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Using the Google Calendar API with node.js

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Using node.js with Google Calendar API is very straight forward, this shows how quick it is. You'll need to use a command line interface (Terminal on a Mac), a text browser (i'm using Atom) and will need to download and install Node.js and NPM.

Get node.js here: https://nodejs.org/en/

Centre the anchor point in After Effects

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https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/favorite-features-in-cc-versions-of-after-effects-command-for-moving-anchor-point-to-center-of-content/?red=a

This is the thing, it used to be less than obvious to get the anchor point centred, here’s how, now:

Layer > Transform > Center Anchor Point In Layer 

Getting Sass and Chrome to play together, using scout (other compilers will do)

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Here’s a great guide to using Sass with Chrome in your project.

How I like to set MAMP up

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MAMP is a very handy server environment for web stuff, here’s what i do to set it up:

mamp set up 1

use my ‘Sites’ folder as document root - basically keep it out of the MAMP application so when i upgrade mamp or migrate my user folder it keeps my stuff

 

put non-drupal folders within your installation

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When you want a folder to contain other bits and bobs within Drupal (6,7,8 whatever) you can put a .htaccess file into that folder to both allow access and prevent the standard 404 error.

Here’s what you need in the .htaccess file: 

Options +Indexes
DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm

Rendering from After Effects and Premiere with Adobe Media Encoder and some other tools

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Adobe Media Encoder is a great way to render from After Effects and Premiere. The H.264 codec is used to render the video using presets.

Using Google Vision with node.js

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A quick tutorial on integrating Google Cloud Vision with nodejs

See the links below for Google Cloud vision and the GitHub page for the nodejs api: https://cloud.google.com/vision/
https://github.com/googleapis/nodejs-vision

Introduction to p5.js - learning how to start and what online/web editor to use

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p5.js is a great tool for artists and designers to create with JavaScript.

 

Check out these resource to start learning:

p5.js website: https://p5js.org/

Motion tracking in after effects

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You'll learn how to motion track objects in your footage. Both automatic tracking and manual tracking are covered.

The Adobe guide page is here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/after-effects/using/tracking-stabilizing-motion-cs5.html

Masking and track mattes in after effects

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You'll find more info on this here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/after-effects/using/alpha-channels-masks-mattes.html

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MCCLYMONT.CO contains commercial, experimental and academic WORK by Alistair McClymont. Experimentation happens in the LAB and tutorials in the LEARN section. Alistair McClymont is an artist and has a dedicated art website at alistairmcclymont.com.


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