Vinten launches new intelligent Vector heads building on 100 years of innovation

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Vinten®, a Vitec Group brand and global leader in camera supports, is launching two new heads at IBC2010 in direct response to user demand. The new Vector 750i delivers unsurpassed precision for virtual and augmented reality in outside broadcast and studio applications. The new Vector 430 is a compact head with a very wide payload […]

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After Effects and Motion Share and Compare

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On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I host Steve Taylor – an LA-based motion graphics designer who’s tool of choice is After Effects. I thought it would be fun and interesting to compare how After Effects and Motion handle different motion graphics tasks and so this is the first of a series of “share and compare” […]

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Flipboard: User Generated Content as real-time magazine

Exclusive first look at “revolutionary” social news iPad app: Flipboard — Scobleizer. You’ve seen Twitter clients like TweetDeck or Seesmic, but you’ve never seen one like this. You’ve seen news readers like NewsGator, Google Reader, or, even, newer ones for iPad like Pulse, but you’ve never seen one like this. You’ve seen news aggregators like […]

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There’ll Be Sentiment Analysis (And Mashing) Over The Web Service Called OpenDover

There’ll Be Sentiment Analysis (And Mashing) Over The Web Service Called OpenDover – Semantic Web. In the physical world, you can ride a ferry from Calais to Dover (you know, where the bluebirds are flying). In the semantic web world, you can fact tag text with the OpenCalais web service and sentiment tag it with […]

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How SaaS Adoption Trends Show New Shifts In Technology Purchasing Power

Research Report: How SaaS Adoption Trends Show New Shifts In Technology Purchasing Power A Software Insider’s Point of View. SaaS Adoption Surveys Often Overlook Audience Composition Over the past year, analyst firms, tech media, and even mainstream business media have happily showcased positive news about SaaS adoption. The common theme remains clear – SaaS adoption […]

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Why artists need to value themselves

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Today, we’re continuing my recent conversation with visual effects supervisor Jeffrey Okun about the direction of his industry and how he and his fellow artists are dealing with the changes and uncertainty currently roiling through that industry. (You can hear part I of our chat here.) In part 2 of our conversation, we pick up […]

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Is There Garbage Floating in Your Ocean of Knowledge? Reader Beware

Is There Garbage Floating in Your Ocean of Knowledge? Reader Beware | Information Architected. It has been weeks since I blogged, or even Tweeted on a regular basis. Where have I been? Dan and I are on the road, consulting on a very complex, grand and most interesting ECM project. A Fortune 100 company that […]

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FilmFellas Cast 8: Web 35-

Our award winning ASC cast kicks off the series discussing how DSLRs are creating a new wave of indie film and democratizing the filmmaking process. They discus lighting, story, and talent behind the lens. Zacuto Films presents their first ASC cast with FilmFellas Cast 8: ASC Cinematographers in 5 Webisodes. Starring: Stephen Goldblatt ASC, BSC, […]

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Pixel Farm to Launch “Radical New Approach to Tracking” at SIGGRAPH

One normally doesn’t put much stock in press releases, but sometimes you can read between the lines and see some substance behind the hype. At SIGGRAPH next week in Los Angeles, anyone involved in the process of combining 3D and live action footage will want to check out the latest upcoming release from Pixel Farm, […]

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FilmFellas Cast 7: Web 31

The Fellas discuss documenting an “extraordinary time in someones life.” Next, they exam Social Media, self-distribution and how film watchers have become the curators of creative content on the web. FilmFellas Cast 7: Documentaries “Masters of Non-Fiction” features an award winning cast of Documentary filmmakers with David Grubin, the most decorated documentarian in history with […]

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