It’s so cool to have a designer talk about what went into the model and the fact that they created a new basic piece just for this kit.
ht: Gary Whitta
Elgato Game Capture HD Test Run
I bought a Game Capture HD this week and the first thing I did with it was a quick one-fight run in VF5 Final Showdown:
My initial thoughts: great piece of hardware and super-simple to use for capturing. It’s not really usable as a source for anything multicam, which is a shame, but it looks like there’s nothing else on the market that really is, at least for the Mac (you always have to basically record the on-screen preview of the capture device). This is a shame as I was hoping to use it for some live streaming.
I’m hoping Elgato will release an update to the software that makes it usable for such an application. I asked their support team and haven’t heard back; if I can find something that makes streaming easier I might return this and go with that.
You can’t really mix any other audio sources here, either (say, if you wanted to do commentary while you were playing). It’s a shame they didn’t think of that as all you have to do is check out YouTube for footage of people doing that pretty much anywhere.
I’ll put some larger thoughts on it down later.
A Nazi Graphics Standards Manual
Designers and design historians told me over the years that they had heard about the existence of a Nazi graphics standards manual. No one could say they actually saw it, but they knew of someone who had. So it grew into something of a Big Foot or Loch Ness Monster tale, until one day I actually saw it too – and it had been right under my nose the whole time.
Oddly fascinating.
This Year’s 4th Hat
Every year all MLB teams (probably excepting the Jays) wear a special hat for the 4th of July.
This year’s hat was my Father’s Day present.
100 Guitar Riffs; One Take
I can’t believe this was on the internet for about a month before I saw it.
Totally sweet.
Ryan Markel 