Matt Jones | Multimedia Specialist

Tag: open source

  • Fix Audio on XFCE Chromebook

    Fix Audio on XFCE Chromebook

    The Problem After moving from GalliumOS to Xubuntu, I noticed that playing YouTube videos on both Firefox and Chromium would result in decent playback for a few minutes, but suddenly the audio would turn into a solid beeping tone while the YouTube video displayed the white loading circle on top of the video as it…

  • Switching from Windows to Manjaro Linux

    Switching from Windows to Manjaro Linux

    I use Adobe CC on a Windows machine for my video production pipeline at work. I do video side work on the weekends, and have used Windows and Adobe for those projects as well, but I’ve always felt trapped. Like I’m a slave to Adobe or something. I’ve spent most of my professional career learning…

  • [VIDEO] “Never Forgotten” Full Animation

    [VIDEO] “Never Forgotten” Full Animation

    Well… I guess it’s time. I’ve been working on this animation for longer than I care to admit, but I’m definitely ready to release this thing into the wild, take my lessons and move on. And when I say ‘lessons’… I mean LOTS of lessons. And I’m so glad I tackled this project the way…

  • Blender Smoke Simulation: Creating Windblown Dunes

    Blender Smoke Simulation: Creating Windblown Dunes

    Shoutout to @loranozor for requesting this walkthrough! I don’t do a blender smoke simulation every day, but one of the biggest takeaways that I got from learning my way through this project was the difference between the resolution divisions of the smoke domain and the resolution divisions under the “high resolution” checkbox. Smoke Domain Resolution…

  • Using Mono to Run .exe Files on Linux

    Using Mono to Run .exe Files on Linux

    Found a great game? Discover a new program? Only available on Windows? No Windows machine? Don’t want to bother dual booting? Running a virtual machine not an option? Me too! Using Mono makes all that a lot easier. Let’s talk about using mono to run .exe files on linux. Mono, according to their website, is…

  • Intro to Ranger

    Intro to Ranger

    What is Ranger? Ranger is an open source Github project that aims to streamline and simplify directory navigation on any computer. If you’re relatively new to the terminal or only use it rarely, this may not be a big deal for you. However, if you use the terminal on a regular or even daily basis,…

  • What Is The Golem Network?

    What Is The Golem Network?

    What Is The Golem Network? Simple explanation: Golem is a bunch of connected computers that team up to become a giant rendering Megazord! This is a really cool project. Recently I have found myself lacking computational power in a professional environment. The client loves this Blender animation, but I’ve got 1/13th of the power I…