Late last week, we watched the big names in the IT industry play their little reindeer games over a proposedOpen Cloud Manifesto put forth by IBM. I have to say, it wasn’t worth it. As far as Manifestos go, this one is pretty benign. Who cares if it was agreed to or drafted in secret […]
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The rise of identity theft and copy right in fringement has become one of the biggest issues in the digital world today. Copyright owners are starting to become nervous ab out the future of digital assets and are finding way to manage them in order to protect the credibility and integrity of the digital business […]
Depending on the DAM, the process to upload (import) assets and metadata to the DAM may vary. While a DAM is only as good as the metadata associated to its assets, someone will need to upload assets and metadata to the DAM at some point, maybe on a frequent basis. Realistically, you will need to […]
Over at John August’s blog, he’s posted some feedback from a reader that asks the question “Why do LA people suck?” and rants a bit about backstabbing and shallow friendships. John does an excellent job of breaking down the themes in the e-mail, nicely explains the difference between friends and colleagues, and offers some tips […]
Over at ProLost, Stu Maschwitz has written a great post on the topic of photographers suddenly taking up video due to the new video-enabled DSLR cameras from Canon and Nikon. His answer? No, they won’t. Read on… “Saying that photographers need to learn video because their cameras now feature video is like saying that you […]
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Google has given its web search engine an injection of semantic technology, as the search leader pushes into what many consider the future of search on the internet. The new technology will allow Google’s search engine to identify associations and concepts related to a query, improving the list of related search terms Google displays along […]
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Via this machine-translated blog entry is an interesting look at a product from Nikon, the Media Port UP300x. It’s a set of headphones outfitted with a eyepiece complete with a LCOS screen at 640×480 pixels, built-in media storage, and is intended for use as a PMP-type device. But it also offers a video input, and […]
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Here it is. Below the table you’ll find a link to download a printable PDF. To the best of my knowledge this information is correct, but be sure to read the notes regarding Hot Mirror filters: they can cause color vignetting on wider lenses, some require that a certain side face out, and they can […]
I thought that the link I posted the other day to 90+ Avid tutorials was good stuff that could keep one busy for a few days but this one beats it by a mile: Filmmakeriq.com has a page that has some 1001 links to Adobe After Effects tutorials. This page has gathered links from all […]
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 Rack, a new version of the award-winning Matrox MXO2 I/O device for the Mac, is now shipping. The 2RU-sized Matrox MXO2 Rack is designed for broadcast news operations, OB vans, and other environments where equipment must be rackmounted. It streamlines editing workflow with Apple Final Cut […]
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