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Things From My Weekend

Apr 16 2012

New gear day!!

Arrived in the mail. I ordered it in Atlanta, and it was shipped from Atlanta. That is ironic.

Hello mobile studio.

Here I am fixing my ponytail before filming.

Used this to practice on the new Final Cut, which, the more I use the more I dislike it. I’m not alone; video editors all over are unimpressed. Too much forcing you to do stuff you don’t want to do.

I made a one-minute video about the story behind my first security advice post, click here.

Then I wandered around an Asian grocery store, and grabbed some photos for BloggingAboutFood.com.

Would you like an eel?

Tried on some wigs.

I’d like a short brown bob wig. I have an angle on one in Toronto. Gotta make it tougher for the stalkers when I return.

Tried out a new iPhone app – Photoshop Express. It’s good, it’s free, and I’ll likely buy I couple upgrades for it (they have a great collection of frames which will make my blog beautiful).

See?! Freemium works.

Day drive.

Night walk.

DigiSo dinner meeting Saturday night.

Flew out Sunday at 6am. It’s the last leg of my “Avoiding Winter 2012 Tour”. Boo.

Hi from Tennessee! This music mecca is really wasted on me, since I don’t listen to music.

See those two bottom left? They saluted me when we passed one another. I like where people’s heads are at here :|

Gotta run and change over my laundry, TTYL.

Do I Ever Love Video Editing

Apr 9 2012

I’ve gotten away with using an ’07 copy of Final Cut Express, until now. Until my new laptop. I miss it a bit, I was super lightening fast.

I used some of the failed footage from Thursday to figure it out the new software.

Remember when I was pumped about that codec a few weeks back? That was part of this process, which is now done *wipes forehead*.

Here’s a one-minute video I made: What Video Editing Looks Like

How to explain why I love it.… it’s the getting lost in the story, throwing the footage around the timeline, trimming and transitions, now add in some music oh YA now we’re talking! fist pump your screen!… now you’re conducting with your left hand while your right clicks the crap out of your mouse, 4 hours have passed and you have no cue, you’re too lost in creating and LOVE IT.

I’m not a fan of the new way of transitions… they’re all too fancy, and it tries to force me to put them on both ends of the clip, dumb.

You can export the video straight to YouTube, slick. And the new method of importing clips, really slick.

Have a great Monday! I’ve got a presentation to finish here, more on that soon, and start saving your pennies… Canada is deleting them as you know, and I’ve got a great thing for you to do with them for charity.

Here’s to a good start to your week today, TTY on Twitter,

Swooning Over a Codec, I Can Edit Again

Mar 21 2012

I AM ELATED.

My camera wouldn’t talk to my computer. How can I edit?

1 – the problem
2 – my computer couldn’t read the files on my video camera, they were trapped inside the camera
3 – the solution

** When buying a Sony video camera: Sony is proprietary. They try to make you use their software to get pics/videos off the camera. Be prepared to use a work-around.

Do you even know HOW hard it is to find a video camera with a wireless lavalier microphone?

Nay impossible.

That’s why mine is so special.

Holy crap I love video editing.

I celebrated with ice cream.

Morning from the Florida Keys

Jan 25 2012

I’m here for 2 nights to visit old friends, arrived last night.
Enjoyed dinner with them, then I put my head down and edited.

I’m pleased to report I have finished learning the new Final Cut YES. What that looks like:

I was dragging my heels on learning it, not gonna lie. Then Saturday night I bit the bullet, sat down, and got up 8 hours later; that’s what it takes.

Ever seen what video editing looks like? Here’s a fast video I made last year showing you.

After I rendered and uploaded my first video on it, I went for a walk outside.

Look how pleased I am with myself. Coming later: 48 Hours in South Beach and No Photos.

And also coming later…. my security show intro… OMFG I really must say.

Gotta run here, have a great day TTYL!

Things From This Tuesday

Oct 25 2011

I found a place to live YA buddy.

Tweeted this:

There’s a market for: furnished apartment / condos on short term leases in downtown Toronto, which are geared toward the individual, not a corporation. You could make an alright dollar in that game.

I cut it close, and homeless-in-6-days comes with some heaviness. This nomad-lifestyle will take a bit ironing out, to find a system… but for now I’m good till the end of the year YES.

I’ll probably lalala at the camera about this. I’ve been composing the episode, “So I Gave Away All My Stuff”.

See text.

Got my toes done.

Chose the purple, which I was told is the colour of the Vietnamese ‘Clock Flower’, a special little guy that opens in the morning, then closes at night.

The tinfoil was intended to protect the polish during my walk home in sneakers, but don’t do it, it flakes into tiny bits, only agree to saran wrap for this.

Filming this past weekend.

Really was having some sad moments of missing the studio.