Friday, August 6, 2004

From Hubble - 1994 Giant Cluster Bends, Breaks Images (2004 August 7) [Astronomy Picture of The Day] 10:18:27 PM

Global Warming BusinessWeek on Global Warming 7:49:42 PM

Oracle, Arizona biosphere. apologies for not posting for 2 weeks. i just came back from a road trip where i took these photos of the beach and coral reef in Biosphere 2, which used to be a completely air-tight terrarium of simulated worlds like a rain forest and a desert. after you've gone thru their tour, you'll understand why they charge $20. one of the many things i learned from the tour is that their energy bill for the first year that it was in full experimental operation (when the 8 scientists locked themselves in there for 2 years) was in the billions of dollars. thus they created their own energy plant. it has quite an interesting history. you can read about its story here. [btang phlog] 7:41:16 PM

DVD Studio Pro 3 Creating Stunning DVDs. "No other DVD authoring program in the $500 price class is capable of creating such stunning, highly creative DVDs as Apple's DVD Studio Pro 3," writes PC Magazine. "For video pros looking to take their productions to the next level, it's worth a serious look." [Aug 4] [Apple Hot News] 7:38:02 PM

Distribution is key Distribution is key. Filmmaking is just an expensive exercise if it is never distributed, writes Cyndi Greening. Distribution is the key to financial success and the satisfaction that comes from actually having your film watched. Be smart about sending people your film for distribution: check out their catalog, their credentials, and their contracts. I have heard horror stories of filmmakers who have sent their films out to international distributors, thought they were rejected and then discovered their films were distributed internationally anyway.… [Cyndi Greening] [Cinema Minima] 7:33:36 PM