#!/usr/bin/perl -w eval 'exec /usr/bin/perl -w -S $0 ${1+"$@"}' if 0; # not running under some shell ## shasum: filter for computing SHA digests (ref. sha1sum/md5sum) ## ## Copyright (C) 2003-2013 Mark Shelor, All Rights Reserved ## ## Version: 5.85 ## Wed Jun 26 04:05:26 MST 2013 ## shasum SYNOPSIS adapted from GNU Coreutils sha1sum. ## Add an "-a" option for algorithm selection, a "-p" ## option for portable digest computation, and a "-0" ## option for reading bit strings. my $POD = <<'END_OF_POD'; =head1 NAME shasum - Print or Check SHA Checksums =head1 SYNOPSIS Usage: shasum [OPTION]... [FILE]... Print or check SHA checksums. With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. -a, --algorithm 1 (default), 224, 256, 384, 512, 512224, 512256 -b, --binary read in binary mode -c, --check read SHA sums from the FILEs and check them -t, --text read in text mode (default) -p, --portable read in portable mode produces same digest on Windows/Unix/Mac -0, --01 read in BITS mode ASCII '0' interpreted as 0-bit, ASCII '1' interpreted as 1-bit, all other characters ignored The following two options are useful only when verifying checksums: -s, --status don't output anything, status code shows success -w, --warn warn about improperly formatted checksum lines -h, --help display this help and exit -v, --version output version information and exit When verifying SHA-512/224 or SHA-512/256 checksums, indicate the algorithm explicitly using the -a option, e.g. shasum -a 512224 -c checksumfile The sums are computed as described in FIPS-180-4. When checking, the input should be a former output of this program. The default mode is to print a line with checksum, a character indicating type (`*' for binary, ` ' for text, `?' for portable, `^' for BITS), and name for each FILE. Report shasum bugs to mshelor@cpan.org =head1 DESCRIPTION Running I<shasum> is often the quickest way to compute SHA message digests. The user simply feeds data to the script through files or standard input, and then collects the results from standard output. The following command shows how to compute digests for typical inputs such as the NIST test vector "abc": perl -e "print qq(abc)" | shasum Or, if you want to use SHA-256 instead of the default SHA-1, simply say: perl -e "print qq(abc)" | shasum -a 256 Since I<shasum> mimics the behavior of the combined GNU I<sha1sum>, I<sha224sum>, I<sha256sum>, I<sha384sum>, and I<sha512sum> programs, you can install this script as a convenient drop-in replacement. Unlike the GNU programs, I<shasum> encompasses the full SHA standard by allowing partial-byte inputs. This is accomplished through the BITS option (I<-0>). The following example computes the SHA-224 digest of the 7-bit message I<0001100>: perl -e "print qq(0001100)" | shasum -0 -a 224 =head1 AUTHOR Copyright (c) 2003-2013 Mark Shelor <mshelor@cpan.org>. =head1 SEE ALSO I<shasum> is implemented using the Perl module L<Digest::SHA> or L<Digest::SHA::PurePerl>. =cut END_OF_POD use strict; use Fcntl; use Getopt::Long; my $VERSION = "5.85"; ## Try to use Digest::SHA. If not installed, use the slower ## but functionally equivalent Digest::SHA::PurePerl instead. my $MOD_PREFER = "Digest::SHA"; my $MOD_SECOND = "Digest::SHA::PurePerl"; my $module = $MOD_PREFER; eval "require $module"; if ($@) { $module = $MOD_SECOND; eval "require $module"; die "Unable to find $MOD_PREFER or $MOD_SECOND\n" if $@; } sub usage { my($err, $msg) = @_; $msg = "" unless defined $msg; if ($err) { warn($msg . "Type shasum -h for help\n"); exit($err); } my($USAGE) = $POD =~ /SYNOPSIS\n\n(.+)\n=head1 DESCRIPTION\n/sm; $USAGE =~ s/^ //gm; print $USAGE; exit($err); } ## Sync stdout and stderr by forcing a flush after every write select((select(STDOUT), $| = 1)[0]); select((select(STDERR), $| = 1)[0]); ## Collect options from command line my ($alg, $binary, $check, $text, $status, $warn, $help, $version); my ($portable, $BITS); eval { Getopt::Long::Configure ("bundling") }; GetOptions( 'b|binary' => \$binary, 'c|check' => \$check, 't|text' => \$text, 'a|algorithm=i' => \$alg, 's|status' => \$status, 'w|warn' => \$warn, 'h|help' => \$help, 'v|version' => \$version, 'p|portable' => \$portable, '0|01' => \$BITS ) or usage(1, ""); ## Deal with help requests and incorrect uses usage(0) if $help; usage(1, "shasum: Ambiguous file mode\n") if scalar(grep {defined $_} ($binary, $portable, $text, $BITS)) > 1; usage(1, "shasum: --warn option used only when verifying checksums\n") if $warn && !$check; usage(1, "shasum: --status option used only when verifying checksums\n") if $status && !$check; ## Default to SHA-1 unless overridden by command line option $alg = 1 unless defined $alg; grep { $_ == $alg } (1, 224, 256, 384, 512, 512224, 512256) or usage(1, "shasum: Unrecognized algorithm\n"); ## Display version information if requested if ($version) { print "$VERSION\n"; exit(0); } ## Try to figure out if the OS is DOS-like. If it is, ## default to binary mode when reading files, unless ## explicitly overridden by command line "--text" or ## "--portable" options. my $isDOSish = ($^O =~ /^(MSWin\d\d|os2|dos|mint|cygwin)$/); if ($isDOSish) { $binary = 1 unless $text || $portable } my $modesym = $binary ? '*' : ($portable ? '?' : ($BITS ? '^' : ' ')); ## Read from STDIN (-) if no files listed on command line @ARGV = ("-") unless @ARGV; ## sumfile($file): computes SHA digest of $file sub sumfile { my $file = shift; my $mode = $portable ? 'p' : ($binary ? 'b' : ($BITS ? '0' : '')); my $digest = eval { $module->new($alg)->addfile($file, $mode) }; if ($@) { warn "shasum: $file: $!\n"; return } $digest->hexdigest; } ## %len2alg: maps hex digest length to SHA algorithm my %len2alg = (40 => 1, 56 => 224, 64 => 256, 96 => 384, 128 => 512); $len2alg{56} = 512224 if $alg == 512224; $len2alg{64} = 512256 if $alg == 512256; ## unescape: convert backslashed filename to plain filename sub unescape { $_ = shift; s/\\\\/\0/g; s/\\n/\n/g; return if /\\/; s/\0/\\/g; return $_; } ## verify: confirm the digest values in a checksum file sub verify { my $checkfile = shift; my ($err, $fmt_errs, $read_errs, $match_errs) = (0, 0, 0, 0); my ($num_lines, $num_files) = (0, 0); my ($bslash, $sum, $fname, $rsp, $digest); local *FH; $checkfile eq '-' and open(FH, '< -') and $checkfile = 'standard input' or sysopen(FH, $checkfile, O_RDONLY) or die "shasum: $checkfile: $!\n"; while (<FH>) { next if /^#/; s/\n$//; s/^[ \t]+//; $num_lines++; $bslash = s/^\\//; ($sum, $modesym, $fname) = /^([\da-fA-F]+)[ \t]([ *?^])([^\0]*)/; $alg = defined $sum ? $len2alg{length($sum)} : undef; $fname = unescape($fname) if defined $fname && $bslash; if (grep { ! defined $_ } ($alg, $sum, $modesym, $fname)) { $alg = 1 unless defined $alg; warn("shasum: $checkfile: $.: improperly " . "formatted SHA$alg checksum line\n") if $warn; $fmt_errs++; next; } $fname =~ s/\r$// unless -e $fname; $rsp = "$fname: "; $num_files++; ($binary, $portable, $text, $BITS) = map { $_ eq $modesym } ('*', '?', ' ', '^'); unless ($digest = sumfile($fname)) { $rsp .= "FAILED open or read\n"; $err = 1; $read_errs++; } else { if (lc($sum) eq $digest) { $rsp .= "OK\n" } else { $rsp .= "FAILED\n"; $err = 1; $match_errs++ } } print $rsp unless $status; } close(FH); unless ($num_files) { $alg = 1 unless defined $alg; warn("shasum: $checkfile: no properly formatted " . "SHA$alg checksum lines found\n"); $err = 1; } elsif (! $status) { warn("shasum: WARNING: $fmt_errs line" . ($fmt_errs>1? 's are':' is') . " improperly formatted\n") if $fmt_errs; warn("shasum: WARNING: $read_errs listed file" . ($read_errs>1?'s':'') . " could not be read\n") if $read_errs; warn("shasum: WARNING: $match_errs computed checksum" . ($match_errs>1?'s':'') . " did NOT match\n") if $match_errs; } return($err == 0); } ## Verify or compute SHA checksums of requested files my($file, $digest); my $STATUS = 0; for $file (@ARGV) { if ($check) { $STATUS = 1 unless verify($file) } elsif ($digest = sumfile($file)) { if ($file =~ /[\n\\]/) { $file =~ s/\\/\\\\/g; $file =~ s/\n/\\n/g; $digest = "\\$digest"; } print "$digest $modesym", "$file\n"; } else { $STATUS = 1 } } exit($STATUS)

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.

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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