Flickr’s Explore feature provides users with a quick look at photos that have been selected by Flickr for presentation to a wider audience. Many photographers would like to see their photos selected, obviously, to obtain a wider audience for their work. How does Explore select photos? The specific details are not disclosed to avoid “gaming” the selection process. But there are hints in a 2006 U.S. Patent filing by Yahoo: These...
This is what we used to call a high end consumer camera, or a “bridge” camera in between point and shoots and DSLRs. This camera shoots 4K video and features a 20 megapixel 1″ sensor with a 25-400mm FF equivalent zoom lens that goes from f/2.8 to f/4.0 over the zoom range.
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On photography, cops need to get a clue: Column.
Of concern for 3D enthusiasts: Do RealD’s Executive Departures Reflect 3D Fatigue? – Deadline.com. Consumer surveys indicate a fair amount of interest in watching 3D motion pictures in theaters. But this could be foretelling that 3D interest is waning again.
I will have more to say about Youtube and the business case another time: The talks underscore Google Inc’s desire to complete YouTube’s transition from a repository for grainy home videos to a site sporting the more polished content crucial to securing higher-priced advertising. via Exclusive: YouTube weighs funding efforts to boost premium content – sources | Reuters. Not surprisingly, its all about the ad revenue now. Those that deliver ad...
I realized last night that the 4K 3D videos I posted on Youtube are the world’s first ever Civil War era battle re-enactments posted online in 4K 3D format. Kind of cool. The videos were created using dual Lumix GH-2 cameras, each shooting a 1920×1080/30p video stream. These were edited and mastered in Sony Vegas Pro and output as full width side by side videos – meaning 3840 pixels wide by...
