fseventer [fernLightning]
From the author:
Description
- Observes filesystem changes using the same underlying API as Spotlight
- Provides a graphical representation of the file activity
- Example use could be to determine what files are changed via software installation, preferences, etc
- Requires admin access & will only work on Mac OS X 10.4+ i.e. “Tiger”, “Leopard”, or “Snow Leopard”
It's a neat troubleshooting/analysis tool for the Mac. I imagine it can be used in many ways to find out what's messed in your system, when and how it happened.
Thanks dev
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sony Intros Next-Gen OLED BVM-E Master Monitors
Sony Intros Next-Gen OLED BVM-E Master Monitors:
New 25″ and 17″ models designed to provide true replacement for CRTs in critical evaluation.
Sony has introduced of two new reference-grade OLED displays, the BVM-E Series – in 25″ and 17″ sizes – incorporate processing and imaging capabilities designed to give digital production professionals a true replacement for CRT in critical evaluation applications.
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New 25″ and 17″ models designed to provide true replacement for CRTs in critical evaluation.
Sony has introduced of two new reference-grade OLED displays, the BVM-E Series – in 25″ and 17″ sizes – incorporate processing and imaging capabilities designed to give digital production professionals a true replacement for CRT in critical evaluation applications.
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Alexa Log C - Workflow Options
Alexa Log C - Workflow Options:
This post is intended to be a work in progress so I'll be adding more information over time as workflows evolve. I'm intentionally leaving some of this open ended because I'd like anyone reading this who can speak to the topic to help me flesh this out. If you have something to add, please shoot me an email.
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This post is intended to be a work in progress so I'll be adding more information over time as workflows evolve. I'm intentionally leaving some of this open ended because I'd like anyone reading this who can speak to the topic to help me flesh this out. If you have something to add, please shoot me an email. More...
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
What (Inexpensive) Display Should I Buy?
I also get that question a lot, and I also tend to recommend the HP DreamColor. But (there's usually a but), it's not for everyone.
The DreamColor is one of the only (if not the only) monitors that do 10 bit all the way. This means that it can actually display 1,073,741,824 different colors. That's enough for rec709 and rec601, it's even 98 percent enough for XYZ. But there are other issues. The DreamColor's color engine only kicks in under certain conditions. The signal it inputs must be 10 bit, RGB and progressive. That pretty much means that if you're working on an SD project which is interlaced and in rec601 colorspace, the HP is not for you. Infact, unless you're working in 10bit/RGB/P, this monitor is just a very good looking monitor, and that's it. It cannot replace an actual video monitor!
That said, it's still reproduces beautiful imagery for an affordable price.
What (Inexpensive) Display Should I Buy?:
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The DreamColor is one of the only (if not the only) monitors that do 10 bit all the way. This means that it can actually display 1,073,741,824 different colors. That's enough for rec709 and rec601, it's even 98 percent enough for XYZ. But there are other issues. The DreamColor's color engine only kicks in under certain conditions. The signal it inputs must be 10 bit, RGB and progressive. That pretty much means that if you're working on an SD project which is interlaced and in rec601 colorspace, the HP is not for you. Infact, unless you're working in 10bit/RGB/P, this monitor is just a very good looking monitor, and that's it. It cannot replace an actual video monitor!
That said, it's still reproduces beautiful imagery for an affordable price.
What (Inexpensive) Display Should I Buy?:
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Lightworks chosen to edit the kings speech
lightworks chosen to edit the kings speech
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And why this is important? Well, I hold the belief that these open source tools are responsible for the democratization of the trade. Lightworks might not be the most advanced NLE out there, and surly not the most popular, but these type of tools are breathing down the neck of much bigger, richer companies. The fact that such a big Oscar winning movie was edited using open source tools is an example for many newcomers in the industry that you don't necessarily have to go with one of the "big A's" (Avid, Apple, Adobe, Autodesk), to be considered a pro.
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And why this is important? Well, I hold the belief that these open source tools are responsible for the democratization of the trade. Lightworks might not be the most advanced NLE out there, and surly not the most popular, but these type of tools are breathing down the neck of much bigger, richer companies. The fact that such a big Oscar winning movie was edited using open source tools is an example for many newcomers in the industry that you don't necessarily have to go with one of the "big A's" (Avid, Apple, Adobe, Autodesk), to be considered a pro.
Avid Further Expands Open Workflow Innovations and Enables Customers to Reduce Editing Time and Costs with New Productivity-Boosting Solutions
Avid Further Expands Open Workflow Innovations and Enables Customers to Reduce Editing Time and Costs with New Productivity-Boosting Solutions: "Avid Further Expands Open Workflow Innovations and Enables Customers to Reduce Editing Time and Costs with New Productivity-Boosting Solutions; Media Composer, Symphony and NewsCutter Now Support AJA Io Express Hardware and External Control Surfaces, Expand Avid Media Access and Avid Nitris® DX Capabilities, and Offer New "In-App" Phonetic Searching for Increased Editorial Collaboration
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Congratulation to Avid on another move in the right direction.
Ever since last NAB there have been rumors about an Avid/AJA collaboration. Good to see that AJA's been officially implemented in the Avid workflow. Does that mean 2K/4K RGB in the near future?
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Congratulation to Avid on another move in the right direction.
Ever since last NAB there have been rumors about an Avid/AJA collaboration. Good to see that AJA's been officially implemented in the Avid workflow. Does that mean 2K/4K RGB in the near future?
Sunday, February 13, 2011
HDCAM SR Workflow Documents
Sony | Micro Site HD File-Based Workflow
HDCAM SR Workflow Documents
Sony HDCAM SR technology is the benchmark standard for high end Digital Cinematic Production. Workflow includes double speed ingest and recording, 3D, IT file based capabilities and much more, greatly enhancing the speed and flexibility of the editing process at a quality level that is unsurpassed.
HDCAM SR workflow documents are available for download for the following third party companies: AVID, DVS, FilmLight and Quantel.
HDCAM SR Workflow Documents
Sony HDCAM SR technology is the benchmark standard for high end Digital Cinematic Production. Workflow includes double speed ingest and recording, 3D, IT file based capabilities and much more, greatly enhancing the speed and flexibility of the editing process at a quality level that is unsurpassed.
HDCAM SR workflow documents are available for download for the following third party companies: AVID, DVS, FilmLight and Quantel.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
PropEdit - UNIX permissions made easy
PropEdit
PropEdit is Mac OS X application which allows you to easily manage the permissions of your computer's files.
It allows you to change the owner, group, permissions and specific system flags for any file or directory on your hard disk.
PropEdit is Mac OS X application which allows you to easily manage the permissions of your computer's files.
It allows you to change the owner, group, permissions and specific system flags for any file or directory on your hard disk.
Codex Digital Teams with Colorfront to Develop ARRIRAW Workflow for Features
Codex Digital Teams with Colorfront to Develop ARRIRAW Workflow for Features: "Codex Digital technology used in tandem with Colorfront’s On-Set Dailies System during the production of “Styria,” the first film shot with ARRI Alexa to ARRIRRAW.
(London--February 7, 2011) Codex Digital’s Digital Lab and Onboard Recorders were recently used in conjunction with a new On-Set Dailies solution, developed by Budapest-based Colorfront, to produce digital dailies and other deliverables on the set of Styria, a Hungarian feature film production that is believed to be the first ever shot with the ARRI Alexa camera in ARRIRAW format."
(London--February 7, 2011) Codex Digital’s Digital Lab and Onboard Recorders were recently used in conjunction with a new On-Set Dailies solution, developed by Budapest-based Colorfront, to produce digital dailies and other deliverables on the set of Styria, a Hungarian feature film production that is believed to be the first ever shot with the ARRI Alexa camera in ARRIRAW format."
MARVIN 2.0 to Debut at NAB
MARVIN 2.0 to Debut at NAB: "One-Step Digital Cinematography Comes to Las Vegas
(Amsterdam--February 9, 2011) MARVIN Technologies will introduce its new MARVIN 2.0 on-set camera data management system at NAB 2011 in Las Vegas, April 11-14 (booth SL1716). Along with support for all common digital cinema cameras, including RED, ARRI Alexa, Silicon Imaging SI 2K, and others, NAB attendees will get a sneak peek at MARVIN’s new stereoscopic 3D support."
(Amsterdam--February 9, 2011) MARVIN Technologies will introduce its new MARVIN 2.0 on-set camera data management system at NAB 2011 in Las Vegas, April 11-14 (booth SL1716). Along with support for all common digital cinema cameras, including RED, ARRI Alexa, Silicon Imaging SI 2K, and others, NAB attendees will get a sneak peek at MARVIN’s new stereoscopic 3D support."
OpenCable Encoding Specifications
OpenCable Encoding Specifications: "The latest OpenCable encoding specifications with a dedicated chapter for 3D content (see pages 23 to 36).
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Barco releases dedicated Digital Cinema projector for post-production
Barco releases dedicated Digital Cinema projector for post-production: "(Kortrijk, Belgium--February 8, 2011) Digital Cinema pioneer Barco has announced the commercial release of its DP2K-P, a digital cinema projector specifically designed for the needs of the post-production community. Featuring a greatly expanded color gamut, superior contrast, exceptional brightness uniformity and specialized post-production software, the DP2K-P effortlessly meets the stern performance demands of post-production houses as well as the review room requirements outlined in the DCI specification. The new projector will immediately be available for commercial distribution.
“To meet the unforgiving quality expectations of the post-production market, the novel DP2K-P has been fit with an extra wide color gamut – significantly wider than what is currently recommended in the DCI specifications,” explains Barco Product Manager Bram Dieryckx. “In addition, users will immediately be impressed by the greatly improved contrast and brightness uniformity, which results in more image detail, especially in low light regions.”"
“To meet the unforgiving quality expectations of the post-production market, the novel DP2K-P has been fit with an extra wide color gamut – significantly wider than what is currently recommended in the DCI specifications,” explains Barco Product Manager Bram Dieryckx. “In addition, users will immediately be impressed by the greatly improved contrast and brightness uniformity, which results in more image detail, especially in low light regions.”"
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Get Even More Info about a QuickTime Movie
Get Even More Info about a QuickTime Movie:
If you want to see lots and lots of information about a video QuickTime is playing try this:
1. Open the movie with QuickTime Player 7.
(I haven't tested this in 'Quicktime Player' Quicktime X, because QTX isn't very feature rich to put it nicely.)
2. Click on the Finder in the dock or on your desktop so the Finder is the frontmost app.
3. Hit Command + Shift + U to open your Utilities folder.
4. Launch AppleScript Editor. (really, it'll be okay)
5. Paste this into AppleScript Editor:
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If you want to see lots and lots of information about a video QuickTime is playing try this:
1. Open the movie with QuickTime Player 7.
(I haven't tested this in 'Quicktime Player' Quicktime X, because QTX isn't very feature rich to put it nicely.)
2. Click on the Finder in the dock or on your desktop so the Finder is the frontmost app.
3. Hit Command + Shift + U to open your Utilities folder.
4. Launch AppleScript Editor. (really, it'll be okay)
5. Paste this into AppleScript Editor:
More...
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