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[paynekj]

Can I make a request please?

I'm downloading the episodes, and also putting all the Table of Contents into a single file to enable me to search for a specific technique. It would be helpful if you could use a standard format for the TOC in future, in other words be consistent about putting the timecode at the beginning of the line, or at the end of the line.

Examples:

Making a new image and preparing it 1:15
04:40 Look at 2.7, 2.8 and further

Personally I prefer the time at the start of the line, but do others have a preference? As I am trying to create the TOCs for the older episodes for my use, I'd be very happy to supply them here if someone could suggest where to put them.

Kevin

[Rolf]

I think time first is better, we'll stick to it and I'll change the wrong ones.

Please share the ones you have made, I'll insert them in the blog.

[w_nightshade]

Yes, please!  For what it's worth, time at the beginning makes more sense to me.  Also, Rolf - you can add the TOC to one of the MP4 tags (comments, description, lyrics, etc.). 

[Rolf]

Dumb question (too lazy to research...): How do I do that under  Linux?

[monoceros84]

Dumb question (too lazy to research...): How do I do that under  Linux?

With EasyTAG (repositories) it should be possible.

[paynekj]

I saw the comment from Norman on Episode 69 where he mentions Episode 10, so I've now watched 10 and and at the same time made a TOC. I'd welcome any comments about whether I put too much or too little detail into the TOC.

Kevin

Episode 010: Rescuing the chapel from the rescue (Dodging and Burning)
 00:25 Episode 9 update
 01:16 Previous episode mistake
 02:14 Correcting the mistake
 03:00 - new layer mask
 08:15 Dealing with the halos
 08:51 Deliberate mistake with the gradient tool!
 10:07 How avoid the mistake
 11:33 Adjust the sky
 12:15 The origins of dodging and burning
 13:29 Dodging and burning Rolf's way
 13:38 - new layer
 14:40 - dodging
 16:40 - burning
 19:19 Thanks
 19:52 The End

[Rolf]

It's perfect. Just included it into the posting. Thanks! :-)

[paynekj]

Here is episode 32:

Episode 032: Fade to Gray - Monochrome conversion (1)
 00:34 Introductions
 02:34 Example image 1 - Breadfruit
 03:44 Example image 2 - Leaves
 05:25 Example image 3 - Mountains
 05:59 Example image 4 - Grand Canyon
 07:20 Example image 5 - Yellowstone lake
 07:26 Black and White photography advice
 09:00 The original image
 09:50 Method 1 - Mode to greyscale
 10:30 - Curves adjustment
 12:43 Method 2 - Desaturate
 14:38 - Comparing desaturation methods
 16:13 Colour Channels in brief
 19:59 The End
 

[Rolf]

Included into the blog entry. Thanks!

[paynekj]

Episode 033: The Channel Mixer - Monochrome conversion (2)
 00:34 Site statistics and plugging
 04:12 Parrot example image
 05:06 The problem with simple desaturation
 06:00 Cambridge in Colour tutorials
 09:56 Channel Mixer
 11:20 - Average settings
 11:47 - Preserve luminosity
 14:32 Double face re-visited
 15:00 - Convert to monochrome using the channel mixer
 17:57 - Colour matching
 19:00 - Curves adjustment
 20:01 - Blur the grain
 21:52 The Gimp web-site
 23:10 Next episode - a better way
 23:44 The Black and White Challenge
 26:59 The End
 
I had a look at the challenge entries and was wondering if anyone got selected as a winner?

[Rolf]

We have no winners, only participants. But I still owe you all the slide show.

[paynekj]

today I have Episode 71

Episode 071: Choices
 00:20 US presidential election
 01:02 Animated US flag
 01:55 - Create the mapping layer
 04:00 - Create the animation layers
 04:20 - Displacement and bump mapping
 06:20 - Move the background
 07:10 - Repeat on all the layers
 08:35 - Perspective distortion
 09:35 - Background image
 11:10 - Add the animation layers
 12:04 - Flag pole
 14:38 - Save the animation
 17:05 Forum - increasing contrast
 19:25 Trying the new technique
 20:10 - Make a monochrome layer
 21:48 - Layer mode to value
 24:34 The End

[paynekj]

To finish off the monochrome conversion episodes:

Episode 034: Full Control! - Monochrome conversion (3)
 00:34 Introduction
 02:50 The leaf picture again
 03:26 The colour channels
 04:40 Decompose
 06:26 The colour layers
 08:00 Mixing the layers
 09:20 Understanding the layer mixing numbers
 10:15 Examining the layers
 11:57 Adjusting the layers
 13:00 - Curves on the blue layer
 15:00 - And a layer mask
 16:50 Summary
 18:50 The Black and White Challenge
 19:30 - Slide show
 22:36 The web-site
 24:49 The End

done
 
That makes 18 TOCs I've got so far. When I've finished (in several months at this rate) I'll make available the text file with them all in, which I'm doing to make it possible to search offline for episodes on tools/techniques.

[monoceros84]

That makes 18 TOCs I've got so far. When I've finished (in several months at this rate) I'll make available the text file with them all in, which I'm doing to make it possible to search offline for episodes on tools/techniques.

Wow, you are doing a lot of work. But it's great to have such a search tool...

[paynekj]

It's not that much work as I'm learning from the episodes as I watch them, so the only extra is to write times and headings as I go. I was also hoping that some other watchers would contribute as it can't be just me that's watching all the old episodes for the first time.

Kevin