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A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by mixmastamyk »

abhi3188 wrote: post #122
kens wrote: post #3

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In the "new lingo", GIF means a short animated image loop. See, for example, /r/gifs or Twitter's "Add a GIF" feature. A "GIF" can be in .mp4 format, for instance, so there's little connection (other than historical) with the actual GIF image protocol.

yup I too am using the term just to denote a short animated image loop. It's much more efficient to store and send over an mp4 instead which is what I do

Why not call it an MP4 then? Due to MP3 it's recognized as much or more than gif.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by abhi3188 »

DonHopkins wrote: post #143
abhi3188 wrote: post #106

Hi guys, I am the creator of this camera! happy to answer any questions.. didn't know it was doing so well here on HN :)

Will you develop a noir cartridge for making beautiful black and white error diffusion dithered animated gifs? https://media.giphy.com/media/l0K7o6Tn4JsJtvDMc/giphy.gif https://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=40832.msg112434...

could easily be programmed in. I was already thinking of experimenting with filters.. printing a black case to go with it shouldnt be a problem

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by franl »

cr0sh wrote: post #97

This is one of those projects that at first, is easy to dismiss as "silly" or "useless". On the surface, sure. But looking at the imgur album and reading the comments (and I would imagine going to the website, etc - which I haven't done), it becomes clear (and the author even says so on the album) that this project ultimately served a larger purpose: From start to finish, this project has helped the person develop a…

I would pay money for said course. I'm trying to piece together my own homegrown manufacturing curriculum through a combination of books, googling, diy projects, and YouTube. I don't expect to create world class engineering marvels on my own, but to be able to develop such a polished finished product as OP would be incredible. Any tips on where to start as far as 3D modeling and enclosure design goes?

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by abhi3188 »

veritas3241 wrote: post #137
nathancahill wrote: post #125

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---strike---They are, see image #9: http://i.imgur.com/Bc4NNAL.mp4 ------ Edit: Oh dear, I see you're the creator. I guess I misunderstood. How do the pins play in to the design if not to connect the two devices?

I don't think you read the description on that. When the cartridge is in the camera, it's getting power from the big battery. When ejected, it switches to internal supply. Also, you replied to the creator of the camera, so I'm going to guess he knows best :)

yup that's correct, the pogo pins just make contact when it is placed inside the camera so the battery gets charged

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by abhi3188 »

nathancahill wrote: post #125
abhi3188 wrote: post #116

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hey, they arent plugged into each other physically.. the cartridge is completely independent, that's how you can pull it out and take it with you

---strike---They are, see image #9: http://i.imgur.com/Bc4NNAL.mp4 ------ Edit: Oh dear, I see you're the creator. I guess I misunderstood. How do the pins play in to the design if not to connect the two devices?

haha no problem, those are pogo pins just making touch contact when the cartridge is inside.. once you eject the cartridge its own power source takes over.. slide it back in and it starts charging again

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by mixmastamyk »

burkaman wrote: post #158
ryandrake wrote: post #85

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I think the problem is "what words actually mean" has become a minor detail to some people. My high school English teacher would not have accepted "language evolves" as an excuse for things like confusing "then" and "than" and not knowing the meaning of the word "literally".

Your high school English teacher was wrong. Words mean whatever people think they mean, much like how money is worth whatever people think it's worth. Of course as an individual you can't unilaterally redefine a word, just as you can't declare that a $100 bill is worth as much as a car.

Until it's time to get a normal job.

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by abhi3188 »

kw71 wrote: post #98

This is pretty cool! I noticed the author decided to use metric thread machine hardware. He's probably an American because he specified McMaster-Carr as a source. #4 and #6 machine screws are a lot less costly here and available everywhere. (Your hard drive screws are 6-32, same as the electrical wall boxes; floppy 4-40) I personally hate unified threads, on the basis that the rest of the world uses iso threads. But…

I'm just in America but not American which is why I refuse to accept inches and weird numbering for screws haha.. it's worth the few extra bucks for me, you're right though, you could modify the design and use cheaper screws

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by abhi3188 »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #161
abhi3188 wrote: post #122

Earlier quoted context omitted.

yup I too am using the term just to denote a short animated image loop. It's much more efficient to store and send over an mp4 instead which is what I do

Why not call it an MP4 then? Due to MP3 it's recognized as much or more than gif.

doesn't have the same ring to it.. i made a camera that snaps an MP4 and print it.. GIF is more relatable and is becoming the generic lingo to denote this kind of medium

Re: A camera that snaps a GIF and ejects a cartridge that displays it

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Post by abhi3188 »

michrassena wrote: post #70

I enjoyed seeing the design and build process. There's a long way to go to make a product out of this. I also wonder whether there are legal downsides to using the look and feel of the Polaroid "rainbow" nextstep (which was famously the source of the now-retired Instagram logo). It would be very neat to have a credit card sized screen with a micro-controller and a bit flash doing the work rather than a full-sized com…

yup I did think of doing that but wanted to do this version with off the shelf components that others could replicate easily
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