len Court Rejects Police Officer's Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 16 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an injured police officer’s constitutional challenges to the state’s new impairment rating evaluation scheme. Case: Powell v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 406 C.D. 2023,… Full Article
len Court Rejects Municipal Worker's Constitutional Challenges to IRE Procedures By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an injured municipal employee’s constitutional challenges to the state's new impairment rating process. Case: Epps v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 835 C.D. 2023, 07/08/2024,… Full Article
len Collateral Estoppel Precludes Worker From Challenging Validity of Settlement By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker was precluded from trying to challenge the validity of his settlement agreements with his employer. Case: May v. Dana Corp., No. Full Article
len Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s constitutional challenges to the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. Douglas Bellamy worked for the City of Philadelphia. He suffered injuries in a… Full Article
len Court Rejects Repetitive Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected yet another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation procedure. Case: Perilli v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 1110 C.D. 2023, 08/01/2024, unpublished. Facts:… Full Article
len Attorney Gets Scolding for Repeated Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation procedure and scolded the attorney responsible for bringing the repetitive claims. Case: Bernard v. City… Full Article
len Court Rejects Another Repetitive Challenge to Constitutionality of IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 28 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected another repetitive challenge to the constitutionality of the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. Case: Miles v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 1111 C.D. 2023,… Full Article
len Court Continues to Reject Repetitive Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected yet another constitutional challenge to the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. Pamela Barrett Walker worked for the City of Philadelphia. She suffered injuries at… Full Article
len Court Continues to Reject Repetitive Constitutional Challenges to IRE Process By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania continues to reject repetitive challenges to the constitutionality of the state's new impairment rating evaluation process. Case: Kittles v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 1058 C.D. Full Article
len Employer Loses Challenges to Benefits Reinstatement, Expansion of Claim, Penalties By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected an employer’s challenges to orders reinstating a worker’s benefits, the expansion of his claim and the imposition of penalties. Case: Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board v. Berardi (WCAB),… Full Article
len Employer Can Schedule 2nd IME With New Doctor but Must Prove Reasonableness By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Idaho Supreme Court ruled that an employer is not required to use only one physician to evaluate a discrete injury, but it has the burden of proving the reasonableness of… Full Article
len Widow Misses Deadline to Challenge Denial of Claim by 1 Day By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Georgia Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a widow’s challenge to the denial of her claim for death benefits as time-barred. Case: Coffman v. Barnsley Consulting Group, No. A24A0740,… Full Article
len Court Dismisses Employer's Challenge to Review Board Order By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an employer’s challenge to a decision of the Benefits Review Board remanding a worker’s motion to modify his partial disability award under… Full Article
len Railway Worker Loses Challenge to Dismissal of Retaliation Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals denied review of a railway worker’s challenge to the dismissal of his claim he had been terminated in retaliation for his successful pursuit… Full Article
len Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Black Lung Award By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals denied an employer’s challenge to an award of black lung benefits to a longtime coal mine employee. Case: Consol of Kentucky Inc. v. Adams,… Full Article
len Employer Can't Relitigate Reasonableness of Worker's Mileage for Treatment By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that an employer could not relitigate the reasonableness of a worker’s mileage expenses from traveling to see a chiropractor 78 miles from his home. John Edelblute… Full Article
len Employer Loses Challenge to Deadlines for Contesting Black Lung Claims By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A federal appellate court rejected an employer’s challenge to the deadlines for submitting evidence to contest its liability for black lung benefits. Case: Hobet Mining Co. v. Workman, No. 23-1126, 08/02/2024,… Full Article
len Court Revives Worker's Challenge to Partial Denial of Claim By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Texas appellate court revived an injured school district employee’s challenge to an administrative law judge’s determination that she was barred from pursuing compensation for some alleged conditions and dates… Full Article
len Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Deadline for Contesting MMI Date By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Texas appellate court rejected a worker’s constitutional challenge to the 90-day deadline for contesting a previously assessed maximum medical improvement date. Case: Engel v. Texas Department of Insurance, No, 03-23-00077-CV, 07/17/2024,… Full Article
len Court Dismisses Carrier's Challenge to Compensability Finding By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Texas appellate court dismissed an insurance carrier’s challenge to a trial judge’s finding of compensability for a worker’s death, ruling that the judgment entered had been void. Case: Texas Mutual… Full Article
len WCAB Panel Says Orders Taking Matters off Calendar Are Not Final, Ineligible for Reconsideration By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0800 Orders taking a matter off calendar are not final orders for the purposes of seeking reconsideration, the California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board said in a what it designated as a… Full Article
len Overcoming Jurisdictional Return-to-Work Challenges By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 17:48:17 -0700 Identify specific requirements and common legal challenges for light duty and transitional work assignments. Understand jurisdictional components, litigation trends and case law. Discuss the challenges involved in transitional work assignments including… Full Article
len Panel Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Statutory Construction, Definition of 'Injury' By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel rejected a constitutional challenge to the statutory construction requirements for the state Workers’ Compensation Law and the statutory definition of an… Full Article
len Senate Confirms Reappointment of Commissioner Gillen By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The North Carolina Senate unanimously confirmed the reappointment of James C. Gillen to the state Industrial Commission. James C. Gillen The Carolina Journal reports that the Senate on Thursday voted 45-0… Full Article
len Court Rejects Employer's Challenge to Loss-of-Use Award By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0700 An Ohio appellate court rejected an employer’s challenge to a loss-of-use award to a worker who underwent a partial surgical amputation of his foot. Case: State ex rel. Randstad North America… Full Article
len Court Orders DLI to Decide Reasonableness of Worker's Refusal to Attend Appointment By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Montana Workers’ Compensation Court ruled that the Department of Labor & Industry needed to make a finding as to the reasonableness of a worker’s refusal to attend a therapy… Full Article
len Injured Firefighter Successfully Challenges Reduction in Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0700 A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured firefighter’s benefits were wrongly reduced and that he was entitled to full reinstatement, plus an award of penalties and attorney fees. Case: Prevost… Full Article
len Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Lack of Jury Trial, Cap on Benefits By ww3.workcompcentral.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0700 The Kansas Court of Appeals rejected a widower’s constitutional challenges to the lack of a jury trial in workers’ compensation matters and the statutory cap on the benefits payable for… Full Article
len International research challenge to tackle knowledge gaps in women’s cardiovascular health By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMT DALLAS, Sept. 25, 2024 — The American Heart Association, celebrating 100 years of lifesaving service as the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, is joining with other top cardiovascular research funders around... Full Article
len Playful Indulgences with Adobe Pixel Blender for Photoshop By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000 Sometimes I just find I have a need to play. Not the sand lot type, even though that might be fun, but more along the lines of creativity with my artworks. With painting I can just slop the wonderful colors around and see what happens but clean-up is more effort. But with photography it's not always as easy. I could throw my camera up in the air with a timed shutter and see what happens, but I am afraid of dropping it and then seeing a lot on money becoming dust on the ground with a broken camera. Digital editing allows me that freedom and the only cost is my time. Definitely less risky. I came across a video that shows the use of an Adobe Labs plug-in for Photoshop CS 4&5 called Pixel Bender. Being also a painter I was more interested in the oil painting effects as demonstrated with the image I 'bent' below. I may take this further as I will need to get rid of those bright white objects at the top of frame to make this image useful. The above image was run once in pixel bender to give texture in the parrot, but I found that the remaining detail was all too much the same and still too fine in detail for the background. I masked out the parrot, used the blending too to see if this would help. Not much, so I ran pixel bender again on several iterations on just the background to get the final image above. I didn’t realize until later that the smudging of texture actually added to the larger texture in pixel bender. One again for above image I ran pixel bender to get the effect for the chairs and table and then playing around with iterations on just the background and with the smudging tool to get a less contrasty detail here.In trying to use other images to see how they worked it became apparent that for it to work well there should be sufficient detail and contrast in image for it to produce better results. I also noticed that image size from 800 to 4,000 pixels each had different effects. The largest brush size was 15 pixels and with the large images the effects became smaller. The 2 photos of the fall scene are identical except for image resolution. The above was 1,000 pixels wide and below was 4,000+ wide It's easy to see the difference in effects. For the smaller image I even had tor reduce the brush size so as not to over-dominate the bending effect. From the experiments, or is it playing around, I noticed that when areas were smudged in linear or curved arches it increased the detail effects to make them larger as in the parrot's background and with the same fall scene but with smudging on the trees in image below. These may not be exactly to your taste but if you are digitally creating painting-type images then by combining different effects for areas within the photograph, a more pleasing painting effect can be created. It is important for any effect type that there be variation in texture detail, size and contrast, like a real painting to create harmony and vision flow within the image. The most important aspect is to create images that you like and not for others and that you have fun doing this. While I was playing around I completely lost track of time which for me is a sign that my creative juices are really flowing and I'm exploring new avenues. Please send me some links if you have any digital creations that were just fun and you enjoyed the outcome. Niels Henriksen Full Article creativity PhotoShop software
len An Explosion of Colors at the El Señor de la Conquista Festival in San Miguel de Allende By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:13:00 +0000 The one thing I enjoy most about San Miguel de Allende is that you'er busy. I'm taking photographs everyday, meeting old and new friends and enjoying lots of events. There are many artist shows opening every week and then there's the special film showing and theater plays. The downside, at least for my blog readers, is the problem with actually getting down and writing a new article. I was working on a theme and then on Friday the 2nd of March there was the 'El Señor de la Conquista' Festival in San Miguel de Allende in and around the center square called 'el Jardin'. There were 5 different groups from local towns nearby each with their own style of dress and costumes. Withh such a display of colors and action it was not hard to keep photographing as they almost performed continuously for 10 hours. There was a small break in the afternoon as they started around 10:00am and continued until 9:00pm. Even the people resting provided good photographic opportunities. It's easy to see from the next photo how much these dancers enjoyed and were engrossed with their performances. During breaks they laid their headdress on the ground. The music playing and drums resonated over the whole town all day long and if you wanted a quiet spot you almost had to head out of town. Great costumes and action. Even fathers and sons participated. San Miguel is first an historic town with stunning architecture but the festivals which almost happen every weekend during some months add that extra spice and color to your stay here. Niels Henriksen Full Article Action San Miguel de Allende Street People
len Festivals in San Miguel de Allende By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:21:00 +0000 It seems like there is always some sort of festival going on in San Miguel. In fact, there really is. Most of these are tied to religious or Mexican national events, but at times there also those unexpected festivals. When they involve children they can make for extra special photographic events. And who doesn’t love the smiles and special faces that children can make. Add a few costumes and now there is magic in the air. Last year and again this year there was the multicultural school event with kids coming from many districts. I wasn't paying special attention to the date as I didn’t even know it was happening again. I only came by the festival when I was heading by the Jardin. Which is a daily ritual for me in my treks around town. I didn't notice the festival event in the local paper Atencion which is great for highlighting events in and around town. There is always so much going on that it's easy to miss one, or sometimes the festival's name is in Spanish and it may not be evident by its title. I asked one of the girls participants to pose with the rose as she seemed to have the best smile of all of them.She and the boy in the image above were the central characters in their school skit. The pair of them started off sitting on a bench and the boy appeared to reject the advances of the girl. I believe that this was part of a Valentines theme as every person had a heart on their palms. After a short interval, with the music was playing all the time, the rest of their class mates joined them on stage and performed a choreographed dance. It was great fun to watch and in this photo you can see all their hearts on their hands. A few weeks later I came across an art festival called “Thank You Art' project. This is were kids and some adults, me included, glued coloured tissue paper to a clear plexiglass sheet. They were allowed to cut the sheets into strange shapes or with cut-outs and even write messages on their sheets. Then they were glued on top of each other in a multitude of different colors. When the panels were hung in a lighted area they glowed like stained glass panels. During my photographing of the kids enjoying themselves one of the directors of the project asked me if they could use some of my photos for the up coming display of the final glass sheets. I was fortunate to have several of my images selected for the Art show in the Biblioteca that ran for 2 weeks.They printed my images 39cm x 52 cm (15” x 20”) and hung them on the wall around the 2 plexiglass sheets that looked like large stained glass windows. When in San Miguel you should always, and I mean always, have your camera with you as you never know what's just waiting around the next corner. Three times during my winter stay I did not take my camera with me and I regretted it each time. Now I don't leave home without it. It may be a bit heavy so I carry it in my backpack. Niels Henriksen Full Article festivals San Miguel de Allende Street People
len Sections of Buildings in San Miguel de Allende By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 15:04:00 +0000 The photos displayed in the blog article focus mainly on parts or sections of buildings in San Miguel. While some photos, such as the image below, are clearly understood. The rest have more of an abstract genre and for these the lines become the main compositional elements. Within the city, the walls along with the sidewalks are continuous, except for the odd entrance to an inner courtyard or alley way. In the photo above, this wall is most likely not part of a house, but used more as a high fence to an inner courtyard. Inside could be a rubble heap or a grand garden and fountain. Never knowing what you'll find behind these walls is one of the intriguing aspects of San Miguel. On the walls in the courtyard of Bellas Artes (the National Institute of Fine Arts) these lanterns hang on the abutments on the adjacent walls. The darker brickwork along these abutments were darkened and made more gritter to enhance the texture of the lanterns. This image is from the same courtyard of Bellas Artes, the photo above with the lanterns, but here I'm looking from across the street and the 3 curved protrusions are form the top of the outer wall. Atotonilco is a UNESCO world historic site (church) about 20 mi out of San Miguel. It's only a short distance from here to the Hots Springs which is a favourite spot for many people in San Miguel. On Saturdays in the village (50 people) there are many street vendors selling unique religious objects. Within the core of San Miguel is a Bull Fighting Ring. Only a few blocks from the central square (el Jardin) of the town. In the photo above you can just see the top the homes which abut to the walls all around the Bull Ring. There were no events or spectators on this day and this allowed me to take photos of the beautiful curved lines of a circular bull ring. While walking around I just couldn't resit this bit of abstraction with the 2 different lanterns and their corresponding shadows. Niels Henriksen Full Article Absract Cityscape San Miguel de Allende Street Photography travel
len Test of Nikon D800e, a DX lens and a Teleconverter By niels-henriksen.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0000 I was fortunate to finally get a Nikon D800e (36 Mpx) after a brief 3 month wait. I didn't, and I also think its the same with Nikon, expect that there would be such a huge demand for this camera. I don't know why Nikon seemed to leap so far ahead with its next generation but I'm grateful. I think there are millions (well a whole bunch anyway) more who also think the same.This is a full frame camera and a DX lens will work but is cropped due to limited image area. The camera even has mode where it will auto detect a DX lens and crop accordingly. Knowing that there is still a little more image available with the DX crop I decided not to crop and use whatever was available. Nikon D800e with 70-200mm f2.8 VR. The image on right is actual size of window pane My favorite DX lens is the 18-200mm f3.5 VR and as I travel around I notice others who like this lens. While it may have some pincushion and barrel distortion, thanks to Photoshop lens correction, this is almost all eliminated. Nikon D800e with 70-200mm f2.8 VR set to 1.2 crop. The image on right is actual size of window pane. I didn't realize at first that the crop factor also applied to FX lens. It was while I was performing a resolution test with my D300 and the new D800e by using both the 18-200mm f3.5 VR and the 70-200mm f2.8 VR that I noticed that when full zoomed on the DX lens that vignetting seemed to disappear, but looked like a dime at 18mm.This excited me more than the current test and therefore I decided to pursue this further.The 18-200mm is really like a 24-300mm on a DX camera due to the 1.5 crop factor and this range will meet about 90% of my needs. With a 1.4 teleconverter on the FX camera it's now almost the same range as on a DX camera.The test I performed was hand-held as I didn't need with this test to check for perfect resolution. I stood in front of a large apartment building in the parking lot across the street and remained at the same position while I changed the lens focal length.In the 1st test, see film strip below, there is significant vignetting in the 18mm and slowly reduces as the focal length is increased. Even at 200mm there is still slight vignetting at the corners. When the teleconverter was added then magic seemed to appear. At 18mm there is only slight vignetting at the corners and disappears by 24mm. The film strip below shows the changes with teleconverter added. Now a favorite lens becomes useful on my full frame camera.Most lens that have such a wide range of focal lens is all about compromises when being designed and built. The same with the 18-200mm f3.5 VR. Photoshop easily handles the barrel distortion. But this lens at the glass edge, maybe more is being used now, also has a fair amount of chromatic appellation. This is also handled well with Photoshop. Since most artistic images don't need to be sharp or well defined at the corners of a photograph then any additional distortion caused by using more lens area is not really a problem with digital-editing.So when and if you do decide to go full frame one day then your DX glass can be useful with a teleconverter.The reason this works is because the lens is now further from the sensor and therefore increases in size on sensor chip. Take a magnifying glass and hold it to show an image appearing upside down on a piece of paper. Now move the magnifying glass further away and watch how the image on the paper grows larger. The same happens with a teleconverter attached.Niels Henriksen Full Article Equipment
len Photo Manipulate a Dark, Emotional Fallen Angel Scene By psd.fanextra.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:05:03 +0000 In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a dark and emotional fallen angel scene using a variety of photo manipulation techniques. You'll work with blending techniques, adjusting colour, practice retouching, painting and more. Full Article Photo Effects Tutorials
len Lens International Design Conference 2022 Keynote: Redesigning Design By designsojourn.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:43:45 +0000 I am honoured to be invited by Shih Chien University College of Design to give a keynote speech during their Lens International Design Conference 2022 on January 7th 2022. In the conference The Lens, design is interpreted as a multi-perspective lens that transforms all elements... The post Lens International Design Conference 2022 Keynote: Redesigning Design appeared first on Design Sojourn. Please click above if you cannot see this post. Full Article About Design Sojourn Articles Design Leadership Design design led innovation design strategy design-management design-thinking innovation risk-management strategy
len Overcoming the Biggest Challenges Facing Growing Businesses By www.designer-daily.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2024 07:23:59 +0000 Whether you’re a brand-new startup or a small business trying to scale, you will need nerves of steel when you are dealing with a laundry list of concerns that are not always straightforward to solve. The best solutions are sometimes a bit unorthodox, which, of course, makes them ideal for those who not only want […] The post Overcoming the Biggest Challenges Facing Growing Businesses appeared first on Designer Daily: graphic and web design blog. Full Article Articles Blog Business
len 10 Excellent WordPress Themes for 2024 By webdesignledger.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Jan 2024 15:00:26 +0000 There is certainly no shortage of excellent WordPress themes you can select from to help you create an engaging and high performing website. Finding the best one for the job would most certainly be a challenge as there are literally thousands of great WordPress themes available plus you’ll have to define just what the makeup […] Full Article Inspiration Resources Trends Web Design WordPress wordpress themes
len 10+ Excellent Web Design Tools & Resources to Use in 2024 By webdesignledger.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 13:00:00 +0000 It’s a New Year, but one thing hasn’t changed. The number of web design resources and tools just keeps on increasing. That’s a good thing. But it does make it that much more difficult to find a theme, plugin, or resource you really have a need for if you are to stay abreast of or […] Full Article Editors Pick Featured Resources Tools best web design resources tools for web designers Web Design Tools
len Exclusive DIYP report: phone fakes a Hasselblad lens By www.diyphotography.net Published On :: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:01:10 +0000 If you are in the market for a Hasselblad phone, you’ll probably end up with a OnePlus unit, as they have a long collaboration with Hassy. The... The post Exclusive DIYP report: phone fakes a Hasselblad lens appeared first on DIY Photography. Full Article Gear Hasselblad
len Automatic Silence Cutting By auphonic.com Published On :: Tue, 09 May 2023 10:13:21 +0000 Cutting audio can be a rather tedious task. It requires a decent amount of time and is quite repetitive. Often silence segments, like speech breaks or breathing pauses, make cutting audio necessary in the first place. Photo by Daniel Schludi on Unsplash We introduce our new automatic silence cutting feature! It will make your life easier by saving you the time you would normally require to cut silence segments in your recordings. Why do you need to cut silence segments? Silence segments occur in your audio recordings naturally. They can be due to short speech breaks or breathing pauses. It's also possible, that at the beginning of a recording equipment needs to be re-adjusted, which also may result in a few seconds of silence. Usually, listeners do not want to hear silence segments. The reason is easy: silence is redundant filler content. Hence, silence segments need to be cut to achieve a high-quality listening experience. Locating the segments and cutting them manually is tedious though and takes a decent amount of time for longer recordings. This is why we developed and released our own automatic silence cutting feature. How do we cut silence for you? Our automatic silence cutting algorithm detects and cuts silence segments reliably. All you need to do is to enable the algorithm in your production - no further settings are required! This is the easiest possible way for you to cut silence in an audio file. How to enable silence cutting for your production. In our audio processing system, silence cutting is a multi-stage algorithm. We use our sophisticated voice activity detection algorithms to detect what is useful content and what is silence. Then we cut the silence parts and crossfade the remaining audio segments to make sure no audio artifacts are introduced. When cutting we ensure that intended speech breaks, e.g. between two sentences, remain untouched. When we cut any audio, we make sure that chapter marks and speech recognition transcripts are adapted accordingly. Additionally, when exporting to other external services we make sure the cut tracks are exported and correctly labeled. Audio Examples Let's listen to two audio examples. Example 1 (Singletrack production) Here we have a singletrack production with three silence segments. The segments are located at the beginning of recording, between the first and the second "Hi" as well as at the end. Each silence segment is cut down to a length which still sounds natural, but does not annoy the listener. The breathing onsets, which happen straight before voice kicks in again, are not cut. This makes sure that the character of the recording remains natural. For this example, we also activated our new AutoEQ feature to remove pops in the audio. Original: Cut: Here is also a screenshot of how the result looks in our audio player. The gray areas show where our audio processing system cut the silence. The result of example 01, as displayed by our Audio Inspector. Thx to the Feel Free to Deviate podcast for providing this recording. Example 2 (Multitrack production) Let's also look at silence cutting in a multitrack production. This small excerpt of the TVEye podcast contains a music track and three speaker tracks. Before the intro music kicks in, there are a few seconds of silence. Un-cut: Cut: The few seconds of silence at the beginning of the file are cut. After that, no further cuts are applied though to make sure the background music remains intact. This is how the result of example 02 looks in our Audio Inspector. Silence Cutting in our Audio Inspector As you may have seen already in the examples, the cut segments are displayed as checked grey areas in the Audio Inspector. This is how they will be displayed by default. Cut segments are displayed as checked gray areas by default. During playback, the Audio Inspector will automatically skip these cut segments on the master track and play the silence segments if you activate the input track. This way, you can check each segment that was cut. It's also possible to hide the cut segments. The following picture shows you how to do that. You can also hide cut segments. First, you must click onto the "?" icon in the bottom right corner to show the Audio Inspector options. Then you must toggle the "Silence Cut Region" switch. After that, the cut regions are not displayed anymore, and also won't be played back on the input track anymore. If you click onto "Show Stats", you can activate the audio processing statistics. These statistics show you how much of your audio was cut, as well as the resulting track length after the cuts were applied. The processing statistics tell you more about how much audio was cut. Conclusion With our automatic silence cutting feature, we went one step further towards the perfect audio assistant. Audio editing has been a tedious-but-necessary task for a long time, but with our automatic silence cutting feature, we just made it easier for you! Feel free to send us your feedback - how do you like our new feature? Also, make sure to follow us, as we will release more automatic cutting algorithms for you in the future! Full Article Audio News
len Silent Saboteur: Why You Keep Breaking Your Own Promises By chasejarvis.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 13:00:46 +0000 Breaking promises to yourself erodes self-trust. Learn how to build self-belief by keeping small commitments and transforming your habits. The post Silent Saboteur: Why You Keep Breaking Your Own Promises first appeared on Chase Jarvis. The post Silent Saboteur: Why You Keep Breaking Your Own Promises appeared first on Chase Jarvis. Full Article chasejarvisLIVE Podcast habits saying no self confidence self-awareness trust
len Hustle Culture: The Silent Killer of Ambition By chasejarvis.com Published On :: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 13:00:11 +0000 Hustle culture is a trap. Learn how it's sabotaging your success and why rest is the ultimate key to unlocking your true potential. The post Hustle Culture: The Silent Killer of Ambition first appeared on Chase Jarvis. The post Hustle Culture: The Silent Killer of Ambition appeared first on Chase Jarvis. Full Article chasejarvisLIVE Podcast burnout hustle hustle culture productivity productivity hacks work life balance
len Why Strategy Always Beats Talent By chasejarvis.com Published On :: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:00:15 +0000 Seth Godin returns to talk strategy and why getting the direction right is way more crucial than just moving fast. We chat about how creatives and entrepreneurs often confuse tactics with strategy and how fixing that could transform careers. Seth shares stories, insights, and the tough decisions he’s made to get better results, like firing major clients to create bigger opportunities. It’s all about finding your path and making the right moves for long-term success. Some highlights we explore: Why most creatives mistake tactics for true strategy. How picking the right clients sets up your future. The role of empathy and tension in creating impactful work. Enjoy! FOLLOW SETH GODIN: instagram | facebook | twitter | website Listen to the Podcast Subscribe The post Why Strategy Always Beats Talent first appeared on Chase Jarvis. The post Why Strategy Always Beats Talent appeared first on Chase Jarvis. Full Article chasejarvisLIVE Podcast business strategy creative career empathy entrepreneurship getting more clients success tactics
len How to Draw a Smiling Heart for St. Valentine’s Day in Adobe Illustrator By vectips.com Published On :: Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:00:51 +0000 In this tutorial we will be creating a cute smiling heart with floral decorations, that can be easily turned into a postcard by adding text to the composition. We’ll be using basic shapes and tools for creating the smiling heart itself and adding details. Let’s get started! Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Illustrator CS6 – CC […] The post How to Draw a Smiling Heart for St. Valentine’s Day in Adobe Illustrator appeared first on Vectips. Full Article Tips Tips and Tricks Tricks Tutorials adobe illustrator flat happy valentine's day heart icon illustrator valentine valentine heart valentine vector valentine's day vector vector icon
len First impressions of the Fuji X-Pro2 (and the Fujinon 100-400mm lens) By changingperspectives.de Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 20:16:47 +0000 Fuji released their new flagship camera this month, the X-Pro2. It is the first X-series camera to feature a 24MP sensor (compared to 16MP before) and it has a very interesting hybrid optical & electronic view finder. When I first […] Full Article Hardware Thoughts
len The Challenges and Rewards of Responsive Design By www.blogperfume.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:52:31 +0000 During 2012 there were many progressions in the world of web design, and one of the main success stories was the growth and popularity of responsive web design. It’s no wonder either, as we were in need of something like this, to give an ounce of flexibility to traditional design – which is exactly what […] Full Article Information
len 40 Excellent Examples of Websites Using the Astra WordPress Theme (2022) By wphacks.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:51:00 +0000 Struggling to find the perfect theme for your new website? You’re not alone. There are countless options out there to […] The post 40 Excellent Examples of Websites Using the Astra WordPress Theme (2022) appeared first on WPHacks. Full Article Showcase
len Old Glass: The Rokkor 58mm f/1.4 Prime Lens. Star Performer. By alphatracks.com Published On :: Mon, 23 May 2022 21:11:19 +0000 The MC Rokkor – 58mm f/1.4 lens is one of my all-time favorite lenses. It... The post Old Glass: The Rokkor 58mm f/1.4 Prime Lens. Star Performer. appeared first on Alphatracks. Full Article Review Rokkor 58mm f Rokkor Lenses Uncategorized Lens Adapter Photography Rokkor
len No longer an Underdog, Sony cameras and lenses win multiple categories at TIPA 2022 World Awards By alphatracks.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 01:01:12 +0000 The Technical Image Press Association, otherwise known as TIPA, has just released its list of... The post No longer an Underdog, Sony cameras and lenses win multiple categories at TIPA 2022 World Awards appeared first on Alphatracks. Full Article E-Mount E-Mount Mirrorless Camera Sony Alpha Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 Sony FE 70-200mm Sony ZV-E10 TIPA
