Monthly Archives: December 2008

This YouTube they speak of

SOMEONE at home is crazy about videos, and it is not me — I’m more into pictures, if you haven’t noticed. Anyway, I shot, edited, and uploaded my first today. The Flip was supposed to automate things, but the software that came with it did not work on Leopard, so I ended up making the edits and upload in iMovie. Talking about killing a fly with a shotgun…

As minor as the edits are (title overlay and frame removal), I am quite pleased with them. I was skeptical about the odds of getting 175MB AVI files onto YouTube, but there appears to be some black magic going on somewhere between iMovie and YouTube that makes this happen.

The videos won’t win awards, but the ten-minute sega-thon might. Enjoy.

And, part two.

Eddy.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Eddy and Priscilla.

What a beautiful day

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

ONE OF the coldest of the month, yet a great day for a photo-walk along the bank of The Thames. The tide was quite high and fast, and the water muddy, which complemented the rest of the landscape.

The fence at the back of Thames Water building.

Thames Bridge

Thames Bridge up-close

I find these lunchtime photo-walks very relaxing, especially when I need a break from a difficult problem at the office. I like that the river is just a short walk from the office, yet makes me feel like miles away when I am there on my own.

Eddy.