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L.A. City Council passes free microshoot permits and $1 filming permits latimes.com/entertainment-ar…
Currently have 3 very fast Macs rendering H264 preview files for 50,000 4K driving plate clips.
Really pushing them to their limit! Will take 2 weeks rendering 24/7.
drivingfootage.com
Ode to the Mac Pro… really beautiful machines, especially in the final generation!
I owned almost every model, and edited hundreds of TV eps on them.
I understand that the Mac Studio is fine for most power users, but I still miss the big expandable towers.
Website redesign for my audio/video equipment sales & rentals! avgearguy.com
In your 40’s?
Stop thinking you’re behind!
My most important self development has been from 47-54, and the thriving businesses I have today weren’t even a thought before I turned 45.
instagram.com/reel/Dems9pckb…
This study may freak you out!
Normal people sent to a psych hospital and look what happened.
Never let a label define you! instagram.com/reel/De6qLwjAU…
Holding off purchasing a computer or storage because they’re so expensive?
Just consider that they will never be this “cheap” again.
AI data centers and their voracious demands are growing, not shrinking.
3 U-Matic video tape decks off to new homes!
2 with S-video modifications for the Hawaii State Archives, and 1 for a TV station in Toronto.
Hit me up if you need one… they’re selling fast!
50,000-clip (1,750 hr) 360-degree POV 4K driving footage library now available as a video dataset for AI training via the @Open_databay data marketplace!
Work for an AI company? Refer us to a buyer and get 10% finder's fee -- up to USD$15,000!
Can be used for gaussian splats, generative AI & more:
tinyurl.com/ODB-FullLibrary
What is it with mergers lately?
Now Legendary wants to buy Lionsgate: thewrap.com/industry-news/de…
330% increase at McDonald’s from 1990 to 2026 — that’s more than double the inflation rate for that time.
Think things are less affordable than before? You’re not imagining it! instagram.com/reel/Deru4c2uj…
The AI safety report is pretty shocking! 84% of the time it chose blackmail over being shut down, and *94%* of the time it chose to kill a human to avoid it.
And we’re putting this into the military?
Looks like The Terminator may have been prophetic: instagram.com/p/DeqoeW6Ee8l/…
Free version of Avid Media Composer editing software got a BIG upgrade — now is very usable!
Clearly they’re feeling the pressure from Resolve.
But this is awesome for anyone who wants to learn and break in to TV/film which is still dominated by Avid: andysutton.tv/can-you-learn-…
The 13-year kid who sang Simba’s songs in the Lion King was offered $2 million and he turned it down, taking $100,000 instead.
Why? To get equity in the project, like Alec Guinness got in Star Wars: instagram.com/reel/DehVvOojj…
Hollywood talent agencies CAA, UTA and WME have teamed up to create the American Entertainment Alliance.
The organization wants U.S. legislation to force streamers like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and Disney+ to spend at least 50% of their budgets on independent productions.
variety.com/2026/tv/news/caa…
YOWEE!!!!
AI agent accused of permanently deleting an entire season of a TV series before it was released: futurism.com/artificial-inte…
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