Andrew Kimery
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[andy patterson] “Interesting? I am not doubting you but I hope to a get a client with a DV deck (I doubt it will happen) so I can test it out for myself. “
If you want more info, here is a link to a pretty comprehensive look at it by Graeme Nattress, ”
Chroma Sampling: An Investigation”.https://www.nattress.com/Chroma_Investigation/chromasampling.htm
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[Bill Davis] “Was going to make a point about FCP X adoption and the globalization of the market… but won’t.
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“When you have time to create that point I’d love to hear it.
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[Bill Davis] “But biometric security on a pad in front of a corporate lab managed by security professionals is one thing.
Biometric security that 100 million people can learn to use in one minute for access to a device that they have never touched before – but will go on to live in their pockets and purses and become part of their daily lives –
those are two VASTLY different games, IMO.”
The iPhone wasn’t the first smartphone to have a fingerprint reader, and laptops with fingerprint readers existed long before TouchID made its way onto a MBP.
Apple’s MO isn’t to get there first. Apple’s MO is to learn from the mistakes of the companies that did get there first and try to release something better down the line.
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[Bill Davis] “Wouldn’t you just LOVE to see the stats on what WB makes on the most successful of their movies, verses what they rake in over the same period on something like this?
It’s definitely a very different global media landscape out there today.”
I don’t know how it easy it would be to find breakdowns like that, but with franchises like Harry Potter and The Dark Knight the TV side of the WB certainly has stiff competition. Speaking of the global media landscape, most Hollywood films seem to earn 1/2-2/3 of their total revenue overseas. Even a crap-fest like Suicide Squad brought in nearly $750 mil worldwide (43% of that from the US).
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[Walter Soyka] “The thing that surprised me most about this thread is how many folks seem to charge straight ahead, with one solution in mind. We find clients expect options and value exploration of multiple ideas.”
I think the charging straight ahead approach is an unfortunate necessity in some aspects of the industry because clients want to comment on something that looks like nearly finished product even though it’s just the first pass.
Some people can look at paint swatches and decided what color to paint a room. Other people need to see a bit of paint on the wall. Other people need a whole wall painted. Other people need the whole room painted, furniture placed, and drapes hung before they can start the decision making process.
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[Tony West] “Apple doesn’t tell anybody anything because they know folks will just copy their stuff. That’s just how it is with them. Always has been.”
I dunno. I think it mainly had to do with Jobs’ desire to control the narrative. I mean, even when they were sucking wind in the late 90’s/early 00’s they were secretive, but it’s not like anyone wanted to copy what Apple was doing at that time. Put Jobs on the stage though revealing a new piece of hardware or software for the first time and he could sell wool to a sheep (which helps a lot when your company is sucking wind).
The iPod and aluminum enclosed computers started an upward trajectory and a design trend in the mid 2000’s, but I don’t think it was until we were 2-3 generations into the iPhone before Apple was solidifying it’s status as a company with the Midas touch. Of course even then other companies still rolled out features, such as biometric security, way before Apple did. It’s just that when you have the brightest spotlight people tend to pay the most attention to you (both your successes and your failures).
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[greg janza] “I hate everything about HFR for exactly the immersive reason because I can’t immerse myself into a film shot with HFR. “
Do you have the same experience with, say, watching a documentary that’s HFR or playing video games* (which typically aim for at least 60fps)? I think when we (myself included) sit down to watch a movie we are subconsciously expecting a certain aesthetic based on prior experience if parts of that aesthetic are missing then it doesn’t ‘feel’ like a movie to us. For non-narrative, live action applications I don’t HFR stirs the same negative reaction.
*Yes, I know animation/rendered GFX have a separate set of motion issues compared to filming live action.
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[Bill Davis] “That said, when the two young male stars hit the stage – the it felt a bit like the Beatles in 1963 in the Ed Sulivan Theater.”
That I could totally see happening. From what I’ve heard the show is so popular in Germany that even the actors with smaller, recurring roles get mobbed at public appearances too.
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[Shawn Miller] “+1 for Supernatural, my wife and I have been fans of the show from season 1. It’s campy, heartfelt and awesome. ☺”
It’s just a fun show. Some seasons were kinda… rough, but overall it’s been a surprisingly good ride considering all the years that it’s been on.