May
8
2011
Blender is an excellent open-source 3D modelling application. Pepakura Designer (short: Pepakura) is a very useful tool for papercrafting, which converts 3D models to 2D templates which can be printed on paper, cut and assembled into the original 3D model. The two are a great combination for papercrafting. In fact, I found the combination of [...]
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no comments | tags: craftrobo, paper, papercraft, reference, robomaster | posted in Papercraft, Reference
May
8
2011
It so happens that my Panasonic GH-1 is capable of spitting out so-called AVCHD files (with the extension .MTS). AVCHD is supposedly superior to older video encoding formats, but a lot of old software (such as Adobe Premiere Elements 3) cannot process it. Being a strong proponent of not touching a working system, and seeing [...]
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no comments | tags: avchd, reference, tools, video | posted in Reference
May
8
2011
I noticed that there are still some hits for the infrared photos I had up on the site a long time ago. Those were taken with a Canon G2 – still a nice camera, although it feels like a toy these days, now that I am used to the Panasonic GH-1. And I guess there [...]
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no comments | tags: infrared, ir, photography, preview | posted in Photography
May
7
2011
Hello, test subjects – Cave Johnson here. I give you – a paper model of the Portal 2 Frankenturret. It’s somewhat finnicky to assemble, I admit that, but it will be the best Frankenturret your desk has seen in a while, I assure you. You may want to build more than one, though, as they [...]
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15 comments | tags: model, paper, papercraft, portal, toy | posted in Papercraft, Toys