"It would be wonderful if the same Firewire interface could be used to stream real time video to your PC for cool machine vision applications or for direct capturing of video onto the hard drive. Is it possible get the real time video stream from the Sony digital camcorder (DCR-PC100) through the Firewire cable and display the video picture on your computer screen?"
Yep. I've done this with a Sony Digital8 Cam + Premiere. The camera sends video footage down as long as it's on. It doesn't have to be 'play' mode to capture video. Premiere doesn't have to be recording to disc, either.
Or maybe I misunderstand your question? Is there an app where you can just watch the video without using Premiere? Eh not that I know of. (My not knowing does NOT mean it doesn't exist. Can't say I've looked.) Sure would be possible.
Others have suggested getting a Mac. I'd concur if it's within your price range. Apple's doing better DV-wise (out of the box, anyway) than the Windows platform is. But, if you're not going to go that way, you're not exactly burned. Both XP and 2K like DV just fine.
I'm not alone here. I have a couple of friends that do DV stuff on PC/Win.
I'd recommend politely approaching the guy and asking him to throttle it down a bit. If he agrees, problem solved. If he refuses, cut his connection. Why spend more money to solve the problem of one abuser?
"If you want quality, reputable marketing, you don't ask people to do it for free. You need paid, trained professionals who respect the law and who know good advertising etiquette (such that it is)."
Why? We all know about it now. The contraversy cost them zip. Besides, why's it better for them to go on the air and make ridiculous claims about their processors?
There may be a silver lining. If these devices take off with movie/fx studios, you might find Linux support for them down the road. Linux has made impressive in-roads in that industry. My advice? Support efforts like CinePaint.
"I ordered 2 laptops from Dell last year. They both shipped the business day after I ordered them."
Were they default configurations or tailored to your needs? I spent 2 weeks waiting for my Dell laptop. Depends on which you buy I suppose. I don't think the UXGA screen's a big seller with them.
"I also anticipate that the federal, state and local government will want to tax me at a total rate of:
2004 - 50%
2010 - 60%
2015 - 85%
2020 - 90%
2050 - 90%"
Yeah, I play Master of Orion too. Seriously this will never fly. Despite the USA's firepower, 300 million pissed off people is way too many to handle.
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"How hard is it to include them in the article summary? This smacks of total unprofessionalism."
So Slashdot should be more professional by disrespecting NYTimes wishes? It's their story, not Slashdot's.
Well this is an interesting topic for 3D rendering in general. The world is 'imperfect'. The moment something is exposed to human interaction, it gets nicks, cuts, scratches, dents, fatigue, etc. The common way to communicate the 'used look' is to make things look beat up and dirty.
Yes, it does look better. Yes, it does look more lived in. Yes, it does take away from the 'perfection' that computers achieve and look more like we expect. Is it the right thing to do? Well, interestingly enough, I'm running into this problem right now. I'm working on a 3D rendering of a futuristic particle cannon. Right now, I'm building a room around the machine. While texturing this bad boy, I realized something. You see, when I originally built the machine, I used Lightwave's more advanced rendering features. This means more time to render, but it looks more realistic. There is radiosity rendering, and subtle blurred reflections (you'd be surprised how much rendering time that eats up..) area lighting, the works. And you know, by the time I've got all these on, it is startlingly good looking. However, it was taking FAR too long to render an animation of, so I had to find ways of dirtying it up. Well, that's what I've started doing. Instead of using reflective chrome like you'd see in the CERN laboratory for its machines, I grittied it up. No more expensive reflection blurring there. Some of the photos I'm using for textures have some of the effects of 'realistic light' baked into them anyway, so I can stop using area lights and go back down to spotlights. Radiosity? Well the dirt on the machine gets so dark that radiosity wouldn't make a huge difference, so bye bye lengthy render times.
Maybe the dirt etc helps reduce the need for fancier renderings? Maybe, though it helps sell the idea that something is used, it's really covering up something that'd be more expensive to render? I say maybe because this may not be true in every artist's experience. I just found it interesting that when it came down to getting the rendering done in time to get an animation done, the grit texturing has saved my rump.
"The GameCube currently holds third place in the console (hardware) market."
It's been second for a while now.
"Admittedly it owns the portable market, but that is due to the lack of competitors. When the PSP comes out, we shall see who wins the mobile wars."
Perhaps. Sadly, I'm not sure I see a 'war' brewing. Not that I intend to underestimate Sony, but they are an awfully arrogant company. The war might be short lived if it becomes a niche product. Unless they can get the price at around $100, I don't see that as being likely.
However, it is really too early for me to speculate on that. We haven't even seen the system yet. I could easily be wrong.
"They're also missing the Sun, which is a lot bigger and has a lot more pull around here than Earth does."
Actually, that great big pull is probably what's protecting the sun. Pulls them into orbit instead of sucking them in (as well as the Earth) like a giant vaccuum.
"At this stage in our technological evolution, what can we do about them anyway?"
Given enough time, we develop the means. If the means are unfruitful, then alternative plans to save the race from extinction can go into effect. Just because we don't have an anti-asteroid missile today doesn't mean something creative can't be developed.
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"It would be wonderful if the same Firewire interface could be used to stream real time video to your PC for cool machine vision applications or for direct capturing of video onto the hard drive. Is it possible get the real time video stream from the Sony digital camcorder (DCR-PC100) through the Firewire cable and display the video picture on your computer screen?"
Yep. I've done this with a Sony Digital8 Cam + Premiere. The camera sends video footage down as long as it's on. It doesn't have to be 'play' mode to capture video. Premiere doesn't have to be recording to disc, either.
Or maybe I misunderstand your question? Is there an app where you can just watch the video without using Premiere? Eh not that I know of. (My not knowing does NOT mean it doesn't exist. Can't say I've looked.) Sure would be possible.
Others have suggested getting a Mac. I'd concur if it's within your price range. Apple's doing better DV-wise (out of the box, anyway) than the Windows platform is. But, if you're not going to go that way, you're not exactly burned. Both XP and 2K like DV just fine.
I'm not alone here. I have a couple of friends that do DV stuff on PC/Win.
I'd recommend politely approaching the guy and asking him to throttle it down a bit. If he agrees, problem solved. If he refuses, cut his connection. Why spend more money to solve the problem of one abuser?
Would it be too hard to change his hosts file so he thinks the internet's broken? Heh.
"If you want quality, reputable marketing, you don't ask people to do it for free. You need paid, trained professionals who respect the law and who know good advertising etiquette (such that it is)."
Why? We all know about it now. The contraversy cost them zip. Besides, why's it better for them to go on the air and make ridiculous claims about their processors?
"How much do you wanna bet this was the clueful idea of some champ in marketing? When will they learn?"
Well, we all know about it now. Sounds like good marketing to me.
"Or does someone have the stickers? If you don't see them go up, you have no idea who actually is responsible."
If this story were about Microsoft, would this question be asked?
"Are they holding back 0.9 GB to preserve a threshold against piracy?"
Maybe they had to add extra error checking bits to handle the extra layer of stuff.
"I suppose Linux is right out."
Aren't you guys used to that by now?
There may be a silver lining. If these devices take off with movie/fx studios, you might find Linux support for them down the road. Linux has made impressive in-roads in that industry. My advice? Support efforts like CinePaint.
"Hopefully I'm joking, but don't be surprised if they don't file a suit to block sales of the devices in the US."
Bring it on.
"Where did you get your $75 price from?"
He read it in this other article.
"I ordered 2 laptops from Dell last year. They both shipped the business day after I ordered them."
Were they default configurations or tailored to your needs? I spent 2 weeks waiting for my Dell laptop. Depends on which you buy I suppose. I don't think the UXGA screen's a big seller with them.
"Another 'PDA' with no battery life."
No, it's a video player that has some PDA functionality. The PDA stuff is icing.
"IE is not a standard, and won't be unless Microsoft buys it's way into being a standards organization."
It's called a de-facto standard, and yes it is a standard.
"I also anticipate that the federal, state and local government will want to tax me at a total rate of:
2004 - 50%
2010 - 60%
2015 - 85%
2020 - 90%
2050 - 90%"
Yeah, I play Master of Orion too. Seriously this will never fly. Despite the USA's firepower, 300 million pissed off people is way too many to handle.
"How hard is it to include them in the article summary? This smacks of total unprofessionalism."
So Slashdot should be more professional by disrespecting NYTimes wishes? It's their story, not Slashdot's.
"Reg Free Link [nytimes.com]"
Who gives a flying fuck link."
Well this is an interesting topic for 3D rendering in general. The world is 'imperfect'. The moment something is exposed to human interaction, it gets nicks, cuts, scratches, dents, fatigue, etc. The common way to communicate the 'used look' is to make things look beat up and dirty.
Yes, it does look better. Yes, it does look more lived in. Yes, it does take away from the 'perfection' that computers achieve and look more like we expect. Is it the right thing to do? Well, interestingly enough, I'm running into this problem right now. I'm working on a 3D rendering of a futuristic particle cannon. Right now, I'm building a room around the machine. While texturing this bad boy, I realized something. You see, when I originally built the machine, I used Lightwave's more advanced rendering features. This means more time to render, but it looks more realistic. There is radiosity rendering, and subtle blurred reflections (you'd be surprised how much rendering time that eats up..) area lighting, the works. And you know, by the time I've got all these on, it is startlingly good looking. However, it was taking FAR too long to render an animation of, so I had to find ways of dirtying it up. Well, that's what I've started doing. Instead of using reflective chrome like you'd see in the CERN laboratory for its machines, I grittied it up. No more expensive reflection blurring there. Some of the photos I'm using for textures have some of the effects of 'realistic light' baked into them anyway, so I can stop using area lights and go back down to spotlights. Radiosity? Well the dirt on the machine gets so dark that radiosity wouldn't make a huge difference, so bye bye lengthy render times.
Maybe the dirt etc helps reduce the need for fancier renderings? Maybe, though it helps sell the idea that something is used, it's really covering up something that'd be more expensive to render? I say maybe because this may not be true in every artist's experience. I just found it interesting that when it came down to getting the rendering done in time to get an animation done, the grit texturing has saved my rump.
Oh what a devastating rebuttal, I concede.
"Can I implant one of these in my gf, so when I touch her, it will tell me how many guys she has been with lately?"
Depends, can you implant it without violating the restraining order Natalie put on you?
"The GameCube currently holds third place in the console (hardware) market."
It's been second for a while now.
"Admittedly it owns the portable market, but that is due to the lack of competitors. When the PSP comes out, we shall see who wins the mobile wars."
Perhaps. Sadly, I'm not sure I see a 'war' brewing. Not that I intend to underestimate Sony, but they are an awfully arrogant company. The war might be short lived if it becomes a niche product. Unless they can get the price at around $100, I don't see that as being likely.
However, it is really too early for me to speculate on that. We haven't even seen the system yet. I could easily be wrong.
"The newest Intel chips run hotter than the newest AMD chips. Time to update your jokes."
Okay. Hey! My Athlon self destructed because it doesn't clock itself down when it overheats!
Hmm well I need to refine that joke a bit.
"Most people won't feel the limits in processor speed."
Those of us that do 3D rendering for a living would disagree. Then again, to us, faster processor == more money.
It's a pity for Intel/AMD that gamers don't really rely on the processor as much these days. Faster frame rates are a video card away.
Ha! When these come in, my call name's going to be "Supreme Commander of the Universe."
"Butthead to Supreme Commander of the Universe, it's not funny anymore, change my name back."
"They're also missing the Sun, which is a lot bigger and has a lot more pull around here than Earth does."
Actually, that great big pull is probably what's protecting the sun. Pulls them into orbit instead of sucking them in (as well as the Earth) like a giant vaccuum.
"At this stage in our technological evolution, what can we do about them anyway?"
Given enough time, we develop the means. If the means are unfruitful, then alternative plans to save the race from extinction can go into effect. Just because we don't have an anti-asteroid missile today doesn't mean something creative can't be developed.
"I thought "Independence Day" was a remake of "War of the Worlds".
Understand that there is a difference between remake and ripoff. At least with a remake, credit is given to the originator.