Bee Docs’ Timeline – Timeline Software for Mac OS X

Props to Don McAllister from Screencasts Online and his recent pick on MacBreak Weekly for this great software pick.  Create a 3D timeline for any period of time you can think of.  Your child, your family or any part of history.  

Bee Docs’ Timeline – Timeline Software for Mac OS X.

Pull Color Schemes from Web or Any File

 

Here is a great tool for pulling color schemes from any website, or image on the web or any file you have stored locally.

Choose Image

First choose the url or load your own image. This site will create a myriad of different color schemes from the image, or you can choose from a selection of available colors pulled from the image.

Samples All Colors in Image

The site also manages the schemes created into a searchable database, so you can look for schemes that are “blue” or remind you of the “desert” or are tagged as “Obama’s Ears”.

Color Schemes

 Check it out at http://www.colr.org/.

Olympic Highlights You May Have Missed

 

Olympic Rings - Easy

 

OK, so I got sucked into watching a huge amount of the Olympics, more than I ever have. No doubt this is entirely due to the incredibly sophisticated coverage that NBC pulled off flawlessly, and even more so by the spectacle that China designed on such a massive scale. The artistry of Zhang Yimou’s opening ceremony, the stunning architecture of the olympic venues, and the amazing landscapes that China seemed to be sharing with the world for the first time ever. I was blown away. Good Luck, London!

While I grew to respect badminton and even get sucked in to watching the bikini-clad beach volleyball team win a gold on Beijing’s rock-n-roll beach, there were still events that it seems I missed.

Did you happen to catch any of these?

For all the photos, check out Gizmodo!

Converting PAL to NTSC and NTSC to PAL in Final Cut Studio

Here’s a great tutorial from Macworld on PAL and NTSC conversions in Final Cut Studio using Compressor and Cinema Tools.  I’m going to try these methods tomorrow.  I saw pretty good results just letting Final Cut Pro do the conversion but it wasn’t perfect.  Will post my results once I’ve had the chance to try it.

Macworld | Send video abroad

IPG Emerging Media Lab

 

IPG Emerging Media Lab

 

What is the IPG Emerging Media Lab?

Well, check out their blog, The Future of Media, for interesting articles and opinions on new technology and news on how IPG is exploring the landscape.

Their mission statement:

To address the dramatic changes taking place in the media landscape, Interpublic built its Emerging Media Lab, and has committed ongoing resources to this important initiative. 

Serving as a nexus for the collection and distribution of proprietary ideas and market information, the Emerging Media Lab seeks to create a community of industry leaders and advocates—all committed to innovation in emerging media channels—and acts as a bridge between what consumers do today and what marketers need to do tomorrow. 

The Lab is equal parts think tank, real-world proving ground, and change enabler. We provide agencies and clients with the power to harness emerging media by offering facilities, expertise, and resources specifically tailored to rigorously testing emerging media and marketing techniques—driving quantifiable outcomes, learnings, and strategies.

Not just a virtual workspace, they have some pretty nice digs in LA.

IPG Media Lab

A new way to search

Here’s a different way to search.  If you’re more inclined to click than type this site may be for you.  Click by brand to find what you’re looking for.  Pretty cool!

All My Faves | Why Search?

MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2

An update to our favorite FREE app adding the following fixes and features.

• new option to add a textual watermark
• choice of format for YouTube videos (MP4 or FLV)
• fixed compatibility with Google Video and Yahoo! Video
• added video playback and download from Veoh
• fixed a sound problem with some DivX movies
• fixed compatibility with Perian 1.1

Click below to go to download page.

Squared 5 – MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X

Avid vs. FCP – Market Dominance?

Very interesting read from editor Oliver Peters.  As long as AVID and FCP are competing in the same market, there will continue to be the debate as to which is a better NLE.  Think you know my choice.

Avid vs. FCP – Market Dominance?

Adobe Video Workshop

Great resource for FREE video tutorials using the Adobe CS3 apps.  Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Encore, etc.  Definitely worth a look.

 

Watch out for…..The Levelator!

Watch out Arnold…The Levelator is here.

Here’s a cool little app that will take your mixes, or other discreet tracks from Final Cut and levelate them.  Or in other words, it will even the dynamic range of your audio.  I think this is especially cool for those times when you can’t have Gerrard mix your work and you really want to even out some dialogue.  Export an aif file of the audio you want to affect, drop the file on to the Levelator app window and it automatically will create a new aif file with nice even audio levels. Download and try it for yourself!

The Levelator from The Conversations Network