Atom, an alternative to RSS, is used extensively in Final Cut Server. Atom allows one to, for example show a list of assets and parse the information in a manner that makes sense to a browser to read. Atom also makes internationalization easier for developers. For more information on Atom see it’s wikipedia entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_(standard) In the px PostgreSQL database for Final Cut Server, you’ll notice the pxatommap, which is used by Final Cut Server to parse the nearly 2,000 fields of data used by Final Cut Server into information easily readable by clients using Atom, similar to how the widget that I recently posted on this site uses RSS…
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https://krypted.com/ Widget
Tired of firing up a browser to view my site? Well, here’s a widget you can use to quickly view content without ever having to open the site. Simply download the widget here, double-click on it and you will then be able to view the articles on this site through Dashboard.
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Final Cut Server: PostgreSQL and FCS
The database that stores the configuration information and assets that you are using with Final Cut Server is built in PostgreSQL. The name of the PostgreSQL database is px. The implementation of PostgreSQL that runs on Mac OS X for Final Cut Server uses port 5433 by default, although only through the localhost. There are two sets of PostgreSQL binaries on a Final Cut Server. The first is in the /Library/Application Support/Final Cut Server/Final Cut Server.bundle/Contents/PostgreSQL/bin directory. However, the tools here do not function. Use the PostgreSQL binary files to manage the database located in the /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/rmdb.bundle/bin directory. The actual database information is stored in /var/db/FinalCutServer. Given the above…
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Final Cut Server: Using Amazon S3 for Archival
Final Cut Server allows you to archive the primary representation (or the original file) for assets that are cataloged. When you do so, the proxy clips (low resolution versions) of your assets still live on the Final Cut Server. However, the primary representation, once moved to your archive device can then be archived off to another form of media. There are a variety of strategies to manage archived media. The one I will describe here is using the Amazon S3 storage service at a cost of approximately $.12 to $.15 per gigabyte. As a conduit to and from Amazon S3 we will use the Jungle Disk application, which uses the…
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Mac OS X: Deleting a Resource Fork
HFS+ and resource forks. Still a necessary evil. At times I find that I need to remove a resource fork from the command line, leaving the file otherwise in tact. To do so, first create an empty file. In this case I’ll create a file using touch called todelete, so I remember to delete it: touch todelete Now we’re going to copy this empty file over the resource fork for the file myvideo.mov using the cp command: cp todelete myvideo.mov/rsrc At this point, we can clean up the original file we created previously using rm: rm todelete
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RANCID
Here’s a good overview of Rancid from the recent UUASC meeting.
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Mac OS X: Activating the Screen Saver
Immediately activate the screen saver in OS X by using this command: /System/Library/Frameworks/ScreenSaver.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ScreenSaverEngine.app/Contents/MacOS/ScreenSaverEngine & You can invoke this from a script, through ARD, etc.
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Windows 7 Alpha
Windows 7 is slated for a 2010 release, although we could see it as late as 2009. Much like the reports coming out on Snow Leopard, Windows 7 is slated not to come with a variety of new features but rather on buttoning up the existing features and in some cases Microsoft will be reducing the number of features in the OS. Well, maybe not removing features, but rather moving them into Windows Live and making them as easily accessible as possible using the newly revamped Windows Live toolbar. Applications moved to the Windows Live-style a la carte menu: Windows Live Family Safety (replaces the former parental controls options) Windows…
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Wild Game Against the Wildcats for Georgia
Georgia won, but barely. In a 42 to 38 win over Kentucky, Georgia could have looked better. Maybe it’s being out of the National Title hunt, or maybe it’s just that Kentucky is a dangerous team. Kentucky is not bad this year, but haven’t managed to beat a ranked team yet.
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On the Road: DIA Again
For the second time in two months I got stuck in Denver International for the night in the middle of a layover. But this time it was a completely different experience. Last time I arrived at DIA at midnight after being delayed and after facing a snotty customer service desk ended up stuck outside the airport (the security gate was closed already) and proceeded to grab a hotel for 4 or 5 hours on my own dime only to come back to a standby flight where I got to sit in the center seat in the back of the plane. This time though I arrived about 5 minutes after my…