How about this - we're defunct

Quote from an ad for a new piece of "editing software."

"You simply give the program your video, choose any piece of music (MP3 or WAV) you like, select an editing style and it does the rest.
From one piece of raw video you can create a dozen different productions in a few minutes - each one in a radically different style, each one a polished production with a finished, professional feel."

So a computer can now do my job... I knew the day was coming...

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aha moment

tonight we are editing a story about Robert Kiyosaki, who claims to be a self-made millionaire. I cannot verify this, but he seems genuine. He says the only way to get wealthy is to make your money work while you are otherwise occupied with your profession. and the easiest way is real estate that earns an income (ie. that you don't live in, but charge rent for.) It seems quite straightforward, because the bank will lend you money to buy property - unlike shares or commodities. So why not get another mortgage and buy a place and charge some sucker rent? that's how to get your money working for you. 5 years ago i was doing this. 5 years from now i plan to be not doing this. I will be house-hunting next week, and in 5 years time i plan to have at least 5 income-generating properties. And I'm not going to worry about CGT because I'll buy places I don't need to sell. Simple? I thinks so. It's worth a shot.

It's official: firewire can burn you.

Most users of Firewire products like DVCam decks and cameras are unaware of the fact that this is NOT a hot-pluggable system! If you don't power down your PC/Mac and you device (camera/deck) before attaching or detaching via firewire, you stand the chance of frying the firewire controller on the deck/camera, or the firewire port on your computer, which in the case of a Mac is on the logic board (the "motherboard"). This is expensive and time-consuming either way you look at it. It's not covered under warranty, and as a facility owner I can personally attest to the fact that sooner or later, it will happen... I have burned chips on 2 Sony decks and one Mac. Sony recommend the following procedure: 1. Switch off all equipment, including external drives which may be attached via firewire to the computer. 2. Attach firewire cable to camera/deck/drive 3. Attach firewire cable to computer 4. Power up computer 5. Power up devices (can be during boot-up) BTW, the solution ...

My Review of The Book of Inkscape

Originally submitted at O'Reilly Inkscape is a powerful, free, cross-platform, vector-based drawing tool similar to Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW. The Book of Inkscape , written by Inkscape developer and graphic designer Dmitry Kirsanov, is an in-depth guide to Inkscape, offering comprehensive coverage and creative advice ... The Book of Inkscape Must have, sight unseen By j0nn0 from Johannesburg, South Africa on 12/1/2009 5 out of 5 Pros: Helpful examples, Creative, Well-written, Easy to understand, Accurate, Concise Best Uses: Student, Intermediate, Novice, Expert Describe Yourself: Video Editor, Designer, Educator I have to admit I haven't read this book yet, but having read Dimitry's Tutorials in Linux Format (www.linuxformat.co.uk), I am going to buy this sight unseen. He always comes up with brilliant examples and solutions, which prove that he is a great designer who is not afraid to share his techniques with the world... and he is r...

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