Things I Hate About Macs
So when I get frustrated at work, I work on this list of things that annoy me while working on Macs. Of course when the problem shows up, it’s things I hate about macs.
Read More Things I Hate About MacsWorking with 10bit 4:2:2 Quicktimes
So I finally got around to doing some compression tests. My source was a 1280×720 23.98fps 10bit 4:2:2 “uncompressed” quicktime. That is a typical file that comes across my desk. I wanted to see what compression I should set my Final Cut Pro timeline to. At first, I opened the quicktime in Quicktime Player and…
Read More Working with 10bit 4:2:2 QuicktimesThe Search for a TODO List
I used to use this Greasemonkey script for my todo list, but it stopped working months ago with no fix in sight. A good place to start looking for things that let you pretend to be productive is lifehacker, and they do not disappoint. http://lifehacker.com/399985/five-best-to+do-list-managers Some factors I’m considering: I don’t want to register for…
Read More The Search for a TODO ListEconomics and Dishwashing
So I just realized that the way I do dishes is influenced by basic supply and demand. Here’s the skinny: I don’t wash cups and utensils. Because I believe my roommates are too loose and wasteful in the use of both. So by refusing to wash them, I artificially decrease the supply of available cups…
Read More Economics and DishwashingI <3 Blue Bell Ice Cream
With the rise in food and commodity prices, I’m concerned about my favorite local ice cream manufacturer, Blue Bell. So I’ve decided to buy Blue Bell ice cream at every opportunity, no matter what the cost. Partly in support for them not downsizing their containers (I’m looking at you, Breyers!) and for nostalgia purposes later…
Read More I <3 Blue Bell Ice CreamMy new DVD to Quicktime workflow
So I get asked to make reference samples off of DVD based material fairly often. Here’s my current quality emphasis workflow: Rip relevant portion of DVD with DVD Decrypter Create DGIndex project, decompress AC3 to PCM Import DGIndex project to Avisynth AudioDub() the decompressed PCM WAV into the Avisynth project. Add any decomb/deinterlace/resize filters as…
Read More My new DVD to Quicktime workflowPen Density Function
Hmmm, I think that for every environment and every situation, there exists a minimum density of pens such that the average time it takes for a someone looking for a pen is less than the amount of time before frustration sets in. d = minimum density of pens p = density of people v =…
Read More Pen Density FunctionAuthoring a Blu-Ray disc
Last January, I had to author a blu-ray disc. This reminded me of the old days of making DVDs years before iMovie and point and click software came out. The specs were to make VC-1 blu-ray discs and WMV files. These are the programs I ended up using to do that: quicktime – process original…
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