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Is a lot of 4K video simply upscaled 1080p? I places like Youtube, i borderline can't tell the difference. They almost look the same, even up close. Is pseudo-4K a thing?
- I see a lot of upscaling, but also food 4K quality is much more gear dependent than 1080p; A camera lens needs to be good enough to "feed" a 4K sensor fully.evilpeacock
- Heh... "food" = "good".evilpeacock
- Also, 4K is exponentially larger to store/stream and a lot of the time is compressed *more* than a 1080 equivalent to compensate. So it gets softer.evilpeacock
- Very good explanation, thanks!jagara
- Milan1
- Milan = Idiot √pango
- ^ omg! it's got a checkmark! it must be true! lolpango
- Most are true on that listGnash
- of course. they all got check markspango
- lake ontario = you can see across the lake √hotroddy
- Virus lab theory = racist √hotroddy
- Defund the police = great idea √hotroddy
- Pangol is 3 for 3 √hotroddy
- yes yes and yes
hotknobby √pango - but of course your making shit up again. unlike you I save record.
https://i.imgur.com/…pango - lol when are you coming over?
do you prefer whipped cream on it? lolpango - Columbus had no indirect influence on "British Colombia" √hotroddy
- George Floyd did not die from fentanyl √hotroddy
- fuck me, pango, when are you gonna get one right?hotroddy
- i got all of them right. see they all got check marks!
also you're making stuffs up again. lol when are you going to stop lying?pango - also whipped cream or no?pango
- i got some pretty good maple syrup if you wanna try.pango
- journalists will tell you this is not accuratesarahfailin
- you mean these journalists?
https://a57.foxnews.…hotroddy - do they have check marks? if so, yes.pango
- likes to login with multiple accounts to downvote = pango √hotroddy
- lol quit complaining about downvote like a little bitch. i only have 2. when you're getting -10, that's all you lolpango
- my opinion shouldn't matter that much pango. laughable that logging in and out is worth your efforthotroddy
- you haven't noticed? lol this is my entertainment. worth the 2 sec logging in and out. seems like so many agrees too lolpango
- btw do you like to eat ass with whipped cream? or how do you like it?pango
- 2 sec logging in two accounts? How many seconds does it take you to login into your ten you haven't disclosed?hotroddy
- ohhh noooose -10 downvotes. it's gotta be the same one guy with 10 accounts. it can't be because hotknobby was talking out of his ass.pango
- maaaaaan you really care about downvote that much. quit being so pathetic.pango
- You got busted with two accounts, therefore admitting to two. When you get busted for having a third you will acknowledge to three.hotroddy
- Breaking precedent sets the stage for repetition; what is done once becomes easier to justify again.hotroddy
- busted? i never hid it lol
you're crying because your feeling got hurt when people downvote you
waaaaaaaahhhhhhpango
- jagara21
- Uglynb
- Canadian?YakuZoku
- https://i.imgur.com/…utopian
- @YakuZoku, Danish, winter tanjagara
- "My eyes!!"OBBTKN
- This is the face of QBN!
Let's keep it at the top of the page.palimpsest - upvoted and commented for that very reasonhans_glib
- I am Caucasian, btw.jagara
- Nah you’re a lightbulbnb
- Crushed whitesi_monk
- white walker_niko
- he is the eggmanhans_glib
- "My god, it's full of stars"Akagiyama
- Nairn1
Artificial Intelligence
Stuff like this is a great use of 'AI' - limited scope but comprehensive personalisation. In this case, chess pieces:
- how did you get in? I got a porn blocker :-)
"This tool is not available to users under the age of 18 or in certain countries or regions."uan - Ah, it might be inaccessible to EU, and since Brexit this.. appears to be the single-only 'benefit' I've encountered. Yaay?Nairn
- Not in EUgrafician
- can you post the chess porn anyways?uan
- asking for a friend :-)uan
- meh it's the usual uninspiring ai shitehans_glib
- how did you get in? I got a porn blocker :-)
- Nutter0
Video Games...
I can recommend Trail Out. Its a bit like Destruction Derby / Wreckfest, but slightly janky, incredibly stupid and with races where there are a lot of explosions. I loved it.
- Check Split Second if you want monged-out vehicular insanity - outrunning crashing passenger jets, swerving through collapsing buildings etc.face_melter
- originally an Xbox game, it's on Steam for pennies but controller support is fucking horrendous. might be a community mod/ fix, dunno.face_melter
- Ohh hellocruddlebub
- I've played Split second and its also good.Nutter
- https://imgz.org/i77…Nairn
- https://www.instant-…face_melter
- I was posting more for the cynical £250 Disney collection prompt, but a £1.90, who could say no?Nairn
- This looks like an updated FlatOut 2. Players going through the window and a big arena to shoot the driver at targets. It was a Bugbear game in 2006. Loadsa funLuda
- nb2
D ES I GN
Any designers here hold patents? Was it worth it? Did it earn any money directly or indirectly?
I have some ideas for utility patents but
a) usually safe to assume that if I have an idea, many other people already had that idea
and
b) I can’t see a path to get companies to implement the design and pay licensing feesTell me your patent stories.
- A lawyer friend told me, even with a patent you will need money for a trial to defend your right. In Canada is around 250k the trialSalarrue
- UI too easy to copy, can't enforce copyrights
IBM, Meta, Google, Samsung, etc. hold patents for even the most basic components of UI like carouselsgrafician - They look something like this:
https://patents.goog…grafician - ooof! lemme tell you a story about a shoebox thread you can find somewhere in the bowels of this site... J/Kjonny_quest_lives
- Oh yeah that shoebox. Ha! That was an idea without real value, though....nb
- he had a utility patent though so it is somewhat relevant i just don't want to bump the thread... the sleeper must not awakenjonny_quest_lives
- dasohr9
- A twat with 326 billion dollars. The story might continue a bit after this comment was made.jagara
- A man can make money but money can't make a man!lemoucheron
- “What is a village without village idiots ?”neverscared
- A village idiot with 326 billion dollars.jagara
- (not saying "has money = is worthy of money")jagara
- mort_16
- haha. That was pretty intenseIanbolton
- Haha, those were some intense 2:54 minutesLongcopylover
- lol that was funnyHAL9001
- lolsrhadden
- _niko9
Artificial Intelligence
Anyone else thank chat gpt when it helps you. Or praise it like you would a kid or a co-worker.
Part of me thinks it’s a waste of time but a bigger part thinks it’ll remember me as one of the good ones when it takes over.
- I think it's about the suspension of disbelief.palimpsest
- Aaah so you add "thank you" after every ask prompt? :))grafician
- But nografician
- lol yeah. or awesome! or that's great, thanks for your help!. I might be retarded :)_niko
- You will be spared for sure :))grafician
- i always say thanks and please
when i speak to siri. it’s weird, i admit.scruffics - My daughter tells me to be nice to it, I call Alexa a dumb bitch all the time though I don't think Alexa is AIYakuZoku
- I thank ATM machines for cash sometimes. Feels like an involuntary response.mort_
- I find that ChatGPT works better when I am rude and abusive to it. Not even jokingnb
- The naughty or nice list is real.slappy
- look i might be imagining things, but thanking it occasionally it feels like it gives better results.
but im sure its a figment of my imagintationautoflavour - I feel that if I thank it or say good job then it learns that it’s on the right track, but if I say not quite right, try again it pushes itself or tries sonethg_niko
- ...something different, either way it’s always learning and training based on feedback I think, but I could be wrong._niko
- it depends...if I interact with it through search.brave.com I use it like google.
If I'm in the chat, I greet and thank and ask it how it feels and stuff :-)uan - it's a more pleasant exp. and it's training for me to be friendly and learn different ways of expressing kindness (language wise).uan
- I sometimes ask ChatGPT how it's feeling today before I ask it anything too comprehensive and profoundIanbolton
- i tend to say thanks, and give praise as well...exador1
- It's only human.palimpsest
- Not to be all grafician, but I made pretty much this exact post a while back, _niko :) And yes, I do thank it lol.
*fears descendant command*Nairn - Not to be all grafician...
but I posted a think piece on Discord a while ago (now on substack):
https://substack.com…palimpsest
- prophetone2
- For making House Harkonnen musicprophetone
- hahahah trippymantrakid
- prophetone, the House Harkonnen comment might just be the best thing anyone has ever said to describe a synth.mg33
- Autechre in a boxautoflavour
- Wildcruddlebub
- everything they make is properly bonkershans_glib
- just enquired about availability and price... £999...! ooer.hans_glib
- I need to hear this ON WEED!!!ideaist
- £999 blimey!!!cruddlebub
- This YT comment: "For the musician that just wants to give their family or roommates nightmares."mg33
- Lolcruddlebub
- grafician5
- The softness is appealing to me. The fact that this might not be client work is not so appealing. (smiles!)canoe
- PS - I also have respect for you too despite the fact that for 25% of my existence I've come across like an ass goblin.canoe
- It's personal work, to learn SwiftUIgrafician
- Are you going to gif it up? It would be cool if it had a long and slow pulsation and the gradient ever so slightly morphed.canoe
- Oh, yeah, you have to gif that sucker.CyBrainX
- Awe man, I thought this was real after you said it wouldn’t be compatible with
Fitbit.monospaced
- ApeRobot3
- ugh, so horribly inbredhans_glib
- they're the bestGardener
- 100% the bestYakuZoku
- They're the best until they rips someone's face offHAL9001
- They are as friendly as their owner.
If you gankstuh they gankstuh.jagara - Terrible race. There is a reason why this dog is not allowed in the Netherlands.milfhunter
- They CAN be such lovable cuddlebugs.jagara
- proof Staffies are the coolest, the late Ruby pictured with my missus, he was one of the best rescue dogs we ever had.Gardener
- https://i.imgur.com/…Gardener
- for once i agree with bennnn. A friend's got one and he's a strong motherfucker, but when that dog decides to take off, it's taking off.Nairn
- @milfhunter It's not a pittbull, nor an american staff.
It's a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.ApeRobot - By the way, there are more accident with retriever, shepperd and collie.ApeRobot
- In our country we have a list of dogs that are a risk to own. This also includes the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.milfhunter
- The main problem is that these type of dogs need extra attention and most people can't even take care of them selves.milfhunter
- And the funny thing is that the biggest low income retards would choose a dog like this.milfhunter
- TrueApeRobot
- so cute
https://worldanimalf…neverscared - I got a pittie. This is a taste of the awesomeness
https://www.instagra…Projectile
- PhanLo3
- State of QBN?Nairn
- Nearly posted it there :-)PhanLo
- Looks like Wonder Showzenskinny_puppy
- losing my religionzaq
- PhanLo24
- Had picked a frame from this https://i.imgur.com/… and redrew it with a better backgroundPhanLo
- Dude - your style & technique have improved so much since you started posting your drawings. You could easily create a sci-fi comic book based on this one.uan
- Cheers uan! It had been sitting on the board beside the computer for a while. So was good to get the drawing finished.PhanLo
- I dig the muted colour, this is great.slappy
- Yeah I actually like this colour palate.cruddlebub
- I flat it out then use a gradient map to block in the colours, then tidy it up as I go.
You can get the mood pretty quick with the gradient mapsPhanLo - listen to me mumble an explanation here https://www.youtube.…PhanLo
- what uan said++PonyBoy
- love the colors.thenohero
- did you use ai for the basis for the movement?Nairn
- and before anyone jumps on me, i'm asking because phanlo here is the one person I know who could entirely own AI and make it a mere Tool.Nairn
- @Nairn I used a 3d model from a base mesh with the clothes added and them Mixamo for the walkscycle. Rendered in Blender then roto'd with Procreate.PhanLo
- Tried a few AI attempts at walkcycles, but I like the control of having the real models and the ability to change lighting etc.
Still quite kitbashyPhanLo - The background street elements in the animation are AI images. I always use them as placeholders then get real images from streetview as proper ref.PhanLo
- It will never not annoy me how broad your technique stretches, phanlo :) xNairn
- Nice Phannyutopian
- Amazing!Gabriel
- AQUTE6
fuck you apple
FUCK APPLE
FUCK PHOTOSIMAGE CAPTURE FOR THE WIN.
THANK YOU CHAT GPT.FOR MONTHS I COULDNT GET MY IMAGES OFF IPHONE TO MACBOOK PRO. PHOTOS KEPT CRASHING ON ME.
IMAGE CAPTURE!!!!!
- Yes!
I got DVs for this 6 months ago
https://www.qbn.com/…grafician - who uses photos anyway. total shite.hans_glib
- Yup painstakingly figured this out ages ago Apple is so shit_niko
- I love when boomers discover something on their computer that has been there for literally 20 yearsnb
- Ahem! We're millennialsgrafician
- Yes!
