From the monthly archives:

October 2009

Crowdsourcing Experiment – Select a new logo for Shawn Lam Video

October 26, 2009

Crowdsourcing is a relatively new term.  It is what happens when you replace a role normally filled by an individual with many contributors, or a crowd.  The idea behind crowdsourcing is that the wisdom of the crowd will always exceeds that of an individual.
One of the best known examples of crowdsourcing in action is wikipedia [...]

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What’s the deal with rechargeable batteries?

October 23, 2009

I’m in the process of replacing my Sennheiser Evolution 100 lav mic systems with the new Sennheiser Evolution 100  G3 ones (because they have diversity) and decided to revisit my battery choices.
In the past I was simply using Alkaline AA’s from Costco (Kirkland) but didn’t like the fact that I was constantly throwing them away, [...]

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Speech to Text and 64-bit Performance in Adobe Production Premium CS4 – EventDV

October 13, 2009

Adobe Production Premium CS4 was released just about a year ago and it includes all the software titles an event video producer requires on a daily basis:
* After Effects CS4
* Adobe Premiere Pro CS4
* Photoshop CS4 Extended
* Flash CS4 Professional
* Illustrator CS4
* Soundbooth CS4
* Adobe OnLocation CS4
* Encore CS4
* Adobe Bridge CS4
* Adobe Device [...]

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