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Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by Bilters »

AlexMuir wrote: post #35
burntwater wrote: post #32

As a hearing-impaired person, I just wanted to thank you for clearly mentioning that it's subtitled. That shows it's more than just an afterthought, and seals the deal for me!

I don't understand why everyone wouldn't subtitle their content. I used rev.com and it costs $1 per minute and the results are great. So to subtitle three hours cost $240. With many non-native English speakers as customers it is a no-brainer. It's good to hear this too, because the text in that box originally said 'Filmed in 4K' and I only changed it to 'Fully subtitled' at the last moment.

Thanks for sharing what you've used to transcribe / subtitle your video's with. I've been looking for a source like this, and sounds like you're happy with their service. I'll give it a go on my next video project.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by jacquesm »

Buttons840 wrote: post #149
jacquesm wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Beautiful! Are you planning on rebuilding it? Another shoot? Is there a reason you don't mark the parts original location or is that simply because you intend to replace them?

Honest question, if you just ran the video in reverse, could anyone tell that it was not an actual rebuild? It is stop motion after all, in a sense there is no motion but just captured moments in time, and those moments can be reversed.

Yes, of course. The parts are all still dirty, the seals still broken. After a rebuild an engine looks like new.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by nxc18 »

sametmax wrote: post #88
AlexMuir wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't understand why everyone wouldn't subtitle their content. I used rev.com and it costs $1 per minute and the results are great. So to subtitle three hours cost $240. With many non-native English speakers as customers it is a no-brainer. It's good to hear this too, because the text in that box originally said 'Filmed in 4K' and I only changed it to 'Fully subtitled' at the last moment.

Because it's lot of work. Like everything, it depends of the investment vs reward, unless you are driven by virtue.

I came from a school with a large Hard of Hearing population... I've really come to appreciate captioning on all videos. Mainly I just don't like listening to people say things very much, most videos have super annoying soundtracks and effects or other distortion, and really reading is just as effective.

Have captions on your video for everyone, not just the deaf people in your audience (unless you just really love the sound of your own voice so much that you want to force other people to suffer through it).

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by somecallitblues »

metaprinter wrote: post #139
Lukeas14 wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is what you're looking for ( https://animagraffs.com/how-a-car-engine-works/ ). It's a breakdown of pretty much every automotive internal combustion engine used today. Once you understand the basics, the stop-motion video becomes pretty cool as you can try and label every part that's coming off

Just to be clear that animagraff is showing specifically how a 4cycle gasoline-powered reciprocating engine works. Diesel engines account for roughly 50% of automotive vehicles in the world.

Isn't diesel also 4 stroke? I know it has no spark plugs for ignition and there are differences but the main principals would be the same.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by fauria »

alexwebb2 wrote: post #86

This is neat, but based on the title, I thought this was going to be a bit more informative about _how_ engines work, and how each subprocess contributes toward the end goal. What I saw instead was a subset of subprocesses in isolation from each other, presented in an admittedly artistic fashion. It's impressive, and maybe the purpose is more to whet one's appetite for more information rather than be informative in i…

This YouTube channel is fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineeringExplained

It has videos on pretty much every aspect of engines, organized in handy playlists.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by cmrdporcupine »

resolaibohp wrote: post #140
noonespecial wrote: post #69

Top notch! It looks so easy! But you forgot the part where you spend an hour banging, cursing, and blasting that one bolt with a torch because it. just. will. not. budge, only to have it snap off and realize you're going to spend tomorrow drilling it out and tapping that hole...

I am convinced from my experiences doing DIY auto repair that the jobs themselves are all fairly simple, it is dealing with stuck bolts and bolts that are hard to get to which turn the job into hours of work and frustration.

Yeah and putting one's body in poses and positions that are painful for someone who is accustomed mainly to sitting down in front of a computer all day. I discovered after buying my little hobby farm that mechanical stuff hurts me. I have injured myself all sorts of ways I didn't expect.

Also in meatspace you can't hit 'undo' or 'git reset --hard' .. I hate that :-)

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by KGIII »

somecallitblues wrote: post #155
metaprinter wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just to be clear that animagraff is showing specifically how a 4cycle gasoline-powered reciprocating engine works. Diesel engines account for roughly 50% of automotive vehicles in the world.

Isn't diesel also 4 stroke? I know it has no spark plugs for ignition and there are differences but the main principals would be the same.

Usually, but not always.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-stroke_diesel_engine

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by dave7 »

fauria wrote: post #156
alexwebb2 wrote: post #86

This is neat, but based on the title, I thought this was going to be a bit more informative about _how_ engines work, and how each subprocess contributes toward the end goal. What I saw instead was a subset of subprocesses in isolation from each other, presented in an admittedly artistic fashion. It's impressive, and maybe the purpose is more to whet one's appetite for more information rather than be informative in i…

This YouTube channel is fantastic: https://www.youtube.com/user/EngineeringExplained It has videos on pretty much every aspect of engines, organized in handy playlists.

Yeah he's great! My favorite on the more practical side of things is ChrisFix: https://www.youtube.com/user/PaintballOO7

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by KGIII »

roceasta wrote: post #93
alexwebb2 wrote: post #86

This is neat, but based on the title, I thought this was going to be a bit more informative about _how_ engines work, and how each subprocess contributes toward the end goal. What I saw instead was a subset of subprocesses in isolation from each other, presented in an admittedly artistic fashion. It's impressive, and maybe the purpose is more to whet one's appetite for more information rather than be informative in i…

Point taken that explanations are more important than descriptions but really there are thousands of places that explain the principles of how the internal combustion engine works. This is the first time I've seen an engine physically taken apart so I can see roughly what goes where. I'm reminded of 'Danny The Champion of the World' who, at the age of seven, could take a small engine to pieces, and put it back togeth…

There is something wonderful about tearing an engine down and rebuilding it. There are varied complexities but all are great. Well, except for the engine in the old Colt Vista. That was not fun.

If you get the chance, go ahead and do it. There are many resources to guide you, unless it's a very rare engine. Even then, the principles are the same.

It's a lot of fun and fascinating to see how they work.

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