Media
Video Slideshows with iMovie ‘09
Last May, I posted how I put together slideshows using Aperture and Final Cut. Since then, Apple’s updated iMovie significantly, and now many of the features which had been missing (specifically, precision placement of videos in the “timeline”) have been added to the consumer-level product, making it a viable choice for slideshow editing.
When I [...]
Dropped Satellite – Two Weeks Later
How Have We Fared?
It’s been two and a half weeks since we pulled the trigger on dropping satellite television, and about three weeks since we started the grand experiment of moving all our “passive video” intake to the web.
How have we fared through this transition? The riots were quelled without too much bloodshed. [...]
Picking Slideshow Music
If not for the valiant and selfless efforts of Queen and Survivor, where would season-end slideshows be?
Following Video Slideshows with Aperture and Final Cut, I got the following comment:
Tom I coach a 7 yr old girls softball team and am going to try to make a slideshow dvd for them can you suggest some music. [...]
Quickie: Apple TV and Aperture
Some quick notes on the Apple TV and Aperture.
The Apple TV syncs with Aperture 1.x and presumably 2 as well (insert obligatory and off-topic Aperture 2 drool here). This is a wonderful thing, and has found significant use in our house since we bought an Apple TV a few weeks back.
That having been said, [...]
Aperture Workflow
Aperture Workflow
I’ve written on the subject of digital photo processing workflows before, but I’ve changed my workflow a bit, and came across an excellent workflow article, so it’s time for an update.
Rent or Own
When do I want to “rent” something, and when do I want to “own” it?First, let’s define those terms for the purpose of this discussion, as they’ve been redefined from their accepted meaning recently. I’ll take the current corporate definitions as the minimal acceptable definitions:
To Rent: To purchase the right to view or [...]
