#!/usr/bin/perl eval 'exec /usr/bin/perl -S $0 ${1+"$@"}' if 0; # not running under some shell # $Id: piconv,v 2.5 2013/04/26 18:30:46 dankogai Exp $ # use 5.8.0; use strict; use Encode ; use Encode::Alias; my %Scheme = map {$_ => 1} qw(from_to decode_encode perlio); use File::Basename; my $name = basename($0); use Getopt::Long qw(:config no_ignore_case); my %Opt; help() unless GetOptions(\%Opt, 'from|f=s', 'to|t=s', 'list|l', 'string|s=s', 'check|C=i', 'c', 'perlqq|p', 'htmlcref', 'xmlcref', 'debug|D', 'scheme|S=s', 'resolve|r=s', 'help', ); $Opt{help} and help(); $Opt{list} and list_encodings(); my $locale = $ENV{LC_CTYPE} || $ENV{LC_ALL} || $ENV{LANG}; defined $Opt{resolve} and resolve_encoding($Opt{resolve}); $Opt{from} || $Opt{to} || help(); my $from = $Opt{from} || $locale or help("from_encoding unspecified"); my $to = $Opt{to} || $locale or help("to_encoding unspecified"); $Opt{string} and Encode::from_to($Opt{string}, $from, $to) and print $Opt{string} and exit; my $scheme = do { if (defined $Opt{scheme}) { if (!exists $Scheme{$Opt{scheme}}) { warn "Unknown scheme '$Opt{scheme}', fallback to 'from_to'.\n"; 'from_to'; } else { $Opt{scheme}; } } else { 'from_to'; } }; $Opt{check} ||= $Opt{c}; $Opt{perlqq} and $Opt{check} = Encode::PERLQQ; $Opt{htmlcref} and $Opt{check} = Encode::HTMLCREF; $Opt{xmlcref} and $Opt{check} = Encode::XMLCREF; if ($Opt{debug}){ my $cfrom = Encode->getEncoding($from)->name; my $cto = Encode->getEncoding($to)->name; print <<"EOT"; Scheme: $scheme From: $from => $cfrom To: $to => $cto EOT } my %use_bom = map { $_ => 1 } qw/UTF-16 UTF-32/; # we do not use <> (or ARGV) for the sake of binmode() @ARGV or push @ARGV, \*STDIN; unless ( $scheme eq 'perlio' ) { binmode STDOUT; my $need2slurp = $use_bom{ find_encoding($to)->name }; for my $argv (@ARGV) { my $ifh = ref $argv ? $argv : undef; $ifh or open $ifh, "<", $argv or warn "Can't open $argv: $!" and next; $ifh or open $ifh, "<", $argv or next; binmode $ifh; if ( $scheme eq 'from_to' ) { # default if ($need2slurp){ local $/; $_ = <$ifh>; Encode::from_to( $_, $from, $to, $Opt{check} ); print; }else{ while (<$ifh>) { Encode::from_to( $_, $from, $to, $Opt{check} ); print; } } } elsif ( $scheme eq 'decode_encode' ) { # step-by-step if ($need2slurp){ local $/; $_ = <$ifh>; my $decoded = decode( $from, $_, $Opt{check} ); my $encoded = encode( $to, $decoded ); print $encoded; }else{ while (<$ifh>) { my $decoded = decode( $from, $_, $Opt{check} ); my $encoded = encode( $to, $decoded ); print $encoded; } } } else { # won't reach die "$name: unknown scheme: $scheme"; } } } else { # NI-S favorite binmode STDOUT => "raw:encoding($to)"; for my $argv (@ARGV) { my $ifh = ref $argv ? $argv : undef; $ifh or open $ifh, "<", $argv or warn "Can't open $argv: $!" and next; $ifh or open $ifh, "<", $argv or next; binmode $ifh => "raw:encoding($from)"; print while (<$ifh>); } } sub list_encodings { print join( "\n", Encode->encodings(":all") ), "\n"; exit 0; } sub resolve_encoding { if ( my $alias = Encode::resolve_alias( $_[0] ) ) { print $alias, "\n"; exit 0; } else { warn "$name: $_[0] is not known to Encode\n"; exit 1; } } sub help { my $message = shift; $message and print STDERR "$name error: $message\n"; print STDERR <<"EOT"; $name [-f from_encoding] [-t to_encoding] [-p|--perlqq|--htmlcref|--xmlcref] [-C N|-c] [-D] [-S scheme] [-s string|file...] $name -l $name -r encoding_alias $name -h Common options: -l,--list lists all available encodings -r,--resolve encoding_alias resolve encoding to its (Encode) canonical name -f,--from from_encoding when omitted, the current locale will be used -t,--to to_encoding when omitted, the current locale will be used -s,--string string "string" will be the input instead of STDIN or files The following are mainly of interest to Encode hackers: -C N | -c check the validity of the input -D,--debug show debug information -S,--scheme scheme use the scheme for conversion Those are handy when you can only see ASCII characters: -p,--perlqq transliterate characters missing in encoding to \x{HHHH} where HHHH is the hexadecimal Unicode code point --htmlcref transliterate characters missing in encoding to &#NNN; where NNN is the decimal Unicode code point --xmlcref transliterate characters missing in encoding to &#xHHHH; where HHHH is the hexadecimal Unicode code point EOT exit; } __END__ =head1 NAME piconv -- iconv(1), reinvented in perl =head1 SYNOPSIS piconv [-f from_encoding] [-t to_encoding] [-p|--perlqq|--htmlcref|--xmlcref] [-C N|-c] [-D] [-S scheme] [-s string|file...] piconv -l piconv -r encoding_alias piconv -h =head1 DESCRIPTION B<piconv> is perl version of B<iconv>, a character encoding converter widely available for various Unixen today. This script was primarily a technology demonstrator for Perl 5.8.0, but you can use piconv in the place of iconv for virtually any case. piconv converts the character encoding of either STDIN or files specified in the argument and prints out to STDOUT. Here is the list of options. Some options can be in short format (-f) or long (--from) one. =over 4 =item -f,--from I<from_encoding> Specifies the encoding you are converting from. Unlike B<iconv>, this option can be omitted. In such cases, the current locale is used. =item -t,--to I<to_encoding> Specifies the encoding you are converting to. Unlike B<iconv>, this option can be omitted. In such cases, the current locale is used. Therefore, when both -f and -t are omitted, B<piconv> just acts like B<cat>. =item -s,--string I<string> uses I<string> instead of file for the source of text. =item -l,--list Lists all available encodings, one per line, in case-insensitive order. Note that only the canonical names are listed; many aliases exist. For example, the names are case-insensitive, and many standard and common aliases work, such as "latin1" for "ISO-8859-1", or "ibm850" instead of "cp850", or "winlatin1" for "cp1252". See L<Encode::Supported> for a full discussion. =item -r,--resolve I<encoding_alias> Resolve I<encoding_alias> to Encode canonical encoding name. =item -C,--check I<N> Check the validity of the stream if I<N> = 1. When I<N> = -1, something interesting happens when it encounters an invalid character. =item -c Same as C<-C 1>. =item -p,--perlqq Transliterate characters missing in encoding to \x{HHHH} where HHHH is the hexadecimal Unicode code point. =item --htmlcref Transliterate characters missing in encoding to &#NNN; where NNN is the decimal Unicode code point. =item --xmlcref Transliterate characters missing in encoding to &#xHHHH; where HHHH is the hexadecimal Unicode code point. =item -h,--help Show usage. =item -D,--debug Invokes debugging mode. Primarily for Encode hackers. =item -S,--scheme I<scheme> Selects which scheme is to be used for conversion. Available schemes are as follows: =over 4 =item from_to Uses Encode::from_to for conversion. This is the default. =item decode_encode Input strings are decode()d then encode()d. A straight two-step implementation. =item perlio The new perlIO layer is used. NI-S' favorite. You should use this option if you are using UTF-16 and others which linefeed is not $/. =back Like the I<-D> option, this is also for Encode hackers. =back =head1 SEE ALSO L<iconv(1)> L<locale(3)> L<Encode> L<Encode::Supported> L<Encode::Alias> L<PerlIO> =cut

RE-INVENTING THE TELEVISION NEWS BUSINESS*

A revolution in video storytelling

Creating entirely new & cost-effective production methods

From the world leaders in video production training and the creators of Character Driven Storytelling™

*and every other business that uses video

WHAT WE DO

Over the past 35 years, we have designed, built or restructured some of the most powerful news and journalism companies in the world.

We replace the traditional TV news ‘crew’ with one highly trained journalist, working alone with nothing but an iPhone.

No more TV news ‘crews’, no editors and no field producers.

This is television news done the way newspaper journalism is done – one reporter with their electronic pad and pencil.

In doing this, we can cut the cost of production by as much as 75% while increasing ratings and audience engagement.

In the place of conventional TV news ‘packages’ – ie, reporter stand up, interview, b-roll, man on the street, we marry great journalism with Netflix and Hollywood storytelling.

It’s a combination that works.

We have taken most of our clients to #1 in their respective markets.

And it’s not just for news. Any company, any profit, any NGO and anyone else who is online needs to tell their story in compelling yet cost-effective video. We can teach you to do that. Either in person or virtually.

EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CAN TEACH YOUR STAFF TO PRODUCE

ITAY HOD

Itay Hod, MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2018.

Because he works alone, with only an iPhone, he was able to embed himself with a homeless family.

Here’s the story he produced in a one-day turn.

KIET DO

Kiet Do, an MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2021.

Here is a story he produced, all on his own, with only an iPhone and in a one-day turn.

TAYLOR SCHAUB

Taylor Schaub, an MMJ with Spectrum News 1 in LA, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2023.

Here is a story he turned in only one day, using only an iPhone. It was the first video story he ever did and it was nominated for an Emmy.

THE BOOTCAMP

How do we convert stations and whole networks to working in this way?

Since 1988, we have run intensive 5-Day Video Storytelling Bootcamps

We have done these all over the world.

These are hands-on bootcamps, and participants learn an entirely new way of creating TV news stories.

-We shoot at a 3:1 ratio or lower, so turnaround times are fast.

-We go directly from camera to timelilne and edit – no written scripts. We work in the medium of pictures and sound.

-We are entirely character-driven.

-We are driven by pictures and real events.

-We are focused almost entirely on ’the viewer experience’.

Since 1988, more than 70,000 journalists around the world have taken our bootcamps, either in person on virtualy.

Case Studies

CBS News

We have started to work with CBS News, bringing our ideas of character-driven storytelling to one of the most successful and biggest networks in the United States. Since beginning to work with them ratings have climbed and more importantly, audience engagement is through the ceiling.

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New York Times Television

We started New York Times Television in 1990 and it was the first paper to be brought into the world of TV. It quickly became one of the most successful non-fiction production companies in the United States. The series and documentaries we produced won many awards including multiple Emmys.

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The BBC

We have been working with the BBC since the year 2000 helping to convert their national news network to our visual storytelling technique. Most recently we have trained teams from their sports, documentaries, and comedy divisions to make character-driven stories using only smartphones.

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Spectrum News

For the past five years we have worked with Spectrum News to introduce and train their journalists on visual, character driven storytelling using smartphones helping to create a different kind of local news for their network of 24-Hour News Stations across the United States.

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The United Nations

In 2006, we were approached by the United Nations. Rather than rely on news outlets, it would be much easier to train the field operatives to produce their own stories. We spent two years working with the UN, training more than 100 of their staff in bootcamps in Geneva and Nairobi.

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The Newark Star-Ledger

We trained 50 print reporters at the paper to shoot and tell their own stories, in conjunction with their print work. We built a TV newsroom in their existing print newsroom – you could not ask for a better set and they began to live stream their stories in conjunction with their print work.

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Mcgraw Hill

We spent two years with McGraw Hill, training more than 150 of their staffers, making them completely video literate. McGraw/Hill media properties we transit included Business Week, Aviation Week, (what was the name of the architecture magazine), and JD Power and Associates.

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Voice of America

In 1990, we were approached by The Voice of America, the official broadcasting agency for the United States Government. When we met with VOA, they were only a short wave radio broadcaster, but working with them, we took them into television, launching VOA-TV.

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Oyster Yachts

British based Oyster Yachts makes some of the finest yachts in the world. Like every other company, they had to find a way to feed the never-ending video demands of social media – sites like Instagram and TikTok. We trained the Oyster staff to tell their own stories, using only iPhones.

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Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

We were approached by SEPA, the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency because they had to continually find a way to ‘feed the media beast’. The result was that SEPA was able to tell their own stories, whenever they wanted, and at almost no additional cost.

Learn More

Michael on Media

Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.

He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.

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RE-INVENTING THE TELEVISION NEWS BUSINESS*

A revolution in video storytelling

Creating entirely new & cost-effective production methods

From the world leaders in video production training and the creators of Character Driven Storytelling™

*and every other business that uses video

WHAT WE DO

Over the past 35 years, we have designed, built or restructured some of the most powerful news and journalism companies in the world.

We replace the traditional TV news ‘crew’ with one highly trained journalist, working alone with nothing but an iPhone.

No more TV news ‘crews’, no editors and no field producers.

This is television news done the way newspaper journalism is done – one reporter with their electronic pad and pencil.

In doing this, we can cut the cost of production by as much as 75% while increasing ratings and audience engagement.

In the place of conventional TV news ‘packages’ – ie, reporter stand up, interview, b-roll, man on the street, we marry great journalism with Netflix and Hollywood storytelling.

It’s a combination that works.

We have taken most of our clients to #1 in their respective markets.

And it’s not just for news. Any company, any profit, any NGO and anyone else who is online needs to tell their story in compelling yet cost-effective video. We can teach you to do that. Either in person or virtually.

EXAMPLES OF WHAT WE CAN TEACH YOUR STAFF TO PRODUCE

ITAY HOD

Itay Hod, MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2018.

Because he works alone, with only an iPhone, he was able to embed himself with a homeless family.

Here’s the story he produced in a one-day turn.

KIET DO

Kiet Do, an MMJ with KPIX/CBS in San Francisco, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2021.

Here is a story he produced, all on his own, with only an iPhone and in a one-day turn.

TAYLOR SCHAUB

Taylor Schaub, an MMJ with Spectrum News 1 in LA, took the 5-Day Intensive Video Storytelling Bootcamp in 2023.

Here is a story he turned in only one day, using only an iPhone. It was the first video story he ever did and it was nominated for an Emmy.

THE BOOTCAMP

How do we convert stations and whole networks to working in this way?

Since 1988, we have run intensive 5-Day Video Storytelling Bootcamps

We have done these all over the world.

These are hands-on bootcamps, and participants learn an entirely new way of creating TV news stories.

-We shoot at a 3:1 ratio or lower, so turnaround times are fast.

-We go directly from camera to timelilne and edit – no written scripts. We work in the medium of pictures and sound.

-We are entirely character-driven.

-We are driven by pictures and real events.

-We are focused almost entirely on ’the viewer experience’.

Since 1988, more than 70,000 journalists around the world have taken our bootcamps, either in person on virtualy.

Case Studies

CBS News

New York Times Television

The BBC

Spectrum News

The United Nations

The Newark Star-Ledger

Mcgraw Hill

Voice of America

Oyster Yachts

Scottish Environmental Protection Agency

Michael on Media