We hear in the news that the US Government via the House of Reps is about to do an “investigation” into the claims a whistle blower who has been in a position of Probably Knowing, has blown the lid on the existence of not just UFOs, but that the Gummerment...
Everyone is talking about ‘AI’. So I will too (and debunk a major myth at the same time)
There is a trend appearing of late that mirrors one of about 25 years ago. That was back when the internet as we know it now was just starting (the first commercialisation of the internet in Australia was circa 1995). When companies worked out there was a quid to be...
Adobe adds major extensions to Firefly technoogy to Creative Cloud
Today Adobe announced its plans to expand Adobe Firefly, its family of creative generative AI models, to its Creative Cloud video and audio applications, empowering creators to produce and dramatically enhance video and audio content while streamlining workflows. Adobe also unveiled new Al innovations in the Lightroom ecosystem - Lightroom,...
New Blackmagic Design products from NAB
Blackmagic has announced a number of new models and new products: DaVinci Resolve 18.5 with 150 new upgrades and features, including a number of new AI tools. All the details are below, plus here is also a video presentation from Grant Petty, the CEO of BMD with a quick explanation:...
CrumplePop. Not mad about the name, but if this works, who cares?
There are any number of applications around to “fix” dodgy audio. Think MAGIX Sound Forge, Adobe Audition and the free app Audacity for starters. And there is a multitude of plugins for specialist tasks such as the very excellent Izotope products (which I love). Now as an aside, some of...
Adobe Firefly. More AI.
Overnight at the annual US Adobe Summit, Adobe released a bunch of announcements, not the least being it has released a new set of AI tools flagshipped by 'Firefly'. Here's the press release: Today, Adobe introduced Adobe Firefly, a new family of creative generative AI models, first focused on the...
‘Artificial Intelligence’ or ‘AI’. Is it really? You be the judge of this image…
artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/: made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural. in·tel·li·gence in-ˈtel-ə-jən(t)s. : the ability to learn or understand or to deal with new or trying situations. : the ability to apply knowledge to manipulate one's environment or to think abstractly as...