Comments on: Episode 062

By: heathenx

heathenx — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:05:52 +0000

@fwolf

Awesome! Thanks for the tip.

By: fwolf

fwolf — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:59:28 +0000

note about the cast and use of ImageMagick: You could have simply wrote the following code down to convert ALL images in your directory - its the same I usually use if I’ve got to convert / edit more than one image with IM:

for i in *.png; do convert $i -matte -virtual-pixel transparent -distort Perspective '0,0,0,0 90,0,90,0 90,0,90,2 90,90,90,91' `basename $i .png`_pers.png; done

note the differences between the so-called “backtick operator” and the normal single quotes!

cu, w0lf.

By: John

John — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:36:26 +0000

I was finally able to download it, I tried it on my connection at home and it worked. It’s funny though, apparently with my college LAN I was unable to do so even though I was able to download the other episodes with it… Oh well, thanks for the suggestions though. And keep up the great work.

By: heathenx

heathenx — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:36:00 +0000

@John

Hmm…mine seems to be working. I suppose there could be a few things causing your bad download. Let me re-upload the avi again and and see if that has an effect. Sorry.

Alternatively, you could download the mp4 (from our blog page) if you don’t mind downloading another 20mb and if you don’t mind the mp4 format.

Also you can download the flv. When you go to the streaming link: http://screencasters.heathenx.org/wp-content/videos/ep062/ep062.html just remove the .html part and replace with .flv. Or just throw http://screencasters.heathenx.org/wp-content/videos/ep062/ep062.flv into a wget command and pull it down without the use of a browser.

By: John

John — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:22:26 +0000

Hi, I tried to download this video but it stops at 7.2 megs or so… This has never happened before so I was wondering if it was a problem with either the file or the server? Is there an alternate link from which I can download this episode? Thank you, and good job so far

By: heathenx

heathenx — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:06:20 +0000

I changed the download link from MP4 to AVI.

Thanks for your input everyone.

By: Radek PL

Radek PL — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:34:59 +0000

I prefer the .avi format.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:13:33 +0000

Hey Heathenx

Thanks for the tutorial! I love Inkscape but I think it is also really valuable to discuss special features of related open source graphics programs and work flow patterns between them. These Apps do not replace Inkscape they compliment it. I am presently learning about Povray’s features and I have been slowly teaching myself Blender for quite some time too.

Thanks for taking the time to teach others.

P.S I’ll get back to you on the video file question, neither has been too problematic.

By: Andrés

Andrés — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:33:33 +0000

I’m an another one that prefer te .avi format, and it’s not only for the BIG size of the new .mp4 format videos. I don’t modify the video tutorials, I use them such a guide for my “home works” …

By: heathenx

heathenx — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:17:02 +0000

< I prefer the .avi format because it is simpler to modify. I always use with Virtualdub...

Well, I cannot argue with that. Our AVI's are pretty easy to work with. However, if you tell us how you want to modify our videos for your personal use then maybe we can help you, regardless of what format they are in. Richard and I aren't encoding experts but we have learned a few tricks.

By: Silvio

Silvio — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:33:17 +0000

Hello guys,

I prefer the .avi format because it is simpler to modify. I always use with Virtualdub.
On top of that, in the past, I noticed some softwares to burn cd-dvds don’t support the MP4 format.

I can’t tell anything about the quality of the videos. In particular, their resolution.
Those downloaded from the heathenx. org were top-notch as resolution.
On the other hand, I downloaded some MP4 videos from the Meet the Gimp web-site and they were great as quality too.

Best regards,

Silvio