We present a method for converting first-person videos, for example, captured with a helmet camera during activities such as rock climbing or bicycling, into hyper-lapse videos, i.e., time-lapse videos with a smoothly moving camera.

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2015 • 05 • 13  permalink
 how to find the perfect color

A handy article, courtesy of Before & After magazine, for those difficult times when one needs to find just the right color for a particular purpose.

2015 • 04 • 02  permalink
 quotable holmes

The name says pretty much all there is to know: many a quote (600+) directly from Sherlock Holmes' sleuthing adventures, all under one tome.

From an effort of Gerard Van der Leun.

2015 • 02 • 17  permalink
 depixelizing pixel art

A clever algorithm/paper that presents a way to upscale/vectorize pixel art, with interesting results.

Quality can't be gained but, "educated guesses" (like in this case), can go a long way in improving perceived quality when dealing with the magnification of such small pixel representations.

2014 • 12 • 04  permalink
 how to pack clothes

... With the bundle wrapping technique.

While these instructions were/are directed to specific types of bag/bags, they have, nonetheless, more generic applications (specially, when clothes are involved).

2014 • 11 • 05  permalink
 uniformity

FIFA's "stringent" regulations for World Cup's participants and their uniforms/equipments.

2014 • 06 • 27  permalink
 the simpsons way

"Storyboarding the Simpsons Way" (by Chris Roman) presents inside notes on the storyboarding process used when doing The Simpsons.

While a valuable resource for anyone interested in storyboarding and visual storytelling, it also carries other, interesting, insights, applicable in other design (as a wider concept) areas.

2014 • 05 • 08  permalink
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