Category: General

Who’s looking at you? Apparently everything!

Post author By Philip
Post date November 9, 2011
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Two stories today that caught my attention are:

Facial Recognition App Detects, Captures Smiles Technology intrudes more & more into “human” territory

Meet Swivl, The Motion Tracking iPhone Dock That Always Keeps You On CameraÂ More and more automatics!

Now, it would be really cool if Swivl tracked you and kept you on camera using facial detection but it does not: instead it uses a hand held transmitter/controller to “know” where to point the camera. Â Even with that it will make a great addition to a video blogger, web episode producer as the producer/talent can move and have the camera follow them as they do.

HTML5 Item of Interest The Business of Production

Adobe’s new strategic direction

Post author By Philip
Post date November 8, 2011
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Adobe’s new strategic direction. http://t.co/GuVwzrhT Beyond the layoffs, the real news:

Moving forward, Adobe will offer customers the ability to make, manage, measure and monetize content and applications across all devices.Â The company has long been the leader in content authoring solutions with its Adobe Creative SuiteÂ® product franchise. Its Digital Media growth strategy revolves around its recently announced Creative Cloud and will enable the company to rapidly deliver new product capabilities and services; penetrate untapped market segments; and increase overall engagement with customers.

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How I automated my writing career!

Post author By Philip
Post date November 4, 2011
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How I automated my writing career http://t.co/Q7ld3YHH

Naturally, any automation of “creative” processes interests me because I believe that some parts of the creative process of video postproduction can be automated. However, author Robbie Allen is right when he says:

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Episode 36 of The Terence and Philip Show: what’s interesting to us, now.

Post author By Philip
Post date November 2, 2011
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Episode 36: What’s interesting to us (Film is Dead) http://t.co/2hVrLyXj

A series of topics starting with large sensor cameras in production, the November 3 announcements from Canon Professional video, RED and Avid. Then on to the death of film, the cinema experience, and the problems of 3D.

Weâ€™ve been predicting the demise of the Mac Pro in the current form fact for some time, and during this early October recording, we discuss what has this week become rumor: the demise of the heavy iron workstation. (And the value of SSD.)

Terry reports from the Monitor shootout day sponsored by the Hollywood Post Alliance, and HPA sponsored workflows.

We also get onto the future of Apple after the loss of Steve Jobs (just like everyone else!), leading to a discussion of who invented what?

The implications of Siri for postproduction: specialist tools vs generalists tools.

Distribution Item of Interest Media Consumption

Make No Mistake: Google Is Taking on the TV Industry.

Post author By Philip
Post date October 29, 2011

Make No Mistake: Google Is Taking On The TV Industry http://t.co/6ntzqtFb The traditional TV industry should consider itself warned.

The biggest barrier to Google and Apple’s desire to create a new television distribution network has been the intransigence of the content owners to disrupt their own business model while it’s still profitable. So the obvious answer is for them to invest in content directly.

Item of Interest Media Consumption

5 Ways Mobile is Changing TV watching.

Post author By Philip
Post date October 26, 2011

Second Screen Visionaries: 5 Ways Mobile Is Changing TV-Watching http://t.co/AacKJgKY

Last July, about a year and a half later,Â Rapid TV News reportedÂ on a white paper by British technology research company Mobile Interactive Group, which updated that number for the US and UK. It had â€œ40% of mobile users saying that they are most likely to be multi-tasking using their phone while watching the TV.â€ (Some estimate that number nearly doubles when you look at the 18-24 demographic.)

Continue reading “5 Ways Mobile is Changing TV watching.”

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Event Manager X updated to 1.1

Post author By Philip
Post date October 21, 2011
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Event Manager X updated to 1.1 – Filter your events and/or Projects for Final Cut Pro X http://t.co/ADmN7BKi

Update through the application.

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From Final Cut Pro X to Final Cut Pro 7

Post author By Philip
Post date October 19, 2011
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From Final Cut Pro X to Final Cut Pro 7 XML, then to Color, Soundtrack Pro, OMF, Premiere Pro (After Effects) http://t.co/pDvID7jR >br>

Export Final Cut Pro X Project XML to a Final Cut Pro 7 Sequence XML. Â Because the two apps are so different, a perfect translation is not possible.

Item of Interest Media Consumption The Business of Production

Traditional TV is in for a heck of a ride.

Post author By Philip
Post date October 18, 2011

Traditional TV is in for a heck of a ride http://t.co/AHXR0djD Meta trends in media.

This is a long article but well worth the read asÂ Habib Kairouz runs through a comparison between the ills that afflict the print industry with those that are affecting television as we’ve known it.

Item of Interest Media Consumption

The Future Of TV Is Coming, Slowly but Surely.

Post author By Philip
Post date October 17, 2011

The Future Of TV Is Coming, Slowly But Surely http://t.co/rQuQL5e1

Dan Frommer at Business Insider takes a look at the various aspects of the evolving future of Television.