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Zach Arnold’s 5X Challenge

Post author By Philip
Post date January 4, 2017

Just over five years ago, I challenged myself to drop my blood pressure without medication, largely to prove a point to a doctor I’ve never been back to! Since then I’ve been able to recover my physical strength and fitness, so I would encourage everyone to make some effort this year to not sit still at our desks!

Zach Arnold – of Fitness in Post fame – has put togetherÂ Optimize Yourself, a new program that he promises will give you 5x the energy, productivity and creativity. Even if you don’t join the Optimize Yourself program, do something to improve your fitness this year.

2016 in Review

Post author By Philip
Post date January 1, 2017

2016 was a year of consolidation and growth for Greg and I: citizenship, green card, artificial intelligence and a house and yard dominated the year. 2017 looks like being another interesting and exciting year.

Philip and Greg 2017. Thanks to Kay Stammers and Tristan Parry. — Philip and Greg 2017. Thanks to Tristan Parry.

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The Terence and Philip Show Episode 75 featuring Zack Arnold

Post author By Philip
Post date October 24, 2016
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The latest episode of The Terence and Philip Show features Zack Arnold, keeping fit while working in post production, and achieving full potential. It’s also our longest show ever.

Apple Random Thought

Google and Apple: Where’s the driving force?

Post author By Philip
Post date September 27, 2016
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Over recent years, I’ve read a lot on Apple* but only during the flight back did I start reading anything on Google:Â In the Plex by Steven Levy. While I’m not yet finished it struck me the fundamental difference between Google and Apple is “who’s in control”.

With Google, engineers rule. Data rules. Everyone else is in the service of the engineers.

At Apple, designers rule. (Design in the full sense of how something operates and feels, not just how it looks).

And right there is the difference between the two companies. All else leads from that fundamental focus.

*Becoming Steve JobsÂ Brent Schlender & Rick Tetzeli

Design Crazy Â Max Chafkin

Insanely Simple Â Ken Segall

Inside AppleÂ Adam Lashinsky

Steve JobsÂ Walter Isaacson

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The Terence and Philip Show Episode 73: Mostly about Metadata

Post author By Philip
Post date September 22, 2016

In this latest episode of The Terence and Philip Show Terry and I discuss metadata, my citizenship, smart APIs, Artificial Intelligence and more.

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A little FCP X Project

Post author By Philip
Post date August 23, 2016

Mostly I edit Lunch with Philip and Greg, product videos, or the occasional The semiSerious Foodies video. This last week I put together a demo piece for a friend, that was much more fun/creative.

It’s a competition piece, so if you’d all like to go toÂ http://indi.com/7fqks and vote for Marlon Braccia, we’d appreciate it.

Edited in FCP X I used significant amounts of speed change, chroma key, crop and blur on the background.Â Those in LA can see it in person, and learn how it was done in detail at the August 24 meeting of LACPUG.

Assisted Editing Interesting Technology Item of Interest The Technology of Production

Which technological innovation will take your job?

Post author By Philip
Post date July 12, 2016

We’re all aware that technology changes the workplace. Jobs disappear; sometimes to be replaced by other jobs that didn’t exist before. During the industrial revolutionÂ we were replacing manual labor with machines. The coming revolution is for white collar “knowledge” jobs. How soon will yours be among them?

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The Terence and Philip Show Episode 71: NAB 2016

Post author By Philip
Post date June 3, 2016

Terence Curren and I recorded our thoughts on NAB 2016.Â Â Topics covered include general impressions of NAB 2016, and why Terry did not attend this year; Blackmagic Design Resolve; Avid’s business; market fragmentation; HDR and expanded color gamut; Studio Daily’s Top 50 influencers (including Philip); Zcam; Lytro cam; VR; innovation; Apple watch and NDA’d Final Cut Pro X preview.

Episode 71: NAB 2016

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New approaches to ‘Automatic Editing’

Post author By Philip
Post date April 7, 2016
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A recent articles, and project, demonstrate an increasing trend to automate certain types of production: generally that which is highly predictable.Â One example uses new technology to build news videos from text articles; the other builds multiple videos based on the same XML template.

These types of technologies are but another in a series of developments on templatorization or automatic editing.Â Naturally, at the heart of all automated processes is metadata.

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2015’s Best Blog Posts

Post author By Philip
Post date January 4, 2016

My year seems to have three major themes: sucking while learning, family history video and small production kit. Along the way there have been 13 episodes ofÂ Lunch with Philip and Greg.Â