Divergent Opinions

#64 - How to Make It Rich Selling Software

Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:10:40 -0800

After our getting-married-and-stuff hiatus, we're back. On this episode, we discuss the economics of app sales and the options for growing a company in the current environment.

#63 - Many Xciting Features

Fri, 5 Sep 2014 15:10:19 -0700

This week, we talk about the upcoming release of MXF support within EditReady, as well as our thoughts on backup and the iWatch.

#62 - Slacking off

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:13:01 -0700

This week, we discuss some more cool stuff from siggraph, plus the ways that Slack is changing our "office" for the better.

#61 - More Indie than You

Fri, 1 Aug 2014 9:14:16 -0700

This week, we talk about the buzz around indie development - is it dead?

#60 - An episode about episodes

Sat, 26 Jul 2014 15:47:59 -0700

No, not really. It's an episode about metadata. And other miscellany.

#59 - As we were saying

Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:33:37 -0700

Oh right, podcast!

In this episode, we review the last six months of divergent media. In particular, we describe the technical underpinnings of our new app, EditReady. In addition, we discuss Swift and the possibility of other types of specialized hardware.

Chatter:

#58 - Parlez Vous App Store?

Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:32:30 -0800

This week, we discuss the pros and cons of translation for apps, and the boring and lazy nature of new media.

Crazy display
Roadie
Duster (this won’t end well)
Cinemetrics
Pharrell
Dylan
Honda Adopts English
Object Cloud
British Airways Billboard
“Don’t let poets lie to you” blade runner watercolor

#57 - Freemium Assassinations

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:45:05 -0800

Have we missed the BitCoin bus? Do we care? And just how awesome is H.265?

#56 - A Syncing Feeling

Wed, 6 Nov 2013 12:35:47 -0800

This week, Mike and Colin discuss the significance of an open source h264 implementation from Cisco, BitTorrent Sync, and the financial system.

BitTorrent Sync
[Planet Money ACH podcast] (http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2013/10/04/229224964/episode-489-the-invisible-plumbing-of-our-economy)
[Cisco opens H.264] (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/cisco-plans-to-open-source-h-264-code-for-webrtc/)
[Cisco blog post on H.264] (http://blogs.cisco.com/collaboration/open-source-h-264-removes-barriers-webrtc/)
[xiph daala] (http://www.xiph.org/daala/)
[Google helpout - dr house call edition] (https://helpouts.google.com/108135037100946836685/ls/b3c7b9c307250e27)
[SpotShooter] (http://www.theverge.com/us-world/2013/11/4/5066300/shotspotter-analyzes-sound-waves-detects-crime)

#55 - Free as in Beer

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 11:42:25 -0700

New Everything from Apple. Except 4K cinema displays. Lamentation.

#54 - Really hope you can hear me now

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 11:22:34 -0700

This week, Colin makes the jump to T-Mobile, we give our predictions for the upcoming Apple event, and talk about a variety of innovative new hardware devices.

#53 - Roamin' Holiday

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 6:47:30 -0700

This week, we round up some innovations in input devices, and talk about the world of international roaming for mobile phone customers.

#52 - Juicing the sales

Thu, 3 Oct 2013 15:22:43 -0700

This week, we catch up on the news and mumble a lot.

#51 - Goodbye Other Steve

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:08:03 -0700

This week we go over some recent bits of interesting news, and say goodbye to some old friends.

#50 - Sig Sig Siggraph Redux

Thu, 1 Aug 2013 15:29:04 -0700

This week, we dive in on the things Mike saw at Siggraph, and talk about the Kickstarter economy for hardware startups.

#49 - Snooze

Fri, 5 Jul 2013 14:58:37 -0700

This week, we muddle through some random news. Time for a nap.

#48 - printf("here\n");

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:38:29 -0700

This week on the show, we discuss the good and bad aspects of developing and debugging applications in a modern environment. We also pontificate about OpenCL and the complexity of starting an app from scratch.

#47 - Weird and Wacky Dorks Convention

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 15:01:48 -0700

This week, a roundup of the things we care about from WWDC, and a discussion of Adobe Creative Cloud (we love it). Plus, a few other random bits of information from around the internet.

#46 - We Will Dress like Cosby

Wed, 5 Jun 2013 14:31:19 -0700

In the triumphant return of Divergent Opinions, we discuss the upcoming WWDC conference, and the newly released ScopeBox 3.3, which includes ScopeLink. Check it out for yourself at www.divergentmedia.com/scopebox

#45 - Not Another Buffet

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:14:25 -0700

Another NAB has come and gone. In this episode, we review the things that we found most interesting, exciting, or telling.

#44 - NAB 2013: Doomination

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:15:30 -0700

What's in store for Avid, and will Apple's new push on Final Cut Pro X make an impact? We round up the news and talk about NAB 2013.

#43 - Podcast in our Pajamas

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 18:11:34 -0700

Some fancy new sensors portend exciting cameras in the future. And, is working from home instant death for a corporation? Mike and Colin share their own experiences, vis-a-vis the lastest work-from-home controversy at Yahoo!

#42 - Going on strike

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:45:23 -0800

This week, we cover the strife in the VFX industry, the unionization movement, and where that space is going.

#41 - Bad Uses for Brain Stimulation

Thu, 7 Feb 2013 14:35:29 -0800

A basic roundup of the week's news, after a busy week shipping Phosphor.

#40 - Phosphor

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 0:17:27 -0800

In this episode, we discuss our brand new application, Phosphor! We're incredibly excited to have this application on the market, and we're eager to know what you think. Let us know! In this episode, we cover the motivation behind Phosphor, and describe the development process.

#39 - Ions on a Plane

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:43:47 -0800

Post CES, Pre NAB, not a lot of big news in the industry, so we discuss the Boeing 787, the renewed interest in Chromebooks, and Facebook Graph Search.

#38 - WeMo: Because You're Worth It

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:50:33 -0800

Just how many Ks are enough? We round up the news out of CES, and talk about the Internet Of Things.

#37 - I'm not slacking off, I'm rendering

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:41:58 -0800

Mike and Colin talk about thunderbolt for Mac Pros, 3d printing, and the year ahead.

#36 - Kickstart my Cold Fusion Project

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:10:52 -0800

How hard is it to make a camera? Or to make anything? Mike and Colin discuss.

#35 - Mo Ks, Mo Problems

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 15:04:23 -0800

4K is the new 2k - what does it mean for production? Mike and Colin run through the future of RAW workflows and 4K signaling, plus discuss the shakeup at Apple.

#34 - LUTs and volts

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:47:48 -0700

This week, we released a major update to ScopeBox - ScopeBox 3.1. In this episode, we run through all the new features, plus round up some news from the week.

#33 - Benevolent Overlord

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:40:04 -0700

New iPhones! And loads of IBC/Photokina news - Summer is definitely over.

#32 - All cameras are better than most shooters

Thu, 6 Sep 2012 20:53:21 -0700

We're back! A bit of an argument about Apple/Samsung, plus all the latest tech news and plenty of awkward pauses.

#31 - H.26fantastic

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:35:06 -0700

Mike and Colin round up the new H.265 video standard, plus a variety of other bits of news.

#30 - Sig Sig Siggraph

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:20:22 -0700

Siggraph was awesome! A roundup of the coolness.

#29 - Exposed Flesh

Thu, 2 Aug 2012 13:44:11 -0700

Mike and Colin dive in depth on the recent flesh line controversy and give a history of what the flesh line is all about. Also, a round up of the week’s news.

#28 - Hacking Doors, Hacking Brains

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:40:07 -0700

This week, Mike and Colin cover the launch of Mountain Lion and the Olympics, plus some cool new cameras.

#27 - Kids these days

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:49:13 -0700

This week, Mike and Colin cover the impending launch of Mac OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion," Avid's recent selloffs, our new job posting, and some cool new cameras.

#26 - Oh. Right. Podcast.

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 20:27:27 -0700

And we're back. After a bit of a haitus, Divergent Opinions returns, triumphantly, to round up the news from WWDC, and anything else we found interesting from the last few weeks.

#25 - Fear and Loathing (and DayQuil) in Las Vegas

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:45:20 -0700

This week, Mike and Colin round up all the news and excitement from NAB 2012. What a party it was! New hardware, new software, and not nearly enough sleep.

#24 - Codec Creativity

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 15:37:01 -0700

This week, Mike and Colin dive deep on the current state of codecs, and where they're going in the future. We also round up the latest pre-NAB launches, and discuss the coming show.

#23 - So many pixels

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:49:01 -0700

Mike and Colin discuss the launch of ScopeBox 3, and dive deep on the new iPad and h.264 support in FireFox.

#22 - ScopeBox 3

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:32:17 -0800

This week, Mike and Colin talk about the impending release of ScopeBox 3!

Episode links:

NAB Expo - our code is LV3659
Our NAB booth is SL14010
The ScopeBox 3 sneak-peak video is available on vimeo

#21 - Sony sees the light

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:43:38 -0800

Mike and Colin round up the news from CES and MacWorld, plus Apple's blowout earnings and some innovation from Sony.

#20 - Crossing the Telestreams

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 14:08:33 -0800

Mike and Colin discussion various bits of post-holiday news, and argue about the significance of the impending NAB show.

#19 - Happy FPGAmas

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:13:21 -0800

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:

#18 - Progressively Segmented Happiness

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:42:49 -0800

This week, an in-depth discussion on PsF and dying SD cards, plus some notes on other interesting news.

#17 - Dirt For Sale

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:32:38 -0800

Mike and Colin dive into announcements from BlackMagic and The Foundry, plus Final Cut Pro X 10.0.2 and the mythical Apple TV.

#16 - Abandon Everything!

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 13:39:07 -0700

Automatic Duck goes free, Canon and Red announce some cool new cameras, and Apple abandons everything ever.

#15 - Testing. Testing. Is this thing on?

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:50:45 -0700

Colin and Mike talk about a bunch of news stories, and then discuss the software testing methodologies in use at divergent media, inc.

#14 - Siri: Remind me to record a podcast

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 17:14:25 -0700

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.

#13 - FCPXXML Xtravaganza

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:15:24 -0700

Mike and Colin discuss FCPX 10.0.1 (or is that ... nevermind) as well as other bits of news from the week. Links:

#12 - ProRes and DNxHD fight to the death

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:09:58 -0700

This week, a round up of the news from IBC, as well as indepth on the addition of a ProRes decoder to libavcodec. Link:

ProRes Reverse Engineered

#11 - Rolling Stone Gathers no CMOS

Thu, 8 Sep 2011 23:23:24 -0700

Colin and Mike catch up on the news, and discuss the evolution of CCD and cmos sensors. For more information, check out:

#10 - Real Hipsters Shoot 1.92k

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 0:33:18 -0700

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/.

#9 - Dream of a new DAM

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 3:00:19 -0700

Goodbye Steve. Discussion of moire effects and a variety of other things.

#8 - PhDs for Hire

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 0:19:36 -0700

Mike and Colin discuss the trend of turning University research into features, content restrictions, and Javascript File API. Articles:

#7 - Siggraph and Ubiquitous 3d

Tue, 9 Aug 2011 21:02:00 -0700

Mike and Colin talk about the interesting papers out of the siggraph conference, and the rapid innovations taking place in 3d imaging.

#6 - Virtual Hosting and Interlacing

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 21:02:00 -0700

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.

#5 - Ultrathin MacbookPros, Hulu, Death of Optical, Interframe compression

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:02:00 -0700

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

#4 - Lion, new Macs, and hacking FPGAs

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 0:02:10 -0700

Mike and Colin discuss what excites them about Lion, as well as the new Macs and two new papers on hacking FPGAs.

#3 - Avid and Thunderbolt

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 0:09:00 -0700

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.

#2 - Video Rendering

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 20:48:42 -0700

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.

#1 - Final Cut Pro X

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:18:15 -0700

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.