We shoot in RAW from time to time, but it really depends on what we're after. Are we shooting desert landscapes to blow up and sell? (Err, that didn't sound like I meant it to sound.) Then we might choose RAW. But not all that often.
I just think you're freakin' out 'cause you have to fight someone prettier than you.
Dawn ,'The Killer In Me'
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Liese S. - Jan 09, 2009 2:15:41 pm PST #8781 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
§ ita § - Jan 09, 2009 2:47:05 pm PST #8782 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Drafty, java, drafty.
I think I need to experiment in RAW more, but I never think about it until after the fact. Not much point to use RAW for well-lit portraits.
Anyone done HDR?
Polter-Cow - Jan 09, 2009 5:57:22 pm PST #8783 of 25501
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Haaaa ha ha ha, wow, Adorama must really want to get rid of these things. I'm glad I didn't buy the SD890 earlier in the day; it just went down from $202 to $196. It's "We can't show you the price" low now. I guess that six bucks I saved paid for the fish burrito I just had.
Jon B. - Jan 10, 2009 8:39:51 am PST #8784 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Remember my monitor problems? When I tried to connect my new 25.5" monitor to my computer, it wouldn't boot up or even post. I was able to use the monitor with a VGA cable, but the picture was pretty sucky. Anyhoo, I think I finally got the digital connection working!!!1! Here's how I did it:
With the computer all booted up and running in Windows, I connected the digital cable to monitor and computer. Windows and/or the graphics card recognized this as a second monitor and ran a short setup routine! I flipped the monitor over to its digital setting (it has a button), and voila! there were the grassy plains of Windows.
Next, I noticed that the graphics card allows you to switch which is the primary monitor and which is the secondary, so I flipped them and made the digital connection the primary. Then, I disabled multiple displays, making the digital connection the only monitor. Finally, while holding my breath, I disconnected the VGA plug (digital display still worked!), and rebooted (it booted!). Then, I breathed.
It took a lot longer than my description lets on, as I was poking around trying to figure out what to do next. This involved a lot of mouse dragging from one screen to the other, flipping the monitor's A/D switch back and forth. But now a have some sharp huge-ass screen real estate to work with. Yay!
Jessica - Jan 10, 2009 8:43:13 am PST #8785 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My HD cable box arrived this morning sans the promised HDMI cable. (They did send me a full complement of component video & analong audio cables.) BOO CABLEVISION.
Tom Scola - Jan 10, 2009 8:49:23 am PST #8786 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
TW made me go and buy a HDMI cable, too.
Oh, and Discovery is running a Planet Earth marathon tomorrow.
Jessica - Jan 10, 2009 8:51:44 am PST #8787 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The guy I spoke with on the phone said that I could get an HDMI cable if I asked for one, so I did. But apparently he didn't know what he was talking about.
Planet Earth's good for testing levels!
Juliebird - Jan 10, 2009 5:53:08 pm PST #8788 of 25501
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
anyone have any experience with Graboid (as opposed to torrenting)?
megan walker - Jan 11, 2009 7:17:30 am PST #8789 of 25501
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
It had to happen I guess. The color wheel on our TV was having problems and creating an irritating buzz. Housemate decided to fix it himself to avoid the $800 or so repair job. Result? We now have a brand-new, shiny, even more ridiculous, 52" LCD TV. I would so love to be in a place where, when I break my TV, I can just go out and spend $2000 on a new one.
askye - Jan 11, 2009 11:17:54 am PST #8790 of 25501
Thrive to spite them
Does any one have advice on wireless headsets for the pc?
Today I ruined my second headset and I've had it. I'm willing to spend some money on this considering how often I use my headset and how frustrated I am by constantly rolling over the cords and yanking out the cords.