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MacVoices #24228: The Prismatic Company's Text-To-Video Capabilities

Release Date: 09/10/2024

MacVoices #24305: Live! - Gronk's Apple Investment, Apple Card and Interest Rates

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In an investment-focused episode, Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Ben Roethig, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio discuss how football star Rob Gronkowski (Gronk) made an Apple investment we all wish we had, and the surprising source of the advice. The discussion then turns to the Apple Card, Apple Savings Account, how the interest rates stack up against the competition, and whether the ease and speed of access constitute a competitive advantage. Today’s MacVoices is supported by 1Password and their new 1Password Extended Access...

MacVoices #24304: Live! - Getting Around GM On CarPlay, Holiday Purchases

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The MacVoices Live! panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Ben Roethig, Jim Rea, and Mark Fuccio look at a new option that may get around GM’s anti-CarPlay stance, and what it means for customers, then share some of the items that were on the “buy” list for the Black Friday schedule. Today’s MacVoices is supported by 1Password and their new 1Password Extended Access Management. Security for the way we work today, Learn all about the problems it solves at . Show Notes: Chapters: 00:10 Welcome to...

MacVoices #24303: Live! - Social Media Ages, Recall, Bitcoin, and Winterfest

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The MacVoices Live! Holiday Party rolls on with discussions about an Australian age limit for social media, the return of a controversial Microsoft feature, a big benchmark for Bitcoin, and a software sale of note that runs well into the New Year. The panel of Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flaningan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea (and Brittany Smith, who couldn’t stay for this part) wish you and yours the very best of holidays! Today’s MacVoices is supported by 1Password and their new 1Password Extended Access...

MacVoices #24302: Live! - Apple Vision Pro Award and Challengers, Apple Store Winners

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Our MacVoices Live! holiday party features discussions on the Silo two-season renewal, AirTags and travel, and Apple Vision Pro as “Innovation of the Year” award from Popular Mechanics. Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Marty Jencius, Brian Flaningan-Arthurs, Eric Bolden, Web Bixby, Brittany Smith, and Jim Rea also look at the Apple Store winners as well as user privacy issues. http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV24302.mp3 MacVoices is supported by the . Great gift ideas to give and get from your MacVoices friends. Look for the shows in the feeds and on our ...

MacVoices #24301: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Apple Media Apps (2)

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Our conversation with Kirk McElhearn, the author of the new , continues with explorations of Apple’s Books and Music apps from an audiobook perspective. The advantage of using Audible’s app are covers, particularly if using the Apple Watch. Kirk also discusses the Apple Music Classical app, Siri’s limitations with music command, and more. (Part 2) MacVoices is supported by the . Great gift ideas to give and get from your MacVoices friends. Look for the shows in the feeds and on our and channels, and check out the master list on the link above. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:10...

MacVoices #24300: Kirk McElhearn Takes Control of Apple Media Apps (1)

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The latest Take Control Books release comes from Kirk McElhearn. covers Apple Music and Podcasts as well as The Apple TV and Books apps. Kirk talks about the evolution of this book and how an understanding of their similarities and the near-complete feature parity can help you get more out of them. Usability, rather than continuous feature introduction, has resulted in mature (in a good way) apps that let you use their content intuitively. The Apple TV app gets special attention in the discussion. (Part 1) MacVoices is supported by the . Great gift ideas to give and get...

MacVoices #24299: Live! - The DOJ and Google, Buying Tracking Data, Hardware Subscriptions

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The Department of Justice's proposal for Google to divest Chrome generates a debate on the pros, cons, and likelihood of that ever happening between Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea. The panel contrasts the implications for America's tech leadership and navigates the nuances of monopoly versus competition. Finally, Microsoft has a new small computer that looks suspiciously like one of our Apple favorites…but charges a subscription to make to work. Worth the money? What...

MacVoices #24298: Live! - A Dot-com Monopoly and Coca-Cola's AI Holiday Ads

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David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea debate a U.S. senator’s most recent tech assault, this time on the entity that controls the dot-com domains. Then, we get in the holiday spirit (or not) by discussing the furor over Coca-Cola’s AI-generated holiday ads, whether it is justified, and the factors driving the controversy. MacVoices is supported by the . Great gift ideas to give and get from your MacVoices friends. Look for the shows in the feeds and on our and channels, and check...

MacVoices Live #24297: Live! - Copying Tim Cook, Drake’s Accusations, and MacBook Pro Speaker Repairs

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The MacVoices Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Eric Bolden, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, Marty Jencius, Jeff Gamet, Web Bixby, and Jim Rea praise Tim Cook’s political acumen and discuss how other CEOs are trying to copy it. The discussion turns to Drake’s allegations of favoritism and why they seem unlikely, and then to an update on MacBook Pro speaker repairs and what you need to know. MacVoices is supported by the . Great gift ideas to give and get from your MacVoices friends. Look for the shows in the feeds and on our and channels, and check out the master...

MacVoices #24296: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide #6 (2)

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https://youtu.be/cG94yoA4Ybg The sixth 2024 MacVoices Holiday Gift Guide wraps up with bag picks, tool picks, tech picks, and more. Kelly Guimont, Ben Roethig, Kirk McElhearn, and Chuck Joiner do the picking, you do the shopping. (Part 2) This edition of MacVoices is supported by , our free magazine on Flipboard. Updated daily with the best articles on the web to help you do more with your Apple gear and adjacent tech, access MacVoices Magazine content on , on the web, or in your favorite RSS reader. Show Notes: Links: Kelly Guimont’s Picks: Tom Bihn All-Fabric 3D Organizer Cube ...

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In another catch-up with a company we met at NAB show, Abe Feinberg, Co-Founder and CEO of The Prismatic Company, gives us an update on their LightWeave series of apps that can help you build and update quality video content at scale. Abe talks about the betas that are available by request, their upcoming visit to IBC, and how their text-to-video engine creates from the very first sentence.

Today’s edition of MacVoices is supported by MacVoices Live!, our weekly live panel discussion of what is going in the Apple space as well as the larger tech world, and how it is impacting you. Join us live at YouTube.com/MacVoicesTV at 8 PM Eastern 5 PM Pacific, or whatever time that is wherever you are and participate in the chat, or catch the edited and segmented versions of the show on the regular MacVoices channels and feeds.

Show Notes:

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction to Prismatic Company
06:01 New Developments Since NAB
09:07 Unpacking Document-Based Editing
12:28 Generative AI Discussion
18:39 Styles and Scalability
21:42 IBC Show Details
29:32 Hardware Requirements for Apps
34:11 Future Developments and Conclusion

Links:

MacVoices #24108: NAB – The Prismatic Company Introduces the LightWeave Platform for Content Creators

Guests:

Abe Feinberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Prismatic Company.

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