![]() Now there are things to consider when doing this such as… So, go to something like f/11 and take another test shot, and so on until you get a completely black screen on the back of the camera when viewing the photograph you’ve just taken. If however you can still see stuff, then you need to darken the image down some more and the only option you have is to use the aperture. If you can see nothing but a blak screen on the back of the camera then you’re sorted you have undeexposed the ambient and this will end up being our black background. So, start off with something like F/8.0 and then take a photograph. The last part of the equation is the aperture, and this is where we' need to take a few test shots (without the flash being on for now). Again, forgetting High Speed Sync, but ordinarily a shutter speed that is too fast when using flash would result in a black area appearing in our pictures. For now let’s just talk about using the Maximum Sync Speed which is basically the maximum speed we can set the shutter to and that will still allow all the light from our flash to fill the sensor. ![]() This is where things have changed over recent years because now we have amazing technology such as High Speed Sync which is where we can use a flash with our cameras at up to 1/8000sec! That is nothing short of incredible and I’ll be covering exactly this in the updated video, but for now let’s take it steady and keep it simple. We need to make our camera as least sensitive to light as possible, so take the ISO down as low as it can go eg ISO 50, ISO 100. The first thing to do is to get the camera settings dialled in… ISO The idea behind the technique is really simple and needs minimal kit just a camera and a flash (preferably an off camera flash). I need to record a new and updated video going through the technique because with advances in technology a few things have changed, however that said, the principles are still the same and the original technique still stands.
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![]() However, that doesn't mean it will install successfully and not cause problems. See the final steps of the build pasted below. I was able to successfully build this on Debian stable (jessie). Python 3.6 (though rc1) just arrived in Debian experimental. When you want to delete it, remove the folder ~/miniconda3 and the path in your bashrc. Install from conda: # conda install numpy Python 3.6.0 :: Continuum Analytics, Inc. Read and accept license, if you're not using bash add path: export PATH="/home/$USER/miniconda3/bin:$PATH" Miniconda is a bare bones install, and Anaconda is a full install with many packages, primarily designed for data analysis. It comes with pip, and also conda which is another package manager than can be good for more complex pacakges like numpy. The installer also adds the path to your bashrc (add it yourself if you use another shell). It's all kept neatly in a folder which makes it very easy to remove later on if you wish. My preferred way is to use Anaconda or Miniconda to keep the latest version of python and packages installed on Debian. It increases build times but seems to result in a faster interpreter by 10% or so according to some benchmarks. If you're going to do this, you may want to consider the -enable-optimizations flag in the Python configure script, which seems to enable some features like profile-guided optimization. $ virtualenv venv -python ~/pythonroot/bin/python The process might go something like this: $ cd ~ If you fetch the python sources, build the 3.6 interpreter using -prefix to control where it ends up, and then use virtualenv with the -python option, then you can use python 3.6 without affecting anything outside your project. Most of the advice on that page is geared towards what to do if you want the software to be available system-wide, but I don't think that's necessary in this case. ![]() The official recommendation is "you don't actually need newer software"ĭon't suffer from Shiny New Stuff Syndrome - DontBreakDebian | Debian Wiki The proper and officially accepted procedureīut I must point it out that this is not official solution because it uses testing repositories. $ sudo apt-get -t testing install python3.6 $ echo 'APT::Default-Release "stable" ' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt//00local This is known as a FrankenDebian.Ĭonsider the other answers to this question instead, in particular this one showing how to build from source, and this one showing how to use virtual environments.ĭebian does not have Python 3.6 in its repositories, but testing has it. The resulting setup won’t benefit from security updates with the same speed as might be expected, for packages which are updated. This will result in a system which mixes Debian releases, and will affect more than Python - in most cases, applying these instructions will pull in newer libraries too. Warning: this answer shows how to install Python from future releases of Debian. Press to keep the current choice, or type selection number: * 0 /usr/local/bin/python3.7 50 auto modeģ /usr/local/bin/python3.7 50 manual mode Sample output: There are 3 choices for the alternative python (providing /usr/bin/python). ![]() To switch between them, use: update-alternatives -config python The python3.7 with the 50 priority is now your default python, the python -V will print: Python 3.7.0b2 Update-alternatives -install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3.5 30 Update-alternatives -install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python2.7 40 e,g: /usr/local/bin/python3.7Īdd the python versions: update-alternatives -install /usr/bin/python python /usr/local/bin/python3.7 50 Let's say you have installed the python3.7 on debian stretch, use the command whereis python to locate the binary ( */bin/python). To set a default python version and easily switch between them, you need to update your update-alternatives with the multiple python version. You can download the latest python-x.y.z.tar.gz from here. Libreadline-dev libsqlite3-dev wget curl llvm libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev \Īlternative of libreadline-dev: sudo apt install libedit-devįedora/CentOS/RHEL(aws ec2): sudo yum install zlib-devel bzip2 bzip2-devel readline-devel sqlite sqlite-devel \Īlternative of openssl-devel: sudo yum install compat-openssl10-devel -allowerasing Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install -y make build-essential libssl-dev zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev \ Some packages need to be installed to avoid some known problems, see: Common build problems(updated) make altinstall is therefore recommended instead of make install since it only installs exec_prefix/bin/pythonversion. Warning: make install can overwrite or masquerade the python binary. If you want pip to be included, you need to add -with-ensurepip=install to your configure call. It is recommended to use make altinstall according to the official website. configure -enable-optimizations -enable-shared You can install Python-3.6 on Debian 8 as follows: wget ![]() ![]() The reason I mention how large of a program Ae is is because there really is no "start" to the program (other than opening a project). See what the trending animations on TV and ads are and figure out how to emulate those. Other than what has been mentioned I would look at what is popular now. I've been animating for over 15 years and I still find things that surprise me. If it's possible to tell progression from watching these videos, please tell me what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong.Īfter Effects is a massive program. I spent about 150 hours on average for the entire video. (made this in the summer between junior and senior years, July 2018)Įach is the best video I created that year. (made this in 11th grade, September 2017) (made this in 10th grade, September 2016) Here are the links to my videos I can post online: Is there a progressive tutorial (preferably free) on motion graphics and design? If not, how else can I learn this systematically, top to bottom? I want to know how to design efficiently in Illustrator. I want to know how to really use After Effects, to create effects of my own. Channels like MtMograph, ECAbrams, Workbench, and After Effects Tutorials are great, but the videos are not progressive. They are tweaked, of course, but I often spend too much time on it. Most of the effects in my videos are not very original. ![]() I feel like the core problem is that I have to rely heavily on video tutorials. You can see some of my videos which I'll post links to at the bottom. Premiere and Photoshop I'm very unfamiliar with. I know how to use Illustrator, but I don't think I'm good enough at it. I have plugins like Motion V2, Overlord, and RubberHose. Now that I'm done with college applications, I want to spend time building an animation channel explaining concepts in science or history and philosophy of science. Hell, I have never even taken an art class in high school! But it's still a big part of who I am (my personal statement was about portraying science through animation!), and since I've done it for six years, why not continue honing it? I feel like this was largely because of academic burden and the fact that I don't consider animation as a possible career path. Some were personal projects, some for competitions, others for school promotions and PSAs. I only made three-minute-long videos once or twice per semester, and even those are, objectively, not very good. Six years have passed, and as a senior, looking back, I feel like I accomplished very little. I started motion graphics with After Effects CC (2013) in the seventh grade. We are all here to help and learn together.Īnd, if you really want to get into music visualization. Don't be shocked if you post your masterpiece and people have a few useful suggestions for you. As such, we encourage an atmosphere of helpful critique. This community is meant to be a place of helpfulness. If you are here for a critique of your work Screenshots and/or videos of the thing you want to create It includes things such as:Įxact version of AE you use - not just "CS6" or "CC" or even "CC 2019", but the actual version number (for example, 11.0.4 or 12.2.1 or 13.2.0 or 13.7.2 or 13.8.1 or 17.0.2) However, for useful help, please provide as much info as possible. Once you've gone through that, here are some other helpful resources: A foundation in the basics now will prevent much frustration later. If you'd like to join us on Discord, you can do it here! Are you looking for critiques for your piece or are you showing off someone else's work that you've found that is inspirationally excellent? If you post a video, please explain in the title of your post why you're posting it. We are not here to be sold to or spammed, so no posting of your AE templates, please. We're here to help with your After Effects problems, critique your pieces, and sometimes provide a spot of inspiration. Don't downvote a relevant submission you simply don't like kindly explain in a comment how it could be improved - anonymous downvotes don't help anybody. ![]() To me it has a good amount of resistance on input and whatever the change, I do find both the stick and buttons to feel better than the ones on the Legends Ultimate. Our rep at Atgames told us the only physical difference is a new button top. The micro switches are apparently the same, but this control panel feels and sounds much closer to that of a custom fight stick I’d design and build. I immediately resonated with the click from this panel a lot more than I did with the Legends Ultimate. I own multiple Arcade1Up cabs as well as the Atgames Legends Ultimate machine, so I do have some other home arcades to compare these switches to. After that, you’re ready to open up some tables to smack balls around. The potential snafu is that you kind of have to pop that panel into place with a little bit of force. You simply unscrew and remove the side and front bars, unhook the panel and replace it with the new panel. ![]() Installation of the control panel was rather simple. Kids of all ages and even senior citizens all understand the universal application of joystick and buttons laid out next to one another. With a joystick and buttons, this is as touch and go as it can get, which is exactly how any arcade unit should be like. Navigating through the OS the way Atgames originally intended for was just annoying to explain to new players every single time. Quite honestly, I’d even suggest that Atgames just increase the price of new units by $200 and include it built in. My Windows-10 computer boots directly to PinballY and I really only play VPX-Tables.Įdited by Tesla, 29 March 2023 - 04:56 AM.Without any suspense required, I can easily say that this control panel improves the user experience of the Legends Pinball machine tremendously. Nowdays, I just boot directly to OTG-Mode. At first, I played Farsight's The Pinball Arcade (with Arcooda Addon and all the good Williams/Bally Tables). I can't say I've played in Native-Mode since. Supposedly, the Zaccaria tables are good too, but I never bought any. Pretty sure Farsight did those for AtGames. They are fun and Rescue-911 was our favorite. I played the 22 Gottlieb games when I first got it. ![]() Yeah, I disconnected my logo's light-strip a while back.Ģ. Not sure why someone would have them both, but I thought it was interesting.ġ. I also saw someone say that if you happen to have both the AtGames Legends and Legends Micro, that any tables purchased could be downloaded on each machine without having to buy twice. People who bought the bigger model mention they like the AtGames logo isn't lit in the Legends Micro (no reflections like it supposedly happens with the ALP).Ģ. The photo below was taken from Youtube Channel "Wagner's Techtalk" (youtube link here).Įdited by cargo, 28 March 2023 - 05:33 AM.ġ. Personally I like the small footprint, but would love if the backbox (or playfield) could be just a tad bigger. I am not trying to promote this item, just curious what people here would say that have way more experience about this topic than me. My apologies if this sounds like an advertisement. Weighs about 30lbs and comes with no legs, but it comes fitted with the holes compatible with Williams and Stern/Sega Legs. The backbox display can also be used with an optional board (sold separately). Has a USB On-the-go port and a HDMI port on the back so you can plug another PC to use the playfield. Can connect to AtGames store to buy more tables. It houses a 1080p, 15" (38cm) playfield and a 8" (20.3cm) back display, 3 inch (7.6 mm) speakers, no plunger and some basic haptic feedback. Was wondering what are the opinions from vpforums members about this mini form factor virtual pinball cabinet. ![]() ![]() amaretto, liqueur of Italian origin made from alcohol infused with stone-fruit pits or almonds. It is often used in baked goods such as cookies, cakes, and candies. It has a sweet, nutty, and aromatic flavor due to the use of essential oils from almonds. Almond extract is a wonderful non-alcoholic amaretto substitute. Shop Amoretto for Women Online at ZALORA Philippines | Nationwide Shipping Cash On Delivery Cashback 30 Days Free Returns DISARONNO is versatile, adding a unique touch to create innovative, sophisticated and quality drinks. 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Covering his right ear to block out background noise Wolf began to write something down on a notebook. The phone in front of Wolf rang at 10:57 a.m. ![]() Behind the table with Burress and the doctors, defensive backs coach Bob Valesente was busy scouring through a wall of scouting video. and former Packers all-pro receiver Sterling Sharpe was offensive line coach Tom Lovat, running backs coach Harry Sydney, tight ends coach Andy Reid and administrative assistant Gary Reynolds. Huddled near the television listening to the draft stylings of Chris Berman, Mel Kiper Jr. On the other end of the room was head trainer Pepper Burruss, seated at a table with team physicians Dr. Against the back wall, in front of the board of already selected players, was Packers general counsel Lance Lopes, chief financial officer Mike Reinfeldt and President Bob Harlan, along with others. Dorsey was perched at one end with the phone to his ear and a laptop computer at his fingertips. 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The head coach and general manager sat face to face with the infamous Packers draft board they’re always referring to in press conferences. Wolf and head coach Mike Holmgren were positioned at the longer of the two tables, along with pro personnel director Ted Thompson and college scouting director John Math. Two long, wooden tables absorbed the middle of the large room over green carpeting patterned with tiny Packer “G” emblems. With each name Dorsey shouted, Eliot Wolf, the youngest son of Packers general manager Ron Wolf, removed it from their draft board and held it up for all to see as he carried it over to college scouting administrator Bryan Broaddus, who slotted the pick onto an adjacent board for draft selections. Treml was the eyes of the organization that weekend, providing a rundown of the latest action taking place. On the other end of Dorsey’s line was Packers video director Al Treml, the team’s representative at the draft headquarters in New York. 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Before shopping centres devolved into capitalist wastelands packed with bustling feet and shoppers set on smash-and-grab missions, they were more experimental, magical places – realms where kids could roam, play the latest games, sit down with an old PC, or jump into a playground ball pit. Read more: Dell XPS 15 review – Dell’s premium Windows laptop gives the MacBook pro a run for its money When folded into its tablet guise, it’s way chunkier than any iPad, but it feels durable where other two-in-ones can feel rickety. The hinges are industrial-thick and sturdy, while not dominating the face of the laptop. It stands out in a sea of identikit laptops: from the abstract and rotationally symmetrical HP logo adorning the back of the case to the subtle, chamfered trim encircling the base and screen. The HP spectre x360 is a beautiful piece of engineering, and appears to have been chiselled out of a single block of brushed aluminium. 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