Be honest, now. We all identify.
February 3, 2012
Too Rich not to Share
Posted by travelomo under Uncategorized | Tags: Bullshit, Photographers, YouTube |Leave a Comment
February 25, 2011
Enjoying 3D videos on YouTube
Posted by travelomo under 3d, digital video, Tips and Techniques | Tags: 3d, London Stereoscopic Company, Looney Tunes, OWL Stereoscope, stereo pair, YouTube |Leave a Comment
Aside from stereo cards and stereo pairs in books, Brian May’s OWL stereoscope may also be used to view the growing number of 3D videos popping up on YouTube. Watching Wile E. Coyote getting the crap beat out of him by cruel karmic fate is hella fun when it feels like you’re in the video.
For those who don’t have a stereoscope, YouTube provides other 3D viewing options: red-cyan, green-magenta or blue-yellow glasses, interleaved rows, columns or checkerboard, monitor, or (of which I am biased for) stereo pair. No compatibility for the polarized glasses you’ve swiped from the cinema.
I’ve been watching these videos on the YouTube app for iPad, which presents the videos at a more-or-less correct fit for the OWL. Going full-screen is not an option. Now while side-by-side stereo pair viewing does reduce the aspect ratio from widescreen to something close to 4:3, it maintains the true color of the video. When you’re watching a Looney Tunes clip, true color makes all the difference.
If you’re interested in ordering a stereo viewer, you can order an OWL from the London Stereoscopic Company. Alternatively, you could either learn to freeview stereo pairs or construct your own viewer, here and here.
Watching 3D videos with the OWL Stereoscope
June 24, 2010
Travelomo Wants a Gakkenflex
Posted by travelomo under digital video | Tags: Gakkenflex, Kodak Playsport, Mijonju, YouTube |Leave a Comment
Before I plunk down money for that Gakkenflex I saw being sold locally, I thought I’d try my luck with Mijonju’s Gakkenflex Giveaway contest. I’m extremely lucky when it comes to raffles – might as well have a go at this.
Note to readers. It borders on the ridiculous to try and edit video using a weak-ass one year old netbook. It just doesn’t have the juice to handle video editing software, especially when your camera captures video in 720p. I’m using a Kodak Playsport to shoot video, ArcSoft Media Impression to do minor edits, FormatFactory to convert from .mov to .wmv then Picasa to put it all together. Tedious, but until I get a desktop that can handle the processing requirements of video editing, I’m stuck wif this.
