Archive for September, 2011
469 Stacked Images. 30 sec exposure, F/2.8, ISO 400, 11mm, Canon T2i
Focus is set to hyperfocal (just over 7 feet). White balance to tungsten.
This series taught me to not stack things that move (like aspen tree leaves). Otherwise I think the settings are getting dialed.
Today, in what was probably the worst time for Netflix, they announced they are creating a new brand to split their DVD and online streaming services. This news comes right after users (like myself) have dealt with increased pricing and the loss of their major online content provider – Starz.
You can make judgements for yourself on the deal, but this continues to solidify my understanding of the near future – DVDs will be dead (and soon). Netflix has kept their bread and butter, powerful brand name with the streaming service. They have given an aging DVD platform a dot com bust name like Qwikster so that when it dies – it will have less association with its’ parent company.
I know, I know, everyone is up in arms with the price changes and the lack of current content. I believe it is only a matter of a few months before Netflix streaming signs some other great deals to get premium shows again. People forget that it was Starz that got greedy (not Netflix). Netflix reportedly offered 300 million, which was 10x the original contract to Starz and then Starz rejected it.
Anyway, for me and my family – I will stick with Netflix until Starz runs out at the end of February 2012, and then play it by ear. One thing is for certain – I will never sign up for DirecTV, Dish Network, or Comcast TV service ever again.
The Grand Prismatic Spring shown here in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world. It is 160 feet deep and is also 160 deg F. For some reason it seems to give you and electric shock when you touch it.
It’s rad.
Being primarily an editor, things like expressions and command line code tend to intimidate me. However, some expressions are so easy to use and already developed that I sometimes can’t resist but try them. One of my co-workers was using this Inertia expression a lot recently so I thought I’d give it a shot.
It gives a rubbery aesthetic to your animation.
To apply the expression copy the expression below, option + click the stopwatch on the parameter you want to affect, and paste.
This expression allows you to over extend a keyframe value and it will naturally settle back into place. I have used it for scale, position, and rotation. It works great and is super simple. The only values that you need to adjust to your liking are the amp, freq, and decay.
Inertia from Chadwick Shoults on Vimeo.
// Inertial Bounce (moves settle into place after bouncing around a little)
n = 0;
if (numKeys > 0){
n = nearestKey(time).index;
if (key(n).time > time){
n--;
}
}
if (n == 0){
t = 0;
}else{
t = time - key(n).time;
}
if (n > 0){
v = velocityAtTime(key(n).time - thisComp.frameDuration/10);
amp = .05;
freq = 4.0;
decay = 2.0;
value + v*amp*Math.sin(freq*t*2*Math.PI)/Math.exp(decay*t);
}else{
value;
}
