Galveston - Audiovisual Projects Author's Info Site map Terms of Service Contacts Vertical videos land on YouTube Posted by Shawn Potter on Sep 11, 2017 The increasingly widespread diffusion of smartphones has introduced several innovations also with regard to the field of videos. An increasing number of people, in fact, shoot their films no longer using a traditional video camera but simply using their mobile phone: this means that the format is oriented in the sense of height, at 180 degrees. When these videos are to be played on the network, side bars are added that allow adaptation to the screen in landscape orientation, but make it rather unpleasant to see. However, considering that the trend is 180-degree videos, more and more IT companies are trying to adapt, and it is in the last days of June 2017 that the news that even the giant of Mouintain View, Google, has decided to do something about it. Google owns one of the most popular and used video sharing platforms ever, YouTube, where a new feature has been introduced that allows you to view 180-degree videos in full screen, with no sidebands. We obviously talk about the YouTube app that can be downloaded for all mobile phones from the various operating systems, an app that had already been modified for some time in such a way as to be compatible with vertical videos but which has now undergone further evolution. In practice, a new interface has been developed that automatically adapts to the video when it is shot vertically instead of, as usual, horizontally. The movie can be easily followed in full screen without any more clippings or fills created ad hoc. The reason why Google has decided to run for cover by designing this new interface is soon explained. Not only 180-degree videos have now been cleared thanks to Snapchat, or by becoming part of the protagonists of important audiovisual festivals such as South by Southwest (SXSW), but above all it is increasingly used by advertising agencies. Considering that most of the users of the net surf using the smartphone, the advertisers are also adapting to the new format to reach a wider audience, and Google has considered it appropriate to modify YouTube accordingly. This is just the tip of the iceberg: the news in the sector has just begun. Google has also announced that it will soon experiment with panoramic shots in vertical format: the technology will take the name of VR 180 and will allow not to rotate 360 degrees but to rotate the screen by 180 degrees, thus being able to play videos shot on any device without losing quality and definition. What are the advantages of this new format? First of all, the files will be very easy to manipulate with video editing software; moreover, those who make the video will no longer have the need to hide on the sides of the frame. 180-degree panoramic videos might seem like a regression, rather than progress, but in reality they have the advantage of being able to bring a wider audience to this type of shooting. To shoot such videos it will be necessary to use a specially designed video camera. It is already rumored that the first models will be released by 2017, at the latest in winter, and which will be produced by major brands such as Lenovo, Yi and LG. Google therefore pushes more and more towards the future, trying to adapt systems and programs to the new orientations of the public. Read More Land on the moon with Adobe After Effects Posted by Shawn Potter on Sep 11, 2017 Nowadays, for the purposes of video manipulation for the making of a film or a video clip, the most important aspect is post production. In post production, thanks to the increasingly sophisticated software available on the market, it is possible to transform a movie in a very radical way, introducing all kinds of effects and elements not present during the original shoot. One of the most effective and complete programs that can be found on the market at the moment is sold by one of the giants of software producers for image manipulation, Adobe, and is called After Effects. Adobe After Effects is part of the Creative Cloud suite and can only be used by paying a monthly payment fee or by purchasing a license to use. In both cases it is definitely worth it, since the technical characteristics it possesses allow the program to be useful in making many changes on any type of movie. In addition to the functions, so to speak, more basic, which affect image quality, light and editing, the most popular features of After Effects are the most advanced features, i.e. those that allow you to intervene on the action in a concrete way. . For example, we are talking about the replacement of elements present with others created specifically, digital make-up, masks and tracking. Tracking, in particular, is truly unmatched when performed with After Effects rather than any other similar program. First let's clarify what tracking is. Tracking is the function that allows you to identify a single element within a shot and to follow it in all subsequent shots, making changes in a fluid and natural way, so much so that the final observer does not notice that there has been a manipulation of the image. Tracking in After Effects is based on Mocha, which is an ad hoc tool that guarantees even greater fluidity because it allows you to track every single pixel. In this way the final result is flawless, and the graphic designer's work is greatly facilitated by a tool that allows infinite potential. Not surprisingly, Adobe After Effects and Mocha were awarded an Oscar for their post production tracking skills. But After Effects is also much more: allows you to speed up or slow down movies and the flow of time in a video, so that changes can be made more easily; allows you to insert a 3D space in a Cinema4D always in a very realistic and fluid way. Of course, we are talking about a product for professionals: to learn how to use After Effects in all its multiple potentials, using it truly 100%, it would always be advisable to attend a training course, so that all the tools that are present have no secrets. and can be used to obtain any type of final result. To get an idea of what Adobe After Effects is really capable of, just think that it is the program that was used to obtain a truly unique movie: that of the landing of man on the moon. When Apollo 11 touched the lunar surface in 1969, there were not yet the sophisticated means we have today and only a few grainy images have arrived. Now the photos and the shots have been assembled together and processed with After Effects to obtain a film of great emotional impact that fully restores the exceptional uniqueness of that moment in history. Read More Lumbeyard, il motore grafico di Amazon che dà vita ai giochi Posted by Shawn Potter on Ago 3, 2017 Un motore grafico totalmente gratuito, con una piattaforma multifunzionale in grado di creare giochi in 3D. Amazon tenta di entrare nel mondo del games developement offrendo un prodotto, utilizzabile in modo gratuito, ma con delle condizioni specifiche, tipo quella di sfruttare la funzionalità del calcolo. Come appena detto, Lumbeyard è un motore grafico che consente di dar vita a giochi in 3D e sfruttare tutte le potenzialità dei video streaming di Twitch. Il mercato è bello caldo e la potenza Amazon gli ha buttato gli occhi e non solo: infatti, con questo prodotto totalmente gratis, il colosso vuole entrare nel mondo dello sviluppo di giochi. Le uniche condizioni sono quelle di usare i servizi correlati di Amazon, come il servizio cloud, che per molti sviluppatori di giochi non causerà nessun tipo di problema. Lumbeyard, secondo il suo creatore, permette di avere la totale concentrazione sul gioco, sviluppando anche attività legate al marketing e pensare sempre meno a tutto ciò che concerne gestione di server ed infrastrutture. Sono disponibili diverse funzionalità, tra cui tecnologie che permettono di creare mondi virtuali molto simili alla realtà, ottenendo anche effetti tipo nebbia, neve ma anche di fitta vegetazione. Il network Gridmate presenta delle caratteristiche funzionali per questo progetto, come la flessibilità: inoltre, sono presenti funzioni per gestire suoni e tante altre attività che sono tipici di giochi e video games. Gli sviluppatori che utilizzeranno Lumbeyard di Amazon, godranno della gestione totale della memoria piuttosto che di CPU e grafica. Essendo anche nelle fasi iniziali, è disponibile un test per Windows ma, ben presto ci assicurano, che sarà disponibile anche per Android, iOS, Linux e OS X: sono uscite voci che questo engine abbia tutte le caratteristiche per supportare Oculus Rift. C’è una curiosità che gira attorno all’utilizzo di Lumbeyard: oltre alle clausole legali classiche per l’utilizzo di questo tipo di prodotti, in questo prodotto Amazon è presente la clausola anti zombi, che specifica in quali campi può essere utilizzato Lumbeyard. A tal proposito, sono esclusi gli usi impropri per strumentazione aerea, medica piuttosto che quella nucleare e spaziale. Ma come procede il paragrafo 57.10, quello appunto della clausola anti zombi, Lumbeyard potrà essere utilizzato in caso di occorenza di un infezione virale che può provocare la rianimazioni di cadaveri umani. Insomma, come ben si capisce, si tratta di qualche sviluppatore burlone che, dopo lungo e faticoso lavoro, ha voluto trovare il lato comico di questo progetto di Amazon. Tra le caratteristiche della piattaforma però manca il linguaggio Flash e anche quello HMTL5. Questo rende di fatto impossibile sviluppare sulla piattaforma Amazon degli istant games, come possono essere ad esempio i giochi di slot machine. Troverete i migliori esempi di questa tipologia di giochi all’indirizzo www.richslots.it. I colossi del settore come Net Entertainment e Microgaming, possono dormire sonni tranquilli. Read More « Older Entries Menu: Cosa facciamo Documentari Didattica Cortometraggi animati Spot & Design Live visual Clienti Download Istituzionali Google Plus Abbonarsi Unable to display Facebook posts. Show error Error: (# 803) Some of the aliases you requested do not exist : film8 Type: OAuthException Code: 803 Please refer to our Error Message Reference . 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