I didn’t think I needed this until I read it, especially since I saw an immediate performance boost after Adjusting the Cache Levels. At the very least it’ll give you a better understanding of some of the inner workings of Photoshop CS3.
Source: Adobe Support TechNote 401089
I guess I’m not surprised that someone thought of this [Image Fulgurator], just that no one thought of it sooner. (Semi-technical photo description warning) It’s basically a camera converted into a projector that’s attached to an optical slave that triggers the projection with a flash at the exact time that someone else is snapping a photo, and projects a chosen image into that photo. I haven’t been able to get Julius von Bismarck’s website to load since the Wired.com article about it came out so you can read more about it here.
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I came across a cool little application recently called Filechute which allows you to easily upload and send a file to anyone with an email address (i.e. just about most people).
You just select your file(s) or folder full of files, drag it over to the window in Filechute, decide whether you want it to zip the file(s) or upload as is and it will upload the file(s) according to the storage settings you have entered in the preferences. Your options for storage can be your iDisk on a .mac account, a WebDAV share (if your so inclined), or even a good old FTP account on your own web server.
The best part is that after uploading the file, Filechute displays the direct link to it (which you then email) so that the recipient can retrieve the file at their convenience and not have to worry about email attachments and quotas. As an added option Filechute can spit out a short URL through SNIPR (pronounced like snipper) with the click of a checkbox.
It’s a great way to send clients (or family and friends) files without the hassle of setting up FTP accounts with logins and passwords that can easily be forgotten.
Having spent a week on a film set I can only describe the experience as similar to being on a roller-coaster: somebody else is in charge of the ride and you just do your best to hold on.
It was several days of long hours, sometimes busy, sometimes not. A couple of technical challenges and solutions were thrown in to keep things that much more interesting. I got to meet a lot of talented people and the teamwork and dedication to the project of everyone involved was inspirational.
My favorite part was being asked to be in a scene. Here’s hoping it doesn’t end up on the editing room floor.
I’d venture to say that I do technical consulting on a regular basis for a number of clients as part of my services but now it’s official. I got hired today as a consultant on Ghosts of Girlfriends Past starring Matthew Mcconaughey and directed by Mark Waters. I can’t give too much away but I’ll be part of a two man team making sure the photography aspect of the film (equipment, technology, authenticity, etc…) runs smoothly during filming.
This will be my first film experience. It’ll be interesting to see how a big production like this is put on and runs.
I recently got hired to work on a video project for a couple of tradeshow displays. This required me to extract some scenes from a DVD and then edit them into a montage for display on a loop.
Extracting the video from the DVD:
For this step you can use any number of available applications such as MactheRipper or DVDBackup which will give you all of the files from the disc in a VIDEO_TS folder.
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this document is to provide a better understanding of digital photography workflow, concepts and some options. It covers a basic setup of a digital workflow for studio and location still photo shoots.
CONCEPT
The concept of the digital workflow is usually a simple one to grasp, but putting it to practice successfully requires an understanding of the workings of each component of the system. Everything from the capture equipment on to the archiving hardware can have an impact on the efficiency of the workflow, thus it is important to be knowledgeable of the options each component gives you. Simply put, you need to read the manuals of each piece of hardware and know how they operate; otherwise you will spend more time figuring out what to do than doing it. This is especially important if time is a factor, for example when shooting on location.
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