PUBLIC MARKS from sbrothier with tags diy & video

[Luis], a regular Hackaday reader, sent in some info about his 360 degree video experiments. He wanted a cheap device to use with a video camera, producing video that can be displayed using a free Flash software library.

This is the area within SportsShooter.com where we stash all the things that don't quite fit the normal 'news story' template. Special picture galleries, movies, and other kinds of bandwith-consuming content that don't fit neatly inside our story templates can be found here.

Video Clip: This is video from Robert Hanashiro teaching students how to use remote cameras at Sports Shooter Academy 3, held November 2006 in Southern California. Hanashiro is a staff photographer for USA Today based in Southern California and director of the Sports Shooter Academy. The event, sponsored by Canon USA, Think Tank Photo and Samy's Camera, was a multi-day educational experience with presentations and hands-on shooting experiences.

These videos cover portrait photography and studio lighting techniques using simple equipment. You’ll also find an introduction to bird photography and a video on building a pinhole camera.

A 14-year-old girl with a scythe cutting circles around a tractor equipped with a mowing machine! Far-fetched? Today - perhaps. Tomorrow - the use of simple hand tools will make increasing sense in direct proportion to the rising costs, economic and otherwise, of operating oil-dependent machinery. Long live the power of human bodies! There is no trick photography in this video; it is a genuine documentary of the efficiency of this ecological tool, the scythe. Not all scythes are created equal, however, and many viewers may wonder how the heavy old scythe hanging in the shed could be used like the one in this video. For more information, please visit http://scytheconnection.com

As the video shows, you simply split them open to reveal EIGHT 1.5V button-cell batteries, each one worth around $5. And as these 12V batteries come in pairs that gives you a grand total of 16 new batteries worth around $80. Not bad for an initial investment of $1.66. Kipkay also goes on to split a 9V battery for use in a battery emergency. You could say these hacks are literally "power to the people." (Sorry, couldn't resist).

VideoJug is every aspect of life explained and illustrated through an ever-growing number of common sense, informative, helpful and entertaining videos. It’s like having an army of top-class experts at your fingertips 24/7 to “show you how” and to help you out. And you can contribute your own knowledge, experience, wisdom and tips too, as we’re aiming to create a place that people come to share - as well as find - knowledge.