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As I was developing the WebCAM Console, I let program betas run consistently through the winter and into the spring. These two movies represent the some of the possible outputs when images are archived for future use.

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To create the movies, Quicktime Pro was used to assemble the images into a movie and iMovie was used to make edits. In the case of the Sunday River time lapse (continue reading to view it), a simple file search found daily images from between the hours of 11AM and 12PM, which were then assembled in the method previously mentioned. Continue Reading »

Building on the strides I made with my beta version of the Auto Image Downloader, the initial release of the webCAM Console is a more complete application fulfilling most of my original desires. It is focused, minimal and much more extensible than my previous attempts. From a graphic standpoint, it operates out of the system tray and exists as a window-less series of thumbnails that quietly reside on desktop. Give it a try!

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About a year ago the Charlotte skyline was undergoing some very dramatic changes. The thought of capturing that change in some sort of time-lapse video was intriguing. I knew of a frequently updating online webcam that would be perfect for that end if I could somehow download all of those images. After not being able to find an existing solution on the internet, I began using a rudimentary and rather unreliable Applescript. It quickly became clear that I would need a better solution. Continue Reading »

My girlfriend Janis had a website when she graduated from SCAD years ago, however it wasn’t very extensible or easy to update. As usually happens with hard-to-update websites, it languished and became obsolete. She is in a position now, where having a place to showcase and share her work would be very helpful, so I assisted her  in developing a completely new site. Continue Reading »

Originating as a product of boredom, my goal to model the inner loop of center city Charlotte has been developing for the last year. Beginning with the most notable structures first, I have worked my way through a good bit of both the second and third wards. Progress should continue at a decent pace from here on out. Continue Reading »