http://www.irishtimes.com/news/recession-out-of-the-picture-as-fermanagh-puts-on-a-brave-face-for-g8-leaders-1.1409112

UPDATE

Doesn't work any more with video, my precious precious bandwith

intro: by no means I master code, html or anything related... maybe just stupidity :D
I like to find new ways, easier ways (other than stupid I'm lazy as hell) to do whatever I need/want to do.
google drive gives you 15 Gb of storage, that's 4 times dropbox's offer. dropbox it is very easy to link and embed, not so G drive.

in your google drive, select the image (still or motion) "sharing" options and change it from private to "anyone with the link"

then copy the link something like this https://docs.google.com/file/e/0Bxdrjp4jb-YsOHTjQWlqa0x3LWc/edit?usp=sharing

take the long sequence of letters and numbers and pasted at the end of this http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=

so would look something like this http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0Bxdrjp4jb-YsOHTjQWlqa0x3LWc

if it is a still image you can now just embed it wherever you want, i.e. in this forum's (markdown) post ![text]•http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0Bxdrjp4jb-YsOHTjQWlqa0x3LWc• changing the "•" for "( ... )"

if it is a video it's a bit more complicated and google is very attached to its bandwith, anyhow the easy way - tested in .flv, mp4 and .mov videos - go to this video link generator paste your link and choose title, size and flash player. probably depends on site and browser configuration but I got good results with HTML5+flash

that's it, if you've got better way please share ;)

gashô

PS - though in leaving a nice example of what's this technology trick good for ;)

For example if I wanted to put Line 1 and Line 2 into separate boxes and not like below, what do i type at the end of Line 1?

Line 1

Line 2

We have shown that multi-bit temporal oversampling with conditional reset and variable duration of sampling intervals can be used to increase the dynamic range of image sensors by effectively extending the full well capacity. Conditional reset is necessary for good low-light sensitivity. A test chip was fabricated to implement the method, and the improvement in performance of 22dB in the case of the 3T based pixel and 23dB in the case of the 4T based pixel matches the simulation model. Our approach of pre-defined sampling intervals and conditional reset gives each pixel the optimal sampling sequence based on its light intensity without the need to add storage or decision circuits to each pixel. Since our measurements and model agree, we predict that we can achieve over 80dB dynamic range in a single shot capture with a 1.4um pixel.

Check full paper at http://www.rambus.com/assets/documents/events/2013/iisw-binary-image-sensors-vogelsang-paper.pdf

Could Panasonic solve this problem by selling official "Professional Firmware for G/GH series" aimed at professional and enthusiast users? Such firmware could add higher video quality options, ability to adjust gamma curves, ability to record ProRes or raw format video files, high quality HDMI output, and so on, as requested by users.

This would allow Panasonic to continue selling G/GH series in consumer market, but bring in extra revenue from customers willing to pay for professional firmware. Also, it might bring extra revenue from a portion of second-hand sales of existing cameras, as professional users buy them and upgrade firmware to their needs.

What do you think? Is there any point in asking Panasonic to do something like this?

P-V.com has become big (enormous!) and almost un-browseable. To access the best treasures within the site, I was thinking that , (rather than the sticky flag you get on forums) a Best of Personal-View could be produced and published as, say, a Pay-Per-View revenue earner on a different site, an e-Book, even a paper book or a yearly mag.

This site seems to use a content management system which I recognise and which would allow an extra field (for us users, a button), which would allow PV-ers to click on a particular post and have that post submitted to, (say, an Editorial team) for mediation and inclusion.

I'd like to see pictures, videos and footnotes from the editor explaining why the item has made it to the Best of Personal-View list.

Recently Criterion Theaters was built near me and they do Art and Documentary films. They also have facilities for private showings. I've never had one in a theater and am toying with the idea of a one shot deal. The cost of the facility is $375.00 for two hours which includes the projector operator and a 47 seat theater. I'm sure not going to make money at it but it may also help DVD sales...Plus I get to strut around like Jethro Bodine.

Any thoughts on this?????

In Nature Communications today, Richard Evans from CSIRO shows how they developed a new technique to enable the data capacity of a single DVD to increase from 4.7 gigabytes up to one petabyte (1,000 terabytes). This is equivalent of 10.6 years of compressed high-definition video or 50,000 full high-definition movies.

So how did they manage to achieve such a huge boost in data storage?

Read more: http://theconversation.com/more-data-storage-heres-how-to-fit-1-000-terabytes-on-a-dvd-15306 http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2013/130619/ncomms3061/full/ncomms3061.html

Any one...i know aptina and kodak have grate tech very trusty like ikonoskop dii or the Panasonic HC-v700

Hack used Driftwood 'Mysteron' Burst Mode. Here are two screenshots, first is shot in 24p cinema converted to ProRes 422 HQ. The other one was shot in JMPEG mode with 2K twist set to 24p.

The bitrate difference is almost double between two clips but they doesn't look deferent.

I made this spur-of-the-moment video (totally unprepared) in his last get together on Brighton & Hove's Lawns near the seafront. And it was great to see the Beeb use parts of it (and that the Panasonic GHx cameras are absolutely fine for broadcast!). Adrian's words are emphatic and amazing for a man in so much pain - he died only a few days later from his disease, pancreatic cancer. He only found out he had it two months ago and I just can't imagine him not being around anymore. He was very brave to the end.

Anyway, I'm mainly calling out to local personal-viewers who are invited to come along and lend support to this Sunday's BOAT fundraiser at Brighton's Dome theatre for a night of comedy. There are still a few tickets left and all proceeds go towards the building of the theatre. If you can't make it, please try and support it or donate via the Facebook link on the Vimeo page. Your help will turn an old and secluded bowling lawn into an amazing open air theatre scheduled for opening next May - and part of the Brighton Festival. Expects lots of classic Shakespeare performances, local theatre, open-air film screenings, and even live streaming events.

http://brightondome.org/event/3442/comedy_benefit_for_adrian_bunting_memorial_fund/

If you do make it down to the event - come and say hello to me!

Many thanks,

Nick

This post might come a bit as a surprise but I can assure that this a serious matter. You also don't know me but I'm happy to answer any questions

I would ask people to refrain themselves from being over negative or talking for the sake of it.

In my life, I have seen the evolution of cameras from Super 8 BOLEX to today's one. Did I shoot anything worth talking about, short answer is no. what I love is film and technology. Dare I say good and sexy technology!!! I wish I could make my own film but let's face it I'm probably no Spielberg, on the other hand I love design and technology and have been successful at it.

I have been reading forums since they actually exist and I was also very involved in the 35mm adapters and made my own. So my quest like many of you is to have a camera that gives you, not a cinematic image but the image you need to have for the project you are working on. But let's face it, a camera is not only about the image, is it?

Now this is the way I see things and by saying it I do not intend to offend anyone, it just feels to me like the plain truth.

Big corporation like Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Nikon will always give us a bit more or bit less but never the perfect tool as they need to ensure future sales. Of course we can hack some of them but is it a solution in the long run?

High end, Arri and Red cost a fortune and it not accessible to many of us.

Blackmagic comes around and produce a sexy little beast but it's a box with some fancy features and in my opinion it's lacking of some features that makes it not so cool to use. this is not THE CAMERA in my eyes.

So where does it leave us? I know that some beautiful film can be shot with DSLRs and other cameras but how cool would it be to have the Swiss knife camera?

So can we pull it off? Well I can't answer that. Can we try… Well we have to, don't we?

So here is my "Crazy" idea…

I would like to find the people to be able to build such a camera. Sensor Guru… Electronic Guru… Software Guru… Optic Guru… Sound/electronic Guru… Storage Guru…

I'll keep the design part for myself and another person already on it. But Ideas are always welcome.

If you believe that you are one those guys please send me a personal message. If you are but want to know more, then just ask your question on that thread so everybody can see my answer.

So that we are clear. This is not a job offer as such. There will be no salary. So you will ask, what's in it for me?

Well, that's simple, it's fully funded by myself, and for those of you elected to be part of the project, you will each get a substantial stake in the company. Remember this is not for everyone as you will need to put some time on top of your day job so you need to be very passionate about it.

I am based in UK on the M4 corridor between London and Bristol. I would like the candidate to be in this area so it would be easier for meetings but then again if you have what it takes and live outside of the UK, we can always Skype each…

The goal is pure and simple. a camera so modular that everyone should find happiness in it. The software will be open source so everyone can have go and add plugins to it.

Price target, as cheap as possible but of course those people that will put the work in will want to make money out their shares so we will see about that when the time comes.

Features?

Well do I really need to repeat what as been said by you guys a million time?

Short non exhaustive list:

Global shutter - Sensor size? dunno yet! Plenty of DR for sure. internal ND filters Interchangeable lens mounts No moire, No Aliasing 24, 25, 30, 60, 120, 240 Frames per second. The higher rates might just be burst but that will do. Standard removable batteries Balanced sound, 48v, proper mechanical knobs for sound adjustment and dedicated panel. SDI - HDMI outputs. SSD storage

Design - Super ergonomic, remember this is a tools for people to work.

Do i need to go on????

Anyway guys.. Please be constructive.

Thank you

Tell us who you are, that you are doing, that you like and that you don't.

If you have some unique gear or skills, this is also welcome.

I have done the best I can do put together a truthful and factual post. I am constantly finding myself explaining my decision why I don't use apple products and often my explanation end up being helpful for the people who hear it in making hardware decisions.

If you find anything inaccurate in this post please let me know and I will correct it. Otherwise take it for what it is, opinion. You may disagree with me and if you do I welcome a discussion on the matter

When I make my trip to Sweden I want to insure my GH2 a few lenses, tripod and a GoPro 3, the total value will be close to £1500 and the quotes for a month are £4.05 assuming I don't make a claim, very reasonable however I'm struggling to find an insurance company to cover totally unattended insurance while I'm camping out in a tent and I can understand why, I don't mind paying up to £30 for the month to insure my gear for just 10 days

My question is, does anyone know of any insurance company that will provide this kind of cover, I can understand why they wouldn't but there is no way I am going to be able to spend 10 days literally strapped to all my camera gear.

Thanks for any help, Max.

Does anyone happen to have a dead GH1 they could donate to fix my old GH1's SD card door? This particular GH1 has quite a history, as it's the camera I used to develop all five of my original GH1 patches. In addition, it was retrofitted with Panasonic's unhackable version of the GH1 firmware after I was forced to send it back to the factory for warranty service. As a result, it became one of the first unhackable GH1's to be hacked by Vitaliy's breakthough version of PTool that liberated all GH1's. After such a momentous career, it'd be an indignity to have to tape the stupid door down with duct tape. So if you can, please help!

Eye of the Tiger feat. in Rocky • Survivor cover by Igor Presnyakov

have you got one?

http://www.diyphotography.net/dear-canonnikonpanasonic-can-i-use-custom-firmware-my-camera

tl;dr: Using ML on Canon won't void your warranty, but PV's hack and other Nikon custom firmware will void your warranty on your Panasonic or Nikon cameras.

The setup could hardly be more basic. The simplest way to make a hologram is the so-called “in-line” method. This involves placing the laser, sample and recording medium in line with each other. The laser shines onto, and past, the sample. Any light that is diffracted by sample also interferes with undiffracted light, creating an interference pattern.

The difficult task is recording this interference pattern with the required resolution. But Shimobaba and buddies have done it with a standard A4 consumer scanner capable of recording at 4800 dpi.

That’s the kind of scanner that is probably gathering dust on your bookshelf or behind your desk. It works using a single line of light-sensitive CCDs that it scans down the length of the page. Theoretically, it is capable of achieving a resolution of 56,144 x 39,698 pixels. That’s over 2 gigapixels.

These guys have use their equipment to make holograms that are slightly smaller than this with 0.43 gigapixels. They’ve recorded a US Air Force 1951 test target as well as holograms of an ant and a water flea.

That’s entertaining work that makes it possible for almost anybody to make a high-resolution digital hologram at little cost.

http://www.technologyreview.com/view/515521/gigapixel-holographic-microscope-made-from-a4-paper-scanner/

I'm planning a trip to Sweden for 10 days to make a sort of observational film of the culture and lifestyle as well as of my journey. I went to Sweden every year with my family when I was younger and I simply fell in love with the place and the people. I haven't managed to go back for a few years since though and now that I'm 18 I'm planning my first trip with a friend for the middle of July. Unfortunately I speak very very little Swedish but from experience there is a lot of English spoken there, I intend to learn as much of the language as I can before I go though.

I have a few of questions about lenses, laws and living.

First off, I'm taking my GH2, fluid head (heavy) tripod, laptop and small led video light. Also a Gopro Hero 3. A tent, sleeping bag and GPS as well as other essentials.

Living:

.: Most importantly I'd like to stay alive, so if there are any places I should avoid especially at night I'd be grateful to know.

.: Also if anyone lives in or around Stockholm and wouldn't mind allowing me and a friend to stay the night, we will both be 18 or under and of course very respectful of your home. And very thankful not to spend every night in a tent!

Lenses:

.: 14-42mm Kit Lens

.: 50mm Zenitar f1.7 or 50mm Nikon f1.8

.: Hopefully picking up a 28mm pentax-M before I go.

.: Is it worth renting a further lens such as a Voigtländer 25mm f0.95?

Laws:

.: I've read that there are very relaxed photography laws in Sweden and that I can take pictures of anyone or anything without their permission as long as I am in a public space (excluding art?) and do anything non-commercial with it.

.: I plan on camping a few nights too and that in Sweden I can camp anywhere I like within reason and without permission?

I'm really looking forward to this trip and if there is anything in particular I should be aware of that would make it more enjoyable please let me know :)

I've also noticed Vitaliy is planning some potential PV Meet-ups in cities around the world so if it happens to lie within the dates I decide then I'll be there of course.

Thanks, Max.