Recent content by AKinDC

I've been a member of B-Roll since 2001, but I was a regular long before. Back then if you were interested in news photography, there were only two places to go, Photog's Lounge and B-roll, and while the former was fun, I spent most of my time here. Many jobs and many years later, and I'm...

I screwed up shoots in a myriad of ways through my career, but I never killed the subject of a shoot. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,821389,00.html

Sounds about right... http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_319_if-news-was-forced-to-tell-truth_p2/

Hey folks, Using Firefox, I still get the SOPA screen from last week when I go to b-roll.net/forum. Every other part of b-roll.net works fine. I tried deleting cookies, but it didn't help. Any suggestions? thanks

Larry Jordan has a good rundown of it on his blog. http://www.larryjordan.biz/goodies/blog.html Here's an interesting tidbit...and by interesting I mean WTF?!? "APPLE IS MOVING TO TAPELESS If tapeless media is your life, it will take you a week to stop giggling once you fire up FCP X...

No real surprise here, but it's finally official...Katie Couric is done with the CBS Evening News. There can certainly be a debate about the quality of her stay, but in the end, a high salary and low ratings are a brutal combo. How soon before they announce Scot Pelley's ascendancy?

Yeah, I know that you should take anything you read about an Apple product online with a grain of salt, but the rumors are starting to solidify... http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/02/24/next_final_cut_pro_privately_demoed_by_apple_deemed_a_jaw_dropper.html

Hey folks, I've had issues dealing with a few video files I've gotten as handouts at press conferences. Both were named as .mp4 files, under "get info" they're in a h264 AAC codec. When I import it into FCP and try to play it, I get an error message saying "General Error", and then "Error, Out...

Not sure if this is being in the right place at the right time, or the wrong place at the wrong time. Possibly the wrong place at the right time. Anyway, it's pretty cool...

A little worrisome for Final Cut Studio users: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/30/troubled_development_2011_launch_rumored_for_apples_final_cut_studio.html Personally, I don't care about a big update...I just want it optimized for 64 bit.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/blog/2010/09/motorcyclist_wins_taping_case.html

If you've been trying to decide between the two... http://vimeo.com/13992345

So I'm logging and capturing video into FCP that's been shot in 16x9 and squished into 4x3. I'm editing in SD 16x9. So after capturing a clip, I go into the settings and check the anamorphic column so it un-squishes. Is there any way I can import clips using log and capture and automatically...

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abc/massive_cuts_at_abc_news_300400_positions_to_be_eliminated_150639.asp CBS just had their layoffs, now it's ABC's turn. 300-400 firings, and adding many more "digital journalists".

Stay classy, WJLA. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/28/AR2009102804778.html?hpid=moreheadlines