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 Sunday, 26 February 2006
.< 1:24:50 AM >
Call for HD Boycott
Found this somewhat shocking story at MacNN: "Apple's former director of video
product marketing Mike Evangelist is calling for a boycott of next-generation HD video products--including HD-DVD and
Blu-ray--claiming that the industry is trying to take away 'fair use' from customers." Reading the actual blog post, my blood started to boil, "This is important. I
really want you to understand what’s going on with the video industry’s push towards HD. They are
engineering a complete removal of the concept of fair use. They are setting up systems that will completely
control how, when and where you can use content that you buy. Even worse, they can retroactively
change the rules!"
[Via DV Guru]
.< 1:20:53 AM >
BWF2XML For FCP
BWF2XML is an application that converts Broadcast Wave File into a
format that allows FCP to read those BWF audio files. "By leveraging the power of the FCP XML format, BWF2XML
allows FCP to seamlessly import the complete metadata and timecode. Dependent on your system setup polyphonic BWFs and
merging of discrete mono BWFs are handled. There is also an option to do a level and pan setup, which does not modify
the original files, but the XML - so the editor still is able to change these setttings." So pretty much when you
record sound with BWF, the metadata included with the audio file will be translated into FCP with BWF2XML. The metadata
could include levels, timecode, notes, etc.
(via MacNN)
[Via DV Guru]
.< 1:19:55 AM >
Apple's Online Mobile Field Editing Seminar
Over at Apple.com you can
checkout a new on-line seminar which focuses on shooting and editing in the field. The seminar is free, all you need to
do is sign up and from there you can go through and watch the various movie clips. The seminar covers a number of topics
including,
- What mobile digital video editing means for videographers.
- The how-to's of mobile field editing on the Mac using Final Cut Pro.
- How technology is
changing the future of broadcasting and journalism.
[Via DV Guru]
.< 1:19:47 AM >
A Milestone for iTunes; a Windfall for a Downloader
Alex Ostrovsky bought the billionth song from Apple's iTunes store and won a 20-inch iMac, 10 iPods and a $10,000 gift card for the iTunes store.
[Via New York Times: Technology] I think it's so cool that this was a 16 year old kid. Cute article.
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Scientists: masturbation not as good as sex
And you thought you just weren't doing it rightA swift one off the wrist - easy, convenient, refreshing - but just not the same as the real thing, perhaps.…
[Via The Register]God these guys are funny.
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