with HDMI it can tell if your TV is on or off. All they really need now is a camera to see if anyone is actually present and actively watching the TV.
That being said. I'm completely in favor of cable/sat/tivo collecting as much data as they want on what I'm watching and when. If it's DVR or if I'm watching live. Any/all ir signals.. the works.. I have a feeling more accurate data will only help the good stuff that dies quickly to stick around.
Elphel, Inc. was started in 2001 to provide high performance cameras based on free software and hardware designs. Freedom of the users of Elphel products is our top priority - we value and protect it with the GNU General Public License that covers all the Elphel software and hardware designs.
This freedom extends from the convenience of the out-of-the-box usage of the cameras with the intuitive GUI to the possibility to modify any parts of them. It protects user right to create and distribute derivative products based on our designs, products that may be suitable for the applications we had never thought about ourselves.
How do we know more people are depressed now than in the past? What if it wasn't socially acceptable to be depressed? What if people hide it for various reasons?
I believe depression was just as rampant (maybe even more so) in the past but due to social implications people didn't expect any more from life. If you were alive and able to eat every day that was enough. You got a job that supported your life and you kept it. You didn't look for your dream job or even expect one to exist.
How do people have less opportunity or less control over their lives?
Fewer real life friends and more online acquaintances? That's nonsense.. Because you've never met somebody in person is no reason to automatically assume their relationship is not as good/satisfying as it could be.
How is life any better? Well, how do you measure the quality of life?
What (if any) are the differences between imax 3D and a normal theater w/ 3D showing Avatar? Is it just a larger screen? Is there different tech?
I saw it in 3D (non imax) and was forced to sit a few seats off center in the second row. Normally I can't stand to watch a film where I literally have to move my head to follow the action on the screen but with Avatar I absolutely loved it. It just felt like it added another layer of immersion to the film.
So, with this 3D tech does it matter where you sit? If I'm closer to the screen will objects appear closer to me? What were your experiences based on where you sat? Is there a sweet spot for 3D?
Last, what is preventing them from creating a DVD/Bluray and letting you achieve this type of 3D at home on your current CRT/LCD/Plasma? I assume it's not as simple as pop the disc in and wear the same type of 3D glasses?
Open Shot looks promising but from what I've seen by playing with it recently it really needs to implement the standard two viewer interface like almost every other NLE out there. I just can't stand to edit any other way. I'll keep my eye on it though as it seems to be making progress very rapidly.
I'm looking forward to http://lumiera.org/ as it seems to be the only project with the goal of creating a professional NLE/Compositing application. Nothing will make me happier when I can quit using Adobe Premiere and After Affects!
It's not just a linux problem. AVCHD is a piss poor format to edit with and is slow in most NLEs unless you have a monster machine. Anything that isn't an iframe codec is just bad for editing with.
If services like Hulu/Netflix could effectively use multicast.. Say they made users wait up to 60 seconds or so.. In that time it would generate a list of users attempting to view the same content. Once a certain threshold of X users is hit (or 60 seconds is up) it begins streaming the content.
Chances are on a popular service there will be a significant amount of people attempting to view the same thing at relatively the same time. This way you can at least reduce some of the bandwidth.
Anyone else heard of any services working like this? Or do they actually do this now? I've never really used Hulu or really any streaming services. I'd use Netflix's but they don't offer linux support yet..
Even the years it takes now to learn to walk/run and talk. How many animals out there can run (not as fast as an adult but still out run predators) after just a few days/hours/minutes after being born.
Not only that but how quickly they reach full maturity vs humans. If a dog lives 20 years but reaches full size after 1 that's pretty quick compared to a human living to 80 but maturing around 20 years.
What sort of trade off is there for maturing/getting use of muscles faster? Does allowing for more time let the brain to develop longer and become more generalized?
I guess I always thought of it as our DNA carry our code. In more complex organisms the code is more procedural for creating organs (especially the brain) where others are hard coded with specifics. The hard coded stuff is instantly ready to function where the procedural takes time to generate a much more complex set of data. Sure they both take about the same amount of memory size but the procedural in the end can accomplish so much more.
Gimme the ~12million left you'll think it'll cost to fix and I'll handle the books the old fashion way. I'll cut checks by hand and be on call 24/7/365 for any/all problems related to it for the next 30 years.
I can't wait for direct subscriptions since we're practically doing it now by purchasing DVD season sets. The only problem is networks don't seem to care as much about DVD sales VS Nielsen ratings. We might finally be able to prevent the really great shows from going under after a single season.
Seriously though, I was proud of being a geek/nerd when it meant being a computery person who is passionate about science and technology and who therefore sometimes seems odd to people who are not into those things.
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with HDMI it can tell if your TV is on or off. All they really need now is a camera to see if anyone is actually present and actively watching the TV.
That being said. I'm completely in favor of cable/sat/tivo collecting as much data as they want on what I'm watching and when. If it's DVR or if I'm watching live. Any/all ir signals.. the works.. I have a feeling more accurate data will only help the good stuff that dies quickly to stick around.
I have a feeling this video proves monkeys are ready to use the internet.
Can you post a link to this camera guy and bubbles video? I don't recall seeing it and having a hard time finding it via google.
http://www3.elphel.com/
Elphel, Inc. was started in 2001 to provide high performance cameras based on free software and hardware designs. Freedom of the users of Elphel products is our top priority - we value and protect it with the GNU General Public License that covers all the Elphel software and hardware designs.
This freedom extends from the convenience of the out-of-the-box usage of the cameras with the intuitive GUI to the possibility to modify any parts of them. It protects user right to create and distribute derivative products based on our designs, products that may be suitable for the applications we had never thought about ourselves.
They sorta have it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCr96ldClz4
If you're playing in an Arcade chances are dollar/hour of entertainment ratio is very very low.
How do we know more people are depressed now than in the past? What if it wasn't socially acceptable to be depressed? What if people hide it for various reasons?
I believe depression was just as rampant (maybe even more so) in the past but due to social implications people didn't expect any more from life. If you were alive and able to eat every day that was enough. You got a job that supported your life and you kept it. You didn't look for your dream job or even expect one to exist.
How do people have less opportunity or less control over their lives?
Fewer real life friends and more online acquaintances? That's nonsense.. Because you've never met somebody in person is no reason to automatically assume their relationship is not as good/satisfying as it could be.
How is life any better? Well, how do you measure the quality of life?
What (if any) are the differences between imax 3D and a normal theater w/ 3D showing Avatar? Is it just a larger screen? Is there different tech?
I saw it in 3D (non imax) and was forced to sit a few seats off center in the second row. Normally I can't stand to watch a film where I literally have to move my head to follow the action on the screen but with Avatar I absolutely loved it. It just felt like it added another layer of immersion to the film.
So, with this 3D tech does it matter where you sit? If I'm closer to the screen will objects appear closer to me? What were your experiences based on where you sat? Is there a sweet spot for 3D?
Last, what is preventing them from creating a DVD/Bluray and letting you achieve this type of 3D at home on your current CRT/LCD/Plasma? I assume it's not as simple as pop the disc in and wear the same type of 3D glasses?
Open Shot looks promising but from what I've seen by playing with it recently it really needs to implement the standard two viewer interface like almost every other NLE out there. I just can't stand to edit any other way. I'll keep my eye on it though as it seems to be making progress very rapidly.
I'm looking forward to http://lumiera.org/ as it seems to be the only project with the goal of creating a professional NLE/Compositing application. Nothing will make me happier when I can quit using Adobe Premiere and After Affects!
It's not just a linux problem. AVCHD is a piss poor format to edit with and is slow in most NLEs unless you have a monster machine. Anything that isn't an iframe codec is just bad for editing with.
ffmpeg is great for that sort of thing
ffmpeg -i INPUTFILE.mpeg -sameq outputfile.mov <-- Now it's quicktime compatiable
If services like Hulu/Netflix could effectively use multicast.. Say they made users wait up to 60 seconds or so.. In that time it would generate a list of users attempting to view the same content. Once a certain threshold of X users is hit (or 60 seconds is up) it begins streaming the content.
Chances are on a popular service there will be a significant amount of people attempting to view the same thing at relatively the same time. This way you can at least reduce some of the bandwidth.
Anyone else heard of any services working like this? Or do they actually do this now? I've never really used Hulu or really any streaming services. I'd use Netflix's but they don't offer linux support yet..
So now that my cells won't kill themselves as my DNA gets really messed up? So what you're saying is I'll really obtain mutant powers!?! Sign me up!
Even the years it takes now to learn to walk/run and talk. How many animals out there can run (not as fast as an adult but still out run predators) after just a few days/hours/minutes after being born.
Not only that but how quickly they reach full maturity vs humans. If a dog lives 20 years but reaches full size after 1 that's pretty quick compared to a human living to 80 but maturing around 20 years.
What sort of trade off is there for maturing/getting use of muscles faster? Does allowing for more time let the brain to develop longer and become more generalized? I guess I always thought of it as our DNA carry our code. In more complex organisms the code is more procedural for creating organs (especially the brain) where others are hard coded with specifics. The hard coded stuff is instantly ready to function where the procedural takes time to generate a much more complex set of data. Sure they both take about the same amount of memory size but the procedural in the end can accomplish so much more.
Gimme the ~12million left you'll think it'll cost to fix and I'll handle the books the old fashion way. I'll cut checks by hand and be on call 24/7/365 for any/all problems related to it for the next 30 years.
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I can't wait for direct subscriptions since we're practically doing it now by purchasing DVD season sets. The only problem is networks don't seem to care as much about DVD sales VS Nielsen ratings. We might finally be able to prevent the really great shows from going under after a single season.
We're not in that particular experiment it seems..
Don't forget to recalibrate too
That's just what you want us to think!
Uh, The Grand Nagus is Quark's father in law I believe..
I just love this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZLjJy0abf8
I'm sure it's in there in.
Seriously though, I was proud of being a geek/nerd when it meant being a computery person who is passionate about science and technology and who therefore sometimes seems odd to people who are not into those things.
<nelson>ha ha</nelson>
Does that mean the MPAA could sue any company who runs ads on the website?