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Showing posts with label Light. Show all posts

12.6.12

How To Shoot Video In Low Light: Hot Tips

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Since making videos is greatly dependent on lighting conditions, shooting in low light may be vicious and definitely requires a bit of know-how. Nevertheless, one day you may be either caught with poor lighting unwillingly, or simply feel the urge to challenge your skills and experiment with shooting in twilight. Anyways, everybody knows that such experiments are fraught with grainy, dark and muddy footage. Unfortunately, regular cameras are merely incapable of detecting the light as good as a human eye does. Luckily, there are several strategies that you can consider in the limelight of such problem.

The first and the easiest way to go is using artificial lighting. While shooting indoors, switch all the lights on, open the blinders, etc. If you are shooting in the street, you'd better use each and every source you can reach: floodlights of a car, streetlights and even the moonlight can be a solution. Thus, you can turn this little misfortune into the advantage and shoot very romantic and mysterious scenes.

As for the technical tricks, shooting at the widest angle is the best way to go when you experience the lack of light. Wide angle lens allows more light and thus help you to keep the image brighter. Using diffusion lens can also aid you tremendously, so don't forget to add it on the list of your camera man tools.

A good fisherman knows what's in his toolbox, and so does a good camera man. Of course, it is very important to know some ninja tricks, but sometimes your tool itself possesses good functions to help you out. Thus, built-in lights and electronic gain can liberate you from running around the place and setting the lights. Use them carefully though because they may be tricky and cause the loss in terms of quality if overused.

Needless to say, shooting in the dark is all about compromising. You always have to make a tough choice between the brightness and the quality of the image. Nonetheless, these are some do-nots that you should avoid regardless of the situation. Thus, never ever use your zoom option in low light. The more you zoom in the bigger is the loss of light. Besides, some camera options can add some points to lighting by sacrificing other characteristics such as dimension, volume, etc.

Now, with all the above-mentioned tips in mind, you are ready to ride straight through the night without the risk of losing the best frames. By the way, even if your attempts to shoot in low light have failed, you can use some specific software to edit your videos and add some points to lighting. All in all, poor lighting conditions can be easily overcome, and nothing can stop you from capturing the best shots.

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27.2.12

When Will the iPad 3 See the Light of Day?

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It's hard to believe but the iPad 2 has only been released for a year. It seems like it's been with us forever already. Everyone's been talking about it since the day it was released.

Even today, everyone is still drooling over the iPad 2. More and more apps are getting released each day and more and more people sign up for an Apple ID. Apple's hold on the tablet market is tremendous. It seems like even if Apple does release the iPad 3, the iPad 2 will continue to sell well into next year. In fact, an iPad that has been refurbished or just well taken care of can have a resale value of at least $300! That's an impressive price.

If you don't remember, Steve Jobs introduced the iPad 2 to the world back in March 2011. Now, people are speculating that the iPad 3 is coming in March, to coincide with the first anniversary of the iPad 2.

There are many reports that say the iPad 3 will arrive in March. The news website "allthingsd" reasons that since Apple still isn't holding an event this February, expect that there will be something in March. Here's what they had to report on the matter:

"Sources say the company has chosen the first week in March to debut the successor to the iPad 2, and will do so at one of its trademark special events. The event will be held in San Francisco, presumably at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple's preferred location for big announcements like these."

There are plenty of rumored features of the iPad 3. One of the most notable rumors is that the tablet will feature a screen all the way to the edge. Other speculations to be included on the iPad 3 are a sharper screen resolution with Retina Display, 4G speeds, NFC connection and 3D features.

Will 2012 be the year of the iPad 3? We can only wait and see what Apple has to say. The March event might even be delayed, as the company has recently been under a lot of fire for their labor practices. When the New York Times reported the harsh working environments of Foxconn employees in China, the world took notice. CNN even interviewed an 18 year old employee, describing the working conditions there.

One group even campaigned against the cruel business practices of Apple. It garnered at least 300,000 signatures. Because of tremendous pressure, Apple's current CEO, Tim Cook took action against these allegations.

He said that he would coordinate with the FLA to conduct audits on their Foxconn suppliers. This will show transparency for Apple, because they're famously known for being a secretive company. We'll see an update in the coming weeks regarding this matter.

If you're waiting for the iPad 3, then it's just around the corner. If everyone's hunch is right, then Apple will announce something big in the following months. Expect the world to change again this year.


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12.12.11

Black Screen on My Computer With an Amber Light Flashing

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When a computer user is faced with a black screen of death there is often no sign of what caused the problem. It is a very scary thing to happen to an average computer user with no technical skills or knowledge about the way a computer works. Getting a black screen on your computer is a nightmare but getting that and an amber light flashing is almost a good clue as to what it could be.

What Caused This Problem With My Computer?

This is the first question that people ask themselves. The problem is that there are many causes and many solutions for a computer black out on the screen. Sometimes it is beyond the average computer user's skills to be able to fix this problem. However if you are seeing an amber light flashing then we can possibly narrow it down to a few causes that you can try and test out.

What Does An Amber Flashing Light Mean?

When you see a black screen with an amber flashing light the computer is trying to tell you something. Here are a few probable causes:

1. The Computer Power Supply

The first place to look is the computer power supply. It could be possible that it is not spending enough power to your motherboard to start your computer up. This can cause the black screen and the flashing orange or amber light. This might not mean that the power supply is dead as it could be as simple as plugging your computer incorrectly. It could also mean a plug inside the computer that leads from the motherboard to the power supply has a problem. Of course it can also mean that the power supply is dead. This is fine because power supplies do not cost that much money now days.

2. Damaged Connections

The next thing that can cause this flashing amber light and a blank screen is again got something to do with the lack of power getting through to the motherboard. For example a bent pin on a device that is connected to the computer or a faulty USB connection can disrupt and short out your motherboard. This can make it look like you have a dead motherboard but in fact it is a problem that can be fixed. Some brands of computers will show you a solid amber light in this instance but others show you the flashing light. This can confuse things.

3. Check The Motherboard

Another reason for this black screen problem is that you actually have a dead motherboard. Computer components do die eventually and sometimes even before their time is up. Hopefully you have warranty on your computer and can get a replacement easily. There are many other reasons to have the blank screen computer problem and you may not have a sign like a flashing amber light to show you what the reason is the error. I do not like to call this luck, however at least you have a small clue as to what is causing the problem.

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