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Since NAB 2009 there has been an alarming buzz around Adobe’s new Mercury Playback Engine. Everyone who had seen it was amazed at the brute force with which  formats were handled and played. Evangelists have gone full throttle in their praise for this release and they aint wrong when they claim that the Adobe Premiere CS5 in all about performance. And as CS5 streams into the real world the general consnesus amongst users is a picture of confidence and support that Premiere has not seen before. For the first time Premiere has managed to get the industry stalwarts and long term Video Guru’s notice it and has managed to leave them impressed with its sheer performance.

In Creativity be like a Surfer

In Surfing, a lot of time is spent waiting for waves as you straddle the board looking at the open sea. Even as a good one comes, the surfer close to the crest rides the wave, and I resolve not to interfere. Much time passes away but I’m sure my own wave will come. Then, as the onlookers watch, I shout as i stand up on the board , “This is my wave.” And take off. As i ride, rise and flow with it a wonderful feeling grows within my body and spirit.

As i become one with it i know deep within that this certainly is “my own wave.”

Creativity and Business are very similar in essence to riding your own wave. That’s right, your own wave is on its way but you have to be patient and make sure you are in rhythm and ready for it with the right Mindset. Then, when the time comes, Exhale your inner strength, let it out in that moment. Spring up and ride your wave.

Success is unexpected and gradual, progressive, and refined. Recently, I’ve realized that’s how I want things to be.

- Thoughts of Mr. H.Sakaguchi
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This may be apocryphal but its still a story worth telling.

Once the great artist Pablo Picasso was dining at Restuarant in Newyork. A well known Prominent Socialite being an ardent follower of his work couldnt resist the temptation to intorduce herself . She broke into a vivid description of how thrilled she was to meet him in person and how much she adored his work.Encouraged by his modest acceptance she requested ‘ Sir would you be kind enough to draw me a sketch? ‘

Picasso picked up a piece of paper and quickly sketched the passing waiters illustration.

As she reached out for the finished sketch Picasso intervened ‘ Madam, that will be 10000 $ ‘ . Shocked she said ” But that took you only 5 minutes”.

Picasso smiled and replied” No Madam it took me 50 years”.

Ugh! i am sure you have faced the problem i am about to mention in this post at least a few times in this video crazy World. There are times when you play a video in your favourite player only to find the codec error laugh in your face. A lot of us dont even know what this issue is about leave alone the fact that now we need to solve this issue. Some weak Heart people give up while other gladiators hang on trying to find out what is the missing codec and how they can find a player that supports the codec. A lot of time using one of the popular open source media player can do the trick and you dont have to bother about the problem. This post is not for those who dont care and are only concerned about watching the video but for those curious minds who want to go right to the bottom of the mystery. Find that culprit codec and then find the drivers for their favourite player and make sure they watch it in their own comfort zone.
If you are one such geek then you will definitely like MediaInfo Mac – a small 5 MB application that practically gives complete information about any media file that you throw at it. So the next time you dont know what codec is giving you the issues use MediaInfo and go Codec Hunting my friend.

100 years of great visual effects captured in a single clip showcasing some of the greatest endeavors from the history of film making. Inspirational to see how a few people who dare to dreamt changed the face of entertainment and inspired thousands everyday to dream on.

Cymatics is the greek word for waves. The field of cymatic studies invovle study of visible implications of sound and vibration. The trick is to stimulate particles, pastes or liquids to create visualising patterns using Sound as a source. The end result is some really stunning visuals.

“Despicable me” is a 3d CGI feature from Universal studios expected in July 2010. The initial promos are intriguing and the quality of production also looks fantastic. With Steve Carell and a few other great artist as the voice talent the film looks promising.

The movie is about Gru who is a deplorable character and delights in all things wicked. He relishes everything evil and is planning the biggest heist of the world ( I believe he is going to steal the moon.Yes you read it right, the moon! ) . Little did he know what was in store for him . The story takes a twist when he encounters three orphan girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes with immense will power who see in him a potential father. The stage is set for the showdown between the world’s greatest villain and his greatest challenge ever.

Boy, am i excited about this Animated feature or what !!!

For years we have seen that the techonlogy that defines the art of today has started as a technical paper at Siggraph. No wonder technical papers are a very popular part of Siggraph culture. These papers are accepted after a very strenuous sifting process and form the foundation on which the art of the future will be created.
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