Apps / MM --- What's New in CS5!?

PhotoShop: Content-Aware Fill Sneak Peek [Vidoe's Link]


PhotoShop: PatchMatch [Vidoe's Link]


Flash: Built-in Physics Engine [Video Link]


功能強大而用到好嚇人啫! 廢墟變新樓? 垃圾海灘變馬爾代夫!

電腦世界將唔會再見到真野，唔好再相信你自己雙眼!! >_<

More about CS5: here

12th April 2010 8AM PDT (香港時間晚上11點) 全球發佈!

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Fun / MM --- What UTube "Fool U" today!?

[Facebook朋支, 請click Here 或 "查看原文"]

仲記唔記得以前啱啱有電腦既時候，仲係全文字既電腦介面呢?

o個時好多人會好有心機咁用啲"ABCDE..."砌地張"文字圖" (ASCII image)出黎!!

今日你睇UTube, 你可以睇到"Text-only Mode"(TEXTp)既片!!!

係! UTube明整古你同明要你益佢地! (你亦可以整古人! :p)

因為你幫佢地慳左成蚊美金1秒既bandwith(頻寬)! Wow!!

咁佢地今日就可能可以慳成億!! o______O"

不過，你既flash player要version 10以上同喺條link後面加上&textp=fool! :)

Happy April Fools Day!!!

[Fool U Video's Link]


PS: 依家唔洗自己砌o架啦!! Try HereI
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Fun / Gadget Stuff / News / MM / Travel --- 路，還是人走出來的

[Facebook朋支, 請click Here 或 "查看原文" 睇文中既3段Moive啦!]

自從G記推出行街街(StreetView)，我都一直覺得實用又好玩，plan旅行行程一流!

記得近排，有朋友去東京旅行時，仲教佢點樣去喺佢住既酒店附近既一間較平藥店買藥!! XD

對鍾意去旅行但又唔可以成日去既我，簡直係史上偉大發明及恩物!

不過，有時唯一覺得唔爽既係當你虛擬咁行緊行，想轉入去啲橫街窄巷時，就俾佢截停左，行唔到入去!! >______< 原因我諗大家都知， 1. 根本果度未影到相 2. 因為佢地係用一架私家車裝有特製既360度鏡頭黎影相，呢架車有啲地方去唔到，而呢啲橫街窄巷就更加駛唔入!!

不過，G記就活用左我國名作家---鲁迅先生所講既名句:“路，是人走出來的!” (原句出於吶喊中: 「世界上本没有路，走的人多了，就成了路。」(1921))

今次，佢地不但係今年既加拿大冬季奧運會用滑雪電單車製作冬季奧運會行街街版，更用更細既人力三輪車(Trike)製作。

經過投票定出24個會優先製作既地點，令大家可以"行下"橫街窄巷之外，仲可以行下公園、校園同商場(可以行三藩市著名既Pier39!! :D)，仲有動物園! 當然，冇香港份啦! 全部都喺美國!! 因為香港連基本既行街街版都遲遲未推出! :(

不過，我建議G記其實真係要快啲試下香港同澳門先，因為我地有豐富經驗既三輪車司機，不過大部份人家都快退休啦!!! :p

我諗鲁迅先生估都估唔到近百年後佢既說話都可以應用喺虛擬既網絡世界! :p

路，還是人走出來的! 辛苦晒! G記仝工啦!! :p

[Movie 1: G記行街街三輪車版]



[Movie 2: 製作剛完既冬季奧運會行街街版]



[Movie 3: 有趣既Behind the Scenes]



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TayThink / HK Event / MM / Art / Mobile --- 同台表演 by iPhone

過左既禮拜五同六, 英國玩具膠響樂既亞洲首演係香港演出左, Plastic Planet 《硬膠星》!
More info, YouTube Video

我冇去, 不過, 有朋友上左佢地既workshop, 大眾既反應都話個演出同workshop都唔錯!

亦令我諗番起幾年前黎過香港演出既日本明和電機 (我都冇去睇, 因為好難買飛同好貴! -____- ")


而我就上左由赤松正行老師(Masayuki Akamatsu)教授既第二課既工作坊(最後第三課既工作坊會係呢個禮拜六舉行, yeah!)!

工作坊教我地可以點樣透過用iPhone / iTouch製作一個Media Arts!!
佢既Media Arts 係指包含 Interactive + Audio + Visual artwork + Networking Devices (interconnectivity)

又令我諗起三年前幸上左由Mark Amerika搞既工作坊 (Drifting -> ArtPiece), 而Mark 果種 Media Arts 係 Single Online Live Performance, 唔同赤松老師要有interconnectivity.

赤松正行老師也會係星期五 (20/3, 19:30-20:00 & 20:00 - 20:30), 會係Cyberport既一間酒店有一個(30部iPhone) installation performance, 名為Snowflakes [in a room], 你也可以用你自己既iPhone係屋企或係街頭(要到現場裝多一個App先可以同)赤松老師同台演出, o^_______^o 不過, 你先要為你部Phone / iTouch報名, 首先去AppleStore裝一個叫Ad Hoc Helper既Free Software, 同send email登記你部iPhone / iTouch 既 Hardware ID (你自己決定俾唔俾啦!)

(PS:
1. 手持既iTouch係由岐阜縣iamas學院ship過黎, 又令我諗起岐阜縣好好味既小食五平餅 指燒米餅
2. 今次呢個Post都唔知落乜tag好, 好似個個tag都?咁~ -______- ")

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Fun/ MM --- Multi-Touch on everywhere by Wii Remote

A's Phone!? or M's Table!? Expensive?
Mult-Touch is not expensive anymore!
Amazing (not magic this times) innovative idea! Gooooood~ & Coooooool~~ :D

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TayMade/ MM --- 咖哩魚蛋

之前o既創作, 現在公諸同好~~
多謝欣賞!! :D

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MM / Info / Fun --- 可唔可以整到好似咁樣呀? 好呀!

有時你幫d朋友搞"製作", 你可能好常聽到d朋友同你講"可唔可以整到好似咁樣呀?" 例如: "你可唔可以整到好似呢套片咁呀? 你可唔可以整到好似呢首歌咁呀? 你可唔可以整到好似咁呢張相咁呀?" 意思係我(d朋友)想要呢個feel, 呢個style 或 呢個tone~~
嘩~大佬呀! 好Abstract o者~~

Movie同歌我就唔認搞啦~ 不過, 依家大家可以用photoshop中一個叫"match color"o既function, 幫d相apply果個feel, 果個style 或 果個tone~~
:D

有趣你可以到呢個網頁瞄瞄詳程~~


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MM / Info --- Workshop for CS3

There is a pretty complete offical workshop for ADoB CS3 anyone interested have a look => http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/video_workshop/ and Enjoy~
:D

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Fun / MM / TayMade --- Happy 2007 Easter!

我整o左套小動畫o黎祝大家復活節快樂 Happy Easter! Enjoy~ :D

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Fun / MM / TayMade --- Paint My Name on wall!

睇o下我點樣, 係幅牆到油我個名啦! (大小朋友, 愛惜公物! 切勿模仿!)
^___^ Enjoy it~~

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Fun / Game / MM --- Get The Glass

A very great Flash Action + board Game --- Get The Glass
1. Simple Game Board
2. w/ Action
3. 3D Animation
...
Wow~~

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Fun / Freeware / MM --- VLC player updated

Latest release, VLC Player (VideoLAN Player, an universal Media player) has just been updated to version 0.8.6. Cool features have been added like codec support for WMV9 and Flash Video, the coolest stuff for Mac user is it now supports the Apple Remote. Wow!!
More info or Download, Click here!

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HK Event / MM --- The 12th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (IFVA)

The 12th Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (IFVA)
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Movie / Fun --- Short Film & Animation

之前有幸能與同學仔一起去看國際短片節其中一個programme: "法國 Les Lutins du Court-Metrage 2006 得獎作品", 這個programme共有六部短片, 當中有兩部是我喜歡的: After Shave[Beirut after shave] 同 Strictetrnum。
其他有D卻頗有催眠作用, :P {強調: 我冇呀!}。但是看完後, 更令我知道拍攝電影的難度!!

從同學口中得知, 其他Programme內有一部我們華人的動畫短片得到 SIGGRAPH (2005)動畫展評審判定最佳之18件電子劇院類（Electronic Theater)之一, 更得到了電子劇院觀眾票選的最佳影片獎（SIGGRAPH 2005 People's Choice Award）。[What's Siggraph!?]
這部動畫短片是由台灣科大 --- 孫春望 (Chun-Wang Sun) 及 全明遠 (Ming-Yuan Chuan) 製作, 短片名為「Cubic Tragedy」立體悲劇! 台灣各大學在藝術培養果真不錯, 難怪出了 Lee Ann! 香港的! 果真要加把勁了!!

從畢卡索的<<哭泣的女人 weeping woman>>作起點(結尾), 塑造出一個超讚的故事加上超凡的動畫! 提醒各位貪靚的代價! 現實世界裡唔係所有野都可以Undo! 常用電腦及製作動畫的朋友更加會心微笑!! :)



有興趣可到其網站下載HD版本 http://www.ntust.edu.tw/focus/sigg/ Format: [ QUICKTIME 7 (85MB) / WMV HD (66MB)]

這部動畫短片更讓我印證到 Dr. Andrew (Monster Inc.'s Mike Creator) o既話, Animator is create the animation for the movie! The movie is a Director Movie, not animator's movie! Let virtual character to act with the Director's instruction.

Pixar o既動畫好睇唔單止係一班動畫師的神乎其技, 重要係個故事同動畫師與導演的配合!

PS: 1. 有興趣看短片(唔單止動畫o既)的朋友可到百XX電影中心購票! 加場到 30/8!
2. Thank you, J's Ticket!!
3. C & V, 下次我地記著唔好叫大蠔餅呀!!!!

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Toto / MM --- My Gift from Pixar Seminar

Yesterday I attended the Seminar at CyberPort and Speaker is Pixar Animator Dr. Andrew Gordon (Monster Inc. --- Mike Creator)!
Thanks! My Classmate Ms V's help, finally I got Andrew's sign on my DVD set!! You See! Mike is on there too! Barvo!!!
:D

Moreover, if you got Monster Inc. DVD, there is a hidden game in Disc 2 (Reg. 3)!
Mike and Sulley will play "Rock, Paper, Scissors" game with you.
Play Disc 2 >> MENU >> 怪獸世界 >> 新怪獸歷險 >> Item 2
You may feel bore about this game,but i bet the kids will play it over a hour.

However, "Cars" is amazing! How they can do on the lighting part!! Quick to enjoy it!

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MM --- MBox2 +ProTool

(Toto: Snap on 2006/07/10)

A powerful Audio Design tool, MBox2 (USB Hardware, inside the Pic) + Protools (Software)! You can become a Sound Designer!

It costs $495 US dollars, its spec is shown below

Mbox 2 硬體特徵
傑出的音質
四組的類比與數位I/O端子
兩組類比輸入 (XLR, 1/4" line, and 1/4" DI jacks) 以及兩組類比輸出 (1/4" jacks)
兩組 S/PDIF 數位 I/O端子 (RCA)
48V 虛擬供電
24-bit/48 kHz 音質
MIDI in/out
零延遲設計
100% USB 供電

Mbox 2 軟體特徵
內建得獎的 Pro Tools LE 軟體 (Windows XP and Mac OS X)
32 組同時最多音軌 (128 組虛擬音軌)
整合的MIDI編曲弁遄A最多可達256 組MIDI 軌道
37 DigiRack™ 以及 7 Bomb Factory 效果器
內建Pro Tools Ignition Pack 軟體以及工具
支援ReWire傳輸
偵測拍子的LE 分析以及修正工具

More info. from offical site: Click Here

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HK Event / MM --- Animating at Pixar by Dr. Andrew Gordon, Pixar Animation Studio

<- Dr. Gordon's Work, Also Cars! View Trailer here

Seminar: Animating at Pixar by Dr. Andrew Gordon, Pixar Animation Studio

DATE: Tuesday, 18 July, 2006
TIME: 1:30PM - 7:00PM
VENUE: Level 4, Cyberport 3 (Core E), 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
LANGUAGE: English

Rundown
Question and Answer
Auctions for Pixar Souvenirs
Refreshment & Networking
Pixar Animation Premiums Signing
Animation Show "CARS" (121 minutes long movie)

Standard Rate: HK$200 per person
Early Bird Rate: HK$100 if register and settled payment on or before Monday, 10 July, 2006

I have registered, anyone will join too?
PS: *MM: MultiMedia News
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MM / Info --- How to ScreenShot from a DVD

If you feel diffcult to Screen Capture from your DVD. (Under fair use)
There is a FREE solution.
Play your DVD (also other media) by VLC.
Then, run it at w/ command vlc.exe -vw -- nooverlay
Or, you can create a VLC short cut, then modify the target of its properties
From "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --intf wx --wx-embed
To "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" --intf wx --nooverlay
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MM / Movie --- WorkShop by ifva

Ready for HD Video Recording!?

高畫質影像大師班+ifva齊「jam」8米厘
ifva 主持與參加者一起作動拍攝短片，作品並於「第十一屆ifva短片節2005」播放 ... 2月份截止報名。詳情
Sxxy 高畫質影像大師班 (PDF)
ifva齊jam八米厘 (PDF)
About IFVA
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Info / MM --- Who Gains from a Pixar-Disney Merger? by TIME.com

Find the answer here, but some moviegoers like me may be disappointed for the merger.