Community Based Awesöme Orchestra plays Game of Thrones!

Every once in a while I get a break from production and get to enjoy some down time in the San Francisco Bay Area.  This weekend, I was lucky enough to see the Awesöme Orchestra some play at the Firehouse Art Collective in Berkeley, CA.  Really fun event(Don't forget to bring beer for the performers!).

 

This is a video of the Game of Thrones Theme played for their second time ever.

Awesöme Orchestra(http://www.awesomeorchestra.org/).  This Community Orchestra offers anyone a chance to play with(or just come listen to) an orchestra.  

They play at the Firehouse Art Collective(http://firehouseartcollective.blogspot.com/) in Berkeley, CA

Traffic Advisory: San Francisco Film Production on SF Bridges

"Terminator 5 will be filming on 2 Bay Area Bridges this weekend.

 

Saturday 8/2 from 4am to 9am filming will be on the Bay Bridge.

 

Sunday 8/3 from 6am to 10am beginning on the Waldo Grade and continuing across the Golden Gate Bridge.

 

There will be rolling traffic breaks which will most certainly result in additional traffic congestion. Please plan accordingly!

 

In Solidarity,

 

The Officers and Staff of Local 16"

via IATSE Local 16 Staff

Spyder Ops: Is Vista Advanced 4.0.4 Production Ready?

Spyder Operators:  How has your experience been with Vista Advanced 4.0.4 so far?
Here is my experience on a current show, and some of the quirks I've had to work around.  Let me know how its been working out for you.

1. The GUI Command keys often freeze up(command keys can be cloned, but not deleted or moved).  This requires a repair data list.
2. Loading a Still to a PVW layer takes a the normal time, but for some reason, but reloads each still before mixing into program(The rest of the command key executes immediately with stills showing up 15-20 seconds after).
3. The GUI(even the default layout) has a ton of minor glitches that really need a polish(see attached image).  Responsive design elements would greatly improve the UI.
4. A Generate OpMon PixelSpace Overlays would be nice.
5. Switch Known Crosspoints keeps getting turned on somehow, requiring a frame restart.  Seems like maybe its a default setting that overrides the current settings(A checkbox in the configurator would be great).
6. Horizontal line of noise on ConfigMon only(glitch appears on any mon set as Config).
7. Offset Cloning a Still Layer in All Pixelspaces doesn't render the clone.(Never tried this before, so disregard if this wouldn't work in the first place).
Current setup(x20, 4.0.4, no Still Server, BM 40x40, LW 32x32, Spyder Client).
Cheers!
-Joe


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WARNING: Open Source Screen Capture Software CamStudio has a Virus!

I'm sorry to report that the extremely popular Open Source Screen Recording software CamStudio has been infected with the Artemis!935C478B6850 trojan.  I had recently installed CamStudio in order to produce a tutorial video, and I began to notice a ton of new applications popping up and marked decreases in performance.  Guess its time to dust of those Windows 7 install discs....

A search of wikipedia yields some disturbing results.

I can confirm this is still the case as of today. I downloaded the file straight from camstudio.org, and McAfee quarantined Artemis!935C478B6850. Vegemarmalade (talk) 22:55, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

via Wikipedia

Although I have been using CamStudio for years now, I recommend you seek out alternatives to this software.  Further exploit information can be found at HerdProject. 

Some people are Using VLC to capture/transcode their desktops, though I've had mixed results.

Get VLC here

Mac Users can use a little known feature in Quicktime Player. 

 

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