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Random 365 #7 and the politics of deregulation

By On October 29, 2011 · 1 Comment

Electric Fence

Originally uploaded by fcapria

With a rare October nor’easter bearing down on us, and threatening widespread power outages, I thought this image appropriate for tonight’s Random 365. The lights have been flickering and parts of town are already without power.

While utilities blame freakish weather patterns for the [...]

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Sundry Mac video utilities

By On December 29, 2005 · Leave a Comment

It’s no secret that the TV Weasel is a Mac weasel. Though I dabble in Windows when working with Avid gear, my native tongue remains Mac. Herewith are some tools I’ve discovered and use in varying degrees that Weasel readers might find of interest.

Whacked TV from Apple’s developer site:

A replacement for the [...]

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Handy iPod video converters

By On November 10, 2005 · Leave a Comment

On the Mac side MoviesForMyPod allows for batch encoding for the iPod with the H.264 codec (which Compressor 2 still doesn’t allow). It’s no faster than QuickTime Pro’s export, but the batch capabilities are huge workflow improvement.

There are a bunch on the PC side. Videora has a nice feature [...]

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