Software Product Updates
We’ve recently added new features to SendtoX – named Favorite ranges from Clips in a Sequence – and Lumberjack System where we developed a workflow for backLogger to support RED R3D media. SendtoX We...
View ArticleLumberjack iOS Logger 3
Today we released a new version of the Lumberjack iOS Logger – version 3. iOS Logger for iPhone and iPad has been completely rewritten for increased speed and stability. New features include a warning...
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Multicamera Broadcasting: Then and Now
My first exposure to a multi-camera live broadcast event was in an earlier career when the local TV station set up for a broadcast in the theater I worked for. There were two trucks in the alley way....
View ArticleWimbledon use IBM Watson AI to “Serve up Highlights”
The report isn’t clear on exactly how Watson’s “AI” is being used but the article says that they are “now curating the biggest sights and sounds from matches to create “Cognitive Highlights,” which...
View ArticleEvolving Thinking on FCP X Collaboration
As we don’t have children our post dinner discussions range across all sorts of topics: from design details for a current project, to discussions about industry issues, such as collaboration. My...
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Lumberjack, IBC and FCPX World
If you’re not going to be at IBC then move on, but if you’re going you’ll probably want to be at the FCP X World Event, particularly on Saturday at 12:15 and Sunday at 2:15 when Lumberjack System will...
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2017 – 2018 Introspection
If I was to summarize 2017 it would be: AI, HDR, VR, AR and Resolve. If you missed any trend they would be Artificial Intelligence (really Machine Learning); High Dynamic Range; Virtual Reality (i.e....
View ArticleLooking back on 2017 on the Digital Production BuZZ
I was honored to be invited – as one of many – to provide my thoughts on 2017: what technologies were important, what major changes happened. Here is a link to the full show –...
View ArticleThe Terence and Philip Show Episode 78: AI and Editing
Recently a research team at Sanford University showed a demonstration project that purported to cut a piece of dialog in “different styles.” What does it mean and how does it related to the work Philip...
View ArticleLooking Forward to 2018
As part of the regular year end activities The Digital Production BuZZ invited me, and a bunch of other people, to look forward to 2018 and predict what the major themes will be. Here is a link to the...
View ArticleThe Terence and Philip Show Episode 80: Should Apple (or anyone) go to Trade...
In a new Terence and Philip Show we start with the question “Should Apple be present at Trade Shows like NAB?” and then extend discussion to question whether there is still a role for big trade shows...
View ArticleModern Logging and Pre-Editing Approaches: “House Hunters” Style Reality TV
This is the first time I’ve taken a deep look at a TV show and worked out what I think would be the perfect metadata workflow from shoot to edit bay. I chose to look at Pie Town’s House Hunters...
View ArticleIBM Watson is a Sports Guru?
Two recent announcement place IBM’s Artificial Intelligence play, Watson, right in the sports spotlight. Watson is being used for tagging World Cup coverage, and the relationship with Wimbledon from...
View ArticleLogging Real Time? Don’t Panic, Back-time!
At Lumberjack System, we frequently get push back that it’s “too hard” to log during the shoot. If you’re manipulating a camera (reframing etc) then sure you can’t log. And if you’re holding a boom,...
View ArticleMaybe 10 Years is Enough for Final Cut Pro X
On the night of the Supermeet 2011 Final Cut Pro X preview I was told that this was the “foundation for the next 10 years.” Well, as of last week, seven of the ten have elapsed. I do not, for one...
View ArticleSpeech-to-Text: Recent Example
For a book project I recorded a 46 minute interview and had it transcribed by Speechmatics.com (as part of our testing for Lumberjack Builder). The interview was about 8600 words raw. The good news is...
View ArticleThe Advantage of Web APIs
Web APIs (Application Programming Interface) allow us to send data to a remote service and get a result back. Machine learning tools and Cognitive Services like speech-to-text and image recognition are...
View ArticleWhere we’ll be at IBC 2018
Greg and I will be at IBC 2018 and we’re looking forward to seeing you there. If you’d like to pick our brains for up to an hour, then schedule a meeting with us. We’ll run through your workflow and...
View ArticleAI/Machine Learning Basics on the Digital Production BuZZ
I don’t always cross post my appearances on Larry Jordan’s Digital Production BuZZ, but I thought I did a particularly good explanation of the basics of AI and Machine Learning and how they might apply...
View ArticleUsing Technology to Solve Problems
Thanks to an introduction by a mutual friend, I had the opportunity to chat with Alex LoVerde of SyncOnSet, and it stuck me that the best technology is one driven by a direct, and often personal need....
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