Stuff of various sorts...

[ash48]

I have a bit of everything, so here goes...

First up a pimp. spnvidrecs gives you the opportunity to share your Favourite Videos of 2009. And believe me. I know how hard this is because I have been trying to narrow down my list. But we'd love to hear from you so pop on over.

Secondly. Anyone who has been following my journal will know some of the struggles I've had with managing fandom activities with my home life. Well, more importantly, having blazing rows with my hubby (who I love to death btw) over the time I spend with it. I've acknowledged that this is more about jealousy than anything else. So you'll understand why counteragent's amazing comic art Good Forth Wall Makes Good Neighbors hit me to the core and I confess that it did indeed bring me to tears.

I know I've ranted about the forth wall before and to be honest the issue raised in the comic is not the issue I have with it coming down, but it did give me a new perspective on it. Powerful stuff.

Thirdly, my Sam vid is complete (\o/)and is now in the capable hands of my lovely beta.

And last but not least, I've been tagged by ancastar (so blame her!) to do this:

A. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
B. Tag seven people to do the same.
C. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag "whoever wants to do it."

So, here you go:

1. When my hubby and I first started going out he would read Winnie the Pooh to me in bed. He couldn't believe I hadn't read it. It was wonderful. I cried at the end.
2. I am the big sister of 2 sisters and a brother.
3. I have not had a cigarette in (I think) 6 months. Go me!
4. My daughter has been doing Little Athletics since she was 6. She's good at it too. She has won 16 state medals. 4 Gold, 5 silver and 6 Bronze.
5. I've started back at the gym. AND I haven't had a drink in a whole week. (does that smell of a new year's resolution to you?!)
6. I've recently discovered the joys of SPN podcasts. (Great for surviving the treadmill!)
7. I have extremely low tolerance to pain. I would not make a good hunter. To much pain involved.

That's me. Ooh now, I have to pick 7. *eek* ok then. tiggeralt1, my_sn_therapy (*g* gotta use those journals now gals!), greyowl88, secretlytodream, starrylizard, varkelton, el1ie

Comments

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

Bev thinks I spend too much time on my vids. Funny thing, she really likes what I do. It's just the time I spend she can't understand...

But it helps that we don't live together...

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hey!

In fact my hubby seems quite proud of what I do sometimes (vid wise), but yeah, I have a tendency to become fairly obsessive....

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

You'll see the OCD really come into play in this vid I'm working on. "The Doctor's Office" was done to take a break from it and I'll probably do another one or two "instant gratification" vids before it's done.

Like I said, it's a good thing Bev & I don't live together. :)

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Ah yes. "Instant gratification" vids. I do that too. I like to "whip" something together quickly sometimes and not labour at it (like the one I have going at the moment).

Ooh - while I've got you (sorry - but you are the opening credits wiz!) You know the opening to CSI Miami? It's got these blurred lines running though the graphics. Is that some sort of traveling matte? (That effect you were explaining to me at Mac 101? Or would overlaying achieve that? Thx

[(Anonymous)]

Of fthe top of my head I'd say that's three layers.

• Layer 1 (the bottom layer) is the actual scene.
• Layer 2 (the middle layer) would be the alpha layer. In essence a white shape. This could be either a white matte shape of a shape made in Photoshop.
• Layer 3 (the top layer) is a duplicate of layer one with a Guassian Blur filter applied.

Select Layer 3. Go to Modify > Composite Mode > Travel Matte - Alpha. (I'm pretty sure that's the item, if not try Luma).

Then wherever the white shape is on Layer 2 will reveal what is on Layer 3 which will in essence be a blurry segment of the original scene.

If using a matte shape then you'd control the shape by cropping the edges to control where it shows.

Simple, right???

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Holy moly! When I watched it I thought it looked complicated. Though you've explained it really well. I might have a play.

Can you also tell me...again, sorry... Does Grey's Anatomy have an opening sequence? I've been checking on YT and I can only find fan made ones?

Thanks again for that info.

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

Somehow I got logged out of LJ. I iz the anonymous person...

[ash48.livejournal.com]

(Don't know if you saw this...? I replied to the anonymous and I'm not sure if you recieve it?)

Anyway just in case.....

Holy moly! When I watched it I thought it looked complicated. Though you've explained it really well. I might have a play.

Can you also tell me...again, sorry... Does Grey's Anatomy have an opening sequence? I've been checking on YT and I can only find fan made ones?

Thanks again for that info.

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

Nope, I didn't get the reply to anonymous.

Anyway, it doesn't appear that Grey's Anatomy has opening credits, at least I can't find any.

Like I said, the vidders will come in and fill the void since companies are eliminating the opening credits from shows. I'm probably going to head in that direction in a while too...

Glad my explanation was clear enough. Once something is explained in steps it make sit far easier to understand. Just wait till I finally  get this next mash-up posted. Took me almost two weeks to figure out how to do the opening sequence...

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Thanks... bummer about Grey's Anatomy. There's goes an idea... still.. I'll see what else I might be able to do.

Ooh and your next vid sounds interesting. I look forward to seeing it. :)