22 Oct

Posted at 09:31h in Get know Invicta

Our setup consists of two parts: capturing footage of the users hand interacting with the screen, and capturing a recording of the screen itself. Capturing footage of the user: We setup my personal Canon Rebel camera on a tripod for this. Using the video setting, we zoomed in fairly close on the user's hand and the ipad screen. The audio was captured using some wireless microphones borrowed from Desktop Support, which are used for Dax's speaches at the company meetings. The receiver part of the mics can be plugged into the audio input of the camera. Capturing the screen of the device: This part is more unique to us, as we used AirServer and AirPlay to create these videos. I would recommend Camtasia or another screen capture application that can be used for desktop computers or laptops. Putting it all together: The tricky part is to match up the two videos so that they are playing in sync. I ended up using Adobe Premier exclusively for this, as After Effects makes you create a RAM preview render after each little timeline adjustment in order to view your work. After dragging both videos onto the timeline I manually synced them up in a manner not unlike a DJ matching up two vinyl records. I added the text on the screen in Premier using a "title". In conclusion the whole thing requires some basic video skills, as well as a camera and the right software. We have found this process to be very beneficial and highly recommend it. I'd be happy to go into more detail about any of this stuff in the future. ...

20 Aug

Posted at 21:18h in Get know Invicta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwDbiRQzD8w amp = .07; freq = 2.0; decay = 10.0; n = 0; if (numKeys > 0){ n = nearestKey(time).index; if (key(n).time > time){ n--; }} if (n == 0){ t = 0; }else{ t = time - key(n).time; } if (n > 0){ v = velocityAtTime(key(n).time - thisComp.frameDuration/10); value + v*amp*Math.sin(freq*t*2*Math.PI)/Math.exp(decay*t); }else{value} by Harry J. Frank, graymachine.com (Min. Version: After Effects CS3, Category: Useful things, Type: Expressions)...

08 Dec

Posted at 01:57h in Get know Invicta

1) Luke Thomas Luke is a mixed martial arts journalist who works at mmmafighting.com. He has a background in political writing in Washington, and brings a uniquely intellectual perspective to his coverage of my favorite sport. I never miss his weekly "Chat Wrap" video, where he uses Google Hangout to talk about questions that readers/viewers of the website post.   2) Michael Locke Michael is a UI Designer from Los Angeles. He is the single biggest influence on my career, as I discovered his online training course in my last year of university, and used his advice to launch my career. He offers pragmatic, usable knowledge on creating effective, useable interface designs through his videos.   3) Arash Dibazar Arash is a mixed martial artist and life coach who offers his thoughts on his approach to life, as well as helping people with their dating lifes. He reminds me of a mix between Anton Levay, Firas Zihabi, and Mystery (from The Game book, etc). His passion and self-serving philosophy are very empowering.   4) James Corbett James is an "open source journalist" who offers commentary on geopolitical events going on in the world. he produces content in a variety of formats, which generally have a documentary or podcast feel to them. He is distinctly outside the box, and highly critical of government and big business. 5) Dan Mcdonald...

17 Oct

Posted at 18:41h in Get know Invicta

I was really choked when Adobe announced they are discontinuing their Fireworks application. Originally part of Macromedia's design suite, Fireworks is by far my favorite design program, and I have always trumpeted its virtues when in discussion with Photoshop-based UI designers. I even used it to make a poster last summer, because its really just a joy to use. I've discovered that I'm not the only one who feels this way, as some of what you might call the "old guard" of the Fireworks community have begin an underground resistance. Sign me up!     ...

15 Sep

Posted at 18:39h in Get know Invicta

I appreciate a well made ecommerce site, especially when it manages to pull off aesthetic sensibilities along with complex functionality. This website does so in spades, incorporating the latest design concepts, such as the responsive layout, and large background image.   ...