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August 9, 2007 - 12:21

- Adobe CS - Discomentary - New Orleans Video

I can't sit at my computer without working on the video sideshow I started a few nights ago. My desire to finish it could not be stronger. I thought I had hit a wall tonight, and was actually pretty excited to possibly watch TV, or maybe do some website work, or just do something normal, but then I was just sitting here, with a head full of nothing, and then an idea popped into my head, and then I started working on the video again. I have 50 seconds complete so far, which has taken at least 10 hours. That time is not a realistic representation on how long these 50 seconds should normally take. I spent a lot of time learning new ways of doing different things in a variety of the programs I got with the Adobe package. I would say, under normal circumstances, these 50 seconds should take about 5 hours of straight computer work. Luckily, a lot of "Discomentary, Volume 1" won't be still pictures, so I won't feel the need to constantly have things changing about on the screen. This current project has given me a very good opportunity of trying a ton of different ideas out. With that said, I am excited to be done with it, hopefully soon, I have a few projects on my website, as well as others, that need some tending to in the not so distant future.

another incredibly exciting screen shot of about 10 minutes ago....



and good night.

get LOST

March 28, 2007 - 9:20

- LOST - Adobe CS - Rambling

Ha..I like the title of this blog. I'm very excited for tonights episode...someone is going to die, hopefully it's Charlie! Now that was mean. He's an OK fella, but like I have previously stated, there is only enough room for Desmond and Clair's foreign accents, Charlie just didn't make the cut.

I have had a long day, which almost wasn't long enough, because I almost overslept! I obviously hold no fault in this mishap, as the alarm surely set itself to 1hr snooze when it went off at 5am. Stupid alarm. Luckily, my brains internal clock woke me up with just enough time to get ready in a manor which did not require me to rush. I hate having to rush in the morning, yet I do sometimes find myself pushing the envelope on what is and is not an appropriate amount of time to leave oneself to properly get ready in the morning. Sleeping just feels so good. Long story short, I caught the 6:55am train to the city, the 4:40pm home, and enjoyed a warm day in Brooklyn with some nice people.

Few quick bulletins before grabbing a bite to eat and digging in for Charlie's last episode:

-The VHS to DVD project officially started last night. I am very amazed with how quickly and smoothly things went from initial setup, to import, to conversion, to burn. One immediate thing that needs to be remedied is the fact that the audio is only 1 channel. I am debating between a hardware and software fix. The hardware fix is the lazy approach, using a component cable splitter for both audio "in's", since the VCR I am using is mono (which by the way does not matter, since i am converting old school VHS home videos that def wern't recorded in stereo). The software fix is using one of the many programs in my repertoire to just duplicate the one channel (left) to the other (right). I'm sure you are as excited as I am to find out witch path I take in this NAIL BITING moment, so I will make sure to keep you posted!

-ADOBE CS 3 - OK, another geek bulletin (I do them so you feel more comfortable): Adobe officially announced their new software suite. It is obviously awesome, but what took me by surprise was that they are releasing new versions of Premiere and After Effects. MMMMM.... powerful video software...the things possible with those two programs are actually endless. I was lucky enough to go through a 1 years stint with them on an old Sony Viao I used to rock, I think the coolest things I have ever done geek wise were with those programs. Cool doesn't actually mean anything, considering what the kids are watching and wearing now a days, but if it's the eye candy you want, it's the eye candy I will work on. So, the bottom line, is that the suite I have deemed a necessity opposed to a luxury is $1600+ and it doesn't even come with Dream Weaver... so I will be saving my pennies until it's release date. The things I do for you.

Ugggg....I typed to long and am now forced to eat something in my house. From the inside, out, good night.

oh...ps...I started working on a new page called "Image Viewer"...I will let you guess it's purpose. Lessons learned during it's development will surely improve image display throughout the entire site! and you thought you couldn't be any more excited on a Wednesday night!