In February and March, O’Reilly Media is running two new online classes with instructor Joseph Gray. The classes are free to attend if you’re watching them online live, and they will be available for sale after the classes are over.
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 […]
Jeri Ellsworth shares her simple secret to learning electronics: give your permission to make mistakes!
Sean Lee wanted to take close-up pictures of his projects, but his camera’s focal range fell short. His wife suggested taping on a lens from a pair of dollar store reading glasses. Sean shared this workaround on Make: Projects, and posted impressive before and after shots, especially for 50 cents.
Does your camera’s focal range not have the chops to take quality close-ups? Why make things complicated? Just tape on a lens from a pair of dollar store reading glasses. Sean Lee shared this hack on Make: Projects, and posted impressive before and after shots, especially for a paltry 50 cents.
If you’re used to shooting video with a video camera and are having a hard time adjusting to shooting with a DSLR lens, then you’re probably looking for a cheap follow focus for your kit. If you’d like to save a couple of grand and forgo any personal aesthetics, you can try this snazzy DIY follow focus pieced together from K’nex by prippman from Bootleg Productions.
Another beautiful how-to video, this one describing all of the bits that go into making a mechanical watch work.
