One of my favorite edits for GQ India

One of my favorite edits for GQ India when I was working for Condé Nast India. Wish you a Happy Birthday Ajay Devgn :)

Simple way to take out jammed DVD from computers

After long use over a period of time the DVD drive mechanism gets prone to wear and tear and this causes the DVD disc to get jammed .

For representational purpose only

Here are some fix to take out jammed DVD's Disc:

Windows:

• Desktop

You can use a pin or a long needle to fit inside the small hole of the DVD drive to force the DVD tray to open.

• Laptop

You may have to contact a computer expert if you can't find the hole to force open the DVD tray.

Macintosh:

A mac has a unique design you have to press 'eject' to take out a disc or if it does not work then it will ask you to force eject. 

If this too doesn't work go to 'disk utility' in applications or type "disk utility' in spotlight.

In 'disk utility' you can see the optical disk drive on left hand side of the dialog box window.

Select and try mounting it and then click on eject.

If the DVD is still stuck in the Mac book Pro laptop then pull the laptop upwards and press eject and make sure its tilted so that the DVD disc slides out of the drive.

You can also use a visiting card and keep pressing the eject button to make the DVD come out of the drive but it may cause damage to your original optical disc so take care.

Same can be done for I-MAC's but its best you call a MAC expert from Apple Care or a person who is Apple certified if you are not sure.

Other solutions:
If you can't boot up your mac due to DVD that is stuck inside. Then first wait for the OSX to boot up if it does not work then left click button pressed on the track pad/mouse and keep the eject button pressed.

Basics of digital camera

This are collection of 3 videos that explain the ISO, F-stop, Depth of field for digital principal photography.

ISO


F-stop


Depth of Field

Migrating from FCP 7 to Adobe Premiere Pro

Export 'xml' from 'Final Cut Pro - 7' with version 5 and check the option box to take the outside clips.

Open 'Adobe Premiere Pro' and import the 'xml'  and reconnect the media from the sequence timeline or browser if it's offline. 

Locate the clip in your system or from your hard drive. 

When you are done editing on Premiere you can bring back the rough cut with basic transitions to FCP by exporting a 'fcp xml' in Premiere and import it in fcp from file menu - import.

High Efficiency Video Coding

  High Efficiency Video Coding - HEVC

Eagerly waiting for H.265 codec that supports 4k resolutions for easy playback and streaming over the internet..!

Tech Specs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Efficiency_Video_Coding

Vlc Player logo changed 1 week before Christmas

One week back I was surprised when the vlc player on my windows 7 operating system changed its logo on account of coming Christmas celebrations.

Sharing huge volume data for free on the cloud

The internet has become a very powerful tool in the modern economy with a open structure in the virtual world. When a video is shared on YouTube or Vimeo we have seen how it can topple down a political power or bridge gaps.

Today many projects are being made in collaborations over the internet for music, cinema and social software development applications, to make the world a better place through digital platforms like computers, touch devices to access and share content. We today hardly write letters or call; instead we 'Skype' or 'tweet' people to communicate.

Here are some website that allow you to send huge volume of data over the internet for free:

1. We transfer

Upload and share unlimited data to people on there email id's up to 2gb per file which is stored on its servers for 2 weeks before it goes offline.

2. Dropbox

Not only you can share your content to other people but you can also sync the uploaded files with your mobile and different computers remotely with your account with the drop box application for mac and windows. (Link)

3. Send It 

You can send files up-to 50 MB for free for a limited period of time.

4. Sound-cloud 

It's the best website for sharing music, voice message for free with the world.

5. Amazon
We know how to shop. Did you know you can store photos.

6. Box
It has 250 MB limit per file.