Work Time-lapse (Sep 2008 - May 2009) |
Technical Details:
An image was snapped every 5 minutes, if motion was detected, on an old Logitech webcam using a nifty program called Dorgem. Each of these was a JPEG that I saved into a dated folder. I had all kinds of crazy plans, but it's the simplest one that gets executed and one day I blasted out a custom PHP script to generate the video frames and the super-imposed timer. These frames I then fed into FFMPEG to create an AVI which I then uploaded to Vimeo and downloaded to get the MP4.
Tidbits:
Later on Chirag Patel and David Ihle were hired to help with the project I was working on and you'll see them pop into frame. Chris Cowherd was managing and you may not recognize him compared to the hipster we now know and love (circa 2015). The pile of papers on my desk is The Stranger which I picked up weekly from Redmond Transit Center after visiting Victor's Coffee Shop every morning.
Random Thoughts:
You learn a lot by getting to watch yourself over such a long period compressed into minutes. I learned that I have a bad habit of touching my face while working, something I've fought ever since.
An image was snapped every 5 minutes, if motion was detected, on an old Logitech webcam using a nifty program called Dorgem. Each of these was a JPEG that I saved into a dated folder. I had all kinds of crazy plans, but it's the simplest one that gets executed and one day I blasted out a custom PHP script to generate the video frames and the super-imposed timer. These frames I then fed into FFMPEG to create an AVI which I then uploaded to Vimeo and downloaded to get the MP4.
Tidbits:
Later on Chirag Patel and David Ihle were hired to help with the project I was working on and you'll see them pop into frame. Chris Cowherd was managing and you may not recognize him compared to the hipster we now know and love (circa 2015). The pile of papers on my desk is The Stranger which I picked up weekly from Redmond Transit Center after visiting Victor's Coffee Shop every morning.
Random Thoughts:
You learn a lot by getting to watch yourself over such a long period compressed into minutes. I learned that I have a bad habit of touching my face while working, something I've fought ever since.
worktime.mp4 | |
File Size: | 48723 kb |
File Type: | mp4 |