Using Technology to Solve Problems
The best apps come from a need: either personal or an obvious industry need.
Where we’ll be at IBC 2018
Where to find Philip Hodgetts and Dr Gregory Clarke at IBC 2018. We’d love to see you.
Speech-to-Text: Recent Example
A 46 minute interview transcribed with only 15 of 4100 words needing correction. That’s over 99.98% accurate.
Logging Real Time? Don’t Panic, Back-time!
At Lumberjack System, we frequently get push back that it’s “too hard” to log during the shoot. If you’re manipulating a camera (reframing etc) then sure you can’t log. And if you’re holding a boom, ditto. But if you’re monitoring audio during recording, or running the interview, then it is totally possible to log during the shoot with no added stress.
I do it all the time. For my family history project I set up cameras, mics and audio records and run the interview and log. Lunch with Philip and Greg is much the same, with the added complication of eating.
The best approach is to work in back-time mode and relax. Back-time eliminates the stress of anticipating when an answer starts because you’re logging “in the past”
I typically work with the 5 second back time on by default. This means I can be fully engaged with the subject while asking the question, and continue to be engaged with them as they start their answer. I can glance down after a few seconds (fewer than five!) and tap on the keyword start.
This takes the stress and tension out of having to “get it right on the moment.â€
Back time also allows us to add a new keyword and log it from up to 90 seconds in the past. Keyword range end is always the current time.
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 Terence and Philip Show Episode 80: Should Apple (or anyone) go to Trade Shows
In a new Terence and Philip Show we start with the question “Should Apple be present at Trade Shows like NAB?” and then extend discussion to question whether there is still a role for big trade shows like NAB and IBC.
http://www.theterenceandphilipshow.com/episode-80-shoul…o-to-trade-shows/
2017 – 2018 Introspection
What technologies took my interest in 2017, and what will happen to them in 2018.
Lumberjack, IBC and FCPX World
Lumberjack System will be previewing something extremely exciting at the FCP X World Event at IBC.
Lumberjack iOS Logger 3
Today we released a new version of the Lumberjack iOS Logger – version 3.
iOS Logger for iPhone and iPad has been completely rewritten for increased speed and stability. New features include a warning for logs not uploaded, the ability to add a note to a keyword range upon completion, the ability to review logged (but not uploaded) keywords and the ability to add or edit a note to logged keyword ranges.
Thanks to Robert Desauger.
Software Product Updates
We’ve recently added new features to SendtoX – named Favorite ranges from Clips in a Sequence – and Lumberjack System where we developed a workflow for backLogger to support RED R3D media.