Feb 20
I’m basically like a crazy digital squirrel who snatches up tasty bits from the internet and hides them in my information tree.
And saving webpages as pdf files on my iPhone and iPad was one nut I just couldn’t crack. Until now.
Let me show you how. Read more
As Sarah learned last week, blogs can make great birthday presents — especially when dozens of sweet friends pitch in to make it a blog party.
There’s just one problem with blogs. They’re famously difficult to wrap. Read more
Sep 15
Photos are great, but they’re also flat. Two dimensional. And sometimes 2 “Ds” just aren’t enough. That’s when you need 3D. Today I stumbled on a powerful Photoshop tool that can transform photos into 3 dimensional spaces inside After Effects. It’s called “Vanishing Point.”
Basically, you use Vanishing Point to set the edges of the visual elements inside your photos. Then, let Photoshop auto-magically export the photo in a format AE can open as a 3D object. Then, set up your AE cameras to move through the 3D environment to your heart’s content.
I slapped together a quick test using a photo I had on hand of the Ft. Worth Stockyards. In the clip below, I first show you the photo, then the 3D version. Even my novice effort landed some promising results. Since photography is my first love, you can bet I’ll be working this tool into future video projects!
Vanishing Point will work best on images with flat planes — like buildings, landscapes, and roadways.
Rather than me try to confuse you with a walk through, here’s a very good tutorial from Video Copilot to get you started. Vanishing Point is a simple way to make 2D…disappear.
Brushes is an art creation app that lets you craft multi-layered paintings or drawings on your iphone. Everything from quick diagrams to print-ready art — and even a blog illustration — is possible on the Brushes canvas. Read more
(mobile readers, click here to view on vimeo)
When Canon’s t3i hit the market, we were interested in the new digital zoom feature offered on the entry-level DSLR.
Any good photographer knows that the usefulness of digital zoom for stills is limited…but what about video?
Since even full HD images are roughly 2 megapixels (or about 6mp on a non-3CCD sensor), there’s been buzz about using the new digital zoom for video to extend the t3i’s optical reach.
We use a quick and dirty test to see if this theory is fact…or a digital dream.
Thanks, @seancom for the testing idea…
The Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness.
Honor, cow protein, and old wooden ships. If you have to ask, then you don’t understand why The Ron Swanson Pyramid of Greatness is triangular embodiment of greatness itself. Now you can be the triangular embodiment of greatness yourself.
When you first saw the Greatness on an episode of this season’s NBC comedy Parks and Recreation you knew you had to have Ron Swanson’s wisdom for yourself. How else will you know not to eat fish? Or the only two events where crying is acceptable? Or the true purpose of capitalism?
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