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Computer Vision : High-Speed Robot Hand Demonstrates Dexterity and Skillful Manipulation | Hizook

Before your say anything or think that this is not interesting check out this part of the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KxjVlaLBmk#t=158 !!! Somebody said spooky o_O ?

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A closer look at Project Natal on Pixelsumo

Intresting article about Microsoft Project Natal via Pixelsumo .

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“Microsoft bought 3DV Systems. I instantly thought they…

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youtube tips: how to send youtube link to a specified time

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It happens to me several times to share a Youtube link with friends and tell them “hey check out this video at 2min25, there is something really nice!”. It’s a bit pain in the ass…

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Review: Avatar 15 minutes sneak peak

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I got the chance to have in my city one of the theater showing a sneak peak of Avatar by James Cameron (director of

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Understanding F-Stop, Shutter Speed and Exposure

I found out a nice Flash application which can help you to understand the concept of F-Stop, Shutter Speed and Exposure and how it affects your shoot.

You can try it on DryReading.com here : http://dryreading.com/camera/index.html

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Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration

A nice video showing off the following movies  :

  • 1900 – The Enchanted Drawing
  • 1903 – The Great Train Robbery
  • 1923 – The Ten Commandments (Silent)
  • 1927…
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Open Movie Durian – First painting Timelapse (by David Revoy)

Another evidence that cool shit can be made with Open Source software ! I must say, I’m not a huge fan of Fantasy universe, but still the workflow is nice, and the picture is there.

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Blender Smoke another great demo (and how to record viewport)

This is a nice try with the new Blender 2.5 Smoke preview in the viewport.

I finaly found the trick to record what happens in the…

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New RSS feed and some updates

Some minor update on the blog, I changed the RSS Feed, please subscribe to the new one here : http://feeds.feedburner.com/FrancoisTarlier

Some other icons added at the top right so you can follow…

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Blender 2.5 expected in October 2009 ?

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The first release of the 2.5x series is expected to be available in october 2009

This is what you can see at the bottom of the Blender Siggraph 2009 Flyer which you can download on Blender.org here :…

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  • Blender 2.5 expected in October 2009 ?
  • Blender 2.5 expected in October 2009 ?
  • Blender 2.5 expected in October 2009 ?
  • Blender 2.5 expected in October 2009 ?
  • Blender 2.5 expected in October 2009 ?
  • Blender 2.5 expected in October 2009 ?