I remember once seeing an impressive example of what hdr is capable of. The example hdr image was a lit light bulb. (The image in that example was created from a set of photos each taken with a different exposure. My understanding is that the technology has developed with some cameras now capable of creating the hdr image in one shot). Because of the wide dynamic range in the light bulb image it was possible to adjust the image in software until the logo printed on the end of the bulb could be seen! Wikipedia is a good place to learn about the technology: "The wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight". Regards, Ross

Nice to meet you

I'm always facinated by the optical illusions these things create. When it's in it's horizontal spin, which way is it spinning? [image: decca.gif]

I think I will change the word 'forum' to 'help desk'. If forum has more of a social con nation, then 'help desk' may sound more professional. (The thread was originally started to ask if it was ok to provide a forum for support.) For the record, we immediately responded to the original query and asked for a .SKP file so we could try to reproduce the problem. We received a file, and have reproduced the problem. However, with the time pressures oh the SketchUp Basecamp and the long weekend we may not be able to resolve the problem until next week. @unknownuser said: there's somewhat of a mixup in this thread though.. the thread is basically talking about right vs. wrong in posting emails on a support forum.. the customer complaint has nothing to do with that though. (if i'm reading it correctly) he's saying " i paid for this [...] product and i want the [...] attention i feel i deserve.. i demand some [...] help by you, the owner and/or company representative.. not some [...] [...] on a [...] internet forum" i don't think he/she really cares that his email was made public.. he's bummed that he feels he's being ignored (and hey, maybe rightly so.. but i don't know all the particulars to say that as fact) [edit] - it's like buying a computer that won't boot then asking the company for advice on dealing with it but they tell you to go ask someone on the internet how to fix it.

@unknownuser said: His identity wasn't a secret after the inquest into Richard Hammond's crash anyway. It wasn't definitive. Its a sure thing now. He could have said the service he provided to the BBC was just the stunt driving such as in the Evo challenge and the parachute-into-car challenge where you actually see his face (hang on, i thought the stig doesn't have a face??) one more series?? oh dear. guess they will be immortalized on channel Dave anyway.

Can someone print out a cardboard cutout of me and add me to photos? I should probably get a better photo...

A superb dream indeed!

I am planning on getting as many pictures as I can, so I'd be happy to share them on whatever sociaal media would make the most sense...

@solo said: @unknownuser said: I can imagine boulder could be extreme! I'm looking forward to the cooler weather, it's been over the 100's F (40's C)here for a month, so Boulder will be a welcome relief. wow I have not seen weather like that for a long time!!

I tried it yesterday (one of my friends called me from Gmail without having a Google Voice account), it definitely worked, but was really choppy - I could hear other people on the line. So it seems like its still in beta, which is often the case with new Google offerings

@unknownuser said: that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said. Very optimistic!

Beat ya. (by one minute) http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=179&t=30365

Solo you are probably best off using ebay. I sell lots of electrical goods there and you get the best prices as you are selling to consumers not a company. It's so easy. Any company is just after profit....even if they "recycle" it.....it will be stripped down and sold. They make the money, you don't. Sorry but the money they offer is crap. They will reduce your payment even more if you have a single scratch on the gadget....ebay is the way forward. Companies like this always put "tempting" prices on their website and screw you when it comes down to it. 90% of the time people don't complain because they have already sent their gadget.

Pete, that's pretty cool. Are the give aways going to be via a drawing?

More ImageMagick tricks: Convert a folder of .png's into an animated gif: $ convert -delay 20 -loop 0 *.png animation.gif Convert a folder of .png's into .jpg's: $ mogrify -format jpg *.png Convert a folder of .jpg's into a .mpg movie: $ convert *.jpg movie.mpg Create a single vertical image "stack" from a group of images: $ montage -tile 1x *.jpg vertical.jpg Create a single horizontal image from a group of images: $ montage -tile x1 *.jpg horizontal.jpg Create a contact sheet from a group of images: $ montage *.png sheet.png

I think they have the wrong Unconference, they want the StretchUp one

@mike lucey said: That's a good idea .... turning eye sores into art This beat me for a competition, the BSA Unbuilt, that I won in 2009 to somewhat less publicity. You can see my unsuccessful 2010 entry here: http://lewiswadsworth.net/lw4/2010/06/19/design/wol/ (It's not modeled in SketchUp.) Thomas Shine overlapped me a year at YSOA. He is possibly one of the few architecture students from the school that who had a worse time there, I suspect, than I did. His final studio project's design (so the story goes) was stolen by a principal of a certain very powerful architecture firm, and used as the basis for the new World Trade Center tower. Shine was courageous enough to sue for copyright violation, despite (this is my memory of student gossip, I want to clarify) the risk that he would find himself blackballed in the profession. The case makes for interesting reading. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/arts/design/28bern.html The certain-very-powerful firm settled. Although I would have preferred to win the BSA Unbuilt again, I am happy to see that Thomas Shine and his firm are prospering after all that.

Had a go at it, since I was in the mood for duck-drawing [image: KS1x_Duck.png]

@unknownuser said: Maybe the individual authors might take a peek and offer the latest date for their creations?? I tend to check that list often now that I found it. Each author can and should edit their own posts if their plugin title needs updated. I don't run the "complete" update as frequently as the "latest" update, but any changes will get picked up within a couple of weeks at the most.

The topic fits. Mandelbox Zoom It's not SU, but I think SU fans will like it.