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Using timecode in Excel

By Tal | Published: April 15, 2009
A extremely useful 20-kilobyte Excel macro, programmed in 1996, allows video editors to easily edit timecode spreadsheets. TC.XLA adds a dozen of new and handy functions that are very simple to use. You can now easily add and subtract timecodes, convert between frame rates and even find the value of a timecode in feet for 16mm or 35mm film. The macro seems to support all standard drop and non-drop frame rates.
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Python and Leopard

By Tal | Published: December 14, 2008
How to fix a messed up $PYTHONPATH environment variable in Mac OSX Leopard.
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u3 and OS X

By Tal | Published: August 3, 2007
I never thought that getting a brand-new USB key to work could turn into a configuration nightmare, requiring trips to four separate utilities and two operating systems. This is what happened last week with the SanDisk Cruzer Micro 2GB USB Flash Drive. This USB key uses a SanDisk-developed technology called U3 (obnoxiously marketed with the slogan "It's what's next. It's what's smart.")
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