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Over at the Red forum, I found a good table on the weight of all the parts for the Red camera. Good to calculate heads (and how much work-out you should do while waiting for your camera to surface)

And the the RED EVF weighs 2.4 pounds, or 1090 gram.

Tags: accessories, body, camera, RED, red one, redone, table, weight

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While there are some rumors that 3D will be the next big thing in the world of visual media, there are some things that are better in 2D, which is the world most of us cameramen live in. While some may see that as a limitation, I find limitations to be challenging, refreshing. If everything was possible, life would be rather boring.

Games and cameras

The early computer games were static, 2D. A bit later on came scrolling games, still two-dimensional. Next came the 3D wave (and I remember some games even claiming to be 4D; maily because movement was said to be a dimension in itself). And even later the addition that the player could control the camera, often having features where you could view your previous game from pretty much any position. Some games have evolved into stages where you can almost direct your own short movie.

Many games seem to focus on their graphics, and seemingly 3D is a must-have. But must they?

Here is a upcoming game, Echochrome, that would not work in 3D at all. It rather plays with our ways of interpreting 2D pictures as 3D. Escher taken to the 21st century.

Tags: 2d, 3d, camera angle, echochrome, escher, games

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early
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Tags: 2008, clinton, diebold, election, Fun, mccain, onlion, politics

Thanks to Ouriel’s very readable blog, I found out about Outbrain, which promises to be a great tool for bloggers of most platforms. Basically it lets users rate your content, and over time it can build a list of recommended article for each and every reader, according to his/her likes & dislikes.

I just started using it on my blog here, and hope you all can give it a workout by rating my posts. I get feedback on what you like and don’t like, and you will get (over time) recommendations and (pretty soon) better articles from me.

It’ll be good for you, too

Oh, and it only takes a (as in one) click. Thanks for your co-operation.

Tags: cool, meta-blog, outbrain, plug-in, rating, ratings, stars, technology, web 2.0, wordpress