A reader recently commented on my semantic advertising post with a great question: exactly how well does semantic advertising do compared with plain old contextual advertising? Can the difference be quantified in a way that’s independently verifiable? It should be. I understand why it’s not today. There are hundreds of advertising networks, each with their […]
Month: December 2008
Are Embed Links on your company's Christmas list?
Are Embed Links on your company’s Christmas list? PostedMonday, December 1, 2008 by Al Falaschi Video is the hot new topic and tool for marketing departments everywhere. Many dream of a viral video that costs next to nothing to make, yet vaults your company image through the roof, with sales increases being able to be […]
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5min VideoSeed semantic Video Matching
5min’s VideoSeed Syndicates How-To Videos To Answers.com And Others by Jason Kincaid on December 2, 2008 How-to site 5min is expanding beyond its roots as a video portal and has launched a syndication network for its videos called VideoSeed, which uses semantic matching to deliver relevant clips to participating sites. The platform matches keywords found […]
Red updates Scarlet/Epic specs – “Mo Bettah”
Updated with exclusive charts and analysis Wednesday 1pm PST)Red always talks about all specs, timetables, prices, etc. are subject to drastic change. So, they’ve already changed (read: “increased”) the specs for the planned Scarlet and Epic cameras, and given a big wet kiss to existing Red One owners. Read on for the details after the […]
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The Top Ten Things After Effects Users Love and Hate about Motion
I teach Motion to a lot of After Effects users. Sometimes they end up in my class because they want to be there; other times their organization has sent them and they arrive kicking and screaming, ready for a fight. Either way, after clearing away a lot of misconceptions and getting them to actually use […]
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Ease and Wizz
Virtually all After Effects users take advantage of the Easy Ease keyframe assistants. Applying them makes your animations elegantly speed up and slow down. But there are alternatives, right? There are. Switching a keyframe’s interpolation to Auto Bezier, for example, will give half the ease of Easy Ease. You can also edit the keyframe interpolation […]
Front Porch Digital launches all-in-one product for migrating content from videotape to data tape
LOUISVILLE, Colo. — Dec. 2, 2008 — Front Porch Digital, the leader in content storage management for media operations worldwide, today launched DIVAsolo, the world’s first all-in-one path for migrating content from legacy videotape to high-density data tape. DIVAsolo consolidates three proven technologies — SAMMA Solo, the world’s leading efficient-migration appliance, DIVArchive, and DIVAdirector — […]
NVIDIA transforms high-end visualization with new Quadro FX 4800 graphics card
SANTA CLARA, CA – December 2, 2008- Today, mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD), digital content creation (DCC) and broadcast applications received a major performance boost with the introduction of the NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 4800 ultra-high-end professional graphics card. With advances in GPU architecture, added graphics memory and 30-bit color, the Quadro FX 4800 gives professionals the […]
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Omneon and Front Porch Digital accelerate access to media content
LOUISVILLE, Colo., and SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Dec. 2, 2008 — Front Porch Digital and Omneon, Inc., today announced that they have collaborated to deliver a tightly integrated system that combines the two companies’ flagship products for active storage and content management. The Omneon MediaGrid(TM) active storage system and the Front Porch Digital DIVArchive content storage […]
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Telemetrics new serial controlled pan/tilt head turning heads
Mahwah, NJ (December 2, 2008) — The comprehensive line of Telemetrics servo-based Pan/Tilt units has been expanded to include a new model that provides added efficiency and reliability to the production environment. Now available, Telemetrics PT-CP-S4 Pan/Tilt Head offers side camera-mounting, a powerful DC-DC converter to power accessories over long cable runs, a newly designed […]
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