The present and future of post production business and technology

What about WebM? [Updated]

Post author By Philip
Post date January 17, 2011
12 Comments on What about WebM? [Updated]

By now it’s not news that Google has dropped H.264 support from the <video> tag in their Chrome Browser, ostensibly because WebM is “more open”, which is demonstrably a lie as they continue support for Flash in Chrome. (I have no problem with Google taking whatever actions it likes, but please don’t insult me by saying it’s because of “openness”.)

The important thing to remember is that this changes NOTHING! Not a single thing. No-one cares about WebM and more importantly, no-one should even consider WebM.

SundaySky Will Create 1.4 Million “Videos” in January alone!

Post author By Philip
Post date January 15, 2011
1 Comment on SundaySky Will Create 1.4 Million “Videos” in January alone!

SundaySky Will Create 1.4 Million “Videos” in January http://tinyurl.com/4z2f2k3

Item of Interest Monetizing

â€˜ShapeShifterâ€™: Are Short Films the Future of Advertising?

Post author By Philip
Post date January 13, 2011

â€˜ShapeShifterâ€™: Are Short Films the Future of Advertising? http://tinyurl.com/4ehcq3k

Assisted Editing Item of Interest Metadata The Business of Production Video Technology

Join MediaSilo, Oasis (and me) for Free Metadata Event in LA

Post author By Philip
Post date January 12, 2011
2 Comments on Join MediaSilo, Oasis (and me) for Free Metadata Event in LA

RT @zbutcher: Join MediaSilo & Oasis for FREE event in LA http://eepurl.com/cdZ4T

Metadata is crucial in todayâ€™s ever-changing, competitive post production environment. New, exciting tools continue to emerge. Trying to sort through it all? Join us for a special event in LA onJanuary 27 @ 6:30.

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The Terence and Philip Show Episode 17

Post author By Philip
Post date January 12, 2011

The Terence and Philip Show Episode 17 is now out http://tinyurl.com/4qccjl2

In this episode, Terence and Philip – with able assistance fromÂ Secret HQ’s Greg Huson – take a look back on what changed in 2010: cheaper (and great) technology, large sensors, 3D, the state of the business, distribution options and more.

There’s a lot in this show from Resolve to dissolve.

Distribution Item of Interest

When All Content Is Personalized who needs TV networks?

Post author By Philip
Post date January 11, 2011
1 Comment on When All Content Is Personalized who needs TV networks?

When All Content Is Personalized, Who Needs TV Networks http://tinyurl.com/4rl3b3r

Apple Interesting Technology Item of Interest

Light Peak “ready to go” says Intel

Post author By Philip
Post date January 8, 2011
3 Comments on Light Peak “ready to go” says Intel

Light Peak “ready to go” says Intel http://tinyurl.com/2vdqoyu

Distribution Item of Interest Media Consumption

Turner CEO: how he’s anti-customers and wants to encourage piracy.

Post author By Philip
Post date January 5, 2011
4 Comments on Turner CEO: how he’s anti-customers and wants to encourage piracy.

Turner CEO: how he’s anti-customer and wants to encourage piracy http://tinyurl.com/2bzx64m

Apple Pro Apps Business & Marketing

Why are we all worried Apple will abandon Pro Video… [Updated Jan 16]

Post author By Philip
Post date January 4, 2011
9 Comments on Why are we all worried Apple will abandon Pro Video… [Updated Jan 16]

There seems to be a constant panic among Final Cut Studio users that Apple is “going to abandon professional video” because it isn’t the first thing that Apple talks about at every press conference or event. But it shouldn’t be. Pro Apps are a relatively small – but highly profitable – division within Apple. True the focus is on iOS devices, which turns out to be a great thing for professional video because that’s likely where the next (and desperately needed by Final Cut Studio and Apple’s other QuickTime-based apps) version of QuickTime is coming from.

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Sloppy Math is good for video analysis?

Post author By Philip
Post date January 3, 2011

Sloppy Math is good for video analysis? http://tinyurl.com/22kpvp6 Better content detection = better metadata for us to use in software.