Twitter harnessing the collective consciousness of humanity

Bravo to Evan Williams CEO of twitter, this video clearly demonstrates that the man is a deep thinker when it comes to the value of real-time information flows, never before have we had a tool that can be used to tap into collectiveconsciousnessof humanity and an ecosystem of sharing those memes as they occur. Sure […]

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13 Interesting Infographics for Web Workers

13 Interesting Infographics for Web Workers | Web Design Ledger. Infographics are a great way to get people to actually look at data. The use of visual design elements can simplify complex information and make it easier to digest. In this article, there are 13 infographics that present information and data that is useful to […]

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An API is a bespoke suit, a standard is a t-shirt

Epeus’ epigone: An API is a bespoke suit, a standard is a t-shirt. Brad is calling for APIs, and eventhe NYT is proposing one, but there is a problem with APIs that goes beyondDave’s concern about availability. When a site designs an API, what they usually do is take their internal data model and expose […]

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Matrox MXO2 LE Now Shipping

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Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, […]

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Divergent Media Releases ClipWrap 2.0 – Adds AVCHD Support

Divergent Media announced today the immediate availability of ClipWrap 2.0. With ClipWrap 2.0, your new AVCHD camcorder’s mts or m2ts files can be ‘rewrapped’ for use in any QuickTime application as quickly as a file copy. ClipWrap 2.0 is a major revision to their highly popular Macintosh application that batch converts m2t, mts, and m2ts […]

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GENARTS UNVEILS NEW VERSION OF SAPPHIRE FOR AVID AVX2 SYSTEMS

GenArts Inc., the premier provider of specialized visual effects software for the film, television and video industries, announced today GenArts Sapphire™ version 3.02 (v3.02) for Avid Systems. The upgrade extends support for Avid’s AVX2 plug-in interface to Avid DS v10.2.1 and later. This improves conform compatibility with effects generated from offline and online editing systems, […]

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What’s Fresh – Get Your Trend On

This was one of the more eye-candy-packed talks at the recent motion09 conference, with Michael Waldron and Erik van der Wilden of nailgun* giving numerous examples of what they felt were current hot trends in motion graphic design and execution. We’re working on a report of some of the more interesting sessions we attended at […]

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BAPLA Training: DAM & Rights Clearance

British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies. BAPLA Secures SkillSet Funding. Course fees for the next two BAPLA Academy training events on digital workflow and management now 60% subsidised. This two day course aimed at managers, picture researchers and administrators will be run twice, once in November and again in January 2010. The aim is […]

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Rough Guide to Flicker-Free HD Shooting

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The most common HD frame rate is a 50-year-old byproduct of the invention of color TV. And it’s not a flicker-free safe speed. Watch the video clip below to see why you should care… This clip was shot on a RED ONE in order to illustrate the difference between flicker on a global shutter camera […]

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