December 24, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
I had posted a while ago that I found an app that allowed me to replace the audio track of a video file without re-encoding the video (which creates a loss in quality). Of course, I've been so busy the...
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December 16, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
We recently hosted Panopto on site to do an interview. Unfortunately the interviewer's mic was too hot and was significantly clipped. This made it a bit uncomfortable for their audience. I remember that Adobe Audition used to have a DeClipper...
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November 8, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
The Nikon Z50II is a compact mirrorless camera that balances accessibility with advanced features at a starting price of $909.95 for the body only. At its core is a 20.9-megapixel DX format (APS-C) sensor, capable of handling low-light situations with...
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November 4, 2024
By: Michael Blair
Since our overview of Blackmagic Camera last year, new entrants into the mobile camera app field have made the topic worth revisiting. Here I’ll compare the updated Blackmagic Camera app to two more recent apps - Final Cut Camera and...
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October 23, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
Extraordinary technology. Workflow and pricing model still need work. I'm working with a researcher who has 1,000 videos in Urdu that he wants dubbed into English. I expected that ElevenLabs would be the right tool. In testing, it did a...
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October 15, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
From Adobe MAX 2024, Lightroom Mobile got some powerful updates to help the mobile photojournalist edit their images on the fly. It includes both automated presets as well as tools and some AI image recognization that seems to work quite...
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October 14, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
One of the highlights of the Adobe Max keynote today was "Generative Extend". Ever needed just a bit more of a clip to transition or perhaps your talent didn't give you time to get out of the shot before they...
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September 4, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
I've tested a lot of these auto video creators in the last few months. Revid.ai just works. There is a free tier but because I used the best model for AI, I had to pay the introductory $39/month fee to...
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September 2, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
Playground.com allows you to select a design from their library or upload a design and then transform the text and images to your liking. I selected one of their logos to test first. I gave it the prompt: "Change the...
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August 21, 2024
By: Stephen Toback
Flux from Blackforest Labs has been called the "Stable Diffusion Killer" and lauded much praise. In my standard image testing, meh. Prompt: The Duke Blue Devil mascot holding a sign that says, "Welcome Class Of 2028!" in front of the...
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