When I first came across the Brinno TLC100 Time Lapse Camera online, I thought it would be perfect for documenting project builds on video. Previously, I’ve used my DSLR and a DIY intervalometer, which would produce a series of JPG images that I could combine into a video in QuickTime. However, this can be a bit cumbersome and ties up my DSLR for the duration of the project.
I don’t know about you, but I’m a little sick of hearing about the same people on TV over and over again. I came up with this Arduino-based solution to mute my TV so that I don’t have to hear about Donald Trump’s feud with whomever or Charlie Sheen’s most recent rant. Using the Video […]
One of the hardest aspects of documenting a project build solo is getting those clear overhead process shots while you work. Our own Adam Flaherty offers up his solution in the newest issue of MAKE, Volume 27. From his intro: Hollywood grips solve this problem with what is known as a gobo arm, a lightweight […]
My favorite Sesame Street animation, Pinball Number 12, was lovingly recreated by Abbey Luck using miniature models, motion graphics, and LEDs. Here’s the classic Pinball Number 12, in case you haven’t reminisced adequately
Gulp, the world’s largest stop-motion animation, was shot using a crane-mounted array of three Nokia N8 smartphones on location at Pendine Beach in South Wales by Sumo Science at Aardman. Capturing the record breaking 11,000 square foot set was a piece of cake for the N8’s 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics.
The makers of the Video Experimenter Shield for Arduino have used their product to create an instantly updating word cloud from over-the-air television closed captioning data. The NTSC video is passed through the shield and the Arduino sends the closed captioning text to the computer via serial. The cloud is generated by a Processing sketch, which makes words larger if they’re spoken more frequently.
Perspective Lyrique uses Ableton Live to control the output of QC + MadMapper, creating the morphable image of a building projected on to the real building.
