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DocuCam After Effects Preset

ken — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:52:49 +0000

Camera shake. We all love it, right? Now you could try the “create a null and motion sketch on it and parent that element to your camera, dealing with the lack of z-position date” method. Or Kramer’s infamous motion track real handheld footage and use that movement to jitter your elements method.

Or maybe I could suggest using DocuCam from Weave Creative. It’s a free preset that I’ve found to be easy to use, functional, and in a pinch makes a big difference for little time spent. Give it a shot. Here’s an example.

Falkirk July 2010 set

ken — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:00:51 +0000

The other day I came across this DJ set by Falkirk and after digesting it thoroughly I am blown away. First off, you can jump into it at nearly any point and find something amazing. (But I suggest 5:15, 13:46, and 17:03 as my favorite points). Also, it’s available as an mp3 to speed up those early morning jogs.

Falkirk – July 2010 Panic! (LIVE DJ set) by Falkirk

When it comes to some things, analog is best

ken — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:00:36 +0000

As much as I love it all digital there are some things that just work better analog. And when it’s groceries analog works best for me.

Ten toughest games to beat

ken — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:02:10 +0000

IGN blogs their list of the Ten Toughest Games to Beat. At first I looked forward to taking issue with their list, but I’m satisfied, especially since Battletoads made it to number 8.

Vintage calculators

ken — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:00:57 +0000

Why do I love so much?

Telephoneme.tv – a new MK12 masterpiece

ken — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:50:08 +0000

I could only dream of being able to pull something like this off one day. Great type, great moves, love the color treatment. Can I get it as a T-shirt?

TELEPHONEME | MK12 from MK12 on Vimeo.

SelectaVision

ken — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:05:11 +0000

Who needs television? I want RCA SelectaVision.

G and Daddy’s car stunt show

ken — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:00:53 +0000

This weekend G and I make a car track, and I used it as an opportunity to teach him about a little video editing.

Evernote power tip

ken — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:35:42 +0000

If you use Evernote on your iPhone and want to import a large chunk of
photos here’s a power tip for you. Rather than using the built in “camera roll” importer that limits you to one upload at a time use your iPhoto app. It let’s you email up to 5 photos at a time. BONUS FEATURE: emailing from iPhoto on iOS4 also gives the option to downsize/compress photos when it sends to save you some space.

Just be sure to set up your Evernote email address first. The option is available on the app under the SYNC tab.

Bliptronome

ken — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:23:38 +0000

Day 156 / Double Bliptronome (all the way) from Charlie Visnic on Vimeo.

Homemade Salsa (and assorted tech)

ken — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:00:24 +0000

This weekend’s projects include:

1) Jailbreak iPhone and get Netflix app working
2) Order new dishwasher as our Maytag one was recalled
3) Make salsa from scratch

I was able to accomplish them all. If any of the above interest you let me direct you to lifehacker for the netflix hack (and www.jailbreakme.com for an easy way to jailbreak). Then head over to the Maytag recall site to see if your washer is a candidate.

Finally, I made up the salsa recipe from scratch. Here’s a rough approximation of my recipe.

3-4 cups of small tomatoes (I used grape tomatoes, but roma or cherry will probably work)
1/2 onion
4 cloves garlic, peeled and cut into several pieces
juice from 1 lemon
sea salt & pepper (to taste)

Combine all ingredients in a food processor, combine until your heart’s content.

The results? Mmmm.

posh yellow espresso machine

ken — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:10:13 +0000

If I was overhauling my kitchen with an unlimited budget I would certainly outfit it with this sleek espresso machine.

iPod (shuffle) playlist

ken — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:58:31 +0000

This might be fun. I’ve been working out in the mornings with my iPod on shuffle. Here are some randomly selected tracks that appeared today.

Ratatat – Neckbrace
Smashing Pumpkins – Galapagos
Richard Devine – Matvec Interior
Propellereads – on her majesty’s secret service
Jungle Bros – V.I.P.

So, there’s a small selection to get started with.

Free coffee

ken — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:45:02 +0000

Did you know that if you bring in an empty bag of Starbuck’s coffee to one of their shops they’ll exchange it for a tall cup of Joe? Too bad for me the closest Starbuck’s is 20 miles away. But I now have a nice collection of bags accumulating in the car.

One & Co.’s office space

ken — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:48:25 +0000

It may be a little too sparse for my tastes, but I’m really intrigued by One & Co.’s office space.