North Plains Systems Corp ., the leading provider of video and digital asset management (VAM and DAM) solutions, today announced enhancements for its enterprise-class DAM TeleScope platform, allowing creative professionals to work more effectively and seamlessly with creative authoring applications and tools. The enhancements also provide a convenient, cost-effective method for organizations to extend their […]
Month: June 2008
Untrustworthy
I just got fired from a job because the producer decided I was untrustworthy. Huh? I get a little nervous when my phone rings and the area code on the display is located in Southern California. I spent ten years in the Hollywood film and television industries, and while there are many good people working […]
Cine Gear Expo 2008 – Day 2
Cine Gear Expo on the blazing-hot Universal backlot Day 2 of Cine Gear Expo dawned sunny and hot—our in-car temperature display registered 102 degrees Fahrenheit by 1:30pm. Despite the heat, there were plenty of things worth seeing. European Village, at siesta time. The picture above is atypical; most of the time, the “streets” of the […]
NewBlue and VASST improve AVCHD performance with AVCHD UpShift
LA JOLLA, CA (June 25, 2008) – Video editors no longer have to wrestle with unwieldy AVCHD files thanks to AVCHD UpShift, software to assist video editors in AVCHD editing and process the latest generation of high definition video. A joint product from NewBlue, Inc., makers of NewBlueFX and VASST (Video, Audio, Software, Support, Training), […]
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Tweak Software launches RV
San Francisco, CA (June 25, 2008)-Tweak Software is releasing RV, the company’s first commercially available software package, announced Seth Rosenthal, founder and president. RV is a highly customizable cross-platform image and sequence viewer that is capable of playing back uncompressed film resolution clips. RV is a real-time, film resolution, high-dynamic-range image and sequence viewer for […]
Motion and the OoO, Part 1
The OoO? Some sort of secret society? Almost – OoO stands for Order of Operations, and if you’re not familiar how Motion calculates the changes you make to layers and groups, you might not get the results you want. Let’s take a closer look. In this first example, we’ll use our friendly drop shadow. When […]
Making Movies Now – bigger, sometimes better, definitely riskier
I opened the LA Times today and the front of the Calendar section was dominated by a picture of Brad Pitt sprawled on a couch with the headline Sparking Curiosity with the subhead “The trailer for ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ is everything it should be” and talks about the buzz around the movie. […]
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Mainstream Media’s new correspondent: YouTube
I’m still working out how I feel about this, so feel free to chime in with your own comments. This past weekend, drag racer Scott Kalitta died in an accident while qualifying for the NHRA SuperNationals. The event was televised by ESPN. I first learned about the tragedy while browsing the web site for the […]
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Looking to deploy DAM, need to seek professional help?
Whether you are looking to deploy DAM into your business for the first time or build on an existing system to develop a complete digital supply chain, then Henry Stewart’s Digital Asset Management Symposium is essential. Our expert speakers and panel discussions will inform you as to the latest developments in DAM and how they […]
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Open Source SMS/WAP
Open Source SMS/WAP, Mobile Marketing On Your Terms Posted by justin I’ve always been a fan of open source software, and anything protected under the GPL license. For quite some time now, I’ve been experimenting with a freely available open source SMS and WAP gateway called Kannel. For those who don’t know what open source […]
