Can everyone just stop whining about information overload? I mean, in the knowledge economy, information is our most valuable commodity. And these days it’s available in almost infinite abundance, delivered automatically to our electronic devices or accessible with a few mouse clicks. So buck up, already! Can everyone just stop whining about information overload? I […]
Day: August 24, 2009
Future: Disposable Video Players
“Wait, what??? did I miss a few years of tech?” I bet a lot of us had the same reaction best expressed in a comment aboutyesterday’s news that a September issue of Entertainment Weekly will come out with an insert sporting mini video screens to promote Pepsi and CBS’s fall line-up. Not particularly impressed with […]
FOSSLC Brings Together Open Source Thought Leaders to Educate and Entertain Regarding the Importance
Matt Asay, Mike Milinkovich and David Maxwell Will Get Together on August 31, 2009 to Educate and Entertain AboutOpen Source Licenses Ottawa, Canada – August 20th, 2009 – The Free and Open Source Learning Center (FOSSLC), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving lives using open source software today announced that it will bring together thought […]
A Savvy Approach to Copyright Messaging
I’m a photographer. I’m also a web geek. And those two sides of my brain sometimes fight with each other. As a photographer, I’m outraged when peoplegrab photos off the web and use them without consideration of copyright. I’ve been fighting this “It’s on the internet, so it must be free!” ignorance for more than […]
Media et Management: Nesbit Interview
Interview with Irene Nesbit of Nesbit Systems, software company in New York. Company specializes in media et management, using barcode technology to manage digital video for broadcast, cable, and production industry. Preview Plus is new product based on Management Library System. […]
Advanced RAW Workflow with Apple Aperture 1.5
Advanced RAW WorkflowAs a photographer, you know all about the benefits of shooting RAW. With access to all the data your digital SLR can record, you’re capturing images of startling quality, great dynamic range, and virtually no noise. And now, for the very first time, you have an application that provides you with more control […]
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Digital Asset Management Research – Where to Start
Digital Asset Management systems have been around for over a decade now, and before that it was your standard assortment of file folders, CDs and even floppy disks. As the DAM systems evolved many first-movers were able to take advantage of this new technology for the benefit of themselves and their organizations. But if you […]
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Video storage space calculators round-up
It’s one of the questions I get asked more often than most: How much drive space do I need to hold [insert media format and time here]? At one point I tried to keep some rough numbers in my head, as in way back when DV25 was about the only format and resolution to worry […]
North Plains Systems’ TeleScope Recognized by KMWorld as One of the Year’s “Trend-Setting Products”
TORONTO – August 24, 2009 –North Plains Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider ofdigital asset management (DAM) andrich media asset management (MAM) software solutions, today announced thatKMWorldhas named North Plains’TeleScope as one of the magazine’s “Trend-Setting Products” of 2009. TeleScope was selected for its unique ability to help organizations create, manage, distribute, repurpose and monetize […]
Inspiration from the anti-Google
More and more production professionals are living in a kind of social vacuum as production and post moves from larger companies to small 1 or 2 man boutiques. So for a little inspiration and a feeling that you’re part of a greater whole, I’d suggest checking out StumbleUpon. I know that many of you have […]
