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My First 3D Video (Fujifilm FinePix REAL 3D W3)

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:59:00 +0000

I got this camera two days ago from a seller on eBay. Let me tell you, this is fantastic. I might have sent you an e-mail or random message on Skype about how YouTube supports multiple methods of 3D viewing which can be toggled by the viewer. I've had my eye on this camera ever since.

The great deal on eBay was one factor, but money burning a hole in my pocket (even with some more economically viable purchases pressing on me) was another one which was just as strong. I don't regret anything. So now I'm posting the video for everyone, along with a picture THAT YOU CAN VIEW RIGHT NOW IN 3D! It takes practice, but all you need to be able to do is cross your eyes and concentrate on the middle of the three images you will see.

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For the video, since I can't embed in 3D yet, you'll have to click here. Click the 3D button on the video to change your viewing method. If you want cross eye, click "Red / Cyan" next to the icon with the 3D glasses, and on the next screen select "View video with no 3D device" and then "It works! Take me back to my video." Don't watch in anything less than 360p.

In Christ,
Adam

P.S. I'm going to do a giveaway! If cross eye doesn't work for you, comment saying so to be entered into a drawing for free red/cyan glasses. You won't get glasses if you don't comment!

If cross-eye works for you, you can get glasses too! Just leave a comment saying that it works, and you'll be entered into the random drawing. You won't get glasses if you don't comment!

Edit: Check out my new 3D Photography page!

A Grateful Heart

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:30:00 +0000

Early last year, I mentioned that I was going to journal each day to remind myself of the things I should be thankful for. After writing down a condensed version of each day's events to help me think through everything, I would then write down the thing I was most thankful that day that I had not written down on a previous day. I thought I'd post my list of 365.242199 things.

The way I usually came up with each thing is I would pick out the least pleasant part of my day, and thank God for what was missing from it. The best reminder of having something is losing it. There is a break between every 50.

My time, family friends, deep breaths, a father's praise, clear thoughts, valid reproof, peace and quiet, perseverance, appropriate relationships between men and women, computers, planned meals, petitions, work, my mother, my grandmother, adversity, corporate prayer, church gatherings, God's fellowship, reading the Word, instructions, grace, medicine, my workstation computer, ease of eating, a desire to know God, planned days, a sense of purpose, truth, the DBC documentary project, encouragement, correction, self-control, good stewardship, orthodoxy, my dad, fitness, chastity, accountability, support, good weather, understanding, a clear throat, consistency, snow, coordination, the Lambert family, my voice, fast food, tongue-in-cheek,

small worlds, my cat Hammy, sleep, missionaries, soccer, love, well-behaved children, my lips, situational ingenuity, my pancreas, trust, conciseness, travel, a well-feeling head, a witness, discipleship, freedom, navigation, a splinter-free heel, logic, eloquence, Skype, my barber, my video equipment, kind words, wealth, clean speech, wages, good feet, entertainment of company, Ray Franks, privacy, assumptions, reverence, self-discipline, my father's heart, rationality, humility, referees, meditation, fear of God, memory, someone's presence, eyes/cameras/sight, heritage, straightforwardness, weapons, cats, cleverness, winning conversations,

intimacy, being native, good pride, promises, good timing, my family, snacks, quick thinking, explanations, converted souls, math, completed work, nerve endings, intrigue, modern transportation, the DBC documentary DVDs, Internet filters, righteous anger, my driver's license, volunteers, marriage, pastors, clear roads, beauty, news, determination, paradoxes, uncertainty, remnants, keepers, my left ring finger, writers, assuming the best, customer service, tithes, common knowledge, games, preparation, trustworthy people, decisions, full wages, contracts, reunions, woman, reliability, compatibility, current items, suitcases, reaching for new things, clothes,

free board, good music, customers, Providence, health, evangelists, peacemakers, debates, surprises, my quads, fruit, hospitality, deliberation, safe driving, served justice, cologne, e-mail, strong spiritual conversations, good habits, television, vacations, warm water, dental floss, ovens, food, competition, telephones, subtlety, clean humor, good voices, car parts, nets, small government, clear sinuses, candy, 4-part harmonies, pill capsules, soundtracks, fair taxes, a wife, investments, daughters, cousins, cool days, laws, caution, sunglasses, a pure heart, new clothes, searches,

plan Bs, kind reactions, goggles, swim caps, wholesome entertainment, real battles, conquering the wolf, lawnmowers, sisters, lightbulbs, ice cream, marriage counsel, the *Catholic church, good work ethic, older people, short-term memory, sunscreen, irons, practical education, fulfilled promises, realization of sin, hindsight, reading, writing, funding, singing, self-initiative, godly character training, printers, my existence, water, the ability to drop a conversation, discussing politics, one-woman men, anesthesia, jurisdictions, lending, small business, sports, future prayers, longsuffering, After Effects, sharp shavers, the Blair family, moving past PoKéMoN, DVDs, old videos, a spiritual conversation with Asher, catching up, deodorant,

logs in my eye, mountains, disconnection, Sundays, my videos, a clean record, cellular phones, long distance calls, archival, Sherwood Pictures, rentals, honest business, NSA, bedding, catching up on sleep, missing a day journaling, the Elizabeth Home, Jordan, forums, bank encryption, anti-virus software, experienced teachers, tomorrows, chores, fingernail clippers, good movies, bargains, B&H PhotoVideo, my HMC150, Mrs. Alexander, overnight batch renders, correct schedules, shade, paying off debt, shavers, abstinence, clean rooms, getting something right the first time, honored parents, previews, cameramen, peppermints, the SAICFA, the SAICFF, clean clothes, controversial discussions, judges, Martin Luther, file recovery, subjectivity,

trade, just sentences, Christian philosophers, knowing the times, alarm clocks, oral hygiene, employment, automotives, seafood, Mel and Patty Sumrall, Chinese missionaries, computer games, stars, gloves, brothers, electric fans, wireless signals, warnings, gardens, the Adams family, good digestion, self-motivation, dentists, Answers in Genesis, humor in hardship, refunds, decorations, agreeable conversation, deep conversations, houses, consistent worldviews, knowledge of truth, parents' support, a unified family, occupied time, prosthetics, the Orozco family, the moon, seasons, a sovereign plan, smooth editing, honesty, babies, submissive wives, plots, genuine invitations, cleats, stepping stones, my salvation, a grateful attitude.

Alright, I didn't quite get to my goal because I had a few duplicates on some days. I could certainly add them now, but I wanted to just use what I wrote down last year.

You're certainly not obligated to read through every one, but I wanted to post this to inspire everyone to keep your blessings often in mind.

In Christ,

Adam

Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:42:00 +0000

We sang this at church a few weeks ago at the start of the Christmas season. I had never heard of it, much less heard it, much less sung it before. I find myself drawn back to it repeatedly, and I can hardly stop playing through it on the piano. I definitely envy the time in church history when these were the contemporary hymns of the day.

The hymn sounded terrible the first time, since I was apparently not the only one who was unfamiliar with it, and I was trying to read the bass part; that's what I do.

A few objectively good congregational hymns are still being written such as "Because He Lives." I would like to write hymn lyrics. Good melodies are more commonly produced than theologically strong lyrics, and I find it easy to rhyme. I pray that one of my children will have an affinity for congregational voice composition.

Let's do a comparison of the song in the title and a popular, contemporary one which gets way too much credit and throat time. I'll save the better one for last. I'll bet some of you didn't know that there are objective rules to make music good or better. Well, there are, and guess who discovered them for the twelve-tone scale that we use. The Father of Music of course! I wonder how he earned that title.

"I Could Sing of Your Love Forever"

Over the mountains and the sea

Your river runs with love for me

And I will open up my heart

And let the healer set me free

I'm happy to be in the truth

And I will daily lift my hands

For I will always sing

Of when you came down

I could sing of your love forever

Over the mountains and the sea

Your river runs with love for me

And I will open up my heart

And let the healer set me free

I'm happy to be in the truth

And I will daily lift my hands

For I will always sing

Of when your love came down

I could sing of your love forever

Oh, I feel like dancing

This foolishness, I know

But when the world has seen the light

They will dance with joy

Like we're dancing now

I could sing of your love forever

"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"

Lo, how a rose e'er blooming

From tender stem hath sprung!

Of Jesse's lineage coming

As men of old have sung.

It came, a Flower bright,

Amid the cold of winter,

When half-gone was the night.

Isaiah was foretold it,

The Rose I have in mind;

With Mary we behold it,

The virgin mother kind.

To show God's love aright

She bore to men a Savior,

When half-gone was the night.

This Flower, whose fragrance tender

With sweetness fills the air,

Dispels with glorious splendor

The darkness everywhere.

True man, yet very God,

From sin and death He saves us

And lightens every load.

I chose the former song from this list (http://www.praisecharts.com/ccli-top-100/). The comparison could be done with any song from there. I don't appreciate songs that emphasize feelings and feelings instead of feelings and intellect. God is a God of knowledge. The Psalms teach us how to feel, which implies that we might have incorrect feelings sometimes.

My feelings need to line up with what I know. I have nothing against new songs. Even "Amazing Grace" was new at one point, and I can hardly sing "In Christ Alone" enough times. I'm referring to the songs that are objectively bad according to the laws of music theory. I simply think that poorly written songs should not be immortalized.

Let's not sing the song with no harmony where the chorus made up of one sentence repeated eight times is more than half the song. Let's do sing the song with some skilled effort put into the poetry and an intricate, simple, four-part harmony.

In Christ,

Adam

Short Ideas

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:22:00 +0000

My HMC150 is working now, and I am definitely ready to make a short after all these months. I think this is the longest I have ever gone without releasing one. I wanted to send a cry for help to everyone to vote on some ideas I have. If there's something you'd like to see me make, please let me know in a comment or an e-mail.

1) A man is walking in the middle of nowhere. Someone else also walking in the middle of nowhere starts walking along side him. The second one turns to the the first one and says, "Stop. We're here." The first one says, "The gas station's a bit further." "This is the gas station." "Where?" The first one starts to walk. "Stop!" says the second one. "Don't take another step or you'll die!" "Why?" "There's a huge hole right there. See it goes down a hundred feet!" The first one takes a step anyway, and then...(leave an ending in a comment)

2) Obamanolopy.

Please pick a favorite and let me know which you'd like to see me make.

In Christ,

Adam