology
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Video Metadata Practices to Boost SEO.
Comments off · Posted by Philip in Business & Marketing, Item of Interest, Monetizing
Video Metadata Practices to Boost SEO http://t.co/gBng5lRG
Video metadata has been read by search engines for some time but now there are more options: (more…)
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Vimeo creates new tools to support and pay video makers
Comments off · Posted by Philip in Item of Interest, Monetizing
Vimeo creates new tools to support and pay video makers. http://t.co/2tgrZtCz
For those who want to go down the direct payment for their work route, Vimeo are adding services to professional accounts to bring those features. (more…)
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Program learns to recognize rough sketches.
Comments off · Posted by Philip in Interesting Technology, Item of Interest
Program learns to recognize rough sketches of objects http://t.co/bl3YWEcl (more…)
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Expect Labs’ MindMeld iPad App Understands Your Conversations in Real Time.
Comments off · Posted by Philip in Interesting Technology, Item of Interest
Expect Labs’ MindMeld iPad App Understands Your Conversations In Real Time http://t.co/Y8Mx9PWC
First off, I need this! (more…)
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Video Stories: Marketing’s Next Big Thing
1 Comment · Posted by Philip in Item of Interest, The Business of Production
Video Stories: Marketing’s Next Big Thing http://t.co/1m9kIp23
Neil Perry points to a trend for brands to produce human-scale stories as part of their marketing, and how successful this is becoming. Not surprising, really, as humans love stories. In fact, the lack of decent stories is what ails “Hollywood” today. (more…)
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Disappointing 3DTV sales makes 4K the Next Big Thing.
4 Comments · Posted by Philip in Item of Interest, The Business of Production, The Technology of Production
Disappointing 3DTV sales makes 4K the Next Big Thing http://t.co/N0xVEBfk
The problem is that these “big things” are not driven by consumer demand, but by the tool makers who need to keep selling more production gear, and – perhaps more importantly – more consumer equipment to get the hardware turnover faster. Given that the average TV sits in the corner for 10 years or so, something has to be “created” to induce consumers to want to buy the next “big thing”. (more…)
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MPAA Sends Five Key Propaganda Talking Points to Politicians
Comments off · Posted by Philip in Item of Interest, The Business of Production
MPAA Sends Five Key Propaganda Points To Politicians http://t.co/1d5dk3bO So now you know what the politicians will say as “their opinion” (more…)
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Hey Hollywood, forget SOPA, ACTA, TPP, and look to Neflix
2 Comments · Posted by Philip in Distribution, Item of Interest, The Business of Production
Hey Hollywood, forget SOPA, ACTA, TPP, and look to Netflix for a glimse of your future. http://t.co/AaZMiXbJ
Instead of pushing for ever-more draconian laws in the US and beyond, instead, how about the studio look to what is working: Netflix. (more…)
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Arrested Development on Netflix
Comments off · Posted by Philip in Item of Interest, Studio 2.0, The Business of Production
Arrested Development on Netflix – how does it change the business model for TV production? http://t.co/t3cQpMDD
A good look at the business behind Netflix’s original productions: (more…)
