Filed under Imported, Web Video by Tim Merritt
“Mini Video Recording Studio With Screen-based Teleprompter
All news anchors and television announcers use a special device to allow them to look naturally into the camera while hiding the fact that they are reading all of what they say. To achieve this in traditional TV production studios, a special hardware device, called a teleprompter, is mounted on a TV camera facing the person to be shot. The device contains a display that autoscrolls, sentence by sentence, like on a karaoke, all of…”
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Lockergnome’s OS X]——-
July 8, 2005 at 12:47 pm Comments (0)
Filed under Edublogging, Imported by Tim Merritt
“Adds Word Processor like functionality to web forms, including opening and saving form entries as files.”
Nice; but Firefox doesn’t work properly with my Manila Express toolbar bookmarklet on my Mac, so I can’t use it for blogging here, despite several attempts with expert Manila helpers to figure out why. C’est la guerre.——-
July 6, 2005 at 11:39 am Comments (0)
Filed under Final Cut Pro, Imported by Tim Merritt
From Larry Jordan, FCP trainer, contributor to Ken Stone, and publisher of a very good FCP Newsletter:
“The Executive Summary:
I think Final Cut Pro 5 is as stable and effective on OS X 10.3.9 as FCP HD.
I think Tiger (OS X 10.4.1) is not stable, nor should it be used for serious production unless you have no alternative.
* Running Final Cut Pro HD on 10.3.9 is fine, provided you do not upgrade to QuickTime 7.
* I think Final Cut Pro HD should not be used on Tiger.
* I think Final Cut Pro HD should not be used with QuickTime 7.”
This advice is compiled, says Larry, from a number of fellow FCP trainers and editors. Follow the link for the specifics; valuable reading.
BTW, the title link is to the current issue, and the link will break when Larry posts a new issue. Older issues are archived as articles, though, so you can catch up. Very highly recommended.——-
July 6, 2005 at 11:23 am Comments (0)
Filed under Imported, Web Video by Tim Merritt
“Some Cool (Mostly Apple-Related) Movies”.
Just for fun. Via Mac-X newsletter from Rixstep.——-
July 6, 2005 at 10:18 am Comments (0)
Filed under Final Cut Pro, Imported by Tim Merritt
“While I got tired of waiting for my new light kit to come in, I had to go with some inexpensive construction lights and whatever other diffusing materials I could come up with. Even with that inefficient lighting system I was still able to do a fairly decent keying job and found that DV Matte Pro was pretty easy to use.”
The remarkable KenStone.net folks post another one.——-
July 6, 2005 at 9:05 am Comments (0)
Filed under Audio, Imported by Tim Merritt
“Soundtrack Pro is an audio postproduction triple threat. Introduced at NAB, it’s a robust environment for audio editing, analysis, and effects processing that offers seamless file exchange with Final Cut Pro and Apple’s other professional applications. It’s a powerful platform for loop-based arranging and mixing. And, it can be used as a standalone audio program for recording multitrack audio projects.”
I saw a demo of Soundtrack Pro along with the rest of Apple’s Final Cut Studio a couple of weeks ago at the local market center. Very impressive.——-
July 6, 2005 at 8:55 am Comments (0)
Filed under Happenings, Imported by Tim Merritt
It’s America’s Independence Day, which many celebrate as the 4th of July. Well, you could celebrate every day (“Happy October 6th!!”), but it’s the day we celebrate our Declaration of Independence, when the founders openly stated we weren’t going to be a colony any more.
It’s also the date of my wedding anniversary, and this year makes the sixth. Good years, and we’re hoping for many more. So as you eat your food from the grill, wave the flag at the parade, and watch the fireworks, we’ll be celebrating our interdependence while we all celebrate our independence.——-
July 4, 2005 at 11:08 am Comments (0)