Rich Grise wrote:
On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:13:32 -0700, azotic wrote:
The virus targets Siemens management software called Simatic WinCC, which
runs on the Windows operating system
http://www.computerworld.com/s/artic...strial_secrets
Hell, Windows _itself_ is a virus! ;-)
Only for those who are truly too stupid to own a computer.
I spent most of the past week teaching video editing on a computer.
A brand new eight core 3 GHz Windows 7 system with 8 GB of RAM and a 1
TB hard drive. It assembled the final cut of an 18:30 minute video in
just over two minutes, using AVS4You. I didn't like the trackball they
had, so they bought a 'Griffin Powermate' from Griffin for $45,
including shipping.
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate
It replaces the usual video edit 'jog wheel', but is programmable to
emulate up to six keyboard commands. I set it to move the video about
half a second per rotation to find the edit points. It was almost as
nice as the professional 1" VTR editing system I last used, at more than
$100,000 lower cost. It consisted of three 1" R-R Sony VTRs with
digital TBCs, one Umatic recorder, four custom interface boxes and the
edit controller. That filled most of three 6' relay racks.
That video will be used at trade shows for the next five weeks,
before the next project. It will be shown on a Vista based laptop, in
MP4 format.
It took less than a half hour from the time the computer's box was
opened, till it was ready to edit video. How long would it take you to
find all the linux crap, compile a kernel and set up a system?
I also created the brochure they will be handing out. Part was done
with GIMP, the rest on the newest version of Paint. It was printed out
on a brand new HP CP2025n color laser printer with a built in duplexer.
It has both USB and ethernet interfaces built in. It prints 21 pages a
minute in black or color.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/printer/laserjet/1/storefronts/CB494A%2523ABA
I've seen other computer based video editors that would have taken
days to render that edit. I'm happy that I never had to use one.
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