[Aaron Cadieux]

Richard,

I agree that in order to avoid trademark issues, a call to a lawyer is in order, but I have to respectfully disagree with you regarding your interpretation of copyright law and the possession of pre-1923 images. Saying that a historical society owns the copyright to images in its collection that were created before 1923 is like saying that the Louvre in France owns the copyright to the original Mona Lisa. It’s simply not true. You cannot own the copyright to something created before 1923. It’s impossible. If somebody out there can provide me with an example of a specific creative work that was finished and released prior to 1923 that is not in the public domain, I’d love to see it. Because if it exists, then my college Comm Law professor, and all of the subsequent sources that I’ve read are wrong.

Best,

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Al,

Were the images taken before 1923?

If so, was the society charging you just for access to the images, or were they trying to charge you for permission to use the images as well?

Thanks,

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

From what I know about copyright law, in the US, any work produced before 1923 is in the public domain. As far as I know there are no exceptions to that rule. In this case, there are pictures of the ballpark dating back to 1912. If I had access to such a photo, I don’t believe anyone can stop me from using it. The issue is if there are any recognizable trademarked logos in the picture from 1912.

On another note pretty much unrelated to my original post, I get frustrated with the whole “who owns the collection of photos” issue. If a historical society just happens to own a collection of original photos that were taken before 1923, they can’t and don’t own the copyright. I don’t understand how these organizations can charge people a “per-use” rate for “permission” to use the photos. If I walked into a historical society and paid them for access to a public domain image, and then scanned the image, all bets are off as to how many times I could use that image, and what I can use that image for. So if anyone out there is reading this, and a historical society charges you for permission to use an image in addition to paying for access to that image, the historical society is full of crap. Even if you physically own a pre-1923 work, YOU DO NOT OWN THE COPYRIGHT FOR THAT IMAGE. Historical societies and libraries may be able to get away with charging people for permission to ACCESS and scan the image, but once someone has that image, they can use it as much as they want, as often as they want, and in whatever capacity they want.

Thanks,

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

John,

Dumb question, but with the GTX580 will I be able to utilize the Mercury playback engine? I’m assuming yes. Thanks a lot for the feedback!

-Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Stu,

Here is the entire list of components I’ve picked out for my new computer. I maybe be going w/ a different video card, however. I will keep you posted.

3.06GHz Intel Xeon Quad-Core (Bloomfield) – $310 (2) $610

nVIDIA Quadro 4000 with 2GB RAM – $726 – may be changing

Intel 510 Series (Elm Crest) SSDSC2MH120A2K5 2.5″ 120GB SATA III MLC
Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) – $239

EVGA Classified SR-2 270-WS-W555-A2 LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX Intel Motherboard – $550

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL – $40 (6) $240

Intel BXSTS100A Active heat sink with fan – $31 (2) $62

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case – $100

COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSC00-80GAD3-US 1200W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply – $250

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit – OEM – $140

Blackmagic Decklink SDI – $295

Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Upgrade – $950

Best,

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Hello Stu,

I actually have all of the information about the various components I’ve picked out saved on a computer at work. When I get back to the office on Monday, I will post them to the cow. I’d access the computer there remotely, but I shut it down for the weekend.

The computer parts, with the exception of the video card (ordered on B&H), were priced out on Newegg.com. I don’t think you’ll find prices and serice much better than Newegg when it comes to computers.

Thanks,

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Herb,

No worries. Thanks for contributing to the thread 🙂

Best,

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Colin,

I do a little bit of everything. The usual formats I work with include XDCAM and P2, but will also be dealing with some footage from the new Sony FS100 and various DSLRs. Premiere is my primary tool, but I also use After Effects and Photoshop on a regular basis. As I progress in my career, I have been using After Effects more and more, mostly for animating graphics and whatnot. My main goal is to not have this machine bog down when I’m trying to multitask. There are times when I want to render something in After Effects and author a DVD in encore at the same time. Other times I may be encoding in premiere and working on a print ad in InDesign at the same time.

I am aware that the machine I want to build is over-kill, but having built machines in the past, I always try to build on the high-end since technology progresses so quickly. The computer this is replacing has been my workstation for close to 6 years. It definitely doesn’t owe me anything, but when I’m trying to multitask, a single quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM will only take me so far (remember the days when that was a lot?). In order to run CS5.5 (or CS6) I need 64-bit. Soup to nuts with the Adobe upgrade, the total cost of the project is around $4,300. Amazing how much further $4,300 will take you when building your own machine compared to buying a turn-key system from a vendor.

Thanks in advance for any advice you wish to give me.

Best,

Aaron

[Aaron Cadieux]

Herb,

I think you might be mistaken. This is taken directly off of the Blackmagic page.

DeckLink SDI – $295

DeckLink SDI is perfect when you need an SDI only solution but demand high quality 10 bit 4:2:2 based SDI capture and playback. DeckLink SDI plugs into Windows, Mac OS X and Linux computers and features HD/SD-SDI capture and playback combined with tri-sync/black burst reference input and RS-422 deck control. Media Express software is included so you get capture and playback for AVI, QuickTime and DPX on Mac, Windows and Linux. DeckLink SDI is a perfect choice when all your connections are SDI and you don’t need analog connections.

[Aaron Cadieux]

I guess the other question would be am I better off with dual quad core Xeons, or a single i7 processor?