Something I found interesting written by someone else.
Hollywood studios busted as torrent-loving dens of piracy http://t.co/a0PseiWh
Now to be fair, what is being demonstrated is that employees within the studios (and it turns out the some anti-piracy organizations) are indeed downloading unauthorized, copyright material via bittorrent.
Artificial Intelligence Predicts What Will Happen Next In A Video http://t.co/TPopRqQq
Many thanks to my friend Don Berube for pointing this out. Â While the headline slightly overstates the case, it’s clear we’re heading for an era when computers in general will understand meaning and the content of images.Â
Congressional Research Service Shows Hollywood Is Thriving http://t.co/mP0DU8Xc
An interesting research result from a source that isn’t fully bought and paid for by the Studios, that is, a report that may have some chance of relating to the real world rather than the fantasy land that MPAA/RIAA “research” reports come from.
1 in 3 Viewers Despises Television And Wants To See It Die http://t.co/WvpihGVD
It’s a small sample but an interesting result:
1@patInhofer @piersg @quintessential I’d agree with that – Cineform and DnxHD are the best cross platform mastering codecs.
If you saw a cryptic headlong for this post – the first line above – I apologize. Â I have my Twitter account set to post to the blog when I post “new”, that is not a reply to someone. Even then I catch the tweet when it posts, tidy the headline and expand the post with a little commentary.
Three NLEs, three approaches to 64 bit. http://t.co/v0ye0xEy Episode 38 of the Terence and Philip Show.
In this episode Terence and Philip discuss the different approaches to updating their NLEs to 64bit modern architectures, with a particular emphasis on Media Composer 6, Avid’s just-released 64 bit update to the venerable Media Composer.
Will ‘Arrested Development’ Be A Cost Center Or Profit Unit For Netflix? http://t.co/U47hnHCz
MediaPost asks a very good question about the likely profitability to Netflix of reviving Arrested Development, but ultimately Netflix, like cable companies before it, may fund a program that isn’t profitable directly, but indirectly contributes to the bottom line of the whole channel.  Mad Men on AMC is unlikely to be directly profitable for AMC but it raises the profile and perception of the network and is worthwhile as a result.
Let’s Get Serious — Branded Video Is About The Information http://t.co/e8ccL5qs
I think branded video – where a company or brand puts up all the production money in order to present their brand. Â This article from VideoInsider.com jumps from an “interesting” statistic, to examine what brands want, or need ,out of their investment in video.
Our research has shown that consumers are not typing brand names into Google to download commercials to their PCs. They’re searching for information. Through our research for a large electronics company, we learned that consumers weren’t searching for information about how to choose a camera, but were searching for information on how to use one to take pictures of babies, weddings, kids, etc. That insight was invaluable in crafting our branded online video strategy for the company, which focused on providing consumers with information on how to take the best pictures — using their brand of cameras, of course — rather than a commercial about which of their cameras consumers can buy.
Good statistics and background in the article.
Automatic Fact-Checking Coming To The Web – Complications Follow http://t.co/1aTaVRQo
My interest in this story is simply because I want to harness that power to speed the pre-post process or understanding what content we have, in order to better (and more quickly) use it. It also confirms my long-held belief that we are – at least for some kinds of work – be able to semi-automate first assemblies.
In this context:
My best guess is that this will be a growing part of the behind the scenes internet services industry. Google would be a natural contender, indexing as it does much of the data one would need to reach a reasonable judgment. But Google isn’t really in the judgment business. Sure, you’ve got their “best guess for Patrick Swayze age†if you search for it (59!), but evaluating natural-language claims, political or what have you, doesn’t seem like their business. They store and index data and surface what you’re looking for. I think it will be a startup, or someone in academia like Schultz, who provides the first germ of this and starts a movement, though his own contributions may in the end be minimal. The competition will, hopefully, be based on the accuracy of their evaluations, just as the search engines competed on speed and simplicity, or device makers on build and design.
Although let’s not forget what my friend Doug Luberts pointed to:Â Colossus: The Forbin Project
Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of America’s nuclear defenses. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of Guardian, the Soviet counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both computers insist that they be linked, and after taking safeguards to preserve confidential material, each side agrees to allow it. As soon as the link is established the two become a new Super computer and threaten the world with the immediate launch of nuclear weapons if they are detached. Colossus begins to give it’s plans for the management of the world under it’s guidance. Forbin and the other scientists form a technological resistance to Colossus which must operate underground.
I’m mildly more positive.
The Definitive Post On Why SOPA And Protect IP Are Bad, Bad Ideas http://t.co/Gy2NCyL7
That main issue, we’re told over and over again, is “piracy” and specifically “rogue” websites. And, let’s be clear: infringement is a problem. But the question is what kind of problem is it? Much of the evidence suggests that it’s not an enforcement problem and it’s not a legal problem. Decades of evidence from around the globe all show the same thing: making copyright law or enforcement stricter does not work. It does not decrease infringement at all — and, quite frequently, leads to more infringement. That’s because the reason that there’s infringement in the first place is that consumers are being under-served. Historically, infringement has never been about “free,” but about indicating where the business models have not kept up with the technology.
Thus, the real issue is that this is a business model problem. As we’ve seen over and over and over again, those who embrace what the internet enables, have found themselves to be much better off than they were before. They’re able to build up larger fanbases, and to rely on various new platforms and services to make more money.
The real problem is that the studios and record labels still think of it as an analog world, and have never made the adjustment to digital business models where abundance is free!