Increasingly, we are seeing a new breed of Semantic Applications, which we generalize as shortcuts.This category includes SnapShots from Snap, BlueOrganizer and SmartLinks from AdaptiveBlue, Shortcuts from Yahoo!, and In-text search from Lingospot. What is common between all these technologies is that they leverage the simple semantics of the content to deliver additional information. In […]
Day: June 19, 2008
Sharing Vocabularies on the Web via SKOS
The effectiveness of the Semantic Web (SemWeb) will be heavily dependent on the ability of computers to reason and communicate using controlled vocabularies. When the SemWeb arrives, it will have an impact on all users and designers of Web-based systems, Internet and intranet alike. Since SKOS (Simple Knowledge Organization System) will underlie so much SemWeb […]
Stan Winston, Rest In Peace
I’m surprised that more people haven’t talked about this… I am on vacation on a mountain-top (hence a little removed from civilization). I was flipping through the paper and saw this:Visual Effects Master Stan Winston, 62. Turns out one of the greatest visual FX and animators in the world passed away on June 15.I suspect […]
Learn How to Scan Photos for Video
Seems like a lot of folks have forgotten (or never learned) how to scan photos. With this is mind, I offer some practical scanning advice. Several problems can be introduced by those using antiquated scanners with a distinct lack of skill. To get the best results, try the following: • Before scanning an image, ensure […]
Maelstrom – Production (part 2)
Sunflowers: two VistaBeam 600s fill the shadows. [See also: Preproduction; Production (part 1)] Day 4 – We have a 3pm call for a 4pm start (we’re skewing later in the day as we need to shoot nighttime footage) and plan to shoot to midnight, covering the climactic dinner and post-dinner scenes. I ask Aaron, who […]
European HDTV supplier installs 500+ JVC professional monitors in HDTV production vans
Wayne, NJ (June 17, 2008) – Belgium-based Alfacam, a leading European television facilities provider, has installed 566 JVC Professional monitors in their HDTV production vans. JVC monitors will also be used as part of Alfacam’s HD coverage for the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. “As a company that utilizes the most innovative […]
