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What is Didi?

May 17, 2016 by Mark JohnsonNo Comments

Apple is investing in Didi. What is Didi? Didi Chuxing is Uber's competitor in China. Didi provides around 11 million rides a day via taxis and vehicles for hire. Apple's sales were up in China in the last fiscal year, but they were down in the last quarter. Also, there were problems recently between Chinese government regulators and Apple recently when they stopped Apple's iBooks and iTunes services in their country. So, it seems to be goodwill that they would invest in the Didi Chuxing smartphone app. Watch the WSJ video: Click here to read more at Bloomberg. Click here to read more at Wikipedia....

Virtual Reality and 360 Video Panel

May 12, 2016May 13, 2016 by Mark JohnsonNo Comments

The B & H Photo live stream event, A Production Revolution: Virtual Reality and 360 Video Live Panel Discussion, today shared interesting takes about virtual reality and 360 video. What is virtual reality (VR)? "...the creation and stimulation of environments that you can interact with and experience. Virtual reality is simply the next way that we are going to tell stories. Take it a whole step beyond film and photos and traditional story telling methods." Nicolas Cambata Notes & Takeaways: Pre-Production Treat production with virtual reality and 360 video like a stage play. Filming Be mindful of framing; watch for objects which may interfere with the immersive experience (foreground). Treat the camera(s) like a person and think about the human reaction Post-Production "Painting out" in frames is possible. Stitching is necessary to "stitch" overlapping fields of view. It turns the individual videos into a single, high resolution, seemless panoramic video. Click here to check out VideoStitch tutorial. Parallax will need to be corrected. Parallax error is introduced by the slightly different...

Holoflex is the First Holographic Flexible Smartphone

May 5, 2016 by Mark JohnsonNo Comments

It's a twisty, bendy smartphone! The Human Media Lab at the Queen's University in Canada has presented the world's first holographic flexible smartphone named Holoflex. Click here to read more at the Human Media Lab website. Watch the video:...

Is Scala a More Efficient Programming Language?

May 4, 2016May 4, 2016 by Mark JohnsonNo Comments

Recently I've heard more mention of Scala in programming realms that it could become a better standard for programming languages. It seems they are gaining popularity. According to their website, Twitter, LinkedIn and Intel are using Scala with their systems. It's goal is to create a more efficient programming language. Comparison to other programming languages "Scala is statically typed, while both Groovy and Clojure are dynamically typed. This makes the type system more complex and difficult to understand but allows almost all type errors to be caught at compile-time and can result in significantly faster execution. " via Wikipedia History The programming language name is a blend of the words "scalable" and "language". Martin Odersky began developing Scala in 2001. The first version of Scala was introduced to the public in 2004. The second version released in 2006. The current version is 2.11.8. Watch Marconi Lanna's 2015 review of Scala Click here to visit the Scala website and learn more. Click here to read more at Wikipedia....

Will It Go Round in Circles?

April 20, 2016April 20, 2016 by Mark JohnsonNo Comments

Back in February, GoPro announced that their spherical rig was beginning to launch. Six synchronized GoPro cameras capturing 8k video. As the 2016 NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) began earlier this week, GoPro reveiled that the Omni is now available. Also, they launched Android and iOS apps for a new VR platform. Get it on pre-order for $4,999.99. Watch their video below: Here's the info from their website. The all-inclusive Omni rig includes: *Six cameras act as one: Interact with the primary camera in the array to configure settings or initiate the start/stop of recording for all six cameras. *The proven image quality of the HERO4 Black…times six: Produce high-res images that virtual reality viewers will notice. Omni may also be used for “over capture”; capture at 8K and extract an HD deliverable. *Optimized workflow: capture using Omni, use GoPro Omni Importer for preview, data management and rendering, fine tune the content in Kolor Autopano® Video, then proof the content in GoPro VR player and publish it to the...

Mark Johnson Work Experience 2006 – 2012: Elevate Life Church

April 22, 2012February 4, 2020 by Mark JohnsonNo Comments

ELEVATE LIFE CHURCH Dates Employed Jan 2006 – Apr 2012 Location Frisco, Texas PRIMARY ROLES Web and Social Media Developer Highlights: *inaugurated live and on demand video streaming *established and grew social media and video sharing strategy and platforms *led teams for website redevelopment, redesign and people management system integrations OTHER ROLES: Audio Editor Video Editor Graphic Design Musician...