tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.comments2023-08-19T04:03:16.679-07:00The Feldman FileAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-85042109160828291802013-01-31T09:58:00.206-08:002013-01-31T09:58:00.206-08:00How many companies are doing this in Silicon Valle...How many companies are doing this in Silicon Valley I wonder?Match of Jerichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11229346744392355408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-23741512343048250662012-11-23T08:08:11.288-08:002012-11-23T08:08:11.288-08:00I haven't had many problems with Windows 8, bu...I haven't had many problems with Windows 8, but if you've got a conventional laptop or desktop PC, I don't recommend upgrading from Windows 7. Unless you're using a tablet, the whole Windows 8 user interface is more of a bug than a feature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-75173621768589569562012-11-22T23:41:55.556-08:002012-11-22T23:41:55.556-08:00I heard windows 8 was super buggy, what are yout t...I heard windows 8 was super buggy, what are yout thoughts after using it a few weeks?Business on Market St.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17251718761884009493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-88759701625355427512012-11-17T04:53:50.598-08:002012-11-17T04:53:50.598-08:00What is the status of the Android App?What is the status of the Android App?susanmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194696733342485814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-81969913686817098712012-09-06T12:02:10.315-07:002012-09-06T12:02:10.315-07:00Hi Len,
I'd have to agree with you. Even cons...Hi Len,<br /><br />I'd have to agree with you. Even consumer cameras down to $300 have live HDMI out without HDCP issues. I know lots of people buying Canon Vixias if they don't have the immediate budget for "ProSumer" cameras. <br /><br />If you're going to talk about fiddly connectors, most of the consumer cameras have proprietary component adaptors or sometimes MiniD. At least HDMI is standard and available at most office supply stores or electronic stores like Staples or Radio Shack and BestBuy. In fact, he doesn't stress portability as they do with other Tricasters, as this is probably not something you want to move around a lot (and lose those adaptors while setting up on location).<br /><br />BTW Livestream just announced an "all in one" box using Blackmagic Quad and Studio cards which can give you 4 or 5 HD-SDI ins depending on how you setup the output. They've also announced a software version that will be cross platform and not locked to Liveestream (paid version of the software).<br /><br />Really it comes down to Newtek offering an entry level product with their nice software vs where Livestream is heading.<br /><br />Otherwise one get an Wirecast, which is excellent in my opinion, and build the computer you need and upgrade inputs as you grow.GreenGeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08904802090895673079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-41380833273091332342012-09-01T08:57:32.217-07:002012-09-01T08:57:32.217-07:00It's fairly common to see HDCP problems in con...It's fairly common to see HDCP problems in consumer equipment, but a professional or prosumer camcorder shouldn't have HDCP turned on in live or playback modes, and a professional switcher should simply ignore it. So, if there are problems, it's most likely due to either a misconfiguration or a bad HDCP design in either the camcorder or switcher.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-9112461011587896802012-08-31T13:08:13.638-07:002012-08-31T13:08:13.638-07:00Even some high end corporate installs use componen...Even some high end corporate installs use component wiring because of HDCP issues. You would be very surprised.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165953609316987255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-12039794724651308132012-08-29T18:00:23.514-07:002012-08-29T18:00:23.514-07:00One more point that I should have made in my respo...One more point that I should have made in my response: It's not like HDMI just started appearing on cameras--it's been included as a standard connection on cameras and camcorders for several years. If a church, school, etc. is serious about upgrading to HD but they're using very old cameras, they should also upgrade their cameras or stick with SD. It certainly appears that the core use case for the Tricaster 40 is legacy customers with old equipment who are willing to pay $5,000+ for a new switcher but not a dime for new cameras.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-91362723491321830962012-08-29T17:45:37.522-07:002012-08-29T17:45:37.522-07:00Philip, thanks for your (or really, Andrew's) ...Philip, thanks for your (or really, Andrew's) comment. His points are all well-taken, but they avoid a few facts:<br /><br />1) Nothing he says argues against the fact that any camera or camcorder that you buy will have a HDMI connector. One cable for audio and video is much easier to deal with than multiple cables for audio and video for each input.<br /><br />2) There are locking HDMI connectors available, negating much of the argument about HDMI cables coming out. And frankly, I'd rather deal with one connector for each input than lots of them.<br /><br />3) Why introduce a new product that needs converter boxes out of the box? That's looking backward, not forward.<br /><br />4) The very fact that he had to make this post on the same day that the Tricaster 40 was released indicates that there's been a lot of pushback against your decision to go with analog connections.<br /><br />At the end of the day, in my opinion, his post is a lot of hand-waving to try to disguise a poor design decision. It's up to the market now to decide, but if I was a betting man, I'd expect a model with digital connections by NAB next year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-280722627501641152012-08-29T16:24:01.491-07:002012-08-29T16:24:01.491-07:00I'm excited that you are showing interest in T...I'm excited that you are showing interest in TriCaster and talking about it!<br /><br />Our CTO, Dr. Andrew Cross addressed this very issue in a post on the NewTek discussion forums this morning. Rather than paraphrase, I'll just share his post!<br /><br />_________________________________________________<br /><br />This is my non official 2c's on inputs, connector types, life and the universe in general:<br /><br />When you design a product you are faced with a myriad of decisions and problems to work out. Finding the correct type of connectors and connection types is a big one, and we spent a lot (and I really mean a LOT) of time looking into and talking to people about. We really looked at all of the options.<br /><br />SDI is obviously great if you are in the professional space .... but we want this to work for bloggers, schools, churches; frankly a single SDI camera would set them back as much as we wanted to be able to sell this product for, much less 4 of them!<br /><br />HDMI was a serious contender, but has some major drawbacks. First, HDMI connectors are non-locking, and almost seem designed to fall out. Second, cables cannot be run any real distance, and are still quite expensive. For even a medium-sized room, you cannot just run cables across the floor when setting up doing a 4 camera shoot. Typcially, you need to go around walls and over doors. Even a small conference room is going to need 50ft of cabling per camera at least and this is prohibitive for HDMI. HDMI also has HDCP issues that are almost impossible to work out for many users. <br /><br />There are also a lot of cameras with HDMI output that do not work in live mode (providing only tape-playback), and there is no real way to look at their specifications and know whether a particular device works or not (go to Best Buy and enjoy the blank stares when you ask someone about this!). You can of course use HDMI extender boxes (e.g. through ethernet cables); but these are non-standard, require a box on both ends, or special cabling that might be hit and miss, along with introducing more inline connections - asking for trouble.<br />Analog. For most people currently entry level live production, this seems to be the best approach by far. Cabling is a non-issue both in terms of reliability, length and cost. Connectors are locking. All cameras we looked at (even the latest) continue to have component outputs. Even if you do have a particular need for HDMI, HDMI->Component converter boxes are less than $30 online, and only need a box on one end of the cable. Last and certainly not least, lots of people that we think want to produce video have older cameras they can use (even as secondary cameras). If we went HDMI or SDI we would be forcing them to buy all new cameras. This would be a real burden, actually impossible for many schools, churches, etc., to meet).<br /><br />Our mission was to make a product that that just works for everyone wanting to make amazing looking video today, but who could not afford to until now. We strongly beleive that this is what we have achieved. This also explains why TriCaster is an integrated solution, not one requiring you to purchase your own computer, add working connectors to it, then forcing you to debug drive performance issues, DPC latency issues, etc., etc., etc.)<br /><br />NewTek has always been about revolutionizing markets, and we strongly believe that TriCaster 40 does that.<br /><br />Andrew Cross, Ph.D<br />CTO. NewTek<br />www.NewTek.com<br /><br />________________________________________________<br /><br />Let me know if there are any questions! I'm looking forward to visiting with you!<br /><br />Philip Nelson<br />SVP - Artist & Media Relations<br />NewTek<br />Philip AT NewTek DOT comGambit242https://www.blogger.com/profile/06848998125422489930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-37542404561978585842012-08-02T20:54:44.724-07:002012-08-02T20:54:44.724-07:00Dan, thanks for your comment! Let me note that you...Dan, thanks for your comment! Let me note that you didn't challenge the accuracy of anything in my post: <br /><br />* Paul Biba's resignation is "rather complicated", but you fail to say what happened--and a discussion "off the record" is as good as no discussion at all. The fact remains that Biba posted his resignation around 6 a.m. on Monday, and nothing more was posted to the site for a day. That indicates that his resignation was unexpected.<br /><br />* I never stated any reason for Chris Meadows' departure--but I think that the timing of his departure, and where he went, speaks for itself.<br /><br />* As for the point concerning payment of writers, despite your long-winded explanation, what I wrote is correct. Any writer who writes for a commercial website or publication and believes that they're doing so for publicity is a fool. Writing is a career, and professional writers should be paid.<br /><br />So, given that everything I wrote is correct, and you took no issue at all with my characterization of you (which came directly from your own introductory post,) what, exactly, in my post was "incendiary", and for what reason would I want, or need, to pass it by you first? Of course, in your view, TeleRead isn't imploding, but it certainly appears that way from the outside.<br /><br />Nevertheless, I wish you luck, and I have one suggestion: Convince NAPCO to pay your contributors. Otherwise, you may be doing all the writing by yourself for quite a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-70116547627252483382012-08-02T20:34:30.049-07:002012-08-02T20:34:30.049-07:00Len, TeleRead is far from imploding. It's goin...Len, TeleRead is far from imploding. It's going through a brief transitional phase, not entirely unlike the publishing industry itself. <br /><br />I really do wish you would have called me for a comment--or even emailed--before running a post as incendiary as this. I'm afraid you don't really have your facts in order. <br /><br />The full story behind Paul Biba's resignation, for instance, is rather complicated, as these things often are. I would have been more than happy to discuss it with you-- off the record--if you'd simply asked. <br /><br />As for Chris Meadows, his resignation was not a surprise; he was thoughtful enough to discuss his decision with the NAPCO editorial team weeks before filing his final post. Speaking of which, please re-read the second paragraph from that post:<br /><br />"It’s important to note that there are no hard feelings between me and NAPCO or new editor-in-chief Dan Eldridge, who I’m confident will do a great job keeping TeleRead true to the vision of founder David Rothman. I just don’t have the time to write as much as I used to anymore. Still, you may see the occasional bit of content from me pop up here from time to time, and I’ll certainly be reading and commenting to the site just like the rest of you." <br /><br />(Chris explained to me in an email that his workload at The Digital Reader will be significantly lighter than the workload he was contracted to carry out for TeleRead.)<br /><br />And as for your comment about TeleRead's financial arrangement: That hasn't changed. TeleRead has always employed one editor and one senior writer, both of whom are compensated. As for the contributors who occasionally submit posts to TeleRead, they've historically been active and passionate members of the TeleRead community--not professional writers. And because the site is currently operating without a senior writer, we thought it would prudent to put out a call for new contributors. Or for that matter, old contributors: TeleRead fans who haven't written for the site lately, but who might appreciate learning that the new editor is still interested in hearing what they have to say. <br /><br />Going forward, Len, please feel free to contact me for a comment before publishing posts about TeleRead's operations, its management, etc. My email address is deldridge at napco.com.Dan Eldridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008679147289366424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-55624050942997805262012-07-23T16:10:29.127-07:002012-07-23T16:10:29.127-07:00not yet, we are working on it.not yet, we are working on it.Ben Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853591413635676323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-46553988849228387722012-07-17T06:36:46.498-07:002012-07-17T06:36:46.498-07:00Is there a similar app for the android?Is there a similar app for the android?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456408274674522330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-6968053102112213622012-07-05T13:00:39.195-07:002012-07-05T13:00:39.195-07:00The listing on Amazon says that "Riverwatch&q...The listing on Amazon says that "Riverwatch", which sells for $4.99, is sold by Amazon Digital Services, which makes it a self-published book. There's a mention of "Barclay Books", but that appears to be nothing more than the name of Mr. Nassise's own "publishing company."<br /><br />And...we're back to the Creative Commons issue again. Of course I know that it covers more than the absence of DRM. I detect a circular argument here. I'd suggest that you focus on whatever you do at Unglue.it rather than this debate. You're convincing neither me nor anyone else.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-38060185737670952582012-07-05T11:39:37.343-07:002012-07-05T11:39:37.343-07:00Riverwatch isn't a self-published title; Creat...Riverwatch isn't a self-published title; Creative Commons is more than the absence of DRM.Andromedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570669960490418748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-71115451100454031022012-07-05T07:33:23.024-07:002012-07-05T07:33:23.024-07:00Andromeda, your post says that I "misundersta...Andromeda, your post says that I "misunderstand" what Unglue.it is about, but I'd argue that it was the author of "Riverwatch" who misunderstood it, or tried to take advantage of it. Further, Unglue.it is completely unnecessary to accomplish what you say it's trying to accomplish.<br /><br />The author of "Riverwatch" wanted $25,000 to make it available under Creative Commons; he cut the amount to $15,000, but when his campaign ended, he had collected pledges of only $1,500. To me, this was simply an attempt to milk as much revenue as possible from a self-published title, and it never should have been posted by Unglue.it. (Note that other crowdfunding sites, such as Kickstarter, review every submission and reserve the right to reject any project.)<br /><br />As for the reasons that you state in your post for Unglue.it, I'd argue that Mr. Nassise could have done all of them himself, without your help. He chose to sell through Amazon, which imposed DRM and, as you pointed out, has changed or even deleted eBooks from customers' accounts without their foreknowledge or permission. He could have instead sold through another reseller without such a history. He could have demanded that the eBook be sold without DRM, as O'Reilly has successfully done. He could have sold the eBook on his own website as an unprotected EPUB that could be read by a myriad of readers. To my knowledge, he chose to do none of those things.<br /><br />If Unglue.it is going to be successful, it needs to focus, and I'd suggest focusing on respected, out-of-print titles. That truly represents a public service.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-30438159669323440512012-07-05T07:06:36.077-07:002012-07-05T07:06:36.077-07:00I ended up responding to this at my blog: http://a...I ended up responding to this at my blog: http://andromedayelton.com/blog/2012/07/04/why-unglue-when-you-can-buy-the-book-for-starters-you-cant/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-91993466755803343202012-07-02T18:31:52.416-07:002012-07-02T18:31:52.416-07:00Eric,
I'm presuming that you're Eric Hell...Eric,<br /><br />I'm presuming that you're Eric Hellman, founder of Unglue.it. If public domain vs. creative commons is the most incorrect thing you could find with my post, I'm very satisfied.<br /><br />I heard you speak at the IDPF Digital Book event at BEA, so yes, I do understand what you're doing. Frankly, based on your presentation, I thought that you were delusional, but that's just one man's opinion. If we had been given a chance to ask questions, I would have asked you a few, including the following:<br /><br />1) What are you doing to drive traffic to Unglue.it so that people even know about your campaigns? (Right now, it's little more than an echo chamber.)<br /><br />2) If there's so much demand for titles that people are willing to pay for just to make them available again, what exactly is the economic motivation for authors who have the rights to sell them for a flat fee when they can republish the works themselves and have a potentially unbounded stream of revenue?<br /><br />3) Why, as in the "Riverwatch" case, should readers contribute to make titles in your corpus available with "creative commons" licensing when they can already purchase them, in many cases, at a very low price? (In other words, Eric, you don't need to make them available if they already <b>are</b> available!)<br /><br />4) How many of those 15,000 members have actually pledged to a campaign? What's your ratio of members to pledges?<br /><br />5) Can I hold you to your brag that you'll have 15 million members? That's an awfully tall order, when you have only one successful campaign, three active campaigns that are all in the single digits, one that we know has failed (and who knows how many others--would you care to say?)<br /><br />I think that Unglue.it has, at best, a tenuous grasp on reality, but when you get to your 15 million members, you'll have proved me wrong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-61521209945528677732012-07-02T17:53:26.752-07:002012-07-02T17:53:26.752-07:00two points:
1. Calling a creative commons license...two points:<br /><br />1. Calling a creative commons license "public domain" betrays a poor understanding of copyright law and what Unglue.it is trying to do.<br /><br />2. Unglue.it has "struggled" for 6 weeks to get 1,500 people to support unglued books. We will struggle to get 15,000 people to join us. Once we've done that, we'll struggle mightily to get 150,000. And then the really difficult struggle begins, to get 1.5 million. After that, we'll drag our nearly dead-to-the-bone bodies across the 15 million mark. Then maybe we'll call it a partial success.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483241450401134977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-73966147335523613442012-06-22T17:25:46.535-07:002012-06-22T17:25:46.535-07:00I agree with article when it talks about shows mad...I agree with article when it talks about shows made up of brainless twits. The reality shows where the contestants have a useful skill like Iron Chef, are pretty worthwhile.devans-cosmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390751276044939234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-83783492513983815272011-10-17T00:58:46.220-07:002011-10-17T00:58:46.220-07:00there are around 10 000 apps created on the platfo...there are around 10 000 apps created on the platform and the majority is iOS only, so, i'm not sensitive at all, in fact i'm impressed how they handled the lies that jobs putt out on the platform a few years ago.<br /><br />i've been doing web development for 4 years, and believe me, there is no height from witch i don't crap on w3c and it's html5 of, especially now, when there are more browsers out there then PCs.<br /><br />being a programming purist, i can say for sure there are just a handful of developers and almost 0 bloggers who actually know what they talk about when they bring up the much overestimated buzzword "html5"<br /><br />besides, just as stage3D is the tip of the iceberg, i have several other talents which i and others enjoy.<br /><br />by saying that it's a dying platform, you're wrong. saying that customers believe it's a dying platform. you are somewhat right. the types of customers who want a site up and running, may it be e-business or simple presence, they excursively choose html. and they are right about that. unless they want an elevated user experience and eyecandy, flash is of no use.<br /><br />the latest steps of adobe (with some ... actually ... help from Jobs (may rest in peace)) is just necessary to get rid of those pseudo tween developers.szeredai akoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152536709736622573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-2966024127358113472011-10-12T06:09:45.630-07:002011-10-12T06:09:45.630-07:00I can understand your sensitivity to Flash's d...I can understand your sensitivity to Flash's decline, given that you make your living as a Flash developer. Nevertheless, what matters isn't how technologically better a platform is (the "better mousetrap" analogy) but how customers perceive it. The perception, which Adobe is doing nothing effective to counter, is that Flash is a dying platform, and that Adobe is grasping at straws to keep it alive.<br /><br />I wish you well in your dedication to Flash, but I'd suggest that you brush up on HTML5.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03023384837565508387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-9667338983094656292011-10-12T04:57:38.909-07:002011-10-12T04:57:38.909-07:00Adobe Flash's clock is ticking extremely fast....Adobe Flash's clock is ticking extremely fast. if it is the wrong way, i don't think so.<br /><br />html5 is exactly if not, far more incapable as the current versions of html.<br /><br />the real strength of flash is that if you want to develop an app, after 2 months the picture might be:<br /><br />the html/css/js/[server] coder doesn't even know where to begin; the native programmer might deliver an alpha version on one machine; the flash coder could easily have a post beta build out on desktop, mobile, TV, browser, ...<br /><br />webGL can't even come near to the speed of development and quality of FP11 or AIR3. for once, it takes years to do something on webGL that doesn't even run on IE. there is no and never be enough trust in multiple browsers displaying a consistent pixel perfect result (mainly because W3C is a joke, after 17 years they where unable to force consistency on the most basic of components).<br /><br />50% of all web going mobile devices , 99% (in fact all of them witch have a decent OS) of all desktops, some TVs and consoles support the platform in one way or the other. there is no programming platform that came even near to these numbers. that for me is enough to say that flash is here to stay.<br /><br />you should have seen an augmented version of unreal 3 running in the browser, by now.<br /><br />and stage3D is just a tiny part of the 11 milestone.szeredai akoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152536709736622573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18628370.post-74992189139135805322011-08-20T11:58:20.793-07:002011-08-20T11:58:20.793-07:00Great aticle.Great aticle.Mohammad Ahmadzadehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686994239505628638noreply@blogger.com