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Entries from July 2007

automation saved my life!

July 5th, 2007 · No Comments

I'm a big fan of sitting back and watching my computer do mindless things for me. Applescript and photoshop actions are two big things on my list. (Sorry windows users, you'll have to find some other kind of "glue") I just set up a workflow for posting pix that makes me pretty dang happy. I [...]

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Bearings and Beer….hmmmm….. Beerings?

July 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

So here are the fruits of my weekend. These are the slide bearings for my CNC router. They're made up of skate bearings, and angle aluminum. A really simple concept that makes my life simpler. you can see my new Keg-o-rator here. It's almost a perfect fit in this closet, with just enough room left to to [...]

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Tags: beer · robots

Some AFX tests

July 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Here are some recent tests I did with vector line effects in After Effects. This first one is from a tutorial I found by bill O'neil on the creative cow site using the shine plugin. This is the simplest one, cloning out the tracing effect once I liked it, and tweaking to add depth. This one [...]

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