Oscarblogging
Again, I love TiVo. I’m not even going to try to blog the Oscars in real-time, since I’m watching it about 10 minutes behind and will catch up by zapping past the commercials. But I’ve written at least something about the show for the last couple of years, so here’s my contribution. On the slightest ...
KeynotePro Creates iDVD Themes
iDVD 5 offers 73 built-in themes, but is that enough? No! KeynotePro is now offering their first iDVD theme: MetroBlue for iDVD. MetroBlue ties into similar themes the company has made for Keynote and Pages, and costs $20.
Take Control of GarageBand ebooks updated for v2.0
Jeff Tolbert’s two ebooks about GarageBand have been updated for GarageBand 2.0. I think we’re the first ones to release GB2 books, which is exciting! Check them out: Take Control of Making Music with GarageBand 2.0 Take Control of Recording with GarageBand 2.0 Want to record music with GarageBand 2.0? This ebook explains how to ...
HDV Encoding Times
Mike Curtis at HD for Indies has been soliciting feedback on how long it takes iMovie HD or Final Cut Express HD to render HDV video back to the Sony HDR-FX1 HD camera. Unlike standard-def DV, it’s not a real-time process; the Mac has to encode its AIC (Apple Intermediate Codec) footage, which is what ...
Onion Uncovers Bush’s Last Crusade
I love The Onion: Bush Determined To Find Warehouse Where Ark Of Covenant Is Stored WASHINGTON, DC—In a surprise press conference Monday, President Bush said he will not rest until the warehouse where the Ark of the Covenant, the vessel holding the original Ten Commandments, is located. “Nazis stole the Ark in 1936, but it ...
My iMovie HD and iDVD 5 Reviews
My Macworld reviews of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are now available on the Web.
My iMovie HD and iDVD 5 Reviews
My Macworld reviews of iMovie HD and iDVD 5 are now available on the Web.
HD For Indies
I’m a new reader to HD for Indies, a great resource on HD shooting and editing. My brain is suffering overload from all the information here: HD For Indies.
Hollywood Calculator 1.0.1
I’ve wanted something like this for a long time: Hollywood Calculator 1.0.1, a simple Mac OS X application that easily calculates timecode. Need to quickly figure out the total length of your movie if you add a 3:43:19 (that’s 3 minutes, 43 seconds, 19 frames) to it? Plug it into the calculator; it works with ...
NYT Reviews Sony HDR-FX1
Ahh, to be the New York Times. I tried unsuccessfully to get a review unit of Sony’s new HDR-FX1 HD camcorder to write an upcoming iMovie HD review, but didn’t get anywhere. Not surprisingly, David Pogue at the Times has reviewed it: Technology > Circuits > State of the Art: Home Video Made to Watch ...
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