Mods matter. In the chart below the gains realized from more RAM, a faster drive, and the appropriate graphic card drivers. These are upgrades one can’t make on the non-pro Mac platforms. The real magic underneath is the NVIDIA RTX 3000 series card. It’s a game-changer for content creators (and gamers) and the reason why you can’t buy…
This article is a work in progress, but serves as a log and journal as the author explores the TouchDesigner software and framework. This author began learning TouchDesigner in the Fall of 2019. TouchDesigner is a node-based visual programming language for real-time interactive multimedia content, developed by the Toronto-based company Derivative Resources & Links – Download the…
Project: create a workstation-class custom PC for content creation based on the Yuel Beast Motif Monument open chassis design for Mini-ITX motherboards. Desired Specs Motif M0nument CPU case. AMD Ryzen 9 5950Hx or 5900HX CPU. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 or 3080. Gigabyte X570i Aorus Pro Mini-ITX Motherboard 64GB DDR4 3600 RAM. 2TB NVME RAID. 850-750 watt SFX power…
Because it has become nearly impossible to finish the 2021 Custom PC Visual WorkStation because of the 2020-21 GPU/CPU shortage the next best option was to get a gaming and content creation configured similarly to a desktop. The laptops that are currently available (if one is lucky enough to get one) that fit this criterion are that this…
In September 2020 I decided to get back into videography/cinematography after nearly a 15-year hiatus and build my dream Black Magic Pocket Cinema 6K (BMPC6K) rig from Blackmagicdesign. This page is a work in progress with more details and updates as the camera rig evolves. Build 1 Assembling all the parts for the camera and cage. Build Update…
Since moving back to WNY after 13 years in New York City this author decided to build a home post production studio. Living in NYC is expensive and space is limited, so my time there was really spent getting rid of gear and not collecting it. While living in NYC I had been focused on web development, IT…
The Mayday project is a series of 1 minute audio and video sketches that are compact, self-contained, yet interrelated works that share common themes and visual aesthetics. The goal was to create an entire piece each day for the month of May, 2019 within 24 hours using nothing but iPhone audio and video apps. I chose 1 minute…
Occasionally I make and show digital art, audio, and video. Sometimes I perform it. 2024 Silent Disco Main Stage – multi channel video installation – Music is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY 2023 Various works – multi channel video installation – Music is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY 2023 Refringement In The Silos – Live video and audio performance with…
Here’s a brief list of web sites I’ve created or worked on. WordPress 5 – Network Multisite WordPress 4 Drupal 7 & 6 Joomal 1.5 CakePHP Custom:
It was time for a serious technology refresh for my personal home studio. I built the tech refresh around a Zotac IDQ1 barebones kit which I turned into a triple boot Hackintosh. This relatively inexpensive base systems screams at it’s price point of less than $700. I have the box booting Windows 10 and Linux 14LTS in about…