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On Final Cut Pro X’s professional exodus

Peter Cohen — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:28:23 +0000

Jacqui Cheng, for Ars Technica:

Which came first: Apple’s creative pro market shrinking, which might have led to dramatic changes in Final Cut Pro; or Apple’s cavalier attitude toward legacy features, which might have frightened video editors? According to the professionals we spoke to, there was already signs of an industry shift to Avid before FCPX came along, but Apple still had a very loyal and dedicated user base that it’s now turning away from.

“The perception here is that

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∞ EU okays Microsoft Skype buyout

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:14:27 +0000

Reuters: Microsoft secured EU approval on Friday to purchase internet voice and video service Skype for $8.5 billion, its biggest ever acquisition. The commission noted that Microsoft and Skype overlap, but doesn’t think there are concerns about monopoly since other … Continued

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∞ Survey: Qwikster name doesn't resonate with consumers

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:09:44 +0000

Erik Sherman, for BNet:

…according to a quick survey done of 500 consumers by brand naming company Strategic Name Development, Netflix may have stepped into one of the worst muck holes it could have: blowing the name of its DVD division. And the reason it did was fear.

…By associating Qwikster with the DVD business, top brass made the complete opposite choice of what they needed. The company could have brought on new name (preferably something with a more natural connection to

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∞ ∞ Flash Media Server 4.5 streams Flash video to iOS devices

Peter Cohen — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:57:02 +0000

Adobe used this week’s IBC conference in Amsterdam to introduce Flash Media Server 4.5. Most notable in the new Flash Media Server release is the ability to stream Flash video to iOS devices, including the iPad and iPhone.

It’s important to understand that this is a mechanism for delivering Flash video to iOS devices, not Flash applications, such as games. Some confusing headlines and sloppy reporting from

∞ ∞ SceneChat enables real-time commenting, social sharing of video

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:49:44 +0000

SceneChat is a new startup that is taking the concept of commenting and sharing of videos to a whole new level.

Open today as a limited beta, the system is designed specifically for embedded videos on a Web site. The service allows you to comment on specific moments in the content.

Videos can be shared through Facebook and Twitter. Here’s how it works: You share a URL to a specific moment in the video — when people click on it, they go to your Web site and

∞ ∞ Video: Hacker takes over Times Square video with an iPhone

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:14:47 +0000

I saw this video this morning and thought it was really interesting. I don’t know if it’s real, but it certainly looks good to me.

∞ ∞ Apple posts iPad 2 keynote video

Peter Cohen — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 03:26:47 +0000

If you couldn’t be at the iPad 2 unveiling in San Francisco, now you can watch it for yourself thanks to Apple. The company has posted an iPad 2 keynote video link on its Web site.

∞ ∞ TiVo releases iPad app, but only for Premiere boxes

Peter Cohen — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:20:41 +0000

TiVo announced on its blog that its TiVo Premiere app is now available from the App Store. The software lets you control your TiVo digital video recorder (DVR) using an iPad, but only works with TiVo’s new Premiere devices, not older TiVo DVRs.

∞ ∞ iStopMotion adds tilt shift, easier iMovie export

Peter Cohen — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:59:20 +0000

Boinx Software has announced the release of iStopMotion 2.5, a major new release of its stop motion animation software for the Mac. It’s a free update for registered version 2 users; the software costs $49 for its Home edition, $99 for the Express version and $499 for the Pro release.

∞ ∞ 54% of web video is now HTML5 compatible

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 14:19:18 +0000

Apple CEO Steve Jobs made, what some might consider, a risky decision by excluding Flash from the iPhone and iPad in favor of HTML5, but significant growth rates of the standard shows he was on the right track.

∞ ∞ FaceTime for Mac introduced as public beta

Peter Cohen — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:19:38 +0000

FaceTime, the video conferencing feature built into the iPhone 4 and iPod touch, has come to the Mac in the form of a newly available public beta version.

∞ ∞ U.S. Internet users watched 32.4 billion videos in January

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:43:57 +0000

Market research firm, comScore, on Monday released some staggering numbers about the number of videos watched by U.S. Internet users.

∞ ∞ Apple posts iPad presentation video

Peter Cohen — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:10:57 +0000

You’ve read the live coverage of Apple’s special event unveiling the iPad, and now you can watch it yourself. Apple has posted the video of the presentation.

∞ ∞ Newer offers USB video display adapter

Peter Cohen — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:40:34 +0000

Newer Technology on Thursday announced its USB Video Display Adapter. The device adds the ability to connect an external video display to a Mac using a USB 2.0 interface instead of a video port. It costs $96.

∞ ∞ Video tutorial app streams content to the iPhone

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:15:46 +0000

MacProVideo on Wednesday released a new version of its N.E.D.i (NonLinear Educating Device for iPhone), a video tutorial app for iPhone and iPod touch users.

∞ ∞ iMovie introduces iFrame video format support

Peter Cohen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:03:50 +0000

Apple on Tuesday released iMovie 8.0.5, an update to the version of its video editing software included with iLife ‘09. The free update is available for download through the Software Update system preference, or from the Web site.

∞ ∞ Roxio's Popcorn 4 helps Mac users convert video

Peter Cohen — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:51:38 +0000

Roxio on Tuesday announced the release of Popcorn 4, a new version of its video conversion software based on technology developed for Roxio’s popular CD and DVD burning software, Toast. Popcorn costs $49.99, with upgrades available for previous users. It’s expected to debut at retail in early November.