Divergent Opinions
A weekly in-depth discussion of video and software development topics from divergent media, inc. Use the link at the left to subscribe, or browse past episodes below.
Sony sees the light
Episode #21
Mike and Colin round up the news from CES and MacWorld, plus Apple's blowout earnings and some innovation from Sony.
- Revision 3 Growth
- Samsung 'future-proofing' Smart TVs with Evolution Kit | The Verge
- Sony HDR-PJ710V and HDR-PJ760V camcorders with 'Balanced' SteadyShot, built-in projectors (hands-on video) | The Verge
- Contour teams up with Cerevo for live broadcasting POV cameras -- Engadget
- JVC's GY-HMQ10 4K Camcorder hands-on (video) -- Engadget
- Adobe extends CS6 upgrade pricing to CS3, CS4 owners | MacNN
- BBC News - Sony 'boosts low-light picture quality' with white pixels
- Crazy Projection
Jan 26, 2012
Crossing the Telestreams
Episode #20
Mike and Colin discussion various bits of post-holiday news, and argue about the significance of the impending NAB show.
- Magic Lantern HDR
- Bunim/Murray leaves FCP
- Thoma Bravo acquires Telestream
- Stuxnet and Duqu dev platform
- Digital makeup with Blender
Jan 05, 2012
Happy FPGAmas
Episode #19
Acquisitions, nerd fights, licensing and FPGAs - this week, Mike and Colin round up the news of the week and then dive into the proposed royalty free MPEG standards.
Links:
- Royalty Free MPEG part 1
- Royalty Free MPEG part 2
- HDCP cracking
- FPGA supercomputer
- Teranex
- Philip Bloom - no more Epic
- Kickstarter
- Helicopter camera
Dec 21, 2011
Progressively Segmented Happiness
Episode #18
This week, an in-depth discussion on PsF and dying SD cards, plus some notes on other interesting news.
Dec 02, 2011
Dirt For Sale
Episode #17
Mike and Colin dive into announcements from BlackMagic and The Foundry, plus Final Cut Pro X 10.0.2 and the mythical Apple TV.
Nov 16, 2011
Abandon Everything!
Episode #16
Automatic Duck goes free, Canon and Red announce some cool new cameras, and Apple abandons everything ever.
- Apple Abandons QT (not really)
- Apple Acquires 3d mapping company
- Canon announces C300
- Red Re-announces Scarlet
- iPhone cinema
- ALAC goes open
Nov 04, 2011
Testing. Testing. Is this thing on?
Episode #15
Colin and Mike talk about a bunch of news stories, and then discuss the software testing methodologies in use at divergent media, inc.
Oct 25, 2011
Siri: Remind me to record a podcast
Episode #14
Mike and Colin round up the news. The iPhone 4S and the death of Steve Jobs come first. Then a discussion of some more cool projects from Adobe, 3d rendering technology, and the death of film.
- Reverse Blur
- Video Meshes
- Death of Film
- Rendering Objects into Images
- Reconstructing Submerged city
- Contacts for Closeups
Oct 15, 2011
FCPXXML Xtravaganza
Episode #13
Mike and Colin discuss FCPX 10.0.1 (or is that ... nevermind) as well as other bits of news from the week. Links:
- Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1
- 4K integrated graphics
- Red Rock Micro lens adapter
- ARRI email hacking
- More ARRI email hacking
- Face morphing
- Brain reading
Sep 23, 2011
ProRes and DNxHD fight to the death
Episode #12
This week, a round up of the news from IBC, as well as indepth on the addition of a ProRes decoder to libavcodec. Link:
Sep 16, 2011
Rolling Stone Gathers no CMOS
Episode #11
Colin and Mike catch up on the news, and discuss the evolution of CCD and cmos sensors. For more information, check out:
Sep 08, 2011
Real Hipsters Shoot 1.92k
Episode #10
Colin and Mike discuss the shipment of the Ultrastudio 3d, new announcements from RED, the Chinese 2k camera, computer upgrades, FCS3 back on sale, and 3d monitors. Also be sure to check out http://www.jenshesse.com/.
Sep 02, 2011
Dream of a new DAM
Episode #9
Goodbye Steve. Discussion of moire effects and a variety of other things.
Aug 27, 2011
PhDs for Hire
Episode #8
Mike and Colin discuss the trend of turning University research into features, content restrictions, and Javascript File API. Articles:
Aug 17, 2011
Siggraph and Ubiquitous 3d
Episode #7
Mike and Colin talk about the interesting papers out of the siggraph conference, and the rapid innovations taking place in 3d imaging.
Aug 09, 2011
Virtual Hosting and Interlacing
Episode #6
Mike and Colin discuss migrating a server to a virtualized hosting platform, and then dig into why you're all screwing up handling interlaced footage.
Aug 02, 2011
Ultrathin MacbookPros, Hulu, Death of Optical, Interframe compression
Episode #5
Mike and Colin catch up on the news of the week, discuss the impending demise of optical distribution, and dive deep on the history and future of interframe video compression
Jul 26, 2011
Lion, new Macs, and hacking FPGAs
Episode #4
Mike and Colin discuss what excites them about Lion, as well as the new Macs and two new papers on hacking FPGAs.
Jul 22, 2011
Avid and Thunderbolt
Episode #3
This week, coverage of the recent Avid event, a discussion on the suitability of Avid for different editing situations, a new definition of "Pro" and discussion of the arrival of Thunderbolt products on the market.
Jul 15, 2011
Video Rendering
Episode #2
This week, Mike and Colin discuss the evolution of computer technology as it relates to rendering video data. We cover CPU-based rendering, the evolution of OpenGL, and the introduction of OpenCL.
Let us know what you think, or where you'd like to see us go with all this podcasty stuff.
Jul 07, 2011
Final Cut Pro X
Episode #1
Mike and Colin discuss Final Cut Pro X, including some history on how we got to this point, and why the existing app had to die.
Jun 30, 2011