Thinking about data

Designed for humans first and machines second, microformats are a set of simple, open data formats built upon existing and widely adopted standards. Instead of throwing away what works today, microformats intend to solve simpler problems first by adapting to current behaviors and usage patterns (e.g. XHTML, blogging). microformats are: a way of thinking about […]

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Can I have a quick overview on what the semantic web is? … umm, Ok.

A short introduction to the semantic web. All source material is on the Digital Bazaar wiki: http://wiki.digitalbazaar.com/en/semantic-web-intro [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGg8A2zfWKg] […]

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HPA Tech Retreat – Day 1

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On this, the first “real” day of the HPA Tech Retreat, we were treated to 3D cinema demos and discussions, a CES review, a phased-array mic for sports recording, and more. We started at the Cinemark Theater with a presentation on the state of 3D digital cinema, with a practical demo on a brand-new 60 […]

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New Software From Vara Software

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Best may be piling it on too much for certain. Never heard of it, now that may be likely. Vara Software has been one of my favorite companies since I first encountered VideoCue. If you don’t know VideoCue, go to their site right now and download it. It’s an entire TV studio in an inexpensive […]

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Don’t Swim at the Bottom

I’m on a couple of email lists, and a thread on one of them caught my eye this morning. It was about crew and pricing, and inevitably someone stumped us all when they posted a very low price for a two person crew with a Varicam package. One of the most important lessons I’ve learned […]

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