How To Make a GIF

Sam Biddle

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9/08/12 11:00am

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If there's a reason you haven't killed yourself by now, it's probably because you recently saw an animated GIF. But where do they come from? Where do they go? Can you make your own? Like Prometheus before us, we're going to share the divine power.

Let's get this out of the way: You're going to need Photoshop. I'm using CS6 for our purposes below, but any recent version should be fine. There are other ways to do it—we tried out the web-based GIF-makers picasion.com and makeagif.com, but they both uploaded pictures upside down and generally wasted our time. On an iPhone or iPad, apps like Flixel andCinemagram work pretty well, and for Android phones and tablets, we like Fotodanz.

But the point of this story is to show you how to make the best gif possible on a desktop machine in Mac or Windows. OK, let's do this like the pros do. (That's you, soon).

1. Pick something you want to make a GIF out of

You can use any video file. I kind of want to make a GIF out of Lana Del Rey's face, because she's funny lookin' and pretty—the combination of the grotesque and sublime make for prime GIF material.

Here's a Lana Del Rey music video on YouTube.

You can download any YouTube video using a number of services like KeepVid.

Important: Trim the source video file (the thing you want turned into an animated GIF) into a very short segment. Two or three seconds, max. If you don't do this, your file will be large and unwieldy.

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2. Put the video in Photoshop

This part is very easy. File > Import > Video Frames to Layers. Your video file will be slurped into Photoshop and converted into a series of still images strung together. Think of it like a flip book.

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It'll look like this.

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3. Adjust quality settings

You're going to have to compromise here. The better your GIF looks—the less noise and compression junk in your image, the bigger the file. Hit File > Save for Web and mess around with some settings.

• You'll want to keep the "Colors" setting as high as possible. Knocking it down means the GIF is created using fewer colors mixed together, which makes it look less and less like the original video. This saves a lot of space, though. Try to stick with 256, going down a level only as a last resort.
• Dither: The higher the better. Lower means crappy looking, but smaller file.
• Web snap: Ignore this.
• Lossy: Like dither, only reversed. Higher means a worse, smaller file. Slide it around until you hit a sweet spot.

You should aim for a GIF file that's no bigger than a few megabytes or so, to be a good internet citizen. Bigger files slow down browsing, and that's a pain. You can always resize the image with the "Image Size" parameters to cut down on bulk, too.

4. Save!

Save the file. Click the save button. This whole thing should have taken you no more than a few minutes.

5. Share with and impress your friends

Use a free file hosting site like Imgur to upload and distribute your new craze acros the web. Maybe it'll become a hit viral sensation!

http://gizmodo.com/5941436/how-to-make-a-gif-in-five-easy-steps

Tridemensional Gifs?

Un simple truco hace que los GIFs parezcan tridimensionales

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Un simple truco visual hace que los GIFs animados parezcan tridimensionales, según reportan Gizmodo y otros medios.

Al parecer todo lo que hay que hacer es tomar una fotografía normal o un un GIF animado y añadirle unas barras blancas verticales.

Y aunque a simple vista pueda parecer que tiene que haber algo más, el caso es que no. Tan sólo es tu cerebro el que te hace percibir lo que hay sobre las barras como una imagen en tres dimensiones.

Claro que no es auténtico 3D, pero si los GIFs animados ya eran todo un éxito, imaginaros ahora con este simple truco.

Por cierto, que si añades algo de texto al pie de la imagen, el efecto puede ser incluso más impresionante.

Como explica Jesus Diaz en Gizmodo:

Estos archivos GIF utilizan la profundidad de campo y los elementos gráficos para lograr su efecto, al igual que muchas pinturas clásicas. Las líneas blancas definen el plano donde está la pantalla, creando una división mental entre el fondo, el medio plano y el primer plano. Combinado con el desefoque de la cámara en la profundidad del campo, nuestro cerebro es engañado y piensa que las cosas están fuera de la pantalla

Una buena colección de este tipo de GIFs puede verse en Tumblr. Tan sólo tienes que buscar la tag #3d-gifs

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http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1Avsgh/www.labrujulaverde.com/2014/02/un-simple-truco-hace-que-los-gifs-parezcan-tridimensionales/?_nospa=true

These Fruits and Vegetables

1. Was somebody looking for a teddy bear??

2. I’m coming to get you!3. Why the long face?4. Didn’t you learn anything from Pinnochio?5. And they said the devil wasn’t real6. A gourd that quacks!7. Can’t anybody bathe privately anymore?!?8. This eggplant is a showman (or woman)9. Rubber ducky, you’re the one10. Buzz Lightyear to the rescue!11. This one’s too easy – strawBEARy12. Do you mind if I take a load off?13. Stop looking at me swan!14. Scary face, scary face, scary face15. Little bunny Foo Foo

reference:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8rH7kk

Pictures of Mushrooms

 UPopin Staff  March 19, 2014

1. Bleeding Tooth Fungus (Hydnellum peckii) – Looks like jelly

2. Golden Jelly Fungus (Tremella mesenterica) – This one looks like The Blob3. Veiled Lady Mushroom (Phallus indusiatus) – Is this mushroom about to get married?4. Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) – That purple is stagerringre5. Glow-in-the-Dark Mushroom (Mycena chlorophos) – Love things that glow6. Blue Fungus (Entoloma hochstetteri) – As blue as the ocean

7. Dog Stinkhorn (Mutinus caninus) – Interesting name8. Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) – Nailed it!9. Devil’s Cigar (Chorioactis geaster) – Not seing the cigars. Looks like a starfish10. Brain Mushroom (Gyromitra esculenta) – Look at those folds!11. Giant Puffball (Calvatia gigantea) – Biggest mushroom I ever saw12. Lion’s Mane Mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) – Now THAT is cool13. Indigo Milkcap (Lactarius indigo) – Looks like it broke14. Cordyceps (Cordyceps ophioglossoides) – Looks like tiny fingers15. Fly Agaric (Amanita muscariaj) – I just want to get my Mario Kart out and start bouncing on these16. Violet Coral (Clavaria zollingeri) – This looks like it belongs in the ocean17. Fancy Peach (Rhodotus palmatus) – Those jelly spots are intense18. Anemone Stinkhorn (Aseroe rubra) – Definitely belongs in the ocean19. Caesar’s Mushroom (Amanita caesarea) – Et tu Brute?20. Pixie’s Parasol (Mycena interrupta) – Considering the zoom on this one, they could definitely be umbrellas for fairies

Don’t these photos just make you want to head out in the forest and start turning over logs to see what you will find?

Update: Many people have been writing in and asking which of these mushrooms are actually edible. The ones labeled as “DO NOT EAT” are potentially deadly and/or will make you very sick. Please see the key below:

1. Edible, but known to be psychoactive.
2. DO NOT EAT. Known to be very bitter.
3. DO NOT EAT
4. DO NOT EAT
5. Edible and quite tasty!
6. DO NOT EAT. Awful smell
7. DO NOT EAT
8. DO NOT EAT
9. Edible
10. Edible
11. Edible
12. DO NOT EAT
13. Edible, but must be properly prepared (a Chinese delicacy). Toxic and fatal if not dried or cooked.
14. DO NOT EAT. Tastes awful
15. DO NOT EAT
16. DO NOT EAT
17. DO NOT EAT
18. Edible - Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth stunning time lapse of it (see below)
19. DO NOT EAT. May contain arsenic from the soil.
20. DO NOT EAT

 reference:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8rH7kk

Are we eating radioactive food?

I was in shock after i read this..

Are Bananas Radioactive?

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(Some of the bananas around Fukushima may be radioactive but what about the bananas at your local grocery store? Those bananas aren’t radioactive, right? Surprisingly, they are. All bananas are naturally radioactive thanks to potassium. Specifically, the potassium-40 isotope.

I’m Eating Radioactive Bananas?!

Yes, but don’t freak out just yet. You’re exposed to radioactivity every day. Even right now, you are exposed to background radiation simply by living on the Earth. On an average day, for an average person, they will be exposed to 10.0 μSv worth of background radiation (μSv, or sieverts, is a unit used to measure radioactivity). Did you know that you are also naturally radioactive? By sleeping next to someone, you are exposing that person to .05 μSv worth of radiation. Living in a stone or brick house will expose you to 70 μSv per year.

Thanks to the radioactive isotope potassium-40, eating one banana will expose you to about 0.1 μSv. This natural radioactivity has lead to a unit of measurement called the “banana equivalent dose” or BED. It is defined as the radiation absorbed by a person due to eating a single banana. It’s purpose is to help put radioactivity in perspective for those who are unfamiliar with radiation measurements and scales.

Any Need To Worry?

No. There is absolutely no need to be concerned. You are exposed to radiation every day. Even if you lived next to a nuclear reactor (barring a major reactor meltdown) there should be no cause for worry. In fact, research has even begun to indicate that these extremely low level amounts of radiation you experience (from naturally occurring background radiation, bananas, your computer monitor, etc), may actually be beneficial to your body. And as far as major reactor problems go, if you camped out at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant during the accident that happened in 1979, you’d have received only an additional 80 millirems of radiation during the the accident. Granted, you’d need to eat about 8000 bananas to reach that level from bananas, but if you’ve ever had a back x-ray, you would have received double that amount.

This is part of the reason why the ‘banana equivalent dose’ was created. To help avoid public hysteria when talking about radiation levels and inform people that they’re exposed to radiation every day despite many people not being aware that they are, or just how much. No matter how many bananas you eat, you’re not going to turn into the incredible hulk.

Bonus Science Facts:

• If you live at higher elevations, like Denver, you are exposed to about 50-70 more millirems per year than living in New York city (sea level).
• At 100 rems (10 million bananas), you’ll contract mild radiation sickness. Early symptoms of this resemble the flu.
• Around 400 rems (40 million bananas), you have a 50/50 chance of dying within 60 days if you don’t seek immediate treatment.
• Many other common foods are naturally radioactive. These include potatoes, sunflower seeds, kidney beans and many different nuts. The most radioactive by far is the Brazil Nut. One Brazil nut is equivalent to 1.8 BED (banana equivalent dose). This is thanks to the high levels of radium in the soil where the plant grows.....)...

reference:

http://zidbits.com/2011/05/are-bananas-radioactive/

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How to Print to ANY Printer from iPhone, iPod, iPad via Windows

Published on Mar 3, 2013

This tutorial teaches you how to AIRPRINT to non-airprint printers from iPhone, iPod, iPad. This is accomplished by using Windows 7, Vista or XP as an airprint receiver. No need to buy a brand new printer to get the airprint feature.

Common Problems:

1. How come I can't view the printer on my iPhone?
a .Make sure your iPhone is connected to the same wifi network as your PC. b. Try restarting your PC.
c. Cancel and try printing again.


2. The printer requires a password.
Enable "Guest Account" on windows. Go to Control Panel\User Accounts and Family Safety\User Accounts\Manage Accounts\Turn on Guest Account and turn on guest account. You may have to restart your computer.

Still encountering problems?
Here's a link to trouble shooting page:http://jaxov.com/2010/11/download-air...

How to Enable AirPrint for Windows

AirPrint is a major feature of the iOS 4.2. But it is limited to certain "AirPrint enabled" models of HP, Canon, Brother, Epson and Lexmark printers. Now Windows users can use AirPrint with any printer on the same Wi-Fi network as their iPhone, iPod or iPad.

Prerequisites: Make sure you have iTunes and Bonjour Printer Services installed. Make sure the printer is set up as shared printer on your local PC. Make sure you have full administrator privileges to enable/disable services on your PC.

Steps to enable AirPrint on Windows 7/Vista/XP: If you have 64-bit Windows OS, go to C:\Program Files (x86) and create a new folder called AirPrint as shown in the screenshot below: OR If you have 32-bit Windows OS, go to C:\Program Files and create a new folder called AirPrint as shown in the screenshot below: Download AirPrint.zip from here and unzip it in the AirPrint folder you created in the above steps. Go to Run and type "cmd" to open Command Prompt as shown in the screenshot below: Now use the following set of commands respective to your OS version: Notification: If AirPrint service has already been installed on your computer and is still in the list of services you have to delete it first by typing in: sc.exe delete AirPrint For 64-bit Windows OS sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= "C:\Program Files (x86)\AirPrint\airprint.exe -R _ipp._tcp,_universal -s" depend= "Bonjour Service" start= auto sc.exe start AirPrint For 32-bit Windows OS sc.exe create AirPrint binPath= "C:\Program Files\AirPrint\airprint.exe -R _ipp._tcp,_universal -s" depend= "Bonjour Service" start= auto sc.exe start AirPrint As soon as you will start the AirPrint service, Windows Firewall will prompt you allow or deny AirPrint features to be shared over networks. Click on Allow access button. That's it. Now open any document or email on your device with iOS 4.2 or later installed and click on the Print option to print the document wirelessly over a WiFi connection.

http://www.airprintactivation.com/

Discovery: how media lies documentary film - CNN CBS FOX NEWS channel distorted contents

This eye opening long documentary film elaborates on the discovery of American media lies by comparing how news are delivered to the US population and to other countries around the world. The film provides a striking comparison of U.S. and international media coverage of the crisis in the ME zeroing in on how structural distortions in U.S. coverage have reinforced false perceptions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for example. This pivotal documentary exposes how the foreign policy interests of American political elites--oil, and a need to have a secure military base in the region, among others--work in combination with lsraeIi public relations strategies to exercise a powerful influence over how news from the region is reported. Through the voices of scholars, media critics, peace activists, religious figures, and Middle East experts, the documentary carefully analyzes and explains how--through the use of language, framing and context--the lsraeIi occupation of the West Bank and Gaza remains hidden in the news media, and lsraeIi colonization of the occupied terrorities appears to be a defensive move rather than an offensive one. The documentary also explores the ways that U.S. journalists, for reasons ranging from intimidation to a lack of thorough investigation, have become complicit in carrying out lsraeI's PR campaign. At its core, the documentary raises questions about the ethics and role of journalism, and the relationship between media and politics.



Diese Augenöffnung lange Dokumentarfilm näher auf die Entdeckung der amerikanischen Medien Lügen durch den Vergleich , wie Nachrichten für die US- Bevölkerung und zu anderen Ländern auf der ganzen Welt geliefert . Der Film bietet eine markante Vergleich der US-amerikanischen und internationalen Medien über die Krise in der ME Einschießen auf , wie strukturelle Verwerfungen in der US- Berichterstattung haben falsche Vorstellungen von der israelisch-palästinensische Konflikt zum Beispiel verstärkt. Diese Schwenk Dokumentarfilm zeigt, wie die außenpolitischen Interessen der amerikanischen politischen Eliten - Arbeit in Kombination mit lsraeIi PR-Strategien , um einen starken Einfluss auf wie Nachrichten ausüben - Öl, und der Notwendigkeit, einen sicheren Militärbasis in der Region, unter anderem zu haben, aus der Region berichtet. Durch die Stimmen von Wissenschaftlern , Medienkritiker , Friedensaktivisten , religiöse Figuren und Nahost-Experten sorgfältig analysiert die Dokumentation und erklärt, wie - durch den Einsatz von Sprache, Gestaltung und Kontext - die lsraeIi Besetzung der Westbank und in Gaza bleibt in den Medien verborgen, und lsraeIi Kolonisierung der besetzten terrorities scheint eine defensive Maßnahme eher als eine Offensive sein. Der Dokumentarfilm erkundet auch die Möglichkeiten, die US-Journalisten , aus Gründen, die von Einschüchterung, um einen Mangel an gründlichen Untersuchung , haben sich zu Komplizen bei der Durchführung lsraeI PR -Kampagne. Im Kern wirft der Dokumentarfilm Fragen über die Ethik und die Rolle des Journalismus, und die Beziehung zwischen Medien und Politik.


Этот глаз открытия длинных документальный фильм подробно на открытии американских СМИ лжи , сравнивая , как новости доставляются населения США и других странах по всему миру . Фильм представляет собой поразительное сравнение США и международных средств массовой информации кризиса в ME нацеливал на том, как структурные искажения в охвате США усилили ложные представления о палестино-израильского конфликта , например. Это ключевой документальный предоставляет как внешнеполитические интересы американских политических элит - нефть, и необходимости иметь безопасную военную базу в регионе , среди других - работа в сочетании с lsraeIi по связям с общественностью стратегий ее реализации мощное влияние на как новости от области сообщается . Через голосам ученых, средств массовой информации критиков, борцов за мир , религиозных деятелей, и на Ближнем Востоке экспертов , документальный тщательно анализирует и объясняет, как - с помощью языка, кадрирования и контексте -lsraeIi оккупации на Западном берегу и в секторе Газа остается скрытые в средствах массовой информации , и lsraeIi колонизация оккупированных terrorities кажется, защитный ход , а не наступательная один. Документальный фильм также исследует пути , что американские журналисты , по причинам, начиная от запугивания и отсутствия тщательного расследования , ставшие соучастниками в проведении пиар-кампанию lsraeI в . По своей сути, документальный поднимает вопросы об этике и роли журналистики, и отношений между СМИ и политики.


Etot glaz otkrytiya dlinnykh dokumental'nyy fil'm podrobno na otkrytii amerikanskikh SMI lzhi , sravnivaya , kak novosti dostavlyayutsya naseleniya SSHA i drugikh stranakh po vsemu miru . Fil'm predstavlyayet soboy porazitel'noye sravneniye SSHA i mezhdunarodnykh sredstv massovoy informatsii krizisa v ME natselival na tom, kak strukturnyye iskazheniya v okhvate SSHA usilili lozhnyye predstavleniya o palestino-izrail'skogo konflikta , naprimer. Eto klyuchevoy dokumental'nyy predostavlyayet kak vneshnepoliticheskiye interesy amerikanskikh politicheskikh elit - neft', i neobkhodimosti imet' bezopasnuyu voyennuyu bazu v regione , sredi drugikh - rabota v sochetanii s lsraeIi po svyazyam s obshchestvennost'yu strategiy yeye realizatsii moshchnoye vliyaniye na kak novosti ot oblasti soobshchayetsya . Cherez golosam uchenykh, sredstv massovoy informatsii kritikov, bortsov za mir , religioznykh deyateley, i na Blizhnem Vostoke ekspertov , dokumental'nyy tshchatel'no analiziruyet i ob"yasnyayet, kak - s pomoshch'yu yazyka, kadrirovaniya i kontekste -lsraeIi okkupatsii na Zapadnom beregu i v sektore Gaza ostayetsya skrytyye v sredstvakh massovoy informatsii , i lsraeIi kolonizatsiya okkupirovannykh terrorities kazhetsya, zashchitnyy khod , a ne nastupatel'naya odin. Dokumental'nyy fil'm takzhe issleduyet puti , chto amerikanskiye zhurnalisty , po prichinam, nachinaya ot zapugivaniya i otsutstviya tshchatel'nogo rassledovaniya , stavshiye souchastnikami v provedenii piar-kampaniyu lsraeI v . Po svoyey suti, dokumental'nyy podnimayet voprosy ob etike i roli zhurnalistiki, i otnosheniy mezhdu SMI i politiki.


Esta apertura de los ojos documental largo elabora sobre el descubrimiento de las mentiras de los medios norteamericanos , comparando cómo las noticias se entregan a la población de los EE.UU. y otros países alrededor del mundo . La película ofrece una comparación sorprendente de EE.UU. e internacionales la cobertura mediática de la crisis en el ME enfocándose en cómo las distorsiones estructurales en la cobertura de EE.UU. han reforzado las falsas percepciones del conflicto palestino-israelí , por ejemplo. Este documental fundamental expone cómo los intereses de política exterior de las élites americanas políticos - petróleo, y una necesidad de contar con una base segura militar en la región , entre otros - trabajan en combinación con lsraeIi estrategias de relaciones públicas para el ejercicio de una influencia poderosa sobre cómo noticias de la región se reporta . A través de las voces de los académicos , críticos de los medios de comunicación , activistas por la paz , figuras religiosas, y los expertos en Medio Oriente , el documental analiza con cuidado y explica cómo - a través del uso del lenguaje , el encuadre y el contexto - la ocupación lsraeIi de Cisjordania y Gaza restos escondido en los medios de comunicación , y lsraeIi colonización de las terrorities ocupados parece ser un movimiento defensivo en lugar de uno ofensivo . El documental también explora las formas en que los periodistas de Estados Unidos , por razones que van desde la intimidación a una falta de investigación exhaustiva, se han convertido en cómplices de la realización de la campaña de relaciones públicas de lsraeI . En su esencia, el documental plantea interrogantes acerca de la ética y el papel del periodismo , y la relación entre los medios y la política.