A telecine is a machine which converts motion picture film into video. The process is a bit more advanced than just pointing a video camera at a running projection of film. Each film frame is captured individually and some advanced math goes into converting the frame rate to video, if necessary. They’re extremely complex and […]
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Clever idea from reddit user Crath. Unfortunately, I think most of us are likely to have many more cables than empty CD/DVD-ROM spindles lying around. Still, me likey. [via Recyclart]
The Tweetagraph uses an Arduino to capture the dots and dashes created by the telegraph. The Ardruino itself is running Firmata (now comes as a built in library with the arduino software) so that it can talk to Processing. The Processing sketch is using the java library twitter4j which handles the communication with the Twitter API.
Make: Projects community member Josh Burroughs restored his grandfather’s old pen knife, and shared his step-by-step photos and instructions with us. For a point of reference, below is what the old knife looked like before he got to work on it. Nice job, Josh!
I tried out this recipe for savory carrot soufflé last night for dinner, and it was really good. The flavors of nutmeg, carrot, and creamy parmesan Béchamel balance well. But a word to the wise: Don’t beat the egg whites by hand unless you’re a robot. I spent a good half hour (it felt like) […]
Cooks, get your stove tops ready! The Fifth National Soup Swap is set for Jan. 22, 2011. Check out the web site for all the details and how you can host a swap in your hometown. Looks like a great way to share soup with friends and spend some time in the kitchen – not […]
