Digital Anarchy Transcriptive Video Plugin

Digital Anarchy’s newest video plugin Transcriptive is finally out. This new powerful video plugin for Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects takes does in minutes, what it would take a team of workers to do in days. Full automated using Speechmatics or IBM Watson, this new plugin has been released by Digital Anarchy and is powerful. I have bought it and use for all my transcription work and it has saved me hours of time. What this plugin does export the audio from any sequence or timeline and sends it to one of those two transcription engines, Speechmatics or IBM Watson. Within a few minutes, you receive an email saying that this transcription has finished followed by a complete layout of time codes with their individual blocks of text.

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Reviewing The Sony A7s II

We all know the importance of using a good camera. When the right moment comes, you need a camera that is reliable, high quality, and going to be something that you are proud of. The Sony A7s II fits this bill. If you can afford this camera, coming in at just under $3000, this full frame camera is going to deliver a powerful image. With 12.2 megapixel images, and BIONZ X Image Processor, the images this camera produces are maintain crispness, as well as detail.

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Portable Power | Goal Zero Yeti 150 Solar Generator

Power is an important aspect when shooting a scene away from standard outlets or civilization. What is important to realize is that while batteries the best source for being able to power equipment in remote places, batteries do have their own limitations. For one, they eventually wear down and need to be recharged. So, what do you do when your batteries are nearly spent and your hours away from a place where you can recharge?

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Drones Can Fly Commercially

The Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration announced major changes to drone regulation, including commercial use of aerial footage. This is been long forth coming as we have been waiting for permission to use this new technology for business purposes. The FAA originally required all drone operators to obtain a pilot’s license at it’s lowest, legal level. The new rules take effect in August following a lengthy battle between UAS operators and regulators.

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Quick Time Video Screen Capture

In order to do video tutorials of any type, a screen capture program is necessary. Through the years I have used different ones ranging from CamStudio to Camtasia to the online Screen-O-Matic. While those programs all work great for Windows machines, one program that is unique the MAC world is Quick Time. Quick time has streamlined the process of screen capture by incorporating it into it’s basic functions.

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Flying The DJI Phantom 2 Quadcopter

My friend and I recently got some new toys. I bought the GoPro Hero 4 Black edition, and my friend got the DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter. We decided to put these new cameras to work and the outcome was absolutely incredible. I will do another post later on about the footage from the GoPro Hero 4. The quadcopter had excellent stability running multiple satellites using GPS coordinate for precision navigation.

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Next Generation Video Production – Sky Jib

Recently I had the privilege to observe the future of video production, the Sky Jib.  A growing trend these days is remote control video helicopters that shoot high definition quality video footage.  Bringing a brand new cutting edge technological advancement, the Skyjib is the open road to unlimited angles, shots, and motion.

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Hero3 GoPro Review

The new Hero3 GoPro is a fascinating piece of technology that is revolutionizing not only the sports world, but also the every day life of millions of people.  Small enough to mount to surf boards, bikes, cars, and helmets, this new miniature camera is smaller and lighter and higher quality than any camera of its kind.

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