Multi Media Discussion
tomierna
(Admin)
– December 07, 2007 09:41PM
Film, TV, video DVD, DV, Flash. Put the Multi to use here, folks.
Jeff Cooper
– March 20, 2011 09:07AM
I had to give up on watching the movie “Extract” halfway through. I just couldn’t get past the implausibility of the central premise. I can suspend disbelief for monsters, aliens, superpowers, and 25-year-old women routinely being attracted to 50-year-old men. But a movie that turns on the threat of an injured employee filing a seven-figure lawsuit against his employer? Two words: workers’ comp. Can’t get past it.
John Willoughby
– March 29, 2011 12:50PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– March 29, 2011 03:41PM
Royalties? Oh yeah, better look into that...
tliet
– March 29, 2011 07:20PM
Well, to be honest, what's the difference these days between 'cloud' storage and 'local' storage. Really, from a user's point of view there is no difference anymore. Why the music industry seems to be insisting on special licenses, a user buys a piece of music and wants to put it somewhere where it's accessible for him/her.
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– March 29, 2011 11:20PM
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Well, to be honest, what's the difference these days between 'cloud' storage and 'local' storage
I'm going to ignore the whole "violation of copyright" issue here and just focus on local vs cloud:
Um, when my internet dies, I can still use it and when their internet "has issues" (MobileMe - I'm looking at you!) I can still use it.
Um, my local files are mine (all mine!) and won't disappear when some third party alters their EULA on a whim?
Seriously tliet, (and sorry to be blunt) but what a silly question...
El Jeffe
– March 30, 2011 01:58AM
What a journey.
Tony, unplug your Mac from the internet and go to your Drop Box folder. Or, use
Little Snitch to view Drop Box's machinations
John Willoughby
– March 30, 2011 07:21AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I'm not relying on any system that requires me to have a (metered) wireless connection to play my content. It might be a nice way to transfer content to other machines, though.
tliet
– March 30, 2011 08:16AM
Bill, exactly.
http://dropbox.com is a perfectly executed cloud based storage. When you're online, it syncs, when you're offline it doesn't. Your files are always there.
From that perspective, there really is no difference between local and online storage.
I'm a huge fan of DropBox; anybody want an account? Use this link:
http://db.tt/JMzVcQj, it will give me extra storage ;-)
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John Willoughby
– March 30, 2011 08:21AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
I like DropBox, but as long as content is mirrored locally my benefit from cloud-streaming content is pretty minimal.
tliet
– March 30, 2011 09:45AM
Yes, in the case of DropBox it's not really relevant (streaming content). However, music streaming of 'owned' music is moot anyway in my opinion. If I want streaming, I've got Spotify. I merely used DropBox as an example of cloud based storage that takes the complexity away.
El Jeffe
– March 30, 2011 11:10AM
What a journey.
yes, perhaps if they offered (or someone) a way to set each folder or file's "Cloud-nicity"? Or learn how much it changes, or how often your need/access it, and adjust accordingly.
More frequently --> more local mirroring.
Less frequently --> more cloud-based, offline or streaming
Something along those lines.
John Willoughby
– March 30, 2011 11:38AM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
The thing is, for me at least, and I suspect for Apple, it's all about mobile devices. Flash memory is expensive and constrained, music and video are ubiquitous and bulky. Cloud would be ideal, except for connectivity. I don't want to lose access to my media when I might need it most (say, on a 737 at 30,000 feet next to a restless child). Yes, I could plan for special cases, but connectivity sucks in many places and I often don't know when I am venturing into a blackout zone. Cloud will never be more than a mild convenience for me until they fix this.
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Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– March 30, 2011 02:35PM
tliet
– April 04, 2011 11:33AM
Louis Theroux's follow-up film to his 2007 original expose of the Westboro Baptist Church; "The most hated family in America".
http://youtu.be/ticxD0GfewA
John Willoughby
– April 12, 2011 05:28PM
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
porruka
(Admin)
– April 12, 2011 06:39PM
4k clips are a big deal.
El Jeffe
– April 12, 2011 06:50PM
What a journey.
4k + 5P+00N = our lovely space here ! (Fork and Spoon)
Tony Leggett
(Moderator)
– April 12, 2011 10:21PM
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which now shares a similar look and feel with iMovie
Great. It's unusable...
El Jeffe
– April 13, 2011 12:40AM
What a journey.
I do wish they had settings where one could "dumb down" these interfaces. I think they have gotten away from people like my in-laws, who want SIMPLE to use apps. Now, I don't me FCP, in particular. I just share TL's feelings on this. I think that is what makes MANY iOS apps successful.
johnny k
– April 13, 2011 04:57AM
One man's "unusable" is another man's "smooth like chocolate." I love the recent iMovie. I picked it up on the fly when working on a deadline over a weekend. The fact that there was almost no learning curve speaks well of it. I think it's already where you want it, Bill.
