Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ideas. Show all posts
What is she waiting for?
Latest Krita creation. "What is she waiting for?" or, "What is in the room?"
Be happy it is spring, but...
"Be Happy it is Spring, but I must repent my sins." That is the title of my latest digital art attempt. Someday, I really am going to have a breakthrough painting, where I actually learn how to paint lots of stuff better. Not today though.
Some notes on Linux distros
There are times when I really would like to have several desk top computers set up. I don't. Or, at least have two, one to use and one for experimentation with different Linux distros. I do have Virtual Box, but that is not the same as having a distro installed on a computer.
For stability, I have to say that I believe Linux Mint is the best. Or, perhaps I think that because it is easy to use. There is very little to do after installing Linux Mint, whereas other distros require a bit of work to set up after installation.
But, there certainly are times when I like the idea, perhaps a bit romanticized, of Debian. Debian is the polar opposite of Mint when it comes to ease of use and set up. There is a lot that has to be done after installation generally. I suppose it could be used as is upon installation, but there are things that one might want from an OS that have to be gotten after the installation process with Debian.
And then, because I am a person who like to attempt to create various types of art I suppose, whether being visual, video, or audio - there is one of my favorite distros, Ubuntu Studio. There is always something more that could be added from the repos, but the software is pretty much there to create art upon installation of Studio.
Of course, any distro (although I prefer Debian based ones) can be made to suit the needs of the individual user. It is just a matter of taking the time to set things up, and finding the right software in the repos.
For multi-media uses, one could argue that Windows is superior, but I don't think I would like to go back to Windows anymore. I prefer Linux instead.
For stability, I have to say that I believe Linux Mint is the best. Or, perhaps I think that because it is easy to use. There is very little to do after installing Linux Mint, whereas other distros require a bit of work to set up after installation.
But, there certainly are times when I like the idea, perhaps a bit romanticized, of Debian. Debian is the polar opposite of Mint when it comes to ease of use and set up. There is a lot that has to be done after installation generally. I suppose it could be used as is upon installation, but there are things that one might want from an OS that have to be gotten after the installation process with Debian.
And then, because I am a person who like to attempt to create various types of art I suppose, whether being visual, video, or audio - there is one of my favorite distros, Ubuntu Studio. There is always something more that could be added from the repos, but the software is pretty much there to create art upon installation of Studio.
Of course, any distro (although I prefer Debian based ones) can be made to suit the needs of the individual user. It is just a matter of taking the time to set things up, and finding the right software in the repos.
For multi-media uses, one could argue that Windows is superior, but I don't think I would like to go back to Windows anymore. I prefer Linux instead.
audio, video, and html code - too many choices
Now that I know several ways of posting audio or video, using html audio or video tag, or various ways to embed either audio or video, I can't really decide how it should be done. I suppose I could use various sources, doing a little of each method at different times. Is it best just to use YouTube or Vimeo to embed video? Should i always use html audio or video tag to do it? should I use an embed code? Which source am I most comfortable using?
These are all questions to be answered to if I wish to continue posting, but likely I'll still use this blog to practice whichever way is hardest for me to accomplish, and do what is easier on other blog spaces.
These are all questions to be answered to if I wish to continue posting, but likely I'll still use this blog to practice whichever way is hardest for me to accomplish, and do what is easier on other blog spaces.
A little of the story painfully slowly crafted.
I am still, even after long months, at the very beginning of this, what is intended to be, a short novella. Here is the first installment for this blog space:
King Oswerth stood with his sword in his hand, wearing his gold helmet. His ranks were swelled with soldiers, many of them the sons of the great and wealthy Gedas of Eos. This was to be the first time I would witness a battle fought on Eos, and to say I was partial to Oswerth’s forces would be an understatement. This is because his enemy on the field that day was Ubert, the man that held me captive, and mistreated me (although not as badly as others I would learn).
In fact, I would later find out that it was only Ubert’s superstition, the belief that I somehow came from the gods, that saved me from being executed. If their gods live in a Heaven, then I can understand how he could come to that conclusion. You see, I am Jake Bard, an astronaut from Earth. King Ubert, an unpleasant man, was the first to find my ship when I crash landed into Eos’s one great sea. Of course, much of that sea is frozen, and I was lucky enough to come down into relatively warm liquid water. I was taken prisoner that day, but since escaped, only after learning there was somewhere to escape to, which was behind Osbert’s lines.
The two armies glared at each other, uneasily, across the field, which was more of an expanse of red and brown muddy dirt, interspersed with sparse vegetation. Some of the men shouted insults at one another. All were ready to follow the orders of their kings into battle.
King Oswerth stood with his sword in his hand, wearing his gold helmet. His ranks were swelled with soldiers, many of them the sons of the great and wealthy Gedas of Eos. This was to be the first time I would witness a battle fought on Eos, and to say I was partial to Oswerth’s forces would be an understatement. This is because his enemy on the field that day was Ubert, the man that held me captive, and mistreated me (although not as badly as others I would learn).
In fact, I would later find out that it was only Ubert’s superstition, the belief that I somehow came from the gods, that saved me from being executed. If their gods live in a Heaven, then I can understand how he could come to that conclusion. You see, I am Jake Bard, an astronaut from Earth. King Ubert, an unpleasant man, was the first to find my ship when I crash landed into Eos’s one great sea. Of course, much of that sea is frozen, and I was lucky enough to come down into relatively warm liquid water. I was taken prisoner that day, but since escaped, only after learning there was somewhere to escape to, which was behind Osbert’s lines.
The two armies glared at each other, uneasily, across the field, which was more of an expanse of red and brown muddy dirt, interspersed with sparse vegetation. Some of the men shouted insults at one another. All were ready to follow the orders of their kings into battle.
Another test of different source for embed code
This is yet another test. I have been interested in what will work as a source for html audio, or in this case, even just an embed. I've been interested to see (as of yet it only works for a time, then stops) if Google Drive can be used as a sufficient host for an audio (I know it works in various scenarios with video) when used as html directly, or an embed. So, I'll yet again make an attempt.
So far, this seems to work. I can't take credit for figuring this out. I got it from here. the song is mine, done with uke and vocals. Called, "Dusty uke." Update: hmm...after a certain period of time, it seems to stop working just as the audio tag with this source does. Still works when brought up as a "pop up" player. Update 2: It seems to work again once refreshed, or more perhaps it is a random problem.Update 3: Doesn't seem to work in Firefox, or perhaps it is an authentication problem, I don't know.
So far, this seems to work. I can't take credit for figuring this out. I got it from here. the song is mine, done with uke and vocals. Called, "Dusty uke." Update: hmm...after a certain period of time, it seems to stop working just as the audio tag with this source does. Still works when brought up as a "pop up" player. Update 2: It seems to work again once refreshed, or more perhaps it is a random problem.Update 3: Doesn't seem to work in Firefox, or perhaps it is an authentication problem, I don't know.
find my way
Second of the videos from youtube to put here. Don't know if I might import/export and combine a few blogs together instead of having so many. Probably not though.
cleaner blog look?
Maybe I'll take out some of the CSS, and go for a cleaner look? Cleaner look is in they tell me. I'll have to think about it though. I've gotten used to it this way, and change can sometimes not be good. (Sometimes it can, it depends on the circumstance.)
test of dictating blogger from tablet
how this might work No I said this might work.desk no I said this is how well which is pretty goodvoice recognition to blogger work I said the word no I said work with an apps No s right.
Where next ?
Well, I'm sure more coding or tech stuff will occur to me, but right now I haven't come across anything that catches my curiosity. Every now and then, I feel the need to play around with a new Linux distribution. Maybe, I'll post something about that here. I don't know. Probably, I'll put up more of my media using html instead. I might include media from other places too. In other words, continue on, but with less focus on the different ways of designing the audio/video players, and more focus on content.
If I discover new things, I'll post here about that as well....
If I discover new things, I'll post here about that as well....
Really? Check your page and connection?
Update: (See after the jump for what this update refers to.) Oh, my bad. Really, it might not have to do with Google at all. It might be a problem with the ISP if this ever happens to you. At least I learned some more stuff from this (likely stuff many others already knew quite well). There are options for getting around an ISP anyway, which I don't know if I'll do it. Although, both of these options claim to make the internet faster, but one seems more difficult than the other. One is run by Cisco, and is called, Open DSS. The other is Google public DNS. This actually seems harder to set up. Google also offers something called, Cloud DNS. The information is on the same page as Google Public DNS. I don't know if I am technologically capable enough to venture into either one of these projects, but when I get DNS error messages, I'm inclined to do it.
People wonder why I am sometimes overly paranoid about security and avoiding malware on the internet. When I get a message telling me that I can't visit my own page because of DNS connection or some such thing......and being signed in too. Really Google? This happens even still with the Google in charge? Now, I'll be keeping track of things way too carefully just because Google is not as all mighty as one might think. Is it blogger? Is it all of Google? Is it really the internet in my location? Who knows.
And now, "An error occured while trying to save...." Really? Come on Google.
People wonder why I am sometimes overly paranoid about security and avoiding malware on the internet. When I get a message telling me that I can't visit my own page because of DNS connection or some such thing......and being signed in too. Really Google? This happens even still with the Google in charge? Now, I'll be keeping track of things way too carefully just because Google is not as all mighty as one might think. Is it blogger? Is it all of Google? Is it really the internet in my location? Who knows.
And now, "An error occured while trying to save...." Really? Come on Google.
But what about from Vimeo?
But what if the source were Vimeo? Well, let's give it a try and see. Remember, I will only use html video, not an embed of video. If that doesn't work, I will leave it out.
Non, C'set le meme chose avec YouTube.
Non, C'set le meme chose avec YouTube.
Another attempt with a different video source
I'm still wondering if it is possible to use a YouTube video as a source somehow, without using the embed code to cheat. I will probably attempt the same with a Vimeo, and perhaps other video and audio sites, in other posts.
Apparently, can only be done with an embed code if one wants, Google Chrome at least, to see anything but a black box where the video should be. Since it is my goal to post html video and audio, not embed, I left this out.
Apparently, can only be done with an embed code if one wants, Google Chrome at least, to see anything but a black box where the video should be. Since it is my goal to post html video and audio, not embed, I left this out.
Another test, as my method didn't work on some other site.
A certain blog hosting service, that will remain nameless, didn't accept my html code for video. Just to prove that it should work, I am attempting to post the same video here. I may attempt to embellish it, as I have done on a third site with a different source video.The video below, should it work, will be a version of Robin hood made for TV in the 1950s.Problem is, the posts all end up with the same css style for video. In other words, I end up doing one post, and all the videos have the same color border and background. Why? Again, Chrome and Firefox are best. Added another file that should play on tablets and phones...maybe.Video should be updated to play on tablets. Will test periodically.
Html5 video/audio: Some ramblings based on the little I may have learned so far.
So far, I would have to believe that the best browser for html5 video/audio is, hands down, Chrome. Firefox is a close second, and perhaps it is a tie. I have, with some difficulty, been able to create html5 code that will create an audio/video player that works most of the time (unless/until it stops working, which happened once) in both of those browsers. Opera is third. Does Opera not support mp3? I don't know, but there is some reason my one file in mp3 format doesn't play in Opera. Internet Explorer is too hard to know. Perhaps the newest version will play some of my audio/video creations. Maybe not though.
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Aiff best copies
I may have gotten better at post-production finally to the point where I can sort of do it. Here are the best copies of songs so far.
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I may have gotten better at post-production finally to the point where I can sort of do it. Here are the best copies of songs so far. -
Most tablets, as far as I can tell, seem as if they are being designed not for use with Flash. Sometimes, there may be a special "app...