Isn't karma currently tied to submission acceptance right now anyways, in that if you get a story accepted, your karma goes up? So that means that **BeatlesBeatles and Roland would both have good to excellent karma and thus nullify your suggested nofollow rule. That's not to say that the karma system couldn't be changed, just that your suggestion wouldn't work with the karma system as it's currently structured.
Good point. If it's a topic where they're receiving a lot of submissions, I'd say go for the best write-up. At the end, the editor can add their 'value-added' bit and include links to a few of the other articles that they found especially worthy or interesting.
Something to keep in mind is that you may want to hunt down the appropriate version of the book to match your version of Photoshop. They sometimes move a few things around in the menus and toolbars, so if you're using a newer book with an older version of Photoshop, you may get stuck a few times. If you're a troubleshooter, you'll get through it eventually and also probably figure out why they moved the function/feature. I learned on version 6 using a book for version 4, so these sorts of things became clear fairly quickly [like features were now grouped together rather than having one thing under a separate menu, etc]. Going the other way, though, may be a bit more difficult [eg, book for CS2 with a copy of PS 6 or 7]. Anyways, good luck and have fun with your new camera.
Try Adobe's Classroom In a Book series. You most likely won't find them at your local Borders, but order it from Amazon or Adobe directly. They cover almost all of the tools and their proper usage via workalong exercises. The books come with CDs of sample files, and the lessons walk you through manipulation of those files/images to achieve the end result. While they may not go in-depth into some of the more esoteric stuff, it gives you a good idea of what certain tools/functions are for, which you can then use to research them further. Also, once you learn the toolbar for one Adobe app, you can generally get around in the others, since the tools and palettes are similar across the board.
Is digital photo editing finally getting both powerful and easy?
Both tools are very clearly aimed (and labeled as such) at the professional market. Pros will always have a need for more in depth features than a typical consumer or home user. With the ability to properly use those tools comes a need to understand them (aka, a learning curve). So, to answer your questions: yes on the powerful part, no on the easy part.
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...although DVD-18 is expensive and not totally perfected...
I've rented a few TV shows that were on DVD-18 discs (aka dual-layer, double-sided). They didn't seem to have any problems. I'm assuming by this point that they have the manufacturing process sorted out. Personally, I still would rather have twice as many single sided discs though.
Something to keep in mind about 1080p is that most of the current crop of sets that are being touted as 1080p capable don't actually have a 1080p input. Someone mentioned on here a few days ago that during their research they only came across a single set had a 1080p input. Otherwise, they apparently take 1080i sources at 60 frames and output them as 1080p at 30 frames. I'm sure this will change in the future, but we're in the very very early days.
Thank you very much for your informative answer. I figured it was unlikely, but didn't want to jump to conclusions based solely on the name. After all, it wouldn't be the first time a consortium chose an ill-fitting consumer-friendly name for a standard.
No kidding. I'm in DC too (Cleveland Park) and just got an HDTV for xmas. In looking into upgrading to HD, nobody at DTV can tell me whether I'll get the H20 with MPEG4 locals, or if I'll get the H10 w/OTA locals. I'm currently renting a basement, so OTA is out of the question. The HDTiVo is too expensive for now, and since they're killing it off at some point soon, also out of the question. I could buy the H20 at CC or BB, but don't know whether they'll upgrade us to the 5LNB dish for MPEG4 reception. Since I can't seem to get anyone there who knows what's going on, they've essentially lost an HD upgrade customer. Fun times. Of course, I wouldn't be worrying or thinking about any of this if there was a way to use this Series 3 box with them...
Elaborate please, oh wise AC. Which incorrect statements? If you'd look into how they're currently handling PSP and iPod transcoding, they're not DRM'd, but they are digitally watermarked. So, as I said, please elaborate.
I'm sure you're already aware of this, but your device will be outdated very soon. DirecTV is switching their HD content over to MPEG4, which the TiVo unit can't handle. The question is how long they'll continue delivering MPEG2 HD content...
Apple hasn't particularly done anything special with their low power/suspend mode (which also worked more or less the same under OS 9). It's just that they can ensure that the hardware supports all the calls and methods they want to use. This leads to a product that works as advertised. This is something that people repeatedly simply do not get when saying they want to use generic hardware to run OS X on. The moment you start using generic hardware that doesn't support everything properly, you end up with a situation like Windows, where different sleep/suspend/hibernation modes work with different results/expectations on different machines.
Considering the pictures show the option to transcode your recordings for use on a PSP, video iPod, or Windows Media Library, I'd assume it would pump out the transcoded files via the ethernet port (wow, takes so much brainpower to figure this out). DRM'd? Possibly, but since it transcodes, not necessarily. Watermarked? Most definitely. Also, there is no USB disk.
If you forget to save your position in a show when quitting out of it (e.g. to go out for the day), number pads make it easy to jump to a specific time.
This is where those handy little features like remembering where you stopped watching the show come in handy. I'd far rather have a device that picks up where I left off all the time (with me having to hit the back button or skip button or whatever to get back to the beginning (on the very rare occasion that that's what I actually want to do)), than one that starts at the beginning everytime and makes me find the spot that I stopped watching.
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Isn't karma currently tied to submission acceptance right now anyways, in that if you get a story accepted, your karma goes up? So that means that **BeatlesBeatles and Roland would both have good to excellent karma and thus nullify your suggested nofollow rule. That's not to say that the karma system couldn't be changed, just that your suggestion wouldn't work with the karma system as it's currently structured.
Good point. If it's a topic where they're receiving a lot of submissions, I'd say go for the best write-up. At the end, the editor can add their 'value-added' bit and include links to a few of the other articles that they found especially worthy or interesting.
I have an offer here for a free vacation to the Caribbean. All I hafta do is sit through a presentation on an amazing offer on a timeshare in Florida.
The cool thing about being at Adobe HQ is looking across the street at Woz Way
Something to keep in mind is that you may want to hunt down the appropriate version of the book to match your version of Photoshop. They sometimes move a few things around in the menus and toolbars, so if you're using a newer book with an older version of Photoshop, you may get stuck a few times. If you're a troubleshooter, you'll get through it eventually and also probably figure out why they moved the function/feature. I learned on version 6 using a book for version 4, so these sorts of things became clear fairly quickly [like features were now grouped together rather than having one thing under a separate menu, etc]. Going the other way, though, may be a bit more difficult [eg, book for CS2 with a copy of PS 6 or 7]. Anyways, good luck and have fun with your new camera.
Try Adobe's Classroom In a Book series. You most likely won't find them at your local Borders, but order it from Amazon or Adobe directly. They cover almost all of the tools and their proper usage via workalong exercises. The books come with CDs of sample files, and the lessons walk you through manipulation of those files/images to achieve the end result. While they may not go in-depth into some of the more esoteric stuff, it gives you a good idea of what certain tools/functions are for, which you can then use to research them further. Also, once you learn the toolbar for one Adobe app, you can generally get around in the others, since the tools and palettes are similar across the board.
Is digital photo editing finally getting both powerful and easy?
Both tools are very clearly aimed (and labeled as such) at the professional market. Pros will always have a need for more in depth features than a typical consumer or home user. With the ability to properly use those tools comes a need to understand them (aka, a learning curve). So, to answer your questions: yes on the powerful part, no on the easy part.
sounds better on a pulse phone...
No kidding. Check out these losers.
...although DVD-18 is expensive and not totally perfected...
I've rented a few TV shows that were on DVD-18 discs (aka dual-layer, double-sided). They didn't seem to have any problems. I'm assuming by this point that they have the manufacturing process sorted out. Personally, I still would rather have twice as many single sided discs though.
Robocop: Special Edition
In this version, ED209 shoots first. Oh wait...
Something to keep in mind about 1080p is that most of the current crop of sets that are being touted as 1080p capable don't actually have a 1080p input. Someone mentioned on here a few days ago that during their research they only came across a single set had a 1080p input. Otherwise, they apparently take 1080i sources at 60 frames and output them as 1080p at 30 frames. I'm sure this will change in the future, but we're in the very very early days.
I'd be pleased with a decent DVD transfer of Blade Runner at this point...I take it that ultimate edition dealie is never gonna see the light of day?
Thank you very much for your informative answer. I figured it was unlikely, but didn't want to jump to conclusions based solely on the name. After all, it wouldn't be the first time a consortium chose an ill-fitting consumer-friendly name for a standard.
No kidding. I'm in DC too (Cleveland Park) and just got an HDTV for xmas. In looking into upgrading to HD, nobody at DTV can tell me whether I'll get the H20 with MPEG4 locals, or if I'll get the H10 w/OTA locals. I'm currently renting a basement, so OTA is out of the question. The HDTiVo is too expensive for now, and since they're killing it off at some point soon, also out of the question. I could buy the H20 at CC or BB, but don't know whether they'll upgrade us to the 5LNB dish for MPEG4 reception. Since I can't seem to get anyone there who knows what's going on, they've essentially lost an HD upgrade customer. Fun times. Of course, I wouldn't be worrying or thinking about any of this if there was a way to use this Series 3 box with them...
Hmmm...I wonder what this thing running from my satdish into the back of the settop box is...Looks sort of like a, ummm, well, cable...
Oh, you're such a slack motherfucker. : p
Elaborate please, oh wise AC. Which incorrect statements? If you'd look into how they're currently handling PSP and iPod transcoding, they're not DRM'd, but they are digitally watermarked. So, as I said, please elaborate.
Does anyone know if DirecTV offers or has any plans to offer CableCards? If so, then I'll be all over this series 3 TiVo when I move next year.
So you can record the Superbowl and Desparate Housewives at the same time?
That'd be a pretty nifty trick, since I don't believe that ABC will be broadcasting them both at the same time...
I'm sure you're already aware of this, but your device will be outdated very soon. DirecTV is switching their HD content over to MPEG4, which the TiVo unit can't handle. The question is how long they'll continue delivering MPEG2 HD content...
They forgot the most important things -- the Levis blue jeans and Gap black turtleneck sponsorships.
Apple hasn't particularly done anything special with their low power/suspend mode (which also worked more or less the same under OS 9). It's just that they can ensure that the hardware supports all the calls and methods they want to use. This leads to a product that works as advertised. This is something that people repeatedly simply do not get when saying they want to use generic hardware to run OS X on. The moment you start using generic hardware that doesn't support everything properly, you end up with a situation like Windows, where different sleep/suspend/hibernation modes work with different results/expectations on different machines.
Considering the pictures show the option to transcode your recordings for use on a PSP, video iPod, or Windows Media Library, I'd assume it would pump out the transcoded files via the ethernet port (wow, takes so much brainpower to figure this out). DRM'd? Possibly, but since it transcodes, not necessarily. Watermarked? Most definitely. Also, there is no USB disk.
If you forget to save your position in a show when quitting out of it (e.g. to go out for the day), number pads make it easy to jump to a specific time.
This is where those handy little features like remembering where you stopped watching the show come in handy. I'd far rather have a device that picks up where I left off all the time (with me having to hit the back button or skip button or whatever to get back to the beginning (on the very rare occasion that that's what I actually want to do)), than one that starts at the beginning everytime and makes me find the spot that I stopped watching.