Nerd Talk
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Subsurf vs Multires: What’s the Difference?
My name is Matt and I’ve been using Blender for over 10 years. Today I came to understand the difference between subsurf and multires. I’d like to share that information with you now.
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Turning my Chromebook into an N64
Chromebook N64 I hadn’t planned on turning my Chromebook into an N64 over the weekend, but it’s what happened. Turned out working pretty well, so I thought I’d share my victory with everyone! Prerequisites: Chromebook (or any laptop) a real operating system (not Chrome OS, but preferrably Linux) a controller of gamepad of some sort.…
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Introduction to Rclone
What is Rclone? Rclone is a cross-platform terminal-based application that allows you to manage cloud storage services from virtually any machine, regardless of which OS you’re running. I really like it because it offers a TON of functionality and compatibility with loads of different services from Amazon, Google, Box, Dropbox, and more. Some may be…
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Blender, Linux, and R3D
Convert with FFMPEG? If you’re wondering how to edit r3d on linux, you’ve come to the right place. This post is inspired by an official, yet very under-the-radar release of something called REDline Linux released back in mid 2018. As a fan of Linux as well as continuing my quest to discover a complete replacement…
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VFX Workflow: Start to Finish
Last week I ran into some problems with a project at work that required me to have just basic knowledge of rigging. After burning over an hour watching and rewatching tutorials, and, because I was under a tight deadline, I got frustrated and eventually just edited the mesh directly to get a basic pose. Beginnings…
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How To Set Up a Raspberry Pi 3 B+
Prerequisites For this tutorial, I’m going to assume that you’ve got enough hardware to get started. And if you got your Raspberry Pi as part of a kit, then you should be good to go. You should have the following: Raspberry Pi board Raspberry Pi power supply (micro USB Output 5V DC 2.5A Regulated, Input…
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I’m a Purist
Opinion This idea has been with me since I was a kid learning card tricks. The purist in me never liked some special custom-made gimmick or some thing that essentially made the trick possible. Because suddenly, now I’m relying on that gimmick everywhere I go. Now I can’t perform if I don’t have that gimmick.…
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Low Poly Nature Animation
Earlier this month I was asked to create a video to compliment an Easter graphics package designed around the theme of “Hills and Valleys”. Graphically, the idea was fairly minimal, with a simple blue/purple gradient behind white text. Below are the original mockups. With the white silhouette of a mountain, and a blue/purple gradient, I…