XDCAM Browser Version 1.00 (XDB1) now available

XDCAM Browser Version 1.00 (XDB1) XDCAM Browser combines some of the functionalities provided by the following separate software applications into a single cross platform (Windows and Mac OS) application: PDZ-1 XDCAM Proxy Browser, PDZ-VX10 Sony XDCAM Viewer, XDCAM Proxy Viewer, and XDCAM Transfer for Final Cut Pro. Version 1.00 of XDCAM Browser supports many of […]

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50.94 Is Not A Valid Frame Rate

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I recently had a fellow motion graphics artist asked me what format used a 50.94 fps frame rate, as a client had requested delivery at this rate. 50.94 is obviously a typo based on 59.94 fps (the field rate for NTSC, and the North American speed favored for some HD media such as 720p for […]

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New intelligent tagging

Intranet Software, UK Intranet: Interact 4.0 – New intelligent tagging features in Interact Intranet 4.7 make it even easier to connect content and create online communities. Highlights from the latest release include new @tagging and #tagging features making it much easier to quickly and easily link content and increase content findability. The@tagging feature extends the […]

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The Three C’s of Social Content: Consumption, Curation, Creation

The Three C’s of Social Content: Consumption, Curation, Creation. Over the years, social networks have lured us from the confines of our existing realities into a new genre of digital domains that not only captivated us, but fostered the creation of new realities. As George Bernard Shaw observed, “Life is not about finding yourself, life […]

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If you Fail to Communicate, you Fail to Sell

If you Fail to Communicate, you Fail to Sell | Penn Olson. We could write to communicate and sell an idea. It’s the simplest but not the most effective way though. That is why we love watching videos. In a short couple of minutes, we could learn so much more information about a product. It […]

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Sony publishes Guide to Sensor Sizes

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Why is the image circle of a 2/3-inch type image sensor so much smaller than 2/3 inches? Exactly what in a two-thirds inch sensor measures two thirds of an inch? What does a two-thirds inch 4:3 sensor have in common with a two thirds inch 16:9 sensor? And how big is a 35mm frame? As […]

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Deeper Modes of Expression, Part 11: Dreaming in Color

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The next-to-last subject we’re going to cover is manipulating color inside expressions. This is powerful, as so much of graphics is about color, and also because it is very handy to set up a master color on one layer and then have a large number of other layers or effects look to this master – […]

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Governance vs. management in marketing technology

Governance vs. management in marketing technology – Chief Marketing Technologist. My recent article in InformationWeek — onwhy the marketing technology genie isn’t going back into the IT bottle — has stirred a few lively responses. Caron Carlson, editor ofFierceCIO — got to love that name, especially walking into a debate about the future of marketing […]

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Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Helps Keep the Peace at Home

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This probably isn’t the usual article on a piece of non-linear editing software. There will be no discussion of professional workflows and how it’s used to create broadcast television or feature films. But rather it’s a discussion of how a modest beginning, dabbling with a new piece of software and one of its signature features […]

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Trends in Knowledge Management

Image via Wikipedia Green Chameleon Trends in Knowledge Management. Traditionally, KM was more often than not a top-down driven approach. For example, document taxonomies and knowledge sharing procedures were defined; identified experts shared their knowledge in defined communities. Today, we can identify six strong trends that lead into new concepts of knowledge sharing and collaboration: […]

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