Graphic Avenger...we need you! - TechHui2024-03-29T11:33:16Zhttp://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/graphic-avenger-we-need-you?commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A106950&feed=yes&xn_auth=no@Kevin haha that is so funny,…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-03-14:1702911:Comment:1072522012-03-14T05:36:33.660ZDaniela Stolfihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanielaStolfi
<p>@Kevin haha that is so funny, I was at the theater and I remember the minute I saw it I blurted out "Oh my God is that Papyrus?"</p>
<p>I think that J.Cameron did that on purpose. Even the Unobtanium reference. He is such a nerd, he know that the nerd community would point out those 2 things. I think it was a nod to us.</p>
<p>@Kevin haha that is so funny, I was at the theater and I remember the minute I saw it I blurted out "Oh my God is that Papyrus?"</p>
<p>I think that J.Cameron did that on purpose. Even the Unobtanium reference. He is such a nerd, he know that the nerd community would point out those 2 things. I think it was a nod to us.</p> Another "hidden" piece of tec…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-03-06:1702911:Comment:1069572012-03-06T22:15:41.204ZBrian Cheehttp://www.techhui.com/profile/BrianChee
<p>Another "hidden" piece of tech using by James Cameron is the "Digital Fountain" by Qualcomm. Think of a FTP that chops the transfer into lots of channels that have a whole bunch of error correction added to them. Then if the link is reliable it will purposely drop out channels and mathmatically recreate the dropped channels at the far end. Similar in concept to the parity drive on a RAID array, this allows folks to transfer more data than they have data pipes. Requires a bunch of processor,…</p>
<p>Another "hidden" piece of tech using by James Cameron is the "Digital Fountain" by Qualcomm. Think of a FTP that chops the transfer into lots of channels that have a whole bunch of error correction added to them. Then if the link is reliable it will purposely drop out channels and mathmatically recreate the dropped channels at the far end. Similar in concept to the parity drive on a RAID array, this allows folks to transfer more data than they have data pipes. Requires a bunch of processor, but considering that metro ethernet is still pretty expensive, well worth the million that Avatar paid to move their daily's around. I tested this 10 years ago and got nearly a 10 fold increase in throughput going from Honolulu to Gainsville.</p> I almost cried when I saw Ava…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-03-06:1702911:Comment:1068772012-03-06T19:51:26.079ZKevin Luttrellhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/KevinLuttrell
<p>I almost cried when I saw Avatar for the 1st time.</p>
<p>All the years developing new VFX processes, set design and visual storytelling with realtime motion capture integrated in a beautiful and realistic CG environment..... then they named the unobtainable element "Unobtanium" and used flipping Papyrus for the subtitles when the aliens were talking. I wanted to throw up and yell at the whoever was in charge of green lighting that decision. Being subjected to reading that much Papyrus is…</p>
<p>I almost cried when I saw Avatar for the 1st time.</p>
<p>All the years developing new VFX processes, set design and visual storytelling with realtime motion capture integrated in a beautiful and realistic CG environment..... then they named the unobtainable element "Unobtanium" and used flipping Papyrus for the subtitles when the aliens were talking. I wanted to throw up and yell at the whoever was in charge of green lighting that decision. Being subjected to reading that much Papyrus is just wrong.</p> Exactly! In fact I think the…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-03-06:1702911:Comment:1067072012-03-06T07:02:46.015ZDaniela Stolfihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanielaStolfi
<p>Exactly! In fact I think the origin of the font is actually Gaelic.</p>
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<p>There is like one person who has made a series of Polynesian Fonts (Coconutinfo.com) which every hotel in town is using now, but they they don't make it in the format needed for cufon and other web font replacement tools. :(</p>
<p>I tried to make fonts once. Its harder than it looks. And the result looked like a 4 year old did it.</p>
<p>Exactly! In fact I think the origin of the font is actually Gaelic.</p>
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<p>There is like one person who has made a series of Polynesian Fonts (Coconutinfo.com) which every hotel in town is using now, but they they don't make it in the format needed for cufon and other web font replacement tools. :(</p>
<p>I tried to make fonts once. Its harder than it looks. And the result looked like a 4 year old did it.</p> Another major offender in Haw…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-03-05:1702911:Comment:1069502012-03-05T08:50:42.856ZCameron Souzahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/CameronSouza
<p>Another major offender in Hawaii: Zapf Chancery. Use of uppercase Zapf Chancery is particularly heinous and should probably be punishable by death.</p>
<p>The prevalence of Papyrus in Hawaii is amusing. Many people seem to think it looks Hawaiian. I can't imagine why, as it looks very Egyptian to me. Perhaps the issue is an absence of good Hawaiian display fonts.</p>
<p>re: Make My Logo Bigger Cream</p>
<p>LOL!</p>
<p>Another major offender in Hawaii: Zapf Chancery. Use of uppercase Zapf Chancery is particularly heinous and should probably be punishable by death.</p>
<p>The prevalence of Papyrus in Hawaii is amusing. Many people seem to think it looks Hawaiian. I can't imagine why, as it looks very Egyptian to me. Perhaps the issue is an absence of good Hawaiian display fonts.</p>
<p>re: Make My Logo Bigger Cream</p>
<p>LOL!</p> Found another GEM. I laughe…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-03-03:1702911:Comment:1068052012-03-03T12:19:21.666ZDaniela Stolfihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanielaStolfi
<p>Found another GEM. I laughed out loud on this one. <a href="http://www.makemylogobiggercream.com/" target="_blank">http://www.makemylogobiggercream.com/</a></p>
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<p>Found another GEM. I laughed out loud on this one. <a href="http://www.makemylogobiggercream.com/" target="_blank">http://www.makemylogobiggercream.com/</a></p>
<p></p> LOL!
I'm not even in web desi…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-02-29:1702911:Comment:1066662012-02-29T17:22:29.754ZLance Furuyamahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LanceFuruyama
<p>LOL!</p>
<p>I'm not even in web design. A friend needed help, and I was like "ooooooooh, what font is THIS?!" </p>
<p>LOL!</p>
<p>I'm not even in web design. A friend needed help, and I was like "ooooooooh, what font is THIS?!" </p> I commend you on your bravery…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-02-29:1702911:Comment:1067702012-02-29T08:06:36.774ZDaniela Stolfihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanielaStolfi
<p>I commend you on your bravery. Admitting it is always the first step. I too, also have a few sites out there where I made an exception. Of course, they aren't in my portfolio and I will deny it if anyone asks. :)</p>
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<p>I commend you on your bravery. Admitting it is always the first step. I too, also have a few sites out there where I made an exception. Of course, they aren't in my portfolio and I will deny it if anyone asks. :)</p>
<p></p> I'm not going to lie, Papyrus…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-02-29:1702911:Comment:1065172012-02-29T00:15:42.902ZLance Furuyamahttp://www.techhui.com/profile/LanceFuruyama
<p>I'm not going to lie, Papyrus may or may not have been used on one of my projects in 2003/2004..... :-)</p>
<p>I'm not going to lie, Papyrus may or may not have been used on one of my projects in 2003/2004..... :-)</p> That should be a t-shirt. An…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-02-28:1702911:Comment:1067692012-02-28T19:26:35.767ZDaniela Stolfihttp://www.techhui.com/profile/DanielaStolfi
<p>That should be a t-shirt. And we could wear them to meetings. I feel like I have a once a week Papyrus discussion, this would sure save a lot of time.</p>
<p>That should be a t-shirt. And we could wear them to meetings. I feel like I have a once a week Papyrus discussion, this would sure save a lot of time.</p>