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Planned books:
None
Current books:
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Mathematics for the Digital Age and Programming in Python by Maria Litvin and Gary Litvin
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Statistics In Plain English by Timothy C. Urdan
Recent books:
- Practical Machine Learning in R by Fred Nwanganga, Mike Chapple
- Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse by Chester Ismay and Albert Y. Kim
- The Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman
- Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
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Category Archives: Video Production
M-Audio Axiom 25
I was inspired by the cruise to spend more time learning how to use synthesizers. That was one of my reasons for going on that cruise, to be inspired to make greater efforts in my creative endeavors. All of the … Continue reading
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Tagged CyberSound, M-Audio Axiom 25, Propellerhead Reason, synthesizer
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Adding Closed Captions To Video
Yesterday I learned how to add closed captioning to online videos. This would only be useful if you hosted a video yourself because most video sharing sites don’t support closed captions. To add closed captions to Flash videos you just … Continue reading
iBook Video Production
I finally got my iBook to work with my wireless network. I have a Buffalo AirStation WHR-HP-G54 wireless access point and my PCs connect automatically without any configuration so I did not learn anything about manual settings. I had to … Continue reading
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Tagged firewire, iBook, iMovie, wireless
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Best Of Nalts DVD
I recently bought the “Best Of Nalts DVD“. This DVD is a collection of short videos produced by one of the biggest comedic stars of YouTube, Kevin Nalty. Nalts is a marketing professional which should make him very unpopular on … Continue reading
Microsoft Expression Blend
I looked at the Microsoft Expression Blend web site today to see if it was anything that I would be interested in. Expression Blend appears to have some of the same features as Adobe After Effects with keyframe animation, support … Continue reading
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Yahoo Widget For Stickam & ASP.NET Community Blogging
Today I discovered that my Yahoo Widget for Stickam has been approved and is now available for download from the Yahoo Widget Gallery. I did not receive any notice that it was approved. Now I just need to get my … Continue reading
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Adobe After Effects™ 6.0 ACE Exam 9A0-039
I bought a practice exam for the Adobe After Effects™ 6.0 ACE Exam 9A0-039. It was expensive but I could not find any braindumps for this exam and there are no study guides or books available. Most of the questions … Continue reading
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Weekend Roundup – 3D Invigorator, YouTube For Dummies, Stickam Widget
Today I finally got around to learning how to use the 3D Invigorator software I bought from Zaxwerks. I created some 3D titles and figured out how to rotate them in 3D space. I was extremely pleased with the result. … Continue reading
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Video Production And Programming
I missed out on the big YouTube gathering on 07/07/2007 which appears to have been a lot of fun. I was made really sad by this because I could have meet a lot of my online friends that I’ve grown … Continue reading
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Yahoo! Widget For Stickam Online Presence
Over the weekend I developed a custom Yahoo! Widget to show the online presence of a single Stickam friend. Yahoo! Widgets are little desktop applications based on the Konfabulator application platform that Yahoo acquired. Developing a Yahoo! Widget requires a … Continue reading
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Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator
I bought the Zaxwerks 3D Invigorator plug-in for After Effects but I have not made a video using it yet. It allows you to convert 2D vector artwork into 3D titles or logos. It renders very slowly on my system. … Continue reading
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Philadelphia YouTube Gathering
I’ve just watched Mr. Safety’s video about the next As One Gathering which will be held in Philadelphia on August 4th. I was in a Stickam chat with Nalts and Podcasting101 as they discussed their gathering in NYC on 7/7/07. … Continue reading
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