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Why there's problems doing video by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/20/2013, 7:29pm PDT
Eurotrash wrote:

Commander Tansin A. Darcos wrote:

then you're a lot further along at having Asperger's syndrome than I ever will.

I see you're as deluded as usual, Paul. That's good! Good for a chuckle. So how's the new cooking video with your fancy new infomercial cookware coming along? I'm looking forward to it.

I'm picking up some extra video to include in it. I can't really make videos at night, it's too dark here and I have to do video during daylight hours. I've found that because of the compact fluorescent (CF) bulbs we have here, the landlord doesn't have enough in the right places and he uses 60-watt incandescent equivalent, plus I don't really have a good way to add light, I can't get enough light at night. If you saw how dark the "slop" video was, and how grainy parts of it were, well, you're looking at a well-lit kitchen, at night, and discovering, as I did from my video from 2008, that the one thing cameras want lots of, is light, and as you get a bigger area, the amount of light you need increases, and it's more like exponentially than linearly, meaning lighting a space twice as big takes not twice the amount of light (measured in lumens), but 8 times the lumens.

I say "lumens" not "watts" (as I did in the video below) because now it's confusing with old incandescent light bulbs, compact fluorescents and LED bulbs. 100 Watts Incandescent is 1600 lumens, and uses the equivalent of a 26 watt CF, or about 16 watts LED. Difference is a 100 watt incandescent is about 25c (and are being discontinued), a 26 watt CF is about $1.50 and will last ten times as long, and a 16-watt LED is a whopping $72.95 - that is not a misprint, I do mean seventy-three dollars - and lasts about 5 times as long as the CF. I have a desk lamp, and it has a 26 watt CF in it because there's no point going with less than a 100-watt Incandescent equivalent. For me to see adequately in an ordinary room I need the equivalent of at least 1600 lumens. At that, I can read, see without squinting, it's as bright as full daylight.

And the video camera seems to agree. I can get by on a wall-socket night light, which is probably a 4 watt bulb, so maybe that's 16 watts-equivalent of incandescent, it's enough in a dark room to get by, because your eyes adjust, and it's enough to find things, get in and get out. To a camera, that's probably all but pitch black. But the camera agrees with me, in a 10x10 or so room, 1600 lumens at about 2700K produces a good white light, not harsh or glaring.

LED lights would be great, they'll run even cheaper than CF, they last 5 times as long, they're fairly durable and have no mercury. But the goddamned capital cost makes them unaffordable. For commercial environments that use a lot of bulbs it's a no-brainer, if you went to CFLs, start trying where you can to put in LED bulbs instead, especially in applications that run light 24/7 over long periods like the primary support light for an office that always stays on even when all other lights are turned off at the switch when everyone goes home, and lights in staircases. Unfortunately nobody is in the staircase 99.9% of the time but you still have to keep them lighted, over several years the reduced electricity cost of LED will pay for the up-front capital cost for switching to LED. For residential users CF does make sense, you do need to know that a bulb being broken has to be treated like a hazmat incident: get out of the area and let the dust die down so the mercury can dissipate without you breathing it in.

Here's a real simple example of light difference just for a webcam at 2 feet:

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If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by laudablepuss 05/16/2013, 5:16pm PDT NEW
    You've probably seen this by now, but by Siskel and Ebert 05/16/2013, 6:07pm PDT NEW
        Absolutely incredible. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/16/2013, 6:51pm PDT NEW
        Long live piracy by col.schickn 05/16/2013, 6:53pm PDT NEW
    Hahaha by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/16/2013, 6:45pm PDT NEW
    Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/16/2013, 10:59pm PDT NEW
    I agree with Dana Stevens about something???? by laudablepuss 05/17/2013, 11:38am PDT NEW
        I don't. by Mischief Maker 05/17/2013, 1:44pm PDT NEW
            All three of us are agreeing. by laudablepuss 05/17/2013, 1:56pm PDT NEW
            Re: I don't. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/18/2013, 2:06am PDT NEW
                Re: I don't. by Eurotrash 05/19/2013, 10:28am PDT NEW
                    Why there's problems doing video by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/20/2013, 7:29pm PDT NEW
                        well I- okay, wall of text, skip to the video. *Paul w/ flashlight under face* by Eurotrash 05/21/2013, 10:43am PDT NEW
                        Please make a version of this with rimshots added after your "jokes" at the end. NT by Festus McGee 05/21/2013, 4:11pm PDT NEW
    Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by blackwater 05/19/2013, 1:11am PDT NEW
        "Hey this is a pretty good shit sandwich for a shit sandwich" by WITTGENSTEIN 05/19/2013, 10:12am PDT NEW
        Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by Mischief Maker 05/19/2013, 10:15am PDT NEW
        Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by JJ Abrams fan 05/19/2013, 10:49am PDT NEW
        Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by Vested Id 05/19/2013, 3:55pm PDT NEW
            Re: If/when a thread is made about the new Abrams movie by blackwater 05/27/2013, 7:29pm PDT NEW
        this is true by fabio 05/19/2013, 8:03pm PDT NEW
        I don't think you're allowed to make use of lowered expectations by laudablepuss 05/20/2013, 9:41am PDT NEW
            Re: I don't think you're allowed to make use of lowered expectations by blackwater 05/27/2013, 7:38pm PDT NEW
        Group of 9 things. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/20/2013, 7:44pm PDT NEW
            Re: Group of 9 things; even better example! by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/20/2013, 7:48pm PDT NEW
                Oh Paul. by Eurotrash 05/21/2013, 1:44am PDT NEW
                    Re: Oh Paul. by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/21/2013, 2:12pm PDT NEW
                        Inability or unwillingness to interpret anything nonliterally. NT by Paul's Mental Problem List: #29 05/21/2013, 4:13pm PDT NEW
                        My guess was right, lol NT by Eurotrash 05/21/2013, 11:57pm PDT NEW
    Why I won't watch it by Roop 05/20/2013, 10:53pm PDT NEW
    Is there an "Ace of Base" of movies? by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 6:42pm PDT NEW
        American Beauty? NT by fabio 05/21/2013, 6:49pm PDT NEW
            Excellent suggestion. NT by Bradley Svedka. 05/21/2013, 6:55pm PDT NEW
                Didn't the same thing happen with Skyfall weeks after it came out? NT by fabio 05/21/2013, 7:02pm PDT NEW
            The people that love Fight Club and Donnie Darko also love American Beauty. NT by Fullofkittens 05/21/2013, 7:04pm PDT NEW
                I love Fight Club and American Beauty by pinback 05/21/2013, 9:10pm PDT NEW
                    Re: I love Fight Club and American Beauty by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 9:33pm PDT NEW
                        I also love ST2, the best of all of the Star Trek movies, still. by pinback 05/27/2013, 4:53pm PDT NEW
                Re: The people that love Fight Club and Donnie Darko also love American Beauty by Vested Id 05/28/2013, 2:28pm PDT NEW
        Dances With Wolves? NT by Fullofkittens 05/21/2013, 7:06pm PDT NEW
        Jerry Macguire? NT by Rafiki 05/21/2013, 7:26pm PDT NEW
        Forrest Gump. (Runners-up: anything with Robin Williams or Jim Carrey in it.) NT by Jerry Whorebach 05/21/2013, 7:47pm PDT NEW
            (Except Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) NT by Fullofkittens 05/21/2013, 8:59pm PDT NEW
            And One Hour Photo and Good Will Hunting? by pinback 05/21/2013, 9:13pm PDT NEW
                Glengarry Glen Ross. THE Caltrops movie! by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 10:09pm PDT NEW
                ICJ how much of your game sales goes towards supporting your horrible friend? NT by fabio 05/21/2013, 10:10pm PDT NEW
                    You are never an interesting poster, Fabsy NT by Zsenijeim 05/29/2013, 1:06pm PDT NEW
                        It's not Tuesday, but welcome back all the same! by Mischief Maker 05/29/2013, 2:40pm PDT NEW
                        That puts me up there with Jerry in your poster rankings by fabio 05/30/2013, 1:02am PDT NEW
                I don't think One Hour Photo was ever "hugely popular" :( by Jerry Whorebach 05/22/2013, 12:54am PDT NEW
                The Great Happiness Space: Tales of an Osaka Love Thief NT by Quétinbec & Fussbett 05/22/2013, 6:36pm PDT NEW
            What Dreams May Come. NT by Last 05/29/2013, 3:06pm PDT NEW
            Liar, Liar was good. NT by Last 05/29/2013, 3:16pm PDT NEW
            Speaking of Forrest Gump by fabio 06/09/2013, 4:57pm PDT NEW
                I saw it in the theater, on a date when I was 16 by Fullofkittens 06/09/2013, 9:15pm PDT NEW
        wait, here are the winners by fabio 05/21/2013, 9:17pm PDT NEW
            Blair Witch! Perfect! NT by Mischief Maker 05/21/2013, 9:29pm PDT NEW
                You never even saw the movie you fuckstick. God do I hope you all die in a fire NT by pinback 05/21/2013, 9:42pm PDT NEW
                Even more perfect by fabio 05/21/2013, 10:57pm PDT NEW
                    fucking Magnolia. And fucking Titanic NT by Eurotrash 05/22/2013, 12:03am PDT NEW
                        Wait, I missed this. by pinback 05/27/2013, 2:03pm PDT NEW
                            I can agree with you when you say that Magnolia is as good as Star Trek (2009) NT by Fullofkittens 05/27/2013, 3:35pm PDT NEW
                                Man, once Abrams reboots that franchise? NT by fapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfapfa 05/27/2013, 4:51pm PDT NEW
                            Yeah, maybe they were bad examples by Eurotrash 06/06/2013, 11:02pm PDT NEW
                    The Sixth Sense is a one-time-use movie so it gets a pass. by Fullofkittens 05/22/2013, 4:17am PDT NEW
                        I enjoyed The Six Sense both times I watched it. It's a really good movie. by Jerry Whorebach 05/22/2013, 5:39pm PDT NEW
                            Re: I enjoyed The Six Sense both times I watched it. It's a really good movie. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/22/2013, 10:27pm PDT NEW
                                I disagree with your opinions. by Monster-lover! 05/22/2013, 11:02pm PDT NEW
                                    Not sure I follow the Uwe Boll comparison? by Jerry Whorebach 05/23/2013, 12:58am PDT NEW
                                Re: I enjoyed The Six Sense both times I watched it. It's a really good movie. by blackwater 07/02/2013, 1:35am PDT NEW
        Ace of Base had nothing but positive press?! NT by ?!?!? 05/22/2013, 6:34pm PDT NEW
            I do remember SPIN saying they were the next ABBA. by Fullofkittens 05/23/2013, 8:18am PDT NEW
                SPIN MAGAZINE BEST ALBUMS OF 1991 by Bob Guccione, Jr. 05/28/2013, 10:15pm PDT NEW
        Re: Is there an "Ace of Base" of movies? How about "Signs"? :) NT by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 05/23/2013, 7:49am PDT NEW
            Did you all catch this? I just caught this. He ALMOST got within intergalactic NT by range of a faint humor scan. 05/28/2013, 8:56pm PDT NEW
    Bernd notice update by laudablepuss 05/23/2013, 9:28am PDT NEW
    Star Trek: Into Darkess was very good. by pinback 05/26/2013, 8:09pm PDT NEW
        Hey man by J.J. Abrams 05/26/2013, 9:59pm PDT NEW
        So, "Star Trek" (2009) was 4 stars out of an available 4 on the pinback scale? NT by Fullofkittens 05/27/2013, 7:23am PDT NEW
            Some people can't seperate Shatner the actor from Shatner the RL asshole. by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 7:39am PDT NEW
                I love Shatner the RL asshole as much or more than the actor. NT by Fullofkittens 05/27/2013, 8:33am PDT NEW
            It does. NT by pinback 05/27/2013, 10:18am PDT NEW
                How many stars would you give the actual Star Wars? by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 11:33am PDT NEW
                    4: 4, 5: 3.5, 6:3, 1: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0.5 NT by pinback 05/27/2013, 11:35am PDT NEW
                        What does all that add up to, including Lego Star Wars? NT by Eurotrash 05/27/2013, 12:31pm PDT NEW
                        Re: 4: 4, 5: 3.5 by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 12:34pm PDT NEW
                            Re: 4: 4, 5: 3.5 by pinback 05/27/2013, 2:02pm PDT NEW
                            In other words, you don't like a boat, do ya?! NT by The Bridgetender 05/27/2013, 3:21pm PDT NEW
                            Re: 4: 4, 5: 3.5 by Souffle of Pain 05/27/2013, 5:13pm PDT NEW
                        I like that you can recognize dreck in the new SW movies by laudablepuss 05/27/2013, 5:52pm PDT NEW
                            The new Star Trek movies are objectively good. by pinback 05/27/2013, 6:09pm PDT NEW
                                Just counting the days 'til "Citizen Kane: Mummy Hunter" NT by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 6:56pm PDT NEW
                                Yes, you feebly grasp the central concept, congratulations by laudablepuss 05/27/2013, 11:20pm PDT NEW
                                I bought the 2009 Star Trek on dvd because I heard it was really good by Eurotrash 05/29/2013, 12:37pm PDT NEW
                                    SUCKS: BSG, Star Trek, 2001, Space, Planets, Air, Things... NT by Mysterio 05/29/2013, 2:14pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: I bought the 2009 Star Trek on dvd because I heard it was really good by fabio 05/30/2013, 1:16am PDT NEW
                                        BSG: Decent in first season. Interesting for 1/2 of 2nd. Worse in 2nd half by WITTGENSTEIN 06/05/2013, 4:06pm PDT NEW
                                Pinback by Cannibal 05/29/2013, 1:17pm PDT NEW
                                Trolling Star Trek fans is strictly bush league by blackwater 09/10/2013, 11:47pm PDT NEW
                        I agree that Star Wars was the best Star Wars. by Jerry Whorebach 05/27/2013, 7:14pm PDT NEW
                            The BIAS-FREE ZONE NT by Caltrops 05/27/2013, 9:11pm PDT NEW
                                Keep sniffing around that sentence, you'll get the joke eventually. NT by Jerry Whorebach 05/27/2013, 9:42pm PDT NEW
                            Re: I agree that Star Wars was the best Star Wars. by Mischief Maker 05/27/2013, 9:52pm PDT NEW
        I agree with Pinback by Last 05/28/2013, 9:13am PDT NEW
            I meant to mention three great parts of the originals. by Last 05/28/2013, 9:36am PDT NEW
            I don't think you know what "fan service" means. by laudablepuss 05/28/2013, 4:09pm PDT NEW
                Pandering is pandering, even if there's no upskirt. NT by Last 05/29/2013, 3:08pm PDT NEW
            My defense as to why Star Trek 4 and 6 were GOOD. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/28/2013, 9:38pm PDT NEW
            Re: I agree with Pinback by laudablepuss 06/04/2013, 1:57pm PDT NEW
            Re: I agree with Pinback by Commander Tansin A. Darcos 06/09/2013, 6:10pm PDT NEW
                They had something the LAPD abandoned long ago: their humanity. by And their balls. 06/09/2013, 7:18pm PDT NEW
        No mention of how Into Darkness broke the Redlettermedia guys' denial? NT by Mischief Maker 06/06/2013, 7:50am PDT NEW
            I didn't know this existed. It was great. NT by WITTGENSTEIN 06/06/2013, 3:43pm PDT NEW
    0/10 by fabio 05/27/2013, 6:51pm PDT NEW
        You guys are too cool for school. What is he complaining about here? NT by pinback 05/27/2013, 9:11pm PDT NEW
            If you start complaining about fabio's complaining you'll lose your mind. NT by he complains. 05/28/2013, 7:25am PDT NEW
                I just didn't know exactly what the complaint was, since he just posted a screen NT by grab from the movie? 05/28/2013, 9:25am PDT NEW
                Have you not noticed that's his entire shtick? by fabio 05/28/2013, 2:21pm PDT NEW
                    I just asked a simple question, you goddamn lunatic. by pinback 05/28/2013, 2:51pm PDT NEW
                    You do have bad taste NT by This is known, Khaleesi 05/29/2013, 1:28pm PDT NEW
                        IT is known. IT NT by for fuck's sake 05/29/2013, 2:05pm PDT NEW
                            Someday you'll control yourself to only reply once NT by someday 05/30/2013, 12:41am PDT NEW
                                That was one reply. How can you fuck up counting to one? NT by for fuck's sake 05/30/2013, 1:41am PDT NEW
        Re: 0/10 by pinback 05/27/2013, 9:15pm PDT NEW
            "This will probably get a scolding pinback and Arbit post" -me by fabio 05/28/2013, 2:25pm PDT NEW
                I really was just asking what that screengrab had to do with your 0/10 rating. NT by pinback 05/28/2013, 2:49pm PDT NEW
        start to orange/blue color scheme NT by WITTGENSTEIN 05/28/2013, 2:48pm PDT NEW
    If I may sum up the rest of the world's view of Caltrops' shockingly terrible by opinions of movies and all else: 05/28/2013, 10:56pm PDT NEW
        I 100% agree. NT by Mischief Maker 05/29/2013, 7:35am PDT NEW
    This is the ugliest ship I've ever seen by laudablepuss 06/05/2013, 2:05pm PDT NEW
        The crazy bridge is growing on me a little by laudablepuss 06/05/2013, 2:45pm PDT NEW
        Fuck you, that ship was awesome. Enterprise vs. Super Enterprise is awesome. NT by Faultfinding Is An Act Of Ego 06/05/2013, 6:44pm PDT NEW
            Also, Fuck you, everyone who hates the new Megatron design! He has knife hands! NT by Faultfinding Threatens My Ego 06/05/2013, 6:53pm PDT NEW
                KNIFE HANDS! by laudablepuss 06/06/2013, 4:59pm PDT NEW
                    WRONG ONE! by laudablepuss 06/06/2013, 5:00pm PDT NEW
    I really liked this io9 piece by WITTGENSTEIN 06/30/2013, 1:21pm PDT NEW
        I did not see this because I was in the goddamned hospital by laudablepuss 07/10/2013, 1:08pm PDT NEW
    EAS review by laudablepuss 07/10/2013, 12:40pm PDT NEW
 
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