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Carlos Alazraqui’s Stand-Up Tonight

I’m off to meet Carlos Alazraqui, one of the stars of Reno 911! and the voice-actor extraordinaire.

Live at The Ice House Comedy Club - 2008.01.25

Will bring you reports from Ice House in Pasadena.

Carlos currently can be seen on Comedy Central, in Reno 911!

Carlos will be performing on the following date and time:

View Carlos’s Video here.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lQLXRIBWgOE

Ice House Comedy Club
http://www.icehousecomedy.com/

Carlos Alazraqui
http://www.carlosalazraqui.com/
http://www.myspace.com/carlosalazraqui

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Preview: Panasonic HDC-SD9 1080p AVCHD Camcorder

Panasonic announces new HD products at CES 2008. One of them is the successor to Panasonic HDC-SD5. Enter Panasonic HDC-SD9, now records in 1080p (24p) mode. It is slated for March 31st, 2008 release date.

Panasonic HDC-SD9 AVCHD Camcorder

Tech Specs:

  • 1920 x 1080 progressive recording, 24p mode [1080p (24p)].
  • Leica Dicomar lens, 10x optical zoom; Advanced Mega Optical Image Stabilizer.
  • Face detection technology; Intelligent Shooting Guide.
  • 5.1-channel surround sound; Zoom mic feature.
  • Records to SD and SDHC memory cards.
  • 1/6″ 3CCD sensors.
  • High-speed burst shooting at 24 frames/second, 2.1-megapixel picture.

Pre-order Panasonic HDC-SD9 at Amazon.com

More info on Panasonic HDC-SD9:

http://www.panasonic.com/cesshow/
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LogMeIn Expands Supports for Mac

LogMeIn announces on Tuesday January 22nd, 2007 that LogMeIn Rescue is now available for Mac OS X.

LogMeIn Rescue

From LogMeIn press release:

LogMeIn Rescue is a web-based remote support tool that allows administrators to connect to a remote computer or smartphone, without requiring previously installed software. With this latest release of LogMeIn Rescue, administrators can easily and securely access Apple computers and provide quick resolution of end-user and remote application issues.

With the LogMeIn Rescue support for Mac OS X, LogMeIn is now a few steps ahead of its rival Citrix‘s GoToMyPC. Both LogMeIn and GoToMyPC offers Mac OS X viewer to connect to the host computer. But only LogMeIn provides remote access to both Mac OS X and Windows OS.

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Troubleshooting: AVCHD and Mac OS X

Final Cut Pro: Unexpected Quit during AVCHD transfer.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306922

Issue
Final Cut Pro 6 may unexpectedly quit when attempting to transfer AVCHD media, if the third-party Perian QuickTime component is installed.

Products affected

  • Final Cut Pro 6.x
  • Perian

Solution
Check to see if the Perian QuickTime component is installed:
/Library/QuickTime/Perian.component

Drag the component to the Desktop or to the Trash, and test for the issue.

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iMovie does not see Sony AVCHD camcorder videos.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305919

When the Sony HDR-SR1, HDR-SR7 and HDR-SX7 cameras contain both HD (AVCHD) and SD (MPEG-2) content, iMovie ’08 will be able to import the SD (MPEG-2) content. However, to import the HD (AVCHD) content to an Intel Mac, you must first erase the SD (MPEG-2) content on the camera.

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iMovie ’08: Previewing footage when importing may not work when filming footage in “Pre-Record Mode” on some camcorders
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1148

Symptoms
Some camcorders have a new Pre-Record function which, when enabled, continuously records several seconds of images into an internal buffer memory which helps capture sudden shooting opportunities. Enabling that mode, however, may cause not being able to preview footage while importing in iMovie ’08.

Camcorders known to have this option include:

Panasonic HDC-SX5 AVCHD DVD
Panasonic HDC-SD5 AVCHD Flash Memory

Products Affected
iMovie 7.0

Resolution
Do not use of the Pre-Record function on your camcorder while capturing footage if you want to preview captured footage when importing.

Note: If you capture footage with the Pre-Record function enabled, you can still play back and edit your footage in iMovie ’08 once it has been imported.

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Sony HDR-CX7 AVCHD Video Sample

Sony HDR-CX7

Sony HDR-CX7 was one of three solid state AVCHD Camcorders I considered buying back in 2007. The other two are Sanyo Xacti HD1000 and Panasonic HDC-SD5. After some testing and deliberations, I bought Panasonic SDC-HD5. In addition to that, my friend bought Canon HG10.

I tested Circuit City‘s store display unit sometimes in October 2007. I didn’t even bother setting up the time and date of the camera.

Download the sample here (22.4MB).

Sony HDR-CX7 AVCHD Video Sample

  • H.264 format 960×540 Resolution
  • 3914.68 kbits/s
  • Imported and edited using iMovie ’08 on my 15-inch 2.0GHz MacBook Pro Core Duo
  • Recommeded application to view the video QuickTime 7, MPlayer or VLC

Accessories for HDR-CX7:

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