Better Living with MakerBot
If you haven’t checked them out already, Zaggo‘s mini documentaries on the 3D printing phenomenon are a must see. [Via the MakerBot Blog.]
Video Making
Lego Technic camera dollies
AFOL Peer Kreuger‘s fascinating Power Functions-enhanced “camera vehicles” are used as mini dollies to record videos of his Lego creations. UPDATE: Here are two videos of the result. Nicely done!
Homemade Spacecraft
The latest high altitude weather balloon video making the rounds is from the father and son team of Luke and Max Geisshuhler of Brooklyn, NY. Their setup included a 19-inch helium balloon with a payload consisting of a camcorder, GPS enabled phone, and a couple of hand warmers inside a styrofoam container.
WANTED: Video makers
We’re holding open auditions for new MAKE video stars! Want your own show on MAKE and our YouTube channel with 164K subscribers? We’re looking for individuals, duos, or teams who make cool projects and shoot/edit videos about them. Think you’ve got what it takes to be the next Kip Kay or Collin Cunningham? We want […]
iPhone TelePrompTer
From the MAKE Flickr pool: This isn’t the first iPhone TelePrompTer we’ve featured on Make: Online but it’s definitely the slickest. Martin Taylor of San Francisco, CA, built this beauty. More: DIY Full-screen scrolling teleprompter DIY iPhone Teleprompter Weekend Project: DIY Teleprompter
Canon 7D vs. Barbie Video Girl video comparison
Great video comparing the Canon 7D with the new Barbie Video Girl by Brandon Block and Fernando Ortega: A comparison between my two new cameras: The $1,800 Canon 7D versus the brand new $50 Barbie Video Girl… available in the girlie aisle of your local Toys R Us. It’s the sassiest camera money can buy. […]
Realtime video tracking with a pan-tilt camera
UMass Amherst hardware hackers Blake Foster, Rui Wang, and Erik Learned-Miller built this articulated realtime tracking rig using a GPU, Arduino, and FPV Pan-Tilt camera.
