![]() When we apply this rule to photography we can immediately see one disadvantage of cameras with larger sensor sizes. Basically, it’s a formal way of saying that one thing P naturally implies Q. There is a principal of mathematics known as modus ponens which is used as a way of showing a certain thing to be true because it follows a logical progression. Lastly, just because a camera can shoot at ISO 25,600 doesn’t mean it’s the right one for you. It’s not a zero-sum game though, and there are many other practical considerations to think about. ![]() However, if you want the absolute best in terms of high ISO sensitivity, a modern full-frame camera is usually going to be your best bet. Granted the latter is a few years old and has since been bested by other full-frame cameras, but still, the point remains that today’s crop-sensor cameras are no slouch when it comes to shooting at high ISO values. The Fuji X-T1, a modern crop-sensor camera, is about equal to the full-frame Canon 5D Mark III in terms of high ISO performance. Most crop-sensor cameras today significantly outshine their forebears from just a few years ago when shooting at ISO 3200 or 6400. This analogy quickly breaks down when you consider the advances in modern technology. Shooting the same scene with a full-frame Nikon D750 yields much better results, with less overall noise and cleaner colors. So, when there’s not much light available, such as a situation where you may need to shoot at ISO 6,400 or 12,800, they do a better job of collecting the light. However, since the pixels on the D750 are bigger they are more sensitive to light. It’s kind of the same with cameras in that a model like the Nikon D5500 has a 24-megapixel image sensor which is the same as a full-frame Nikon D750. When the sun comes out and the birds start to sing, who will have collected more water? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not going to be you.Įven though you and your neighbor were both harvesting rainwater with 24 mega-buckets, hers were larger in size and therefore able to collect more water. Your neighbor, meanwhile, sees your plan and rushes to do the same thing but uses 24 ultra-mega-buckets that are about 30% larger than yours. To do so you set out 24 large buckets (so big you call them mega-buckets) next to each other and wait a few minutes for them to start filling up. So what’s all the fuss about? Understanding some of the practical differences between these two types of plates…er…cameras will help you know which type is best for you.įor example, pretend it’s raining and you want to collect some of the water that’s falling freely in your front yard. So what’s all the fuss about? Understanding some of the practical differences between these two types of plates…er…cameras will help you know which type is best for you. Both will get the job done, and both are great for different types of people. Shooting with a full-frame camera is like taking a normal size plate to the serving area, whereas using a crop sensor camera is like using a plate that is about 30% smaller. Think of it like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet with different sized plates. Using a smaller sensor has interesting effects on things like depth of field and apparent focal length of lenses, but it’s not a subjective measure of how good or bad a camera is. How the smaller sensor affects your images The most common size that the term crop-sensor refers to is known as APS-C, which is the same size as a piece of film from the mid-1990’s Advantix format (also called the Advanced Photo System or APS) invented by Kodak. A full-frame sensor is the same size as a piece of 35mm film which was, and still is, the most widely-used type of film in analog cameras. The term crop-sensor or full-frame refers solely to the size of the imaging sensor inside a camera. Even mobile phones, which are basically super-duper-ultra-crop sensor cameras, can take breathtaking award-winning shots that grace not only social media feeds but billboards, walls, and pages of magazines across the world. Moreover, all types of cameras are capable of taking great photos. All of them are different, and each format has its strengths and weaknesses (yes, even full-frame cameras have weaknesses!) and each is ideally suited to different types of photography. Different, not betterīefore I get too deep into this article I want to make one thing clear neither crop, nor full-frame, nor medium format, nor micro-four-thirds are any better than the others. This duck is rushing to get the latest full-frame camera he read about on the internet.
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will return, for perhaps the last time as a boxer. More on this story as it develops and any number of things could still happen. Frank has also made known how much he despises UFC and wanted to begin his own promotion with his own money. That doesn't mean the deal will get done, but Zuffa is trying. It seems now, Zuffa (UFC) is trying to sign Frank to a 3-fight deal that could lead to a title fight against Rich Franklin. Rumors are flying that Phil Baroni's opponent at UFC 65 (featuring many Pride fighters) may be none other than Frank Shamrock! Frank and Phil have had problems with each other for years and even met in the ring at Strikeforce to promote a possible upcoming bout. Sergei and Aleksander are both coming off losses (to Alistair Overeem & Josh Barnett respectively) and need the win just to remain as an elite heavyweight in Pride. No reason has been given as to why he is no longer the "reserve" fighter. This is strange because Roman Zenstov already won the "reserve" bout at the 1st round of the tournament. That means, if anyone gets hurt in the tournament and cannot continue, the winner of Kharitonov/Emelianenko will step into their spot. ![]() What is interesting about this bout, is that it is now the "reserve" bout for the tournament. In Pride FC news, Sergei Kharitonov will fight Aleksander Emelianenko September 10th, at the Pride Open Weight Grand Prix. The Cesar Gracie trained Nick Diaz will fight TBA at 170lbs. This is the 1st time the brothers have fought on the same card. The former WEC and IFC champ's little brother, Nate Diaz (4-1), will be joining him in action as well. August 12th, Nick Diaz (12-6) returns to MMA in the Warrior's Cup (formerly ICO). Inflation in services is also being fueled by steady consumer demand. “Services inflation is heavily influenced by wages, and so it is going to take a meaningful weakening of the labor market to bring inflation to heel.” “The primary driver of inflation has rotated away from goods prices and to services,” said Eric Winograd, U.S. The supply chains of many car parts are still disrupted. The cost of auto repairs surged 15% in September from a year earlier, also a record high. The cost of health insurance jumped 2.1% from August to September and more than 28% over the past 12 months - a record one-year increase. But declining house prices will take time to feed through into the government's measure. ![]() The Fed's rate hikes have led to much higher mortgage rates - the average on a 30-year fixed home loan is nearly 7% - and caused home sales to tumble and prices to falter. Yet the price drops were not as steep as many economists expected, and they were more than offset by sharp increases in services prices, including health care, auto repair and housing.Ī measure of housing costs jumped 0.8% in September, the largest such increase in 32 years. A key factor is that supply chain snarls have eased, and many large retailers such as WalMart and Target have discounted some items to clear excess stockpiles. 8 midterm elections after a campaign season in which spiking prices have fueled public anxiety, with many Republicans casting blame on President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats.Įven with widespread price spikes, the September data showed that the prices for many physical goods, including clothing, used cars, furniture, and appliances, dropped last month. Thursday’s report represents the final U.S. The Dow Jones was up 560 points, or 1.9%, in mid-day trading. Stock markets fell sharply in early trading, but then rebounded and moved higher. “Let alone the clear and convincing evidence that the Fed is looking for.” ![]() “We still have no evidence that inflation is decelerating,” said Matthew Luzzetti, an economist at Deutsche Bank. Though cheaper gas helped slow the broadest measure of inflation, costlier food, medical care and housing pointed to the breadth of price pressures across the economy. But from August to September, prices increased 0.4%, faster than the July-to-August increase. Overall prices rose 8.2% in September compared with a year earlier, down slightly from August, the government said Thursday in its monthly inflation report. Core prices typically provide a clearer picture of underlying price trends. And on a month-to-month basis, such “core” prices soared 0.6% for a second straight time, defying expectations for a slowdown and signaling that the Fed's multiple rate hikes have yet to ease inflation pressures. WASHINGTON (AP) - Inflation in the United States accelerated in September, with the cost of housing and other necessities intensifying pressure on households, wiping out pay gains and ensuring that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates aggressively.Ĭonsumer prices, excluding volatile food and energy costs, jumped 6.6% in September from a year ago - the fastest such pace in four decades. Then it switches back to the same instrumental piece as the first canto, followed by the last and the band's longest canto, titled "Salvation", which is about seeking salvation through the deserts until it is found with lyrics based from the texts taken from the Book of Solomon. It begins with the doomy instrumental canto titled "Perdition" before switching over to The Beatles-like music mixed with metal for "Canto II: Infanticide", which is about the abortion of his unborn child without being baptized which he unquestionably considers it a murder, condemning her and threatening to send her to Hell. Given this really long track, it is not surprising that it is split into four parts, called cantos. ![]() It is the band's second longest song and the longest that is not an altered version of one another, lasting fourteen and a third minutes. Peter Steele, 48, lead singer and bassist for Type O Negative, died of heart failure, according to a statement posted on the band’s Web site April 15. Type O Negatives lead singer Peter Steele died of heart failure on April 14, 2010. ![]() " These Three Things" is a song by Type O Negative, included on their seventh and final album Dead Again, released in 2007. Lead singer dies suddenly of heart failure. He was so comfy, he fell asleep on the ride down to the confluence and had to be shaken awake Given that it was after 1pm, we paid $90 for two, double kayak rentals, which came complete with wet bags. After a morning spent exploring the North Shore, I decided that we might as well see how my four year old would do on the kayak. Kayak Hanalei offer double kayak rentals at $60/day for pre-1pm rentals and at a reduced price of $45 for post-1pm rentals. ![]() Although my four year old has kayaked with us before (usually as the middle person on a two person kayak), I didn’t know if he’d be able to go the distance as part of a larger kayaking excursion. Kayaking Hanalei Bay was one of the kayaking adventures I was really hoping to experience in Kauai. Suffice it to say, kayaking is high on my list of things to do, anywhere we are, and my husband and kids have become accustomed to my building in kayaking time wherever we are. When I was in high school, we had some crazy kayaking adventures in Catalina Island and San Diego. One of the fun memories I have of my pre-college years is kayaking with my brothers. ![]() Our kids enjoyed it as we were definitely off the beaten path in Kauai. Our Shaka Guide tour ended up being approximately 3.5 hours, including numerous stops and hikes down to various places, like Secret Beach, so for $10, it was money well spent. ![]() The beaches we experienced as part of the Shaka Guide were so great that we ended up planning a whole day around a return trip to one of the featured beaches, Gilligan’s Island Beach. The Shaka Guide North Shore Kauai Driving Tour provides three hours of audio guidance and although my husband was skeptical at first, it ended up introducing us to some of the highlights of our trip, including the “Gilligan’s Island” Beach and our hike down to “Secret Beach,” all of which we likely would not have found had it not been for the Shaka Guide. I don’t believe Shaka Guide was available at the time, but given the rave reviews online, I decided to download the Shaka Guide prior to our trip to Kauai and it turned out to be a great decision. In 2013, my family visited Maui with our then 4 year old and did purchase a guided CD tour of the Road to Hana. Shaka Guide offers guided GPS tours on four Hawaiian Islands: Oahu, Big Island, Maui, and Kauai. Shaka Guide North Shore Kauai Driving Tour We ended up having a ast in Kauai and I would say it is one of my Top 5 Family Vacations – perhaps even Top 3! Here’s my list of things to do in Kauai with kids!ġ. Thus, we ended up embarking on a relatively unscheduled and unplanned week in Kauai, with just broad notions as to what we would like to do, but not actually having activities scheduled in prior to departure. A busy work schedule coupled with two kids in different schools prevented me from doing as much research as I would have liked, prior to our trip to Kauai. When time came to plan our spring break, I did some quick research and within hours had my family of four booked (flights + hotel) for a week long stay in Kauai for next to zero dollars out of pocket. Having just moved from the East Coast to the West Coast last summer, a trip to Kauai suddenly became much more feasible for our family of four when it was no longer a 12+ hour journey. Kauai has long been high on my list of destinations to visit. ![]() Additionally, if you do decide to make the switch to Pages, Apple is planning a "book import" feature to help you transfer your work over.Īs for iTunes U, Apple hasn't announced any plans for its post-discontinuation usability, but its end-of-life date is still about a year and a half away, so there's no need to worry about its shutdown at the moment. Open the iBooks App and hit the Store button on the top-left corner of the screen (on the iPad, on the iPhone it is on the top-right corner), to open the iBookstore, as shown in the following screenshot (iPad version): You can switch back to your book library by tapping on the Library button on the top-left corner of the iBookstore window. You can still use it to your heart's content past that date, you just won't receive any further updates. iBooks Author won't be available to new users come July 1, but it won't delete itself from your devices. Still, if you're not too keen on swapping over to these newer apps yet, you aren't entirely out of luck. Two newer apps, Classroom and Schoolwork, have both effectively replaced most of the functionality of iTunes U (though neither app has the free learning material), and Apple's Pages tool has a similar featureset to iBooks Author. Instructors can use iTunes U to grade student work and create lesson plans, whereas students can use it to view their assignments, submit finished work, and ask 1-on-1 questions.Īpple's decision to put these aging apps out to pasture does make some amount of sense. In addition to housing a large catalog of free books, lectures, videos, and other educational materials from top universities and colleges, it acts as a class management tool for teachers and students. iTunes U, on the other hand, was a much more ambitious package. You can select backgrounds, add animations and photo galleries, change fonts, adjust page layouts, and much more. ![]() ![]() iBooks Author is a free Apple-exclusive tool that lets macOS and iOS users easily create their own e-books with a simple drag-and-drop interface. Man hat die Möglichkeit, ein eBook auf dem PC oder auf dem Tablet-PC zu lesen. If you haven't heard of either of these apps, we'll break them down briefly here. In brief: If you've been an avid user of Apple's iBooks Author or iTunes U apps, the company has some sad news for you: starting on July 1, the former will be discontinued for new users the latter headed for the chopping block in late 2021. What you need to do is to launch the iTunes on your Windows computer, then login with the iTunes account from which you have already purchased the iBooks and click Account-> Purchased to open the purchased content list, next you can go to Books tab and pick up the iBooks you want to download. ![]() ![]() Following a few settlers through the ages into medieval times, it depicts the conquest of the world by your thriving realm. The newest Forge of Empires (FOE) trailer shows some of the best characteristics of the strategy online game and gives you a feel for the world FOE plays in. But excellent quality, however, is not the only thing unique about Forge of Empires: like all strategy games by InnoGames, a huge community has developed, bringing players from all over the world together. InnoGames, known as a publisher of high quality titles such as the strategy game Tribal Wars and the Greek empire game Grepolis, is combining strategic game-play in an empire builder with excellent visual appeal. Strategy Browser Games like Forge of Empires stand outįorge of Empires (FOE) was published in 2012 as the newest strategy online game by InnoGames and has since been one of the most successful browser-based games available. Join the best empire building game now by constructing your first settlement in Forge of Empires! Prove yourself a worthy ruler and lead your reign to glory. in the Stone Age with little more than a few tents, it is your task to show your online strategy game skills and develop your city through the ages of history in this browser based empire game. As a chieftain who founds his settlement anno 5000 B.C. Good strategy online games are what Forge of Empires stands for. Forge of Empires Forge of Empires – A free to play browser game. ![]() The full interview with 11 bit studios can be found here. Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated society survival game that blended city building, strategy and management gameplay, creating. Marszal said that he wants to make titles that respect players and their time, and that his kids would like to play. Pressure from different factions exacerbate. The next step is to invest more into third-party titles with the same “meaningful” approach. According to the official 'Frostpunk 2' website, players have a 'new multi-layered society' to grapple with as they set out to establish an oil dynasty. “And so we understood, okay, our focus is not in creating engines, we should focus on creating games,” Marszal explained. ![]() To move towards the AAA developments, the studio decided to abandon its own Liquid Engine because it simply couldn’t suit all of its needs. A City building, resource management and strategy based game. Back in August 2021, 11 Bit Studios announced they are now working on Frostpunk 2, the sequel to it’s Bafta nominated predecessor Frostpunk. It means that 11 bit wants to make Frostpunk 2 a much better game in terms of ideas, gameplay mechanics, and concepts that it couldn’t implement before. 11 Bit Studios are back with, a kind of brand new rap. ![]() While the idea always comes first and guides the design, the next thing the team thinks about is how it can specialize in specific genres. Its successor takes place 30 years after the apocalyptic blizzard storm, and Earth is still overwhelmed by the neverending frost and harsh, icy climate. “Going back to how we create our games, and how we approach creation of our games, the main thing is that whenever we started our games, we started with an idea,” 11 bit CEO Przemyslaw Marszal said. Frostpunk 2 is the sequel to the highly acclaimed, BAFTA-nominated society survival game that blended city building, strategy and management gameplay, creating a brand new genre. To combat with the crushing cold, people have developed very advanced, steam powered. And the studio’s upcoming game Frostpunk 2 won’t be an exception. As the name Frostpunk suggests, the game has prominent steampunk motifs. This War of Mine and Frostpunk, which explore human relationships and their nature, are examples of meaningful games. Players take on the role of a leader in an alternate-history late. 11 bit studios opened up about “meaningful games” and how it wants to bring them to the widest audience possible in an interview with Game Developer (formerly known as Gamasutra). Frostpunk is a city-building survival videogame developed and published by 11 bit studios. ![]()
![]() You can batch load multiple video or audio files with the "Add from folder" function, preview the video in the right displaying window, check to delete those you unwanted video clips, arrange the video order by clicking the "Up" and "Down" arrow under the video displaying list. Apart from that, you can also have the chance to make 3D effect video with Side by Side, Top and Bottom, Anaglyph three different modes with the format of MP4/MKV/MOV/AVI/WMV for viewing 3D movies on VR Headsets like HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, ANTVR, Zeiss VR One or 3D TV, 3D projectors. You can not only convert video to your desired file formats but also device preset profile formats for playing on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Android phone/tablets, Windows phone/tablets, game consoles, TVs, etc. The program has enhanced compatiblity with virtually any file formats including 2K/HD/SD and even 4K video like 4K H.265/HEVC, XAVC/XAVC S, MP4, MXF, Prores, etc. One of the program that outs stand other free MPEG Streamclip alternative for macOS Sierra is Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac ( review), which is empowered with the following functions and features: Fortunately, there are still some powerful and professional solutions for you. Although you can find some free alternative options such as Handbrake, FFmpeg, Any Video Converter, MEncoder, etc, however, you may find that all those free programs have some drawbacks such as lacking the ability to handle high resolution 4K video, not offering the video preview function or editing function, limitation to output very few file formats. To have a better media entertainment on macOS Sierra, it is ideal for you to find a MPEG Streamclip for macOS Siera. Any inexpensive solutions? Best MakeMKV Alternative for macOS Sierra In the past, I exported a master file and converted it using Mpeg Streamclip, but it doesn't work in Mavericks. I'm trying to find a way to export my FCP projects to Quicktime X264 for internet delivery. I often use MPEG Streamclip to transcode to ProRes or DNxHD, but seeing as it does not use all threads for me (only one thread on a 3770K right now) and no development has been done to MSC since 2012 (does anyone know, if it is dead?), is there any alternative?Īlternative to Mpeg Streamclip for Mavericks? MPEG Streamclip for Mac - any alternatives? I recently had to reinstall OS X 10.11.3 and all other open source and licence purchased software onto my Mac HD. The unique free MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 will recognise title of mp4 file (shows in application viewing window) but says "File open error: unrecognised file type". Clicking "open Anyway" button brings up window "File open error: can't find video or audio tracks" warning. MPEG Streamclip will no longer open/play mp4s etc You can play the video, edit them by cutting, copying, pasting, and trimming before converting them. However, one of the big problem of this program is its poor compatiblity with new Mac operating system, for people who are going to upgrade to the new macOS Sierra, you will unavoidably encounter the similar situations listed as below: It's also a great organizational tool for all of your media. Posted by powerful MPEG Streamclip for Mac is a powerful video converter, editor. But here is one process you can try:Ģ) Create new project in iMovie and import your MP4.Ĥ) Setup and finalize the movie (including whatever menus and subtitles you might want to include)ģ) Use the Share menu (Share->iDVD) (this will convert the video to MPEG2) So you will lose some visual fidelity regardless. Basically you would choose to use either their MP4tools or AVItools depending on which format you need.īut you will need to convert the MP4 encoding in the video stream to MPEG2. The older MKVTools 2 has now been split into several different packages. MKVTools is a popular tool for the process: MKVTools Home. You need to "remux" the MKV which is a lossless method of changing the container format without altering the video and audio content. Handrake will recode the file in the process, decreasing image quality (encode of an encode). Keep in mind that if you need to convert the MKV to an intermediate format, say AVI or MP4, don't use Handbrake. |
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