Category: Tutorials

Posted on 03.19.10

Step-by-step Adobe Soundbooth CS4 Metadata Transcription

by Travis Chandler

Now that we’ve had a preview of robot metadata transcribers in part one of this brief blog series, let’s grab some popcorn and enjoy the show! When it came time for me to try out Adobe Soundbooth’s nifty transcribing technology, I launched the program and grabbed a clip of audio that I find entertaining. I happen to have a lot of short audio clips from the terrible-and-hilarious 1966 Sci-fi flop “Zontar, the Thing from Venus” all pre-clipped and ready to go for just this kind of thing. Doesn’t everybody?

The process of transcribing using Soundbooth was as easy as one-two-three: read more after jump.

Posted on 03.09.10

Fun With Video: Metadata & Transcription Software

by Travis Chandler

If you do video work, you’re going to bump into times when you need everything transcribed into a text file. If you have somehow avoided this thus far, it’s only a matter of time before a client requests it, or you end up demanding it for yourself. Now that metadata has become the quiet king of the internet search, you’re going to have to write it all out if you want your work to be found.

To understand why, just consider how you would likely search for a video clip yourself. Imagine you and a friend are discussing a film reference, for instance. Read more after the jump…

Posted on 02.26.10

Migrating Graphics from Illustrator to Flash

by Joy Burke

We often times find ourselves at a loss for what to do when working with a program we know inside and out and love deeply, but have to blend it with another program that’s as confusing to us as the opposite sex. It’s at times like these, however, that working with people who specialize in various programs makes life (or at least the work part of life) so much easier. Such was the case when Travis, audio and video guru, and Joy, Illustrator-loving pixel princess, put their minds together to figure out a simple animation task. This series of posts is for all of you frustrated Flash-lovers who would like a bit of advice about transitioning from Illustrator to Flash.

Posted on 11.18.09

Make your Blog iPhone-friendly in a Few Easy Steps

by Tim Frick

This morning I ran across WPTouch from Brave New Code and admittedly was a bit dubious when the company claimed it could make my WordPress blog iPhone-friendly with just a few clicks. But lo and behold, that’s all it took and the result was super impressive.

Posted on 11.05.09

Twitter Phishing Hacks: What to Do

by Stacy

Twitter hacks have been on the rise since October and here are the things to do to protect yourself or recover from a hack immediately: - log out of twitter - clear your cache - close your browser - log back in - change your password - deactivate suspect connections. We feel dirty cause we got hacked on Twitter. How do clean-living, intelligent, digital-savvy folks get hacked? It happens. Our wake-up call this morning was mobile notifications that we (but not…