The New York Times has published a a seven-page spread that chronicles the emergence of the machinima series Red Vs. Blue as a crossover hit, beginning with the series first episode, Why are we here? in which a couple of soldiers ponder the meaning of their existence.
The Times even quotes that classic piece of dialogue in which one of the red soldiers ponders,”Why are we out here? Far as I can tell, it’s just a box canyon in the middle of nowhere, with no way in or out. And the only reason we set up a red base here is because they have a blue base there. And the only reason they have a blue base over there is because we have a red base here.”
The article will either educate you (if you’ve never watched machinima).
Someone has created a how-to for extracting video from the recently released CVS disposable camcorders. They are cheap devices intended for one-time use. Had the opportunity to fool around with these at a recent off-site for TBS. Interesting possibilities…
First you need to build a USB cable. Next, plug in the camera and create an inf file using libUSB. Finally, grab the OPS program and start extracting the video. Here is the thread announcing the release. Congratulations to BillW, morcheeba, daBass and anyone else who helped contribute to the project.
It’s movie day on Trotz.com. Here’s epic number two in the ongoing Sam Trotz saga. This time, 8-week-old Samuel has a fascinating conversation with Amy. If anyone out there can translate, please let us know what he’s trying to tell us. Link to video here (5MB, Quicktime required)
We love shooting video of little Sam. Trouble is, it’s too doggone time consuming to edit the good stuff out, package it up, and post it on the blog. Anyway, here’s a taste of Sam. He’s cooing, wiggling and generally being a great little baby of late. Click on this link to view the video. Editors Note: You’ll need to have Quicktime installed, but in case you don’t, it’s an easy download. The movie is fairly large – 15 megabytes – so a fast connection is suggested. It will take 20-30 seconds for the video to start, so please be patient.
Someone has created a how-to for extracting video from the recently released CVS disposable camcorders. They are cheap devices intended for one-time use. Had the opportunity to fool around with these at a recent off-site for TBS. Interesting possibilities…
