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For online opinion pieces, I t

2009-09-11T20:27:51.165+02:00

For online opinion pieces, I try to read both the Times and WSJ to get a little flava from both sides on the issues.

Great article, a perfect read

2009-08-31T23:38:45.456+02:00

Great article, a perfect read for anyone job hunting in these tougher economic times. And, a good reminder to me to keep working hard at my job. @Brent - thanks for the photo link, those are great! BTW I would wager that the lens quality is actually better now (better materials and techniques), but the imaging size (e.g. 4x5 & 8x10 film sheets) back then was relatively enormous. That makes for really stunning images.

Thanks for putting it in persp

2009-08-27T20:56:12.023+02:00

Thanks for putting it in perspective, Stephen. I really think that's a key thing that you and the others are really adding to this space - aesthetics, purposefulness, and meaning to visuals in worship. Lots to absorb & process, digesting it all at the moment. I wish I had the "canvas" to work on like you guys do. It's limited to "fascinating hobby" status for me at the moment.

@krissy Which brings me to a q

2009-02-17T02:43:56.850+01:00

@krissy Which brings me to a question, Darren. Is it EVER okay to change a tweeter’s tweet slightly so one can RT it? Please, nobody throw pillows or bricks at me for asking! Krissy, there's absolutely no shame in rewriting a retweet, in my opinion. There's only so much you can put in 140 chrs.; not everyone is as concise as required sometimes. I like moving the originator's name to the end, like so "(via @krissy)". That way, it's like, "thanks, @krissy" instead of "at" that originator (but they still get the response). It just feels better grammatically. Another reason I don't mind rewriting it (with the "hat tip" above) is that I might want to put my own spin on it, or indicate why I think it's relevant. Here's some examples from me recently that highlight some of these ideas.

I cannot believe you've omitte

2009-01-07T22:24:14.822+01:00

I cannot believe you've omitted Outside magazine. Full of really great writing (many from great writers that turn into books, such as John Krakauer), real adventures, and useful, get-outside-the-gym fitness. Inspires me to get outside and live life! I've also grown quite fond of Smithsonian. It's helped me appreciate my country and history, and consistently profiles great men of history and what we can learn from them. Worth looking at. Real men: leave the vapid, expensive-lifestyle style rags alone. Read things that inspire and challenge you!

My gut reaction to Palin's avo

2008-09-29T07:12:14.928+02:00

My gut reaction to Palin's avoidance of a decision on foreclosure aid to homeowners seems more rooted in conservative ideology: bailing them out would mean "the market" wasn't allowed to be "free". Those who made foolish financial decisions must be allowed to fail under this view. Oh, wait, what about those giant financial firms... apparently they don't count.

@ Matt: We use CatDV as the "a

2008-09-18T23:58:03.244+02:00

@ Matt: We use CatDV as the "app that automatically catalogs contents of hard drives on the shelf, includes an offline searchable database of the filenames/metadata in those files". Plug it in, it scans the files (they have a capture app for scanning tapes called Live Capture), creates previews (I make SD-res H.264 mp4s), and then metadata can be added. We have a whole team adding clips & info via their CatDV Server product. FCP Server does this to a degree, but we've found CatDV to be more flexible. http://www.squarebox.co.uk/ As to the "remind me to refresh drives" bit, I could see that being an applescript or cron (once a year) notice. I suppose we could use CatDV's "Play all clips as sequence" to play through every clip. Is that needed, or just a spin-up?

Wow. The new Flash site is tru

2008-08-02T22:15:21.524+02:00

Wow. The new Flash site is truly stunning. The photography does indeed come first. And, at the end of the day, what serves the client should come first, regardless of technology. Flash has been lambasted so much, quite unfairly in many cases my opinion. There's no way you could execute what you're doing now without it. Those who might not agree probably won't appreciate the subtle distinctions between Flash and JS effects (real-time HSV changes, blurring, true full-screen, much faster rendering than JS). Looks great. I love the ones from Kampala, it's more real than my own memories of Uganda.

I use FotoMagico for slideshow

2008-07-07T19:24:11.294+02:00

I use FotoMagico for slideshows - it's just amazing. I'd guess you'd get 90% of the quality you work for above in 20% of the time. You can create audio markers in a song, and set the slides to transition on the markers. They look gorgeous, it's resolution-independent (HD, SD, web) and fast (I usually play out of the laptop at 60FPS). I bring the images straight in from an Aperture album or Smart album. I'm a video editor on FCP, and I can't imagine doing it all in FCP after using FotoMagico. Check it, it's without peer.

I saw this a week or so ago, a

2008-06-11T22:45:04.125+02:00

I saw this a week or so ago, and I'm still having a hard time believing what I think I'm seeing. Just amazing. I think being there in person would have helped; as it is, it's hard to tell what's virtual and what's not (the point, I'm sure). I'd love to hear more about the tech and how the "shoot" was set up (lighting, directing the subjects attention, where the camera (?) is, etc.).

I just love the way they added

2008-03-28T00:47:39.904+01:00

I just love the way they added the buzzing robot motor noise to the live action one. That simple thing just made it instantly hilarious. The kick was classic, too. I wish they'd taken it further, copying the tethered robotic shots and the 'leaping goat' shots. The ice would have been funny, too.

Oh, and the theme of this year

2008-03-17T18:42:20.164+01:00

Oh, and the theme of this year's Faith Quest is Heroes, with a comic slant to it.

Aww, Weird Science is one of m

2008-03-17T18:41:19.616+01:00

Aww, Weird Science is one of my all-time favorite movies! Esp. the bikers rampaging through the house. I forgot he was in that movie; I always think of Anthony Michael Hall. (mutant with cockney accent:) "Yew caan't even tayke a showah... with a beyootiful woman... wifout taking off youwr jeans... muahahahah!!!"

Ahh, Garr (& Robinson), you've

2008-02-16T20:07:26.477+01:00

Ahh, Garr (& Robinson), you've touched a nerve with your Gill Sans comment. I was *supremely* disappointed to see your otherwise peerless book set with large swaths of Gill Sans. I detest Gill Sans, with its pointy 'p' ascenders and other oddities. My wife is sick of hearing my type rants ("what kind of man would set his book in Gill..."). I think I overused it in school (guilty!), and haven't touched it since. Whew! Got that out of my system. Nothing personal, still a fan and all. =)

Wow, so glad you got to go to

2008-02-10T16:07:47.886+01:00

Wow, so glad you got to go to Zoë Conference! I've heard great things about that. I just did the worship media here at our Luis Palau conference, with Mark Harris (4Him). Things went well, and I got some good feedback from people - validation that some of the ideas I'm exploring are valid and worth further study. I'll bug you about Zoe later.

Well, it's not a perfect tool:

2008-01-19T01:24:32.725+01:00

Well, it's not a perfect tool: if your kid is using the game, you can't use the computer. I haven't figured out how to solve that one yet. =)

That cuff would be the pink ro

2008-01-19T01:17:36.897+01:00

That cuff would be the pink rose that the dinner staff brought me with my room service order. Not that a satin pink cuff wouldn't look resplendent!

I and others in the video worl

2007-12-06T22:29:18.792+01:00

I and others in the video world would LOVE to see something like this for aspect ratio conversion. It's a problem we face every day, especially now with libraries of 4:3 archival footage being mixed with newly shot 16:9 HD footage. It would sure help us through this transitional period.

I'm also glad he didn't cut of

2007-10-18T20:15:41.227+02:00

I'm also glad he didn't cut off a hand or gouge out an eye when he caught himself lusting. Jesus meant that as hyperbole, but it would be easy for a literalist to take that too seriously... right?

Only a dozen? Well, when you h

2007-10-15T20:29:27.221+02:00

Only a dozen? Well, when you have 10GB of RAM in the box, the only problem is jumping to the one you want. Ok, right now I only have 8 running, but I haven't picked up full steam yet. What I love about QS: I think about what I want and just start typing. It usually finds it for me - way, way faster than hunting and clicking around in the finder. Speed is really important, too - the biggest obstacle is now the speed of the interface (or the operator), not the hardware anymore. QS helps me be fast. Yes, those of us who need all those apps tend to be power users for whom QS fits their mindset and approach to working. There's more than one kind of user, obviously - use what works for you.

I want QuickSilver on my iPhon

2007-06-30T10:38:04.261+02:00

I want QuickSilver on my iPhone. I already think that way (regarding how I use my computer) - I don't think it can be done with a web-app, though. Give Alcor a real SDK!

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2007-06-19T19:56:51.177+02:00

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Is it possible to create an im

2007-04-18T18:28:24.938+02:00

Is it possible to create an imaging plug-in for Aperture (not just export)? I'd really like to see a vignette filter in there (to darken edges), and I'd be willing to work on it myself. But, I don't know where to start, or if Aperture's API allows for it. Any suggestions? Is this possible? Thanks!

Awesome! Very well-designed an

2007-03-08T21:05:31.536+01:00

Awesome! Very well-designed and subtle, but I find myself watching every area to see what they're doing. It has whimsy and surprise. I have to make logo loops for conferences and festivals; this is inspiring (though probably consumes more time than I have to hit a mark like this). DUN: LOL! So true. Bob: Burn-in isn't much a problem on projectors, AFAIK. Crabster: Ehh, I think the posting content here is fine. I wonder if "creative loops for menus and lower thirds" is a bit of an oxymoron. I don't see much real freshness in those areas.

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