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Video professionals, just get a (new) life already! (Apple isn't looking at you.)

Posted 23 Jun 2011 by Laura Scott

That's the message coming from Apple fanboys and apologists, going by the blogs out there, regarding the limitations of Apple's "update" to Final Cut Pro. Pick just about any thread on the Creative Cow forums and you'll see masses of discontent, frustration, anger, resignation ... and not one iota of joy.

Brian Charles:

In a final death blow, Apple has removed the link to the Pro Apps updater. Excellent news for those who recently purchased Studio 3....

Marvin Holdman:

Still a bit miffed at the fact that they expect me to "know" that their "upgrade" won't open FCS3 projects. Still say this product should NOT be named Final Cut anything, it is NOT Final Cut.

and Peter Blumenstock:

How to translate New Year's Resolutions into actions

Posted 2 Jan 2009 by Laura Scott

Resolution time. It's the occasion to institute changes. Or at least resolve to change. It doesn't always work out, does it? The diet gets dropped. The fingernails get bitten. The cigarettes get smoked. The exercise gets blown off. And that's that. Right?

Maybe not. If you've ever had trouble shaking an addiction or behavior that ends up not serving your needs, you might find some hope (and results) in this analysis of addictive behavior, courtesy of Hyrum Smith, founder and creator of the Franklin planning system.

This post isn't about planning or time management. It's about the five-step cycle that drives our behavior.

I know I know, you probably believe this is just a bunch of hokum. (We'll get to beliefs and how they affect behavior in a minute.) But I'm not prescribing anything here. This is just a look at how behavior happens. I think it's empowering.

Rapping the Large Hadron Collider

Posted 10 Sep 2008 by Laura Scott

With the Hadron Collider going live, now's the time to share this lovely entertainment. Hliarious! (And the science is accurate, apparently.)

[Hat tip to Lidarman]

Hug a developer today

Posted 28 Aug 2008 by Laura Scott

Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog ends today (kind of)

Posted 20 Jul 2008 by Laura Scott

Have you seen it yet? This is not something to miss! Personally I love the music, but the real charm is the humor. Neil Patrick Harris is the perfect comic hero/villain.

If you've not heard of this show, it's a little ditty by Firefly and Buffy creator Joss Whedon and cohorts, created as something to do while the writer's strike stalled all production in Hollywood.

Once upon a time, all the writers in the forest got very mad with the Forest Kings and declared a work-stoppage. The forest creatures were all sad; the mushrooms did not dance, the elderberries gave no juice for the festival wines, and the Teamsters were kinda pissed. (They were very polite about it, though.) During this work-stoppage, many writers tried to form partnerships for outside funding to create new work that circumvented the Forest King system.

The best show on the web, grasshopper

Posted 7 Apr 2008 by Laura Scott

I've seen a lot of interesting stuff on the web, but really, for a regular show with snap, among the best is Epic-Fu. Check this one out from a few weeks ago:

Women in Art [updated]

Posted 10 Jun 2007 by Laura Scott

Kudos to the eggman. This is just beautiful. Worth watching more than once. For one pass, just look at the eyes.

[via Elisa]

Update: Laurie and Debbie have some thoughts on this video.

A Fair(y) Use Tale (NOT a Disney movie) [updated]

Posted 17 May 2007 by Laura Scott

This is really a must-watch video, courtesy of the Media Education Foundation and the Stanford Center for Internet and Society's Fair Use Project. It's hysterically funny and spot-on. Pay close attention. Even the "FBI Warning" is not quite what it seems.

Cow blogging

Posted 23 Mar 2007 by Laura Scott

One of my favorite "old media" tech sites, Creative Cow, has launched a community blog site. With anticipation, I clicked on the link in the email announcement and as soon as the page loaded I had to laugh.

Creative Cow Blog

The Cow uses Drupal!

The ownership society catches up with YouTube ... for now

Posted 20 Oct 2006 by Laura Scott

YouTube is 30,000 files smaller:

The Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, found 29,549 video clips such as television shows, music videos and movies posted on YouTube's site without permission, an official from the group, Fumiyuki Asakura, said Friday.

The San Mateo, Calif.-based company quickly complied with the request to remove the copyright materials, made on behalf of 23 Japanese TV stations and entertainment companies, Asakura said.

Most videos posted on YouTube are homemade, but the site also features scores of copyright material posted by individual users. YouTube's policy is to remove such clips after it receives complaints, though some have suggested the startup eventually could be sued, especially with deep-pocketed Google Inc. about to buy it for $1.65 billion in stock.

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