Interactive video editing

I thought this video from Adobe research was pretty nifty. Nothing really ground braking maybe, but cool none the less. Unfortunately I can’t embed a Vimeo player directly on this free blogging platform. That is really unfortunate, because what I have noticed is the Vimeo seems to be winning in the video portal game. They have attracted the best content, have the best quality and a smooth player. I know it is way too early to call a winner, but Vimeo seems to have cemented itself as a video delivery platform of choice for many quality content makers. I think native support for Vimeo in wordpress.com would be nice. I still keep on using this free tool, but maybe it would be time to move on?

Enterprise video convergence

Enterprise video publishing solutions have traditionally relied on television broadcast technology. More modern video technological solutions have generally been ruled out as viable option. Now as technological evolution progresses a more flexible, but still dependable solutions based on video conferencing technologies may bring changes to the status quo. A converged solution could mix the best of both worlds and be first adopted in corporate communications.

Backend for Autoviewer 2.03

Backend for Autoviewer (BfA) is a nifty little multi-gallery management script for Autoviewer image slideshow widget. Since often times hosting providers don’t offer the latest in PHP and MySQL I have downconverted the original object-oriented implementation to a fully procedural one that should work with most hosts. I’m also in the progress of re-writing the whole script, but I wanted to offer 2.03 interim solution to those of you who would like to try the latest iteration.

I’ve been very glad to hear that people have found actual commercial use for BfA . There is at least couple of sites already in production. People have also extended the script with some pretty cool features by themselves. I haven’t included the extensions to the distribution, but if you like I can get you in contact with some talented developers.  I was also happy to find that  using the backend does not interfere with artistic choices. Embedding Autoviewer script to web pages has not gotten more complicated. Updating the site is now just easier with a simple publishing tool.

For installation instructions check out the original post.

Backend for Autoviewer 2.02

I’ve been getting feedback from people that they are having trouble installing my Autoviewer backend script onto their web hosting servers. With Leff’s help we were able to find the pesty bug in the install script and can now release the 2.02 version of the script. Basically the new release is just like the earlier versions except the install script now comes with the “it works” feature and should thus be a breeze to install.

Reinventing the remote control

I have always been a fan of innovative user interface work so I wanted to post this clip I saw on the NewTeeVee blog. The cool thing is they say the gesture-based controls could be in mass market devices by 2010.

It may seems little cumbersome to keep reaching and poking with your hands, but you can’t under estimate the hatred people feel against remotes. At least it would be a one new way to get some movement into the couch potatoes.