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TV News & Documentary Archives

TV News & Documentary Archives

Did you know the Wayback Machine has a searchable TV News Archive with 1.7 million TV shows? In case you didn't know, the Wayback Machine is a digital archive of the web. It was launched in 2001 by the Internet Archive. While exploring the TV News Archive I discovered...

Protecting Video From Manipulation

Protecting Video From Manipulation

Video from security cameras, body cams and many other sources is important evidence for law enforcement. But this once sacrosanct medium is easily manipulated. Right now you can download free software that uses machine learning to perform a convincing digital video...

Scanning the Original Tomb of Tutankhamun

Scanning the Original Tomb of Tutankhamun

This company operates a Renaissance-type workshop, but uses 21st century tools. They scan original ancient art objects like the original tomb of Tutankhamen. Then they print it with 3D printers. These copies are better than the originals. You can see the surface of...

The Four Hour Work Week

The Four Hour Work Week

Excerpts from the book The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss · Aim high so you can create your own reality and write your own rules. · Step outside of your comfort zone and take action now. · Try to gain the freedom of remote working within your current job. · Be...

Instant Replay 115 Cameras

Instant Replay 115 Cameras

At 2019's Super Bowl in Atlanta, CBS Sports had 115 cameras, including three SkyCams flying through the air, and 28 others squeezed into the pylons marking the edges of the end zones. As CBS's Ken Aagaard said "You get these definitive shots right here on the...

Photography and You

Photography and You

Last year alone the estimate is that people took 1.2 trillion photos. A lot of them were selfies. These are different from other photos. The ego is at stake in a selfie which is why there are so many touch up apps out there. Facetune2 is one example. It can smooth out...

Music Video Made with Printed Photos

Music Video Made with Printed Photos

The song is called “UnAmerican” by the indie rock band Said The Whale. It is a stop motion video created entirely by hand, no digital effects. This music video made with printed photos. First they shot a video of the band performing the song. Then they printed 2,250...

3D Filmmaking Without the Headset

3D Filmmaking Without the Headset

The Looking Glass is the first universal desktop holographic display designed for 3D creators. The display generates 45 simultaneous views of a 3D world at 60 fps. It does not require a VR headset. Headsets have come a long way from the Google Cardboard, but even so...