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Artificial Intelligence – Philip Hodgetts Writes the Definitive Ever-Changing Report

December 22, 2021

Where are we on the AI front today? What will this technology do for us in the future? Where can we go to learn more about it? Technologist, futurist and all-around expert geek, Philip Hodgetts has written the most up-to-date report we’ve seen to date. Check his blog for the full story (and check back…

Conventions & Expos

IBC 2018: Philip Hodgetts’ Journal, Day 3 – Speechmatics, Future Zone, Squarebox

September 18, 2018

(Special Report to USTimes.biz from technologist, Philip Hodgetts, Pt. 3, September 16, 2018) Our Sunday started early as we had another appointment back at the Speechmatics stand that took a good portion of our morning. We sat in on some of the presentations in the Innovation Zone (Future Zone) where the future technology is being…

Creativity

The Art of Tech: Gurus, Philip Hodgetts and Dr. Gregory Clarke Impact Media and Entertainment Worldwide – Pt. 2

February 9, 2018

(Chatsworth, CA, February 9, 2018, Part Two of a three-part interview by Cirina Catania) Continuing our interview with Philip Hodgetts and Dr. Gregory Clarke of Intelligent Assistance and Lumberjack System, we asked about their arrival as immigrants and the birth of their tech solutions that began over a decade ago. BEHIND THE SCENES OF A…

Creativity

The Art of Tech: Gurus, Philip Hodgetts and Dr. Gregory Clarke Impact Media and Entertainment Worldwide – Pt. 1

February 2, 2018

(Chatsworth, CA, January 31, 2018 – by Cirina Catania, Sr. Editor) The people hidden behind the bits and bytes that keep technology flowing and provide the platforms upon which our careers are built rarely come out to talk about what they do and how they do it. During the last decade (or two) I’ve had…

Cirina Catania

Conventions & Expos

IBC 2017 Update: Philip Hodgetts to Demo Automatic Transcription and Keyword Extraction for Story-Building Using Lumberjack System

September 14, 2017

(Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 15, 2017) IBC 2017 is now open and Artificial Intelligence is forefront on many tech minds. Although most are simply “discussing” and “predicting” it, few are actually implementing it. There a few exceptions. Two well-known technologists and developers who specialize in applications for production and post-production, Philip Hodgetts and Dr. Gregory…

Conventions & Expos

US Times Covers the News at IBC 2017

August 29, 2017

(Amsterdam, The Netherlands) The 2017 IBC Conference, held in Amsterdam from 14 to 19 September, is just around the corner, and US Times will be there to bring you news and information. OVER 55,000 executives, innovators, futurists, tech specialists and info seekers wanting to update their knowledge and skills will converge on the 1,700 plus…

Field Production

Magical Metadata Courtesy of the Lumberjack System

April 17, 2016

(NAB 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada) Lumberjack System, the Keywording and Pre-editing tool for Final Cut Pro X, today announced a new feature, Magic Keywords, that allows keywords and keyword ranges to be instantly customized for non-scripted FCPX projects. Philip Hodgetts, Co-Founder, says, “Just over 7 years ago I started identifying the types of metadata that…