March 22, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
In the world of AI, we often find ourselves treating chatbots like colleagues. We say “please,” we offer a “thank you,” and sometimes we even apologize for a typo. But recent data suggests that this digital etiquette comes with a...
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March 19, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
Most "new" broadcast cameras are just better sensors in the same old boxes. Muybridge, a deep-tech startup based in Oslo, is different because it replaces a single, high-cost lens and motor with a dense array of low-cost sensors and massive...
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March 18, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
Following up to my previous post, I loaded Claude Cowork in my other computer (after my other computer crashed) and gave it the same prompt. It generated a HTML project that I could put on my own web server. I...
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March 16, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
We’ve seen some cool features recently in Apple Logic Pro, full creation engines like Suno, and professional-grade splitters like Moises. This is not new; the industry has been racing toward AI-integrated workflows for some time. However, Audimee is carving out...
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March 15, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
I spent some time looking how AI can "describe" a video and provide guidelines on how that video might be able to be improved. I then wanted to be able to move those notes into time coded markers to help...
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March 8, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
Twenty years ago, if I wanted to set up a transcription service, I’d be knee-deep in UNIX shell scripts on a Silicon Graphics workstation, likely manually compiling libraries for hours. Today, I did it in under 30 minutes using Claude...
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March 3, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
I'm Steve and I'm a fileaholic. When I'm in my "flow" - I'm doing screenshots and downloading files to desktop or downloads folders like a maniac. I often will run across an problem when I need to refind a screenshot...
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By: Stephen Toback
We've had conversations for sometime to see if we should have a "Duke voice" to use for official voice over production using tools like Elevenlabs. There are still many discussions to have if this is in fact something we should...
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February 27, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
In academic video production, my primary tool has always been creating video—2D and linear. However, my ongoing testing with organic chemistry visualizations pushed me to try a different approach. After receiving some excellent feedback, I tried SVG (and ultimately WebGL)...
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February 25, 2026
By: Stephen Toback
We have some VIPs coming to visit Duke's Innovation Co-Lab and while at a meeting this morning, I noticed there wasn't some really compelling content on the digital signs. I found out the visit was tomorrow, so I asked the...
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