JamieG Analysis

Today I came across some documents from Panasonic that cover their implementation of AVC-Intra (An I-frame only, 4:2:2 10bit at 100mbit) implementation for their P2 system.
See Panasonic Technical Overview, and AVC-Intra-FAQ
Scanning the net, there is mixed reviews for this technology.  I read an interesting blog post about asking why we would bother with this standard [...]

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Recently Adobe released  “Flash Media Rights Management Server“. More details have come to light, and unfortunately it is not good.
Follow this link for a good overview of the latest development in the Flash DRM.
Unfortunately Adobe appears to have lost the plot here.  The details regarding FMRMS are a strange departure from what appeared to be [...]

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I was very excited that one of my Blog posts, Now we have tapeless workflows, we still need tapes was mentioned on “This Week In Media” one of the more prominent podcasts which focuses on digital media.
Alex Lindsay, the main face behind the podcast has very strong opinions on this topic and voiced his opinion [...]

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Recently Avid had a press conference announcing major changes in Avid.  See Philips Post on this
here.The question that appears to be on most readers minds is. “Will this turn it around for Avid?”
This is the wrong question to ask as its not really an issue to Avid.  Still these developments are all good news for [...]

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Like many, I am shocked that Apple would auto install their Safari browsers in a QuickTime update.  This could be considered by some as raping your computer.
This is a horrible trend.  Imagine what this can lead to.  Today a browser, tomorrow, the full OS!  Imagine you wake up in the morning.  Login, and find yourself [...]

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