Heterogeneous computing, where hardware vendors mix a variety of processors (graphics processors, CPUs, embedded chips orDSPs) on a server to increase energy efficiency and processing speed, will become a reality in the data center in the next decade, says an IBM executive. Such arrangements increase complexity and can cause headaches for developers and customers, but […]
Day: March 16, 2009
Hyperspeech Transfer Protocol
IBM’s researchscientistsin India have developed a technology that will offer users the ability to talk to the Web and create ‘voice’ sites using mobile phones according to a news article in theEconomic Timestoday. Hyperspeech Transfer Protocol (HSTP), a protocol designed to seamlessly connect telephony voice applications, will enable users to browse across voice applications by […]
On Set with Red: A Weary AC’s Rant
While Red was making new product announcements in November 2008, I was busy AC’ing a 10-day Red One shoot. Between takes the crew discussed the new camera and sensor options announced by Jim Jannard and Co. The ability to mix and match sensor sizes for maximum flexibility whets my appetite as a filmmaker. However, for […]
DVKitchen has become a must-have video encoding & publishing tool
Video courtesy of Rub©n Abruña and iLevel. I first bought DVKitchen before it even carried that name. Back in June 2008, DVKitchen had a different name, but wasn’t quite ready yet for me to write an article about it. Times change… and for DVKitchen, the changes have been extremely positive. Like other encoding tools, DVKitchen […]
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On Artbeats.com: Cartoonification
After Effects CS4 ships with a Cartoon effect, which can be used to give live-action footage more of a hand-inked look. Intended as a technology demonstration for what could be done with Adobe’s new Pixel Bender toolkit, it was pounced upon by many as example of how supposedly weak the AE CS4 upgrade was (with […]
Zylight Announces Intelligent Studio Fixture at NAB2009
Chelmsford, MA, March 11, 2009 – Zylight LLC, the leader in intelligent LED lighting for the film and video production industry, is proud to announce their new series of full-size Intelligent Studio fixtures. The first light in the series, the IS3, will be unveiled at NAB2009 with availability beginning this summer. Four-times brighter than other […]
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LECTROSONICS TAKEN TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
Belize City, Belize – March 2009… In October 2008, NBC’s Today Show-America’s most watched morning television program-explored climactic changes on our planet with a special news report titled the Ends of the Earth. With the show’s four anchors stationed in different parts of the world, the NBC Network News Field Operations team was charged with […]
Mark Schubin on “The Fandom of the Opera”
Mark Schubin discussed the intersection of TV technology and opera, and live broadcasting of the NYC Metropolitan Opera (Mark’s Emmy-winning day job), following the 2009 HPA Tech Retreat. By popular acclaim, he has posted his HPA presentation in PDF form (alternate link: http://data.memberclicks.com/site/hopa/2009_TR_Pres_Schubin_MetOpera.pdf), and a link to a SMPTE Toronto Section webcast of his very […]
