October 2005
The Archives
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10.28.05BMW don’t get itBMW should know better. I mean, they made BMWfilms.com. What a fantastic project! Now, they're out with a commercial for the new 1-series. A commercial starring Kermit the Frog. A while ago I posted an article about the commercial because a friend of mine was the cinematographer. He posted an unofficial "making of"-movie on his web site. And, because Kermit the Frog has very expensive lawyers and because these expensive lawyers contacted the cinematographer and asked him to remove the "making of" it is now gone. The clip was filled with action and was alone a very good commercial for the ...
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10.28.05Reality or not reality – that’s the questionPicture by Glenn C. FeronYou can't buy the effect of photoshop in a beauty saloon The brilliant retoucher Glenn C. Feron has a wonderful portfolio where you can see the difference between the original and the picture that he has touched with his photoshop magic. As you can see from the picture here, to the left you have a beautiful lady. Already beautiful to the point that is not possible to reach for average people because she is already prepared by the finest of professional make-up artists, hairdressers and an excellent photographer. To the right she is even more beautiful. Beautiful to ...
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10.25.05The media center software listA while ago I did a roundup of the different softwares I have been using in my HTPC. The list in that post is not complete, so I it's time to put together a quick list of links to software alternatives when you want to build your own HTPC. And if you are interested in HTPCs and media centers in general here is a good collection of links from eirikso.com. Digg this story here. Windows Windows Media Center Edition (Review) TVedia (Review) ShowShifter (RIP) (Unfortunately not existing anymore) Beyond Media / Beyond TV (BeyondTV - Review) SageTV (Review) CTPvr J River Media Center MainLobby Cyberlink PowerCinema CQC (screenshots here and here) Welltonway Sesam.tv ...
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10.24.05Help put together an open streaming platform!I have been following the discussion started by Cory Doctorow regarding the use of open standards for public broadcasters. It is an important discussion and most of us agree that the use of an open standard that is not controlled by any corporation is the best solution when public broadcasters choose their system for making content available on new platforms. The discussion has brought back issues that touch the problem with current business models, the way the internet can be used to stream private content all over the world and the big ugly question of digital rights management (DRM). The internet and ...
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10.22.05Panoramio – place your pictures on Google mapsI have mentioned GeoBloggers here before. Now meet Panoramio, a similar and very user friendly service. It lets you place your pictures by simply click the map and upload. Very nice navigation, search function and cool layout for the pictures with both the picture, satellite photo and map. As a test, I just uploaded a beautiful picture from the Sognefjord in Norway. And of course I had to upload the picture of Odda as well. Edit: The name Panoramio does not indicate that the pictures you upload have to be panoramas. (Even if my picture of the Sognefjord is a nice - yes... panorama.)