Awesome open source internet TV and video player Democracy is nearing the first full 1.0 release with version 0.9 of the player launched this week. To celebrate they are having a Sheeps Week, announcing new parts of the Democracy ecosystem - features and helpful sites - each day. Check out How to Make an Internet [...]
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Killing digital viewing
Just as we are on the verge of space-shifting viewing (to go with the ‘time-shifting’ all but necessary now in a post-VCR era where we have multi-channel time-starved modern worklives), the Hollywood studios want to stop it. The flurry of proposals in the U.S. legislature to neuter P2P networks and developers makes it all look [...]
Canon XL2 ‘intentionally overengineered’
With a killer tagline and the same distinctive good looks as predecessor XL1 & XL1s cams, the Canon XL2 increases the customizable nature of this piece of kit for the DV aficionado, with fuller options to max out on upgrade paths for interchangeable lenses and accessories.
Debuting next month (list price $4,999), features include:
4:3 & [...]
DigiFusion’s seamless pPVR
Tech Digest highlights UK newcomer DigiFusion who are continuing to introduce accessible and no-nonsense innovation into their moving image products. Their new pPVR sports a 3.5 inch screen and 20 Gig storage (enough to hold 40 hours of video), but most significantly can transfer video direct from their other products, cutting out the usual link [...]
E3 loves PSP
Ironic that PSP wins best in show at E3, as with its high specs and hefty price tag it appears to be targeted as a slick high end, ultra portable multimedia device. It’s not the accessible portable games machine some wanted (Sony look like leaving that area to Nintendo and new entrant pretenders). PSP [...]
Sony’s Type X super-DVR
Next generation DVR technology is surfacing, notably with this high capacity, ultra-specced Sony concept model, turbo-charging moving image viewing. Tivo cubed.
Sony’s concept model digital video recorder, the Type X has more than 1 terabyte of storage and has 7 TV tuners, for recording of seven different video/audio sources simultaneously, and use in HDTV high-definition environments.
Source: [...]
New Apple AV software
Apple ramps up their AV line-up, including new HD and Pro versions of their video editing suites.
Apple Pro Software line-up :
Final Cut Pro HD (editing) | Motion (motion graphics) | DVD Studio Pro 3 (DVD authoring) | Shake 3.5 (effects compositing) | Logic Pro 6 (sound composition)
The accompanying release of Xsan, a [...]
PSX-PS3-PSP synergies
Latest news emerging on Sony hardware plans bring together more details of how their ‘ubiquitous network strategy’ will play out with their new hardware. News emerging from controversial remarks by SCEE President David Reeves includes:
Two versions of PS3: Home Server version nearer to PSX functionality, including hard drive, stripped down Games machine for hardcore next-gen [...]
New Korsakow v2.5 system
The Korsakow interactive story system for interactive narration is now available as version 2.5. This version enables an online capability.
The Korsakow Foundation is a repository of information based around this project, and the software which enables this flavour of database cinema.
Korsakow online: 7sons | Love story | Korsakow downloads | Korsakow handbook (4M)
Mars and Earth as film sets
BBC NEWS features a fascinating technology article detailing how a 3D Mars is being recreated from photos.
The opportunities for virtual film sets are increasing every month, with September the scheduled completion date for the US military to create a second ‘virtual’ Earth [Source: BBC News]
The detailed simulation will be drawn from a real-world terrain database [...]
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