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>> Mike: FLASH UP YOUR PHOTOBLOG
ON \AI\CALL FOR HELP!\AW\
ARRR!
(Laughter)
(Theme music playing)
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>> Leo: WELL, WELCOME, ME
MATEYS, TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
THAT UGLY-LOOKING SON OF A GUN
IS MIKEY.
I DON'T KNOW.
DO YOU WANNA SAY WHY YOU'RE
DRESSED UP AS A PIRATE?
>> Mike: BECAUSE I'M A PIRATE
FROM piratesbay.com.
>> Leo: (Laughing)
>> Mike: ME AND (Unclear) HAVE
BEEN HANGING OUT A LOT DOWN
THERE.
>> Leo: DID YOU SEE WHAT
piratesbay.org, WHICH IS THE --
IS IT .org OR .com?
>> Mike: OH, UH, YEAH, ARRR,
YEAH.
>> Leo: PIRATE...
>> Mike: PIRATES, YEAH.
>> Leo: ANYWAY, IT'S A PIRACY
SITE, AND DID YOU SEE THAT THEY
WANT TO BUY AN ISLAND AND
HAVE --
BECAUSE THEY KEEP GETTING CLOSED
DOWN BY THE GOVERNMENTS, OR AT
LEAST THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT
TRIED TO CLOSE THEM --
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>> Leo: YEAH, GET OUT.
IT'S .org, PIRATES BAY DOT...
WHAT AM I GIVING YOU THE ADDRESS
FOR?
YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS!
GET OUTTA HERE!
>> Mike: ARRR!
>> Leo: YES!
>> Mike: YOU SCARVY PIRATE!
>> Leo: SCURVY PIRATE!
THIS IS EPISODE 489!
GREAT TO SEE YOU!
WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW PLAYING
FOR YOU.
WE'RE GONNA TALK ALL ABOUT
TECHNOLOGY, HOW TO USE IT, HOW
TO CHOOSE IT, HOW TO ABUSE IT,
HOW TO LOSE IT WHEN YOU'RE DONE.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO
USE FLASH IN YOUR PHOTOBLOGS,
SAM JAVANROUH IS HERE TO TELL US
ALL ABOUT THAT.
FLASH IS VERY EXCITING.
WE'RE GONNA DRESS UP YOUR
PHOTOBLOG.
SPEAKING OF FLASH -- I GUESS
THIS IS FLASH DAY IN A WAY --
MIKE HOGUE IS ALSO HERE.
HE IS OUR FLASH MASTER, EVEN
THOUGH HE HATES IT WHEN I CALL
HIM THAT.
HE'S GONNA SHOW YOU HOW TO MAKE
YOUR OWN FLASH-BASED COMIC BOOK.
HE DOES jinxtheblackcat.com,
WHICH IS A REALLY COOL, I GUESS,
REALLY A COMIC BOOK ON THE WEB
ALMOST.
I MEAN IT'S ALL FLASH.
THE WHOLE SITE IS FLASH.
BUT WE CALL THIS "CALL FOR HELP"
FOR A GOOD REASON, AND IT'S NOT
BECAUSE WE'RE SCARED OF PIRATES.
(Lively techno music playing)
>> Leo: IT'S BECAUSE WE WANT TO
ANSWER YOUR CALLS.
LET'S GET OUR FIRST CALL OF THE
DAY ON THE AIR, KEITH FROM
OSHAWA, ONTARIO.
HELLO, KEITH.
WELCOME TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
>> Keith: HELLO, LEO.
HOW ARE YOU DOIN'?
>> Leo: I'M VERY WELL.
SAY HELLO TO BASIL COWARD ON
CAMERA NUMBER ONE.
>> Keith: OH, HELLO.
>> Leo: \AI\NUMERO UNO.\AW\
HEY, LOOK AT THAT GREAT PICTURE.
>> Keith: YEAH, I'M USING SKYPE,
OF COURSE.
>> Leo: ISN'T THAT AMAZING HOW
GOOD THAT LOOKS?
>> Keith: YEAH, AND I'M USING MY
CAMCORDER.
YOU TALKED ABOUT A PROGRAM YOU
CAN USE SOME EPISODE AGO --
>> Leo: KEITH, YOU'RE BRILLIANT.
>> Keith: SO NOW I'M USING MY
CAMCORDER, A MUCH BETTER
PICTURE.
>> Leo: ISN'T IT?
YEAH, WELL, OF COURSE IT IS.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW,
A 150-DOLLAR USB CAMERA CANNOT
COMPETE WITH A THOUSAND-DOLLAR
CAMCORDER.
THEY HAVE MUCH BETTER LENSES,
MUCH BETTER --
AND, YEAH, I MEAN THIS LOOKS
LIKE, I MEAN, YOU'RE ON TV!
>> Keith: I'M ON TV.
>> Leo: IT'S LIKE WE'VE GOT A
CAMERA CREW THERE, AND I JUST --
IT BLOWS ME AWAY WHAT THEY'VE
DONE WITH SKYPE.
ANYWAY, IT'S GREAT TO TALK TO
YOU.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU TODAY,
KEITH?
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>> Keith: WELL, I'VE STARTED A
PROJECT WITH OUR LOCAL
UNITED WAY.
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Keith: AND I'M PUTTING PHOTOS
ONLINE FOR PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS
TO IF THEY MAKE A DONATION TO
UNITED WAY OF 20 DOLLARS OR
MORE.
>> Leo: WHAT A GREAT IDEA!
>> Keith: SO IT'S JUST AT THE
BEGINNING STAGES.
I HOPE SOME OTHER AMATEUR
PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL JOIN AND
DONATE THEIR PICTURES.
>> Leo: SO IT'S LIKE A STOCK
PHOTO SERVICE, BUT YOU DONATE TO
CHARITY INSTEAD OF A
PHOTOGRAPHER.
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>> Keith: THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH,
SO --
>> Leo: WHAT'S THE URL?
I'D LOVE TO SEE THE SITE.
>> Keith: IT'S
stockphotoaid.com.
>> Leo: stockphotoaid.com.
WOW!
WHAT A NEAT --
OH, AND LOOK AT THE --
NOW, ARE THESE YOUR PICTURES?
>> Keith: YEAH, SO FAR I HAVE
ONLY MY OWN PICTURES.
I'VE GOT SOME MORE THAT ARE
GONNA BE PUT UP SOON.
>> Leo: LOOK AT THESE.
THESE ARE GORGEOUS.
SO, I GUESS WHAT YOU WANT TO SET
UP ESSENTIALLY IS E-COMMERCE.
I MEAN E-COMMERCE SIMPLY MEANS A
WAY TO TAKE MONEY FROM PEOPLE,
FUNNEL IT SOMEWHERE, IN THIS
CASE UNITED WAY, AND THEN GIVE
THEM SOMETHING FOR THEIR MONEY.
>> Keith: WELL, RIGHT NOW
UNITED WAY HAS AN E-COMMERCE SET
UP SO THAT IF PEOPLE GO TO OUR
LOCAL UNITED WAY SITE --
>> Leo: RIGHT.
>> Keith: THEY CAN MAKE A CASH
DONATION.
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>> Leo: BUT YOU'D LIKE TO TIE IT
IN, OF COURSE.
>> Keith: THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S THE TYING-IN PART THAT --
>> Leo: SO IS THIS JUST A PLAIN
OLD HTML SITE, OR ARE YOU
RUNNING SOME SOFTWARE IN THE
BACKGROUND?
>> Keith: WELL, INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH, IF YOU CLICK ON ONE OF
THE LINKS ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE,
I'M USING FLASH, INTERESTINGLY
ENOUGH.
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>> Leo: IT'S ALL FLASH, OKAY.
HOW COOL.
>> Keith: APPROPRIATE FOR
TODAY'S SHOW, I GUESS.
>> Leo: OUR FLASH MASTERS ARE
GONNA BE VERY HAPPY.
OH, THIS IS --
WELL, I DO LOVE THIS INTERFACE
TO THE PICTURES.
I MEAN THAT IS SPECTACULAR.
AND YOU MUST SPEND SOME TIME IN
BALI, HUH?
>> Keith: I DID, YES.
>> Leo: WOW.
>> Keith: I HAVE A SON ACTUALLY
WHO TEACHES IN INDONESIA, SO...
>> Leo: OH, THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL
PICTURES.
AND I DO PARTICULARLY LIKE THE
FLASH INTERFACE IN TERMS OF A
WAY OF VIEWING THESE.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS TIE IT
INTO A WAY TO PAY FOR IT.
NOW, I DO SOMETHING SIMILAR ON
MY TWiT NETWORK IF YOU WANT
TO --
WE HAVE DONATION BUTTONS HERE.
>> Keith: OH, YEAH?
>> Leo: IF YOU WANT TO DONATE,
IT GOES THROUGH PAYPAL, AND
WHAT'LL HAPPEN IS IT --
IN FACT, LET'S DO IT.
WHEN I CLICK THE "ONE-TIME
DONATION" BUTTON ON MY SITE,
PAYPAL WILL ACTUALLY LOAD, AND
THEN I CAN FILL IN SOME STUFF.
IF I ALREADY HAVE A PAYPAL
ACCOUNT --
I CAN EITHER USE A CREDIT CARD,
OR IF I ALREADY HAVE A PAYPAL
ACCOUNT, I CAN USE MY PAYPAL
ACCOUNT.
IT WILL THEN --
I HAVE IT SET UP SO THAT IT WILL
THEN AUTOMATICALLY E-MAIL YOU
WITH A PASSWORD TO GET ONTO MY
SITE AND A THANK-YOU NOTE, AND
THEN IT BRINGS YOU BACK TO MY
SITE, TO A PAGE FOR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE PAID, AND IT SAYS, "THANK
YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, FOR YOUR
DONATION."
SO THAT'S ALL HANDLED KIND OF
INTERNALLY BY SCRIPTS IN MY
SITE, AND THAT'S WHY I ASKED YOU
ON YOUR SITE HOW YOU DO IT,
BECAUSE IN MY CASE, I USE A
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND A
LOT OF SITES NOWADAYS ARE DOING
THAT.
IT USED TO BE IN THE EARLIEST
DAYS OF THE WEB, YOU JUST PUT
SOME HTML UP OR FLASH OR
SOMETHING, THROW IT UP, AND
THERE IT IS, A STATIC PAGE, BUT
AS WE'VE GOTTEN MORE
SOPHISTICATED --
FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S ALWAYS NEW
POSTINGS ON MY SITE.
AS WE'VE GOTTEN MORE
SOPHISTICATED, WE'VE HAD TO USE
SOFTWARE TO SEPARATE THE LAYOUT
AND THE PUBLISHING OF THE SITE
FROM THE CONTENT OF THE SITE,
AND THAT'S CALLED A CONTENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
I USE A FREE ONE CALLED DRUPAL,
D-R-U-P-A-L, THAT IS VERY
POWERFUL.
DRUPAL HAPPENS TO HAVE -- AND
THIS IS WHY I MENTION IT -- THE
PAYPAL MODULE THAT I USE.
IT AUTOMATICALLY INTERFACES IT
WITH PAYPAL.
>> Keith: ALL RIGHT, OKAY.
>> Leo: SO IN OTHER WORDS, MY
WEBSITE IS ALREADY SCRIPTED.
IT'S REALLY A PROGRAM.
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>> Leo: IT'S NOT STOCK HTML.
IT'S ALREADY A PROGRAM THAT
GENERATES THE PAGE EACH TIME YOU
COME TO IT, AND AMONG THE
FEATURES OF THAT PROGRAM IS AN
E-COMMERCE MODULE.
IN FACT, THE ONE I USE IS
ACTUALLY --
YOU'D HARDLY CALL IT E-COMMERCE.
IT'S JUST A SIMPLE PAYPAL MODULE
THAT INTERFACES.
PAYPAL HAS AN INTERFACE FOR
EXACTLY THIS SERVICE.
NOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF
CAVEATS TO THIS.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE PAYPAL,
SO YOU'D HAVE TO KIND OF SURVEY
YOUR POTENTIAL BUYERS.
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>> Leo: I DON'T KNOW WHY.
I MEAN IT'S OWNED BY eBAY.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY CREDIBLE.
I MEAN I DON'T THINK THERE'S
ANYTHING WRONG WITH PAYPAL, BUT
THERE --
>> Keith: I GUESS THEY'RE NOT
READY FOR OTHER THINGS.
>> Leo: YEAH, ALL RIGHT.
SO, AND YOU MAY ASK THE
UNITED WAY WHAT --
YOU KNOW, THEY MAY HAVE AN
E-COMMERCE ENGINE YOU CAN TIE
INTO.
REALLY THE ONLY PIECE THAT'S
MISSING --
THEY'VE GOT THE PAYMENT THING
RIGHT.
THE ONLY PIECE THAT'S MISSING IS
A WAY OF AUTOMATING --
YOU WANT TO SEND THEM THE
PICTURE, THE HIGH-QUALITY IMAGE.
\W [Pop captions up]
>> Keith: YEAH, I MEAN AT THIS
POINT, IT ISN'T BUSY ENOUGH,
THAT I CAN RESPOND TO EACH ONE
INDIVIDUALLY, BUT HOPEFULLY --
>> Leo: WELL, WITH ANY LUCK...
>> Keith: IT'LL GET BUSY ENOUGH
THAT IT NEEDS TO BE AUTOMATED.
>> Leo: YEAH, WITH ANY LUCK, IT
WILL BE.
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>> Leo: SO, THAT'S A --
AUTOMATION'S THE WORD.
YOU USED IT YOURSELF.
IT'S BASICALLY A SCRIPT.
IT COULD EITHER TIE IN WITH THE
UNITED WAY'S OWN DONATION
SYSTEM, OR YOU COULD SET UP A
PAYPAL ACCOUNT THAT THEY ACCESS
TO GET THE MONEY OUT OF BUT THAT
THE MONEY GOES INTO FROM YOUR
SITE.
BUT YOU WILL NEED SOME SOFTWARE
RUNNING ON YOUR SITE TO DO THE
E-COMMERCE.
>> Keith: OKAY, AND THAT'S
DRUPAL, EH?
>> Leo: WELL, IT'S ONE OF MANY!
I MEAN ALMOST EVERY CONTENT
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS A WAY TO
DO THIS.
I USE DRUPAL, SO I'M JUST
SHOWING YOU AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT
THERE ARE MANY, MANY WAYS TO DO
IT.
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE FORM OF
E-COMMERCE BECAUSE YOU DON'T
HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF INVENTORY.
YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW, HAVE TO,
"OH, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF
PICTURES."
NO, THERE'S AN INFINITE SUPPLY.
SO UNLESS YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM
UNIQUE, YOU KNOW, EXCLUSIVE
ACCESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT
BUT WHICH WOULD COMPLICATE IT.
SO I GUESS WHAT I'M SAYING IS I
DON'T HAVE A MAGIC TURNKEY.
DRUPAL IS ONE, AND I LOVE
DRUPAL, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE AN
ENTIRE REDESIGN OF YOUR SITE.
>> Keith: RIGHT, YEAH.
>> Leo: SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO ASK
UNITED WAY ABOUT THEIR
E-COMMERCE ENGINE, IS THERE A
WAY THAT THEY CAN PING YOU BACK
WITH "THIS PERSON PAID, HERE'S
HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS," AND THEN IT
WOULD ACTUALLY BE A FAIRLY
SIMPLE SCRIPT ON YOUR END THAT
WOULD RECEIVE THAT, PROCESS IT
AND SEND OUT THE PICTURE.
>> Keith: YEAH, THAT WOULD BE A
STARTING POINT ANYWAY.
>> Leo: YEAH, SCRIPTING IS WHAT
YOU NEED, AND ALMOST ANY GOOD
WEB DEVELOPER --
YOU WANT TO ASK NOT A GRAPHICS
DESIGNER BUT A WEB DEVELOPER WHO
USES PHP, PERL, PYTHON, ONE OF
THE COMMON WEB LANGUAGES, ALMOST
ANY --
IN FACT, I WOULD EVEN GO TO YOUR
LOCAL UNIVERSITY OR A COMMUNITY
COLLEGE AND ASK THEM, "YOU GOT
SOMEBODY WHO CAN DO THIS?"
IT'S A VERY SIMPLE PROGRAM.
BUT YOU HAVE TO ASK UNITED WAY
IF THERE IS A WAY THAT THEIR
E-COMMERCE SYSTEM COULD PING
YOU: "HEY, THIS GUY PAID."
>> Keith: YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH, ACTUALLY I COULD GO TO THE
COLLEGE, AND THEY'D PROBABLY DO
IT AS A PROJECT.
>> Leo: ABSOLUTELY.
>> Keith: WELL, IT'S A
VOLUNTEERING --
>> Leo: IT'S A COUPLE OF DAYS'
WORK AT MOST.
IT'S NOT A COMPLICATED PROCESS.
>> Keith: YEAH, SOUNDS LIKE A
GOOD IDEA.
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT?
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>> Keith: AND NOW HOPEFULLY LOTS
OF PEOPLE WATCHING YOUR SHOW
WILL KNOW ABOUT THIS, AND
THEY'LL DONATE TO OUR LOCAL
UNITED WAY.
>> Leo: AND YOU'RE LOOKING NOT
ONLY FOR PEOPLE TO BUY STOCK
PHOTOS BUT TO DONATE THEIR, AS
PHOTOGRAPHERS, TO DONATE SOME
IMAGES.
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>> Keith: THAT'S RIGHT, YEAH,
YEAH, OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS TO GET
THEIR WORK OUT IN THE COMMUNITY
FOR A GOOD CAUSE.
>> Leo: I THINK IT'S A GREAT
IDEA.
WHAT A LOVELY IDEA, IN FACT,
stockphotoaid.com.
AND, BOY, THERE ARE SOME
BEAUTIFUL IMAGES ON HERE, I'LL
TELL YOU.
THIS IS REALLY NEAT.
>> Keith: YEAH.
>> Leo: OH, YOU ALREADY ARE
USING PAYPAL.
IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF GETTING
IT --
WELL, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE THIS.
OKAY, SO IF YOU'RE USING PAYPAL,
YOU CAN EASILY HAVE IT SEND YOU
BACK --
PAYPAL HAS A VERY ELABORATE WAY
OF PINGING YOU, AND IT'S VERY
EASY TO INTERFACE TO.
THAT'S WHY I USE PAYPAL.
ALL RIGHT, KEITH.
>> Keith: SUPER!
>> Leo: THANKS FOR THE CALL.
>> Keith: THANKS A LOT, LEO.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
>> Leo: YOU'RE USING PAYPAL
HERE.
HEY, YOU TOO.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
GOOD ON YOU FOR DOING THIS.
THAT'S GREAT.
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>> Leo: COMING UP NEXT, A SCOOP
ON SOME SWEET WAYS TO SNAZZ UP
YOUR PHOTOBLOGS AND GIVE YOUR
VISITORS MORE THAN MEETS THE
EYE.
A SECRET TECHNIQUE WHEN WE COME
BACK.
DON'T GO AWAY.
STAY RIGHT HERE.
(Lively techno music playing)
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(Theme music playing)
>> Leo: WELCOME BACK TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF BLOGS!
A BLOG IS A WEBSITE UPDATED
REGULARLY.
THERE'S TEXT BLOGS.
THAT'S BY FAR THE GREATEST
MAJORITY OF BLOGS, BUT THERE'S
ALSO SOMETHING CALLED A
PHOTOBLOG, WHERE YOU PUT UP YOUR
SNAPSHOTS, YOUR PORTRAITS, YOUR
DAILY PICTURES.
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>> Leo: ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS
PHOTOBLOGS IS THE "DAILY DOSE OF
IMAGERY," ddoi.ca, AND THE GUY
WHO DOES IT IS HERE,
SAM JAVANROUH, AND SAM HAS COME
UP WITH A VERY INTERESTING WAY
TO SPICE UP HIS PHOTOBLOG USING
FLASH.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE
THIS.
NOW, MOST PHOTOBLOGS, INCLUDING
YOURS FOR A LONG TIME, WERE JUST
BEAUTIFUL IMAGES.
>> Sam: JUST IMAGES, YES, JPEG
IMAGES --
>> Leo: WHEN DID YOU START USING
FLASH TO DRESS IT UP?
>> Sam: I THINK IT WAS ABOUT A
YEAR AGO THAT I WAS THINKING
ABOUT GIVING IT AN INTERACTIVE
FEEL AND ADD SOMETHING TO THE
PHOTOS TO MAKE IT MORE
INTERESTING, SO I --
>> Leo: CAN YOU SHOW US WHAT IT
LOOKS LIKE?
>> Sam: SURE.
>> Leo: HERE'S ddoi.ca.
>> Sam: YEAH, SO THIS IS THE --
MY PHOTOBLOG IS --
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>> Leo: THIS IS AMAZING.
I LOVE THIS PICTURE.
>> Sam: THANK YOU.
ONE PHOTO A DAY, SO I POST ONE
PHOTO A DAY.
BUT SOMETIMES I USE FLASH TO
SNAZZ IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE.
THIS IS A TIME LAPSE
PHOTOGRAPHY.
THIS IS FLASH VIDEO, SO THE
FORMAT, THE GOOD THING ABOUT
FLASH VIDEO IS IT'S WIDELY
SUPPORTED IN ALL SORT OF
BROWSERS, YOUTUBE, EVERYWHERE.
>> Leo: YEAH.
>> Sam: EVEN IF YOU HAVE A
NINTENDO WII AND YOU'RE BROWSING
THE WEB, YOU CAN STILL SEE IT.
BUT HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
SO I POSTED THIS PICTURE --
>> Leo: SEE, THIS ONE'S NOT
IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUSLY FLASH.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A PICTURE OF
THE CITY SKYLINE AT NIGHT.
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
SO THIS IS A PHOTO, AND MY
VISITORS ASKED ME HOW I DID THE
POST-PROCESSING AND COLOUR
CORRECTION, SO I ADDED A FLASH
VERSION OF THE IMAGE --
>> Leo: OH, THAT'S SO COOL!
(Laughing)
>> Sam: SO WHEN YOU MOVE THE
MOUSE, YOU CAN SEE BEFORE AND
AFTER, SO I SAY, YOU KNOW --
>> Leo: NOW, HOW DO THE VIEWERS,
HOW DO YOUR READERS REACT TO
THIS?
>> Sam: THEY LOVED IT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S 145
COMMENTS.
THEY REALLY LIKED IT.
AND SO THE OTHER ONE THAT WAS
REALLY POPULAR ACTUALLY IS THIS
ONE.
SO THIS IS A PART OF ONE OF THE
TIME LAPSE PROJECTS I WAS DOING.
SO I TOOK ABOUT A THOUSAND
PHOTOS THROUGHOUT A FEW HOURS,
AND I SELECTED SIX OF THEM AND
PUT THEM ON A STRIP.
THIS IS JUST A STRAIGHT IMAGE
THAT I MADE IN PHOTOSHOP.
SO THEN I MADE A FLASH VERSION,
SO WHEN YOU MOVE YOUR MOUSE OVER
IT...
>> Leo: (Laughing)
OH, ISN'T THAT SLICK?
>> Sam: IT CHANGES THE TIME OF
THE DAY.
SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE AN
INTERESTING WAY, YOU KNOW, TO
GIVE IT --
>> Leo: OH!
>> Sam: IT'S NOT VIDEO, AND ALSO
YOU'RE NOT DEALING WITH VIDEO
COMPRESSION, WHICH REALLY MAKES
YOUR PHOTOS LOOK BAD.
SO THIS IS LIKE THE ACTUAL
85 PERCENT JPEG.
>> Leo: SO THAT TIME LAPSE YOU
DID OF THE TRAFFIC GOING AROUND,
THAT PROBABLY ISN'T AS GOOD
BECAUSE THE QUALITY OF THE
VIDEO'S GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT
LOWER.
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
YOU HAVE TO REALLY USE
COMPRESSION BECAUSE I DIDN'T
WANT TO MAKE IT LARGER THAN
THREE MEGS.
>> Leo: RIGHT.
>> Sam: SO IT IS A LOT OF --
IT'S ONLY TWO COMPRESSION.
IT'S PRETTY GOOD, BUT STILL NO
WAY AS GOOD AS --
>> Leo: HOW BIG IS THIS IMAGE?
>> Sam: THIS WHOLE FLASH FILE
THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS ONLY
300 KILOBYTES, SO IT'S REALLY --
>> Leo: THAT'S AMAZING!
>> Sam: YEAH, IT'S REALLY,
REALLY GOOD.
>> Leo: NOT MUCH BIGGER THAN THE
ACTUAL IMAGE.
>> Sam: NOT MUCH BIGGER.
LIKE IF YOU SAVE THIS JPEG IN
100 PERCENT QUALITY, IT IS 400K.
>> Leo: WOW.
>> Sam: SO THIS IS LIKE
75 PERCENT JPEG QUALITY IN SIX
OF THEM.
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT, HOW DO YOU DO
IT?
NOW I'M EXCITED.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA.
>> Sam: IT'S ACTUALLY VERY EASY.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
REQUIRES LITTLE ACTION
SCRIPTING --
>> Leo: AND YOU HAVE TO OWN
FLASH, WE SHOULD SAY.
>> Sam: YEAH, OR YOU CAN
DOWNLOAD THE DEMO FOR IT, WHICH
RUNS FOR 30 DAYS, IF YOU WANT TO
GIVE IT A TRY.
SO HERE ARE THE SIX IMAGES THAT
I'VE SHOT.
>> Leo: SO YOU'RE GONNA START
WITH THE SIX PICTURES.
>> Sam: SIX IMAGES.
SO YOU GO TO FLASH AND MAKE A
DOCUMENT WHICH IS AS BIG AS YOUR
IMAGE, WHICH IS LIKE 750 PIXELS
BY 500.
AND THE FRAME RATE REALLY
DOESN'T MATTER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT PLAYING ANYTHING, SO
IT'S ALL GOOD.
SO YOU GO AND IMPORT THE IMAGES
IN THIS STAGE.
THE GOOD THING ABOUT FLASH IS
WHEN YOU IMPORT THE FRAMES,
IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE IT
AS A SEQUENCE OF IMAGES.
AND I SAY, "OKAY, YES, I WANT IT
AS A SEQUENCE."
>> Leo: SO IT MUST KNOW THAT YOU
WANTED TO DO THIS.
WOW, THAT'S NEAT, YEAH.
>> Sam: YEAH, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY'RE ALL
IN SIX DIFFERENT FRAMES IN THE
TIMELINE.
SO --
(Unclear)
AND THEN EVERYTHING SHOULD BE
IN --
WE'RE GONNA LIKE ALIGN ALL
IMAGES.
>> Leo: SO THEY'RE ALL LINED UP.
THAT'S IMPORTANT OBVIOUSLY.
>> Sam: YEAH, THEY'RE ALL IN
LINE, YEAH, AND --
>> Leo: IT'S SO NEAT.
THIS JUST BASICALLY DOES THE
WHOLE THING FOR YA.
>> Sam: YEAH, IT'S VERY, VERY,
VERY INTUITIVE THE WAY THAT
FLASH ACTUALLY --
>> Leo: SO YOU HAVE TO DO IT ONE
BY ONE?
>> Sam: YEAH, FOR THIS ONE, YOU
JUST CAN ALIGN IT ONE BY ONE.
AND THEN WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS
JUST ADD ANOTHER LAYER, AND YOU
JUST WANT TO ADD A LITTLE ACTION
SCRIPT FOR STOPPING THE
ANIMATION.
>> Leo: THIS IS WHERE IT GETS
COMPLICATED.
>> Sam: YEAH.
SO YOU JUST ADD A STOP --
>> Leo: BOY, THAT WAS
COMPLICATED.
>> Sam: TO YOUR TIMELINE.
>> Leo: (Laughing)
>> Sam: (Laughing)
>> Leo: OKAY, THAT'S IT?
>> Sam: NOW, YOU CAN ACTUALLY
ADD THE STOP FROM THE MENU OR
USE THE SHORTCUTS.
"STOP" IS RIGHT HERE.
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Sam: IT'S VERY EASY.
>> Leo: SO, AND THAT ACTION
SCRIPT LIVES WHERE?
IT LIVES ON THE FIRST LAYER?
>> Sam: IT LIVES ON THE FIRST
FRAME OF ANY LAYER YOU WANT.
SO WE'LL CALL THIS, FOR EXAMPLE,
"ACTION."
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Sam: JUST TO MAKE SURE.
SO IF YOU TEST THIS ANIMATION,
YOU'LL SEE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS.
IT JUST STOPS ON ONE FRAME.
>> Leo: IT STOPS AT THE
BEGINNING --
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: BECAUSE IT'S THE --
OKAY, OTHERWISE IT WOULD PLAY IT
THROUGH.
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
IT'LL PLAY IT THROUGH, AND IT'LL
PLAY IT IN A LOOP, SO LET ME
JUST MOVE THIS ONE UP, TOO.
AND SO NOW ALL WE WANT TO DO IS
JUST ADD THE INTERACTIVE BIT,
WHICH IS ACTUALLY VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD.
SO WHAT WE WANT IS JUST CREATING
SIX BUTTONS THAT ARE INVISIBLE,
BUT THEY'RE LIKE VERTICAL
STRIPS.
>> Leo: SO THAT'S HOW WE GET IT
SO THAT WHEN YOU ROLL THE MOUSE
OVER --
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Sam: SO ALL WE WANT TO DO IS
MAKE --
SO I MADE A NEW LAYER, AND WE'LL
CALL IT "BUTTON."
AND THEN SO I'LL MAKE A
RECTANGLE SHAPE HERE.
WE'LL GET REALLY ODD LINE.
WE DON'T REALLY NEED IT.
SO WE'LL JUST MAKE SURE THAT'S
LIKE A 150-PIXEL LINE, BECAUSE
WE WANT TO HAVE SIX OF THEM
IN --
>> Leo: YOU WANT IT CONSISTENT,
RIGHT?
>> Sam: YEAH.
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Sam: AND SO...
(Keys clacking)
>> Sam: SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS
IS ONE STRIP.
WE WANT SIX OF THEM.
SO WE'LL JUST TURN THIS INTO A
BUTTON.
AGAIN, IF YOU HIT F8, IT'LL TURN
IT INTO A BUTTON.
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Sam: SO WE'LL CALL IT "B1."
>> Leo: WERE YOU A FLASH WIZ
BEFORE YOU DID THIS, OR DID YOU
LEARN FLASH TO DO THIS?
>> Sam: YES, I ACTUALLY, I USED
FLASH A LOT BEFORE.
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Sam: I MADE WEBSITES AND
STUFF.
>> Leo: OKAY.
>> Sam: BUT THIS IS A VERY BASIC
FLASH.
>> Leo: AND WE HAVE THE RECIPE
ONLINE, SO YOU CAN REALLY FOLLOW
ALONG.
>> Sam: YEAH, IT'S REALLY EASY.
I'M GONNA HAVE IT READY FOR YOU.
SO THE BUTTON, YOU'LL MAKE IT A
BUTTON, BUT YOU JUST WANT TO
MAKE IT INVISIBLE, SO YOU JUST
DOUBLE-CLICK ON IT AND MAKE THE
"UP" STATE TO "HIT" STATE.
THAT'S JUST TURN YOUR --
>> Leo: OH, IT'S GONE.
>> Sam: TO BUTTON --
YEAH, EXACTLY, SO --
>> Leo: AND SO NOW WHEN THE
MOUSE IS OVER IT, IT ACTIVATES
IT.
>> Sam: SO IT SHOWS THIS LITTLE
TRANSPARENT THING, BUT IT
ACTUALLY IS INVISIBLE WHEN YOU
GENERATE THE FILE.
AND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE
WANT TO ADD --
SO WE'RE GONNA SAY --
>> Leo: THIS IS OUR SCRIPT.
>> Sam: YEAH, SO WE'RE GONNA
SAY, "ON ROLLOVER."
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT.
>> Sam: SO WHEN THE MOUSE GOES
OVER, WHAT DO WE WANT IT TO DO?
WE WANT IT TO GO AND STOP.
(Keys clacking)
>> Leo: GO AND STOP.
>> Sam: YEAH, WE WANT IT TO GO
AND STOP ON THE FIRST FRAME,
RIGHT?
ON THE FRAME ONE.
>> Leo: ONE.
AND YOU'LL JUST MAKE IT FRAME
TWO, FRAME THREE --
YOU'LL DO IT --
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
(Both talking at once)
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
SO YOU MAKE SIX OF THESE, AND
IT'LL AUTOMATICALLY CREATE THE
WHOLE THING AND THEN --
>> Leo: SO "GO AND STOP" MEANS
"JUMP TO THIS FRAME AND STAY
THERE."
>> Sam: "AND STAY THERE.
DON'T MOVE IN THE TIMELINE."
SO THERE'S ONE.
>> Leo: OR ONE, RIGHT.
>> Sam: THAT'S THE FIRST ONE.
AND...
(Muttering)
OKAY.
AND THEN ALL WE HAVE TO DO RIGHT
NOW IS DUPLICATE THIS, WHICH IS
LIKE IF YOU HOLD ALT AND SHIFT
TOGETHER, YOU CAN MOVE IT, AND
YOU CAN SEE IT'LL ACTUALLY SNAP
TO LOCATION, SO IT'S PRETTY
EASY.
>> Leo: AND YOU'LL HAVE TO GO
ONTO EACH ONE AND SAY WHICH
FRAME TO SHOW.
OTHERWISE, IT'LL KEEP SHOWING
THE SAME FRAME.
>> Sam: YEAH, AND ALL WE HAVE TO
DO IS RIGHT NOW WE'LL JUST --
SO THIS IS FRAME ONE.
WE'LL SELECT THE SECOND ONE,
FRAME TWO, AND THEN THIS ONE,
FRAME THREE.
AGAIN, THE MORE FRAMES YOU USE,
THE MORE SMOOTH IT'S GONNA BE.
>> Leo: RIGHT.
>> Sam: BUT RIGHT NOW, SIX
FRAMES IS MORE THAN ENOUGH,
RIGHT?
>> Leo: NOW YOU ONLY HAVE FIVE,
BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
(Laughing)
>> Sam: YEAH.
(Both talking at once)
>> Sam: YEAH.
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT.
>> Sam: THAT'S OKAY.
OKAY, SO --
>> Leo: PERFECT.
>> Sam: RIGHT NOW, IF WE RUN
IT...
>> Leo: UNBELIEVABLE.
ISN'T THAT FANTASTIC?
>> Sam: IT'S VERY EASY.
IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES, AND YOU
CAN DO IT --
>> Leo: YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS
AT ddoi.ca.
>> Sam: YES.
>> Leo: SAM, I LOVE THAT!
>> Sam: GREAT, THANK YOU.
>> Leo: I THINK THAT'S JUST ONE
MORE THING TO MAKE THE
PHOTOBLOG --
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE IT A
LITTLE DIFFERENT --
>> Leo: YEAH.
>> Sam: BECAUSE THERE ARE
THOUSANDS OF PHOTOBLOGS ONLINE,
AND YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW --
>> Leo: YEAH, BUT THIS IS ONE OF
THE BEST, I'LL TELL YOU.
>> Sam: THANK YOU.
>> Leo: I JUST LOVE THE IMAGES.
CHECK THEM OUT.
>> Sam: I APPRECIATE IT.
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>> Leo: ddoi.ca.
AND YOU'LL SEE SAM'S --
HE WORKS, AS HE JUST SAID, AS A
CREATIVE DIRECTOR FOR A
TORONTO-BASED VISUAL EFFECTS
COMPANY, SO HE DOES A LITTLE BIT
OF THIS IN HIS DAILY LIFE.
THE "DAILY DOSE OF IMAGERY" HAS
WON MANY AWARDS, AND AS I
MENTIONED, IT IS ONLINE AT
ddoi.com OR AT topleftpixel.com.
>> Sam: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: THAT WILL WORK ALSO.
LINKS AND A DESCRIPTION OF HOW
TO DO THIS YOURSELF ON
callforhelptv.com.
READY FOR THE QUIZ QUESTION OF
THE DAY?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT!
(Lively techno music playing)
>> Leo: WHAT TECHNOLOGY DOES THE
NINTENDO WII REMOTE USE?
WE'VE HAD SO MUCH FUN PLAYING
WITH THAT WII REMOTE.
IS IT INFRARED, RF, BLUETOOTH,
OR IS IT JUST, YOU KNOW, SOME
HIGH-TECH SILLY STRING?
GET TO THE WEBSITE AND GIVE US
THE ANSWER.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN
\AI\CALL FOR HELP\AW\ CONTINUES.
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\W COMMERCIAL
(Theme music playing)
>> Leo: (Laughing)
I LOVE MIKE.
HE'S JUST SITTIN' THERE IN HIS
PIRATE'S THING.
HE'S A VERY SERIOUS PIRATE, TOO,
I MUST SAY, VERY, VERY GOOD.
DID YOU BORROW --
DID YOU STEAL THAT FROM
JOHNNY DEPP?
>> Mike: (In pirate voice)
I STOLE THIS FROM THE MIGHTIEST
PIRATE ON THE SEA.
I KILLED HIM.
I SLIT HIS THROAT AND SENT HIM
DOWN TO A WATERY GRAVE --
>> Leo: (Laughing)
>> Mike: WITH DAVY JONES'S
LOCKER, ARRR!
>> Leo: I THINK HE'S BEEN
GETTIN' INTO THE GROG.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> Mike: ARRR!
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT, YEAH, I LIKE
THE BEADS, VERY NICE.
TONYA'S ON THE LINE!
WELCOME TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
FROM GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
\W [Pop captions up]
>> Leo: HELLO, TONYA.
>> Tonya: HI, LEO.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> Leo: I'M WONDERFUL.
HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
>> Tonya: I'M DOING GREAT,
THANK YOU.
>> Leo: WELL, I THINK YOU'RE NOT
DOING QUITE SO GREAT.
>> Tonya: NOT REALLY.
(Laughing)
>> Leo: I HEAR THAT --
A LITTLE BIRDIE TELLS ME YOU'VE
GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH YOUR
COMPUTER.
>> Tonya: ABSOLUTELY, I DO.
>> Leo: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
>> Tonya: I'M HAVING, I BELIEVE,
THE WORST LUCK WITH SPYWARE.
>> Leo: WELCOME TO THE CLUB, BY
THE WAY.
I MEAN EVERYBODY'S HAVING THE
WORST LUCK WITH SPYWARE THESE
DAYS.
>> Tonya: I KNOW.
IT'S EVERYWHERE.
I HATE IT.
(Laughing)
>> Leo: YUCK!
SO WHAT HAPPENS?
>> Tonya: WELL, ON MY COMPUTER,
ON THE DESKTOP, FIRST I HAVE A
LITTLE ICON OF AN "iPOD FOR
FREE" THAT COMES UP ALL THE
TIME.
>> Leo: ISN'T THAT NICE?
>> Tonya: YEAH.
(Both talking at once)
>> Tonya: (Laughing)
>> Leo: HUH...
>> Tonya: AND I ALSO HAVE A
PROBLEM WHEN I OPEN UP MY
INTERNET EXPLORER --
>> Leo: MM-HMM?
>> Tonya: SEVERAL WINDOWS WILL
POP UP.
>> Leo: YEAH, THAT'S SPYWARE.
YOU GOT IT.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
HAVE YOU TRIED TO RID YOURSELF
OF IT?
>> Tonya: YES, I WENT AND BOUGHT
THE WEBROOT SPY SWEEPER.
>> Leo: THE SPY SWEEPER'S ONE OF
THE BEST COMMERCIAL ONES.
>> Tonya: OKAY, GOOD.
AND THE PC-CILLIN ANTIVIRUS.
>> Leo: THAT'S A GOOD
ANTIVIRUS...
>> Tonya: SO I'VE --
>> Leo: AND YOU'VE RUN THOSE?
>> Tonya: MM-HMM.
>> Leo: AND WHAT?
>> Tonya: SO FAR, I HAVEN'T HAD
ANY MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE
WINDOWS EXACTLY, BUT I STILL
HAVE LIKE A LOT OF JUNK MAIL
THAT HAS SEEMED TO REALLY START
HAPPENING ALL OF A SUDDEN.
>> Leo: YEAH.
WELL, THE JUNK MAIL'S NOT GONNA
GO AWAY BECAUSE FRANKLY, ONCE
THEY HAVE YOUR ADDRESS --
>> Tonya: OKAY.
>> Leo: THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN
DO ABOUT IT.
I MEAN I CAN SHOW YOU SOME
JUNK MAIL SOLUTIONS.
BUT IS YOUR DESKTOP BACK TO
NORMAL?
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ICONS ON
THERE?
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>> Tonya: STILL EVERY ONCE IN
AWHILE, THEY WILL POP UP.
>> Leo: YEAH.
>> Tonya: THEY WILL.
>> Leo: SEE, THIS IS THE REAL
PROBLEM, AND UNFORTUNATELY IT'S
REALLY JUST GETTING WORSE AND
WORSE.
IT'S NOT GETTING ANY BETTER.
HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.
SPYWARE AUTHORS ARE REALLY NOT
MUCH DIFFERENT FROM VIRUS
AUTHORS.
NOWADAYS, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF
THERE'S MUCH OF A DISTINCTION.
OFTEN IT'S NOT THE PERSON
SELLING THE iPOD OR THE VIAGRA
OR WHATEVER IT IS THAT'S BUGGING
YOU.
IT'S SOME HACKER SOMEWHERE WHO
USED TO WRITE VIRUSES FOR A
LIVING AND NOW WRITES THESE
SPYWARE PROGRAMS, AND WHAT THEY
DO IS THEY GET PAID EVERY TIME
YOU CLICK THAT iPOD, OR EVERY
TIME YOU GO TO THAT SITE, THEY
GET A FEW PENNIES.
THEY GET A REFERRAL FEE.
SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A FINANCIAL
GAIN TO THEM.
SO IT'S IN THEIR INTEREST TO GET
ON YOUR SYSTEM AND NEVER GET
OFF.
THEY DON'T WANT TO BE REMOVED,
AND SO THEY DO ALL THE SAME
THINGS VIRUSES USED TO DO TO
KEEP FROM BEING REMOVED.
THEY'LL ATTACH THEMSELVES TO KEY
SYSTEM FILES SO THAT IF YOU
REMOVE THEM, YOU'LL RIP THE
HEART OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
YOU'LL ACTUALLY BREAK IT.
THEY'LL HIDE THEMSELVES SO THAT
EVEN ANTISPYWARE AND ANTIVIRUS
SOFTWARE CAN'T SEE THEM USING
THINGS CALLED ROOTKITS.
THEY'LL DO STUFF THAT'S REALLY,
REALLY NASTY.
AND AS THIS HAS GONE ON, WHAT
WE'VE FOUND IS THAT -- AND I
KNOW SEAN WILL CONCUR BECAUSE
WE'VE DONE SOME TESTING -- THERE
IS NO SINGLE ANTISPYWARE
SOLUTION THAT WILL REMOVE THEM
ALL.
WE ALSO RECOMMEND, AND I WOULD
SUGGEST GETTING IT, WINDOWS
DEFENDER, WHICH IS MICROSOFT'S
FREE ANTISPYWARE PROGRAM.
IT'S FROM microsoft.com SLASH
"SPYWARE." THAT
COMES WITH VISTA NOW, WHICH IS
REALLY GOOD.
WE ALSO RECOMMEND OTHER FREE
SOLUTIONS LIKE AD-AWARE FROM
LAVASOFT AND SPYBOT -- WHERE IS
IT -- SPYBOT SEARCH AND DESTROY.
THIS IS ANOTHER GOOD ONE.
THESE ARE FREE.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU, WE TRIED
EVERY ONE, INCLUDING SPY SWEEPER
AND A BUNCH OF COMMERCIAL ONES,
SEAN, AND NO ONE PROGRAM WOULD
GET RID OF ALL OF THEM.
WOULD ANY COMBINATION OF FOUR OR
FIVE GET RID OF ALL OF THEM?
>> Sean: NOT THAT WE COULD SEE,
NO.
>> Leo: SEE, THAT'S THE PROBLEM!
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>> Sean: EVERY ONE HAS ITS
SPECIALTIES IN GETTING RID OF
CERTAIN THINGS --
>> Leo: NOTHING WILL GET RID OF
EVERYTHING, AND NO SET OF SEVEN
WILL GET RID OF EVERYTHING!
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>> Sean: RIGHT.
>> Leo: YOU ALWAYS HAVE A LITTLE
BIT LEFT.
>> Sean: RIGHT.
AND PART OF THE PROBLEM AS WELL
IS THE DEFINITION OF SPYWARE.
SOME THINGS CONSIDER THINGS
SPYWARE THAT OTHERS DO NOT, SO
THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS
THERE.
>> Leo: AND MY FEELING IS NOW,
JUST AS, YOU KNOW, MORE AND MORE
ANTIVIRUSES WILL SAY, "SORRY, I
CAN'T DISINFECT YOU; I CANNOT
REMOVE THIS VIRUS BECAUSE --"
AND THE REASON IS IT'S ATTACHED
TO THE SYSTEM IN A SYSTEM FILE
THAT REMOVING IT WOULD BREAK THE
SYSTEM, AND THAT'S HAPPENING
WITH SPYWARE.
IN FACT, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE
WILL REMOVE SPYWARE, AND ALL OF
A SUDDEN THEY'LL LOSE THEIR
INTERNET ACCESS OR THEY'LL LOSE
SOME OTHER CAPABILITY.
THAT'S BECAUSE THAT SPYWARE HAS
ATTACHED ITSELF TO SOMETHING
CRITICAL.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, TONYA.
>> Tonya: MM-HMM?
>> Leo: IF YOU'RE WILLING TO
LIVE WITH THIS MINOR INFECTION,
YOU COULD CONTINUE ON AS YOU
HAVE, BUT ULTIMATELY, EVERY
SECURITY EXPERT WILL TELL YOU
ONCE YOUR SYSTEM HAS BEEN
COMPROMISED --
AND IT USED TO BE JUST WITH
HACKERS AND VIRUSES, AND NOW
IT'S WITH SPYWARE, TOO.
ONCE YOUR SYSTEM HAS BEEN
COMPROMISED, THE ONLY WAY TO
KNOW IT IS SAFE, IT IS
COMPLETELY UNCOMPROMISED, IS TO
WIPE THE DRIVE OFF, FORMAT THE
THING, ERASE EVERYTHING AND
INSTALL AGAIN FROM KNOWN GOOD
SOURCES, IN OTHER WORDS, YOUR
WINDOWS INSTALL DISK, WHICH
CAN'T BE COMPROMISED, OR YOUR
APPLICATION DISKS, WHICH CAN'T
BE COMPROMISED.
OTHERWISE, YOU CAN NEVER BE
SURE.
IN FACT, I'M ALMOST GONNA
GUARANTEE YOU YOU'VE GOT AN
INFECTION.
THERE'S NO WAY TO GET RID OF IT.
YOU HAVE TO FORMAT AND
REINSTALL.
NOW, YOU MAY NOT WANT TO DO
THAT.
YOU MAY BE WILLING TO LIVE WITH
A MINOR INFECTION, BUT IT
WILL --
WHAT HAPPENS IS IF THERE'S EVEN
ONE LITTLE BUG ON THERE, THEY
INVITE OTHER BUGS.
>> Tonya: RIGHT.
>> Leo: AND THE GUY, THE HACKER,
PUT THAT ONE ON THERE.
HE WANTS TO GET AS MANY OF THESE
ON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE HE MAKES
MORE MONEY, SO HE'LL MAKE SURE
THAT EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE, HIS
PERSONAL BUG GOES OUT AND SAYS,
"COME ON, EVERYBODY.
THE WATER'S WARM.
TONYA'S GOT A GREAT COMPUTER!
COME ON IN!"
>> Tonya: (Chuckling)
>> Leo: SO YOU'VE GOTTA FORMAT
AND REINSTALL.
THAT WON'T GET RID OF YOUR SPAM
PROBLEM.
THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM ENTIRELY.
FOR THAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND A
VERY GOOD SPAM SOLUTION CALLED
onlymyemail.com.
>> Tonya: OKAY.
>> Leo: IT'S NOT FREE.
IT'S A MONTHLY SERVICE FEE.
BUT THE REASON I LIKE IT IS THEY
FILTER THE SPAM AT THE SERVER,
SO YOU DON'T EVEN DOWNLOAD IT.
>> Tonya: OH, WOW.
>> Leo: YEAH, AND IT'S
COLLABORATIVE, WHICH MEANS THAT
WHEN YOU SPOT SPAM, IT LETS THEM
KNOW, AND THEY START REMOVING IT
FROM EVERYBODY ELSE'S.
IT'S EASILY THE BEST RIGHT NOW
ANTISPAM SOLUTION,
onlymyemail.com.
>> Tonya: OKAY, I WILL
DEFINITELY CHECK THAT OUT.
>> Leo: I'M SORRY TO GIVE YOU
THE BAD NEWS.
>> Tonya: OH, THAT'S OKAY, BUT
IT WAS WONDERFUL TALKING TO YOU.
>> Leo: OH, IT'S GREAT TO TALK
TO YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TONYA.
>> Tonya: (Giggling)
>> Leo: I'M REALLY GLAD THAT
YOU --
YOU PROBABLY LISTEN TO THE
PODCAST.
I KNOW YOU CAN'T GET THE SHOW IN
SOUTH CAROLINA.
>> Tonya: RIGHT, NOT AT ALL.
I HAVE TO CHECK ONLINE ALL THE
TIME BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS ON
THERE.
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>> Leo: BUT WE'RE WORKING ON
THAT, TONYA.
I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF
TIME BEFORE WE'RE BACK IN THE
STATES.
I HAVE A SECRET PLAN.
>> Tonya: WELL, I CAN'T WAIT.
I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT.
A SECRET PLAN FOR WORLD
DOMINATION.
THANK YOU, TONYA!
>> Tonya: THANK YOU!
>> Leo: I'M LIKE A SPYWARE
AUTHOR.
I'M TRYING TO INCH MY WAY INTO
YOUR SYSTEM, BUT I'M A GOOD GUY.
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>> Leo: BUT I'M STILL TRYING TO
GET IN THERE.
(Chuckling)
WE'VE GOT MORE CALLS COMIN' UP!
YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.
\AI\CALL FOR HELP\AW\ CONTINUES
RIGHT AFTER THESE IMPORTANT
SHORT MOVIES.
(Mellow techno music playing)
\W COMMERCIAL
(Theme music playing)
>> Leo: AH!
(Humming along with music)
WELCOME BACK TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP!\AW\
I'M LEO LAPORTE, AIDED BY...
(Chuckling)
MIKEY THE PIRATE.
AND, SEAN, YOU NEED TO COME UP
WITH A NICKNAME FOR YOURSELF.
SEAN THE MEEK?
SEAN THE MILD?
(Laughing)
I'M SORRY.
>> Sean: YEAH, I GUESS.
>> Leo: SEAN THE TERROR.
HELLO, STEVE FROM EDMONTON,
ALBERTA!
WELCOME TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
HOW ARE YOU, STEVE?
>> Steve: GREAT.
YOU?
>> Leo: I'M VERY WELL!
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU TODAY?
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>> Steve: WELL, I HAVE A
QUESTION ABOUT AN EXTERNAL
TV TUNER CARD.
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT.
>> Steve: ALL RIGHT.
I BOUGHT ONE OF THESE EXTERNAL
TV TUNER CARDS, A USB VERSION.
>> Leo: YEAH?
>> Steve: AND IT WORKS GREAT.
THE TV PICTURE IS AWESOME AND
EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT, SO I
THOUGHT I'D BRING MY
PLAYSTATION 2 IN, AND IT HAS AN
EXTERNAL INPUT, SO I THOUGHT I'D
GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE WHAT
HAPPENS, AND --
>> Leo: THERE'S WHERE YOU WENT
WRONG, ME MATEY!
>> Steve: (Chuckling)
AND I WAS PLAYING ALONG, AND I
SAID, "SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT
HERE."
>> Leo: YEAH.
>> Steve: I'D HIT A --
I'D GO TO GO LEFT WITH ONE OF MY
BUTTONS, AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT
TWO SECONDS BEFORE THE PERSON
WOULD GO LEFT.
LIKE I WAS PLAYING A SPORTS
GAME, SO...
>> Leo: YEAH.
AND THERE'S A VERY SIMPLE REASON
FOR THAT.
LET'S GO TO --
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>> Leo: YOU HAVE A HAUPPAUGE?
>> Steve: YES, HAUPPAUGE OR
HOWEVER YOU PRONOUNCE IT.
>> Leo: IT'S A TOWN IN NEW YORK.
IT'S PROBABLY THE WORST NAME FOR
A COMPANY IN THE WORLD.
I HAVE TO GOOGLE IT EVERY TIME
TO FIND OUT HOW TO SPELL IT.
>> Steve: (Laughing)
>> Leo: H-A-U-P-P-A-U-G-E,
HAUPPAUGE.
>> Steve: YEAH.
>> Leo: BUT THEY SHOULD JUST
SPELL IT H-O-P-H-O-G, BECAUSE
THAT'S HOW IT'S PRONOUNCED,
"HOP-HOG."
>> Steve: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: SO YOU WOULD HAVE THE
USB ONE, HUH?
>> Steve: YES.
>> Leo: YEAH.
THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE LAG IN
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, AND THERE'S
A SIMPLE REASON FOR IT.
IN ORDER FOR IT TO TAKE VIDEO
AND PUSH IT DOWN THAT LITTLE
PIPE, THE USB PIPE, IT HAS TO
COMPRESS IT.
YOU NOTICE THAT DONGLE HAS
ACTUALLY SOME --
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME CHIPS IN
THERE.
>> Steve: OH, OKAY.
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>> Leo: AND SO IT'S TAKING A
LITTLE TIME, A SECOND OR TWO, TO
COMPRESS IT BEFORE IT SENDS IT
DOWN.
WELL, BY THAT TIME YOU'RE DEAD
IN YOUR GAME.
>> Steve: OH, FOR SURE.
>> Leo: (Laughing)
YEAH, BECAUSE IT'S WAY BEHIND!
>> Steve: (Laughing)
>> Leo: IF YOU HAD AN INTERNAL
VIDEO CAPTURE CARD, YOU MIGHT
HAVE BETTER LUCK.
>> Steve: RIGHT.
>> Leo: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
CARDS LIKE THE ATI ALL-IN-WONDER
THAT HAVE BUILT-IN TV-IN.
THOSE AREN'T GONNA HAVE THE SAME
PROBLEMS, ALTHOUGH THEY STILL
HAVE TO DO COMPRESSION, SO THERE
WILL ALWAYS BE SOME LAG.
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>> Leo: YOUR VIDEO CARD IS, IF
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, IT'S NOT
DOING ANY COMPRESSION.
IT'S JUST BLASTING THAT PICTURE
OUT THERE.
>> Steve: RIGHT, OKAY.
>> Leo: SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT'S
HAPPENING IS YOUR GAME MACHINE
IS BLASTING THE PICTURE OUT
THERE, AND IT'S GETTING TO THE
HAUPPAUGE, AND IT'S --
"I'M READY, I'M READY!"
(Groaning)
AS THE HAUPPAUGE SQUEEZES IT
DOWN INTO A LITTLE TINY BALL AND
THEN SENDS IT THROUGH THE USB
THING, AND BY THAT TIME, IT'S
REALLY NOT MUCH OF A GAME.
>> Steve: SO I GUESS I'M STUCK
TO THE TV, I GUESS.
>> Leo: YEAH, I'M AFRAID SO.
YOU CAN SPLIT IT OUT TO THE TV,
OR I WOULD JUST STICK WITH THE
TV.
IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA, AND YOU
KNOW, A LOT OF NEW MONITORS ARE
STARTING TO INCLUDE TV
CONNECTORS RIGHT ONTO THE
MONITOR.
>> Steve: RIGHT.
>> Leo: IF YOU GET THE
DELL 24'S, FOR INSTANCE, THEY
HAVE SVHS COMPOSITE, WHICH WOULD
WORK WITH YOUR GAME MACHINE, AND
THEY HAVE COMPONENT.
THEY EVEN HAVE HDMI.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE REALLY THE
BEST WAY TO WATCH TV IS PUMP IT
DIRECTLY TO THE MONITOR.
>> Steve: RIGHT.
>> Leo: SORRY, STEVE.
>> Steve: NOT A PROBLEM, AND
THANKS FOR TAKING MY CALL.
>> Leo: YOU'RE VERY WELCOME, AND
THANKS FOR TALKING TO US ON
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
I APPRECIATE IT.
(Instrumental music playing)
>> Steve: NOT A PROBLEM.
>> Leo: TAKE CARE.
BYE-BYE.
YEAH, IT'S NOT REALLY DESIGNED
TO BE A REALTIME TV INPUT TO
YOUR COMPUTER.
IT'S DESIGNED REALLY MORE FOR
RECORDING TV, WHERE YOU DON'T
CARE IF THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF
A DELAY.
STAY RIGHT HERE.
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>> Leo: \AI\CALL FOR HELP\AW\
WILL BE RIGHT BACK, BUT... NOT
BEFORE WE CHECK OUT OUR
CONTROL ROOM CREW AND SEE IF
THERE ARE ANY SCURVY PIRATES IN
THERE AS WE HEAD TO COMMERCIALS.
YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.
>> TEN, NINE, EIGHT TO
COMMERCIALS, SEVEN, SIX, FIVE TO
COMMERCIALS, FOUR, THREE, ROLL
COMMERCIALS, TWO, ONE...
>> AND FADE TO BLACK.
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\W COMMERCIAL
(Theme music playing)
>> Leo: WELCOME BACK TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
I'M YOUR GENIAL HOST.
I ALMOST STARTED TALKING IN
PIRATE BECAUSE OF YOU, MIKE.
I MEAN PONG PONG THE PIRATE.
WELCOME BACK TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
I'M LEO LAPORTE.
FERN IS ON THE LINE FROM
NORTH BAY, ONTARIO.
HELLO, SIR!
>> Fern: HELLO, LEO!
>> Leo: HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
>> Fern: I'M EXCELLENT.
>> Leo: OH, YOU SHINED UP YOUR
DOME JUST FOR US TODAY.
LET ME JUST POLISH THAT UP.
>> Fern: OKAY.
>> Leo: AH, LOOK AT THAT!
THERE'S A GOOD SIGHT!
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
NOW, YOU KNOW, THE CAMERA'S
POINTING A LITTLE --
AS WE WOULD SAY IN THE BIZ,
"HEADROOM!"
LET'S MOVE IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT
THERE, YEAH, OR ELSE SIT HIGHER
ON YOUR CHAIR.
THERE WE GO!
NOW WE SEE YA!
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, FERN?
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>> Fern: OKAY, HOW'S EVERYBODY
THERE, SEAN AND MIKE AND
EVERYBODY ELSE?
>> Leo: EVERYBODY'S JUST GREAT.
>> Fern: EVERYBODY HAPPY?
>> Leo: THERE ARE NO WOMEN IN
THE ROOM, HOWEVER.
>> Fern: (Laughing)
>> Leo: DON'T SAY HI TO CALI OR
AMBER.
WE CHASED THEM OFF.
I THINK IT WAS PONG PONG THE
PIRATE THAT DID IT.
>> Mike: ARRR!
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>> Fern: (Laughing)
>> Leo: OH, BOY.
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU, FERN?
>> Mike: ARRR!
>> Fern: OKAY, LEO, MICROSOFT
HAS DONE IT AGAIN!
THEY CAME UP WITH THIS
FLIGHT SIMULATOR X!
>> Leo: I GOT IT IN MY HOT
LITTLE HANDS.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?
>> Fern: OH, I DON'T!
THIS THING REQUIRES A CPU THAT
DOESN'T EXIST --
>> Leo: (Laughing)
>> Fern: AND THAT'S THE REASON
FOR MY CALL.
(Chuckling)
>> Leo: IT SAYS IT ONLY NEEDS A
GIGAHERTZ PROCESSOR ON HERE.
>> Fern: OH, GOSH.
>> Leo: WHAT DO YOU GOT IN
YOUR --
>> Fern: WHAT AM I GONNA BUY,
LEO?
>> Leo: WELL, LET ME ASK YOU, SO
WHAT DO YOU SEE WHEN YOU PLAY
THIS?
IS IT JUST THE FRAME RATES ARE
REALLY SLOW?
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>> Fern: WELL, I FIND NO POINT
IN HAVING THIS THING RUNNING
WITH ALL THE FEATURES TURNED
OFF --
>> Leo: I AGREE.
>> Fern: BECAUSE OF SPARSE
OBJECTS AND THAT KIND OF STUFF,
SO --
>> Leo: YEAH, SO --
>> Fern: I WANT IT ALL MAXED
OUT.
>> Leo: YEAH, YOU WANT TO SEE IT
AS GOOD-LOOKING AS POSSIBLE, AND
THIS IS, BY THE WAY --
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>> Fern: THAT'S RIGHT.
AND I DO HAVE, AS YOU KNOW, FROM
PREVIOUS CALLS, THE
AMD 64 FX55 --
>> Leo: THAT'S A NICE CHIP.
>> Fern: SO THAT'S A PRETTY
HEFTY CPU, AND YET I GET 15,
16 FRAMES PER SECOND, WHILE IN
FLIGHT SIMULATOR'S PREVIOUS
VERSION, WITH EVERYTHING MAXED
OUT, I GET 65 TO 80 FRAMES PER
SECOND.
>> Leo: SO JUST BY UPGRADING, IT
BECAME SLOWER.
>> Fern: WELL, NO, JUST BY
INSTALLING THE FSX.
SO IT JUST REQUIRES POWER THAT
NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE, BECAUSE
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FORM --
>> Leo: LET ME TALK A LITTLE
BIT.
AND THIS APPLIES NOT JUST TO
FLIGHT SIMULATOR BUT TO ANY
3-D GAME WHERE THEY HAVE TO
RENDER, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF
3-D OBJECTS ON THE FLY.
THEY'RE DRAWING THIS STUFF IN
REALTIME, AND LOOK HOW REALISTIC
THAT LOOKS.
AND IN ORDER TO DRAW THAT --
AND, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T KNOW
AHEAD OF TIME WHERE THOSE PLANES
ARE GONNA BE OR WHERE EVERYTHING
IS, SO IT HAS TO DRAW IT ALL.
NOW, THERE'S A FEW --
>> Fern: NOW, I REALIZE THAT,
BUT THEN --
>> Leo: HOLD ON, FERN, HOLD ON,
FERN.
>> Fern: WHAT IS THE CPU THAT IS
OUT THERE THAT CAN HANDLE THIS?
>> Leo: HOLD ON, FERN.
LET ME TALK TO YOU.
SO LET ME EXPLAIN THAT IT'S NOT
JUST THE CPU.
IN FACT, I DON'T THINK IN YOUR
CASE IT IS THE CPU.
OF COURSE, THERE ARE
CALCULATIONS.
IT HAS TO CALCULATE WHERE
EVERYTHING IS, BUT THEN IT HAS
TO DRAW IT, AND THAT'S DONE IN
THE GRAPHICS PROCESSOR, AND THEN
IT HAS TO DISPLAY IT ON THE
SCREEN, AND THAT'S DONE IN THE
GRAPHICS PROCESSOR.
>> Fern: MM-HMM?
>> Leo: SO, THERE ARE A FEW
THINGS YOU CAN DO.
NOW, AS YOU POINTED OUT, YOU CAN
TURN DOWN THE REALISM.
FIRST THING TO LOOK AT IS WHAT
RESOLUTION ARE YOU RUNNING IT
AT?
>> Fern: I'M RUNNING --
I'VE TRIED ALL OF THEM, BUT
RIGHT NOW I USE 1600 BY 1200.
>> Leo: WELL, OF COURSE IT'S
GONNA BE SLOW.
>> Fern: YEAH, BUT I HAVE TRIED
THE OTHERS, TOO, AND IT JUST
DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE MUCH
DIFFERENCE.
>> Leo: OKAY, BUT I'M TELLING
YOU THAT THAT'S A VERY, VERY
HIGH RESOLUTION.
THE HIGHER THE RESOLUTION, THE
MORE CHALLENGING.
IN FACT, THAT'S REALLY WHAT A
FAST GRAPHICS CARD DOES.
IT MEANS THAT YOU CAN PLAY AT
HIGHER RESOLUTIONS.
IF YOU LOWER THE RESOLUTION --
MY SUGGESTION IS 1024 BY 768 --
>> Fern: MM-HMM?
>> Leo: THAT WILL MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE!
NOW, YOU DON'T WANT TO TURN OFF
ALL OF THE FEATURES, I
UNDERSTAND, SO I WOULD LEAVE ALL
THE OBJECTS ON, BUT YOU MIGHT
WANT TO TURN DOWN ANTI-ALIASING,
OR YOU MIGHT WANT TO TURN DOWN
SOME OF THE HIGHER-END, LARGER
TEXTURES.
WHAT KIND OF GRAPHICS CARD DO
YOU HAVE, BECAUSE THAT'S
REALLY --
>> Fern: I HAVE AN NVIDIA 7700.
I THINK IT HAS 256 MEGABYTES.
>> Leo: THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD
GRAPHICS CARD.
I MEAN YOU'VE GOTTA --
YOU KNOW, LOOK, IT'S NOT THE
PROCESSOR.
I'LL TELL YOU THAT, FERN, RIGHT
NOW.
YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF PROCESSOR.
THAT'S NOT WHAT'S CHOKING.
WHAT'S CHOKING IS THE GRAPHICS
CARD, AND EVEN WITH THE 7700, I
THINK MAYBE YOU'RE JUST
PUTTING --
YOU'RE TURNING ON TOO MANY OF
THE HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO FEATURES
FOR THAT CARD.
A 7700 IS NOT THE LATEST AND
GREATEST --
>> Fern: NO.
>> Leo: BUT IT SHOULD BE ENOUGH,
SEAN.
>> Sean: IT SHOULD THEORETICALLY
BE ENOUGH.
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>> Sean: I THINK WHAT WE DID
WHEN WE DID A GRAPHICS CARD TEST
RECENTLY, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE FOUND WAS THAT ANTI-ALIASING
REALLY, REALLY CAUSES THE
PROBLEM, SO IF YOU'VE GOT
ANTI-ALIASING, TURN IT UP TO A
HIGHER --
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>> Leo: I WOULD TURN THAT OFF.
>> Sean: TURN THAT OFF.
>> Fern: SO YOU'RE SAYING TO
TURN IT OFF?
>> Leo: YEAH!
>> Sean: TURN IT OFF.
>> Leo: THAT'S GIVING YOU
JAGGIES.
THE ALIASING MEANS SMOOTH --
ALIASING MEANS "SMOOTH THE
JAGGIES," OKAY?
ANTI-ALIASING, TURNING THAT ON,
NOW IT'S VERY --
THE REASON THAT THAT TAKES UP,
IT REALLY SLOWS YOU DOWN, IS
BECAUSE IT HAS TO MAKE MULTIPLE
COPIES, IT HAS TO DO LOTS OF
CALCULATIONS, IT TAKES UP A LOT
OF VIDEO RAM AND A LOT OF
CALCULATING POWER.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
SO GO INTO THAT CONTROL PANEL OF
THE GAME AND DISABLE --
NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DISABLE
ALL THE OBJECTS.
I'D LEAVE THE OBJECTS ON.
YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE THEM MAYBE
LOOK A LITTLE BIT LESS
REALISTIC.
ANTI-ALIASING IS VERY, VERY
CHALLENGING.
>> Sean: THAT'S WHAT KILLS THE
PICTURE AND THE FRAME RATE MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE ALMOST.
>> Leo: SO I WOULD SAY IF YOU GO
TO 1024 BY 768 AND YOU TURN OFF
ANTI-ALIASING OR TURN IT DOWN.
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL
LEVELS OF ANTI-ALIASING.
JUST USE X2 ANTI-ALIASING OR
WHATEVER.
>> Fern: X2?
>> Leo: YEAH.
THEN I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE
THAT YOU CAN REALLY IMPROVE IT.
YOU HAVE A --
HOW MUCH RAM DO YOU HAVE?
>> Fern: ONE GIG.
>> Leo: OH, YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF
HARDWARE.
IT ISN'T THE HARDWARE, FERN.
>> Fern: (Laughing)
(Both talking at once)
>> Fern: IS THERE ANYTHING THAT
GOES FASTER THAT THAT?
>> Leo: I KNOW.
WELL, NO, THAT'S RIGHT!
I MEAN, WELL, THEY HAVE DUAL
PROCESSOR MACHINES NOW AND SO
FORTH, BUT YOURS IS, WHAT,
2.8 GIGAHERTZ?
>> Fern: I THINK IT'S THREE AND
A BIT, 3.2 OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
>> Leo: IT'S A VERY, VERY NICE
PROCESSOR.
IT'S NOT THE PROCESSOR.
>> Fern: YOU'RE SURE, EH?
>> Leo: YEAH, I'M POSITIVE.
IT COULD BE THE VIDEO CARD.
IT'S NOT A STATE-OF-THE-ART
VIDEO CARD, AND IT IS A
DIRECTX 9.0 GAME.
BUT IT'S MUCH MORE LIKELY THAT
YOU COULD GET A BETTER
VIDEO CARD AND GET BETTER
RESULTS, BUT I WOULD JUST SAY
TURN OFF SOME OF THOSE FEATURES
LIKE -- YOU'RE RIGHT --
ANTI-ALIASING.
ANYTHING ELSE HE MIGHT WANT TO
LOOK AT?
>> Sean: YEAH, IF HE'S GOT AN
SLI-CAPABLE GRAPHICS CARD, AND
THE MOTHERBOARD IS READY TO GO,
THAT WILL HELP A LOT AS WELL IF
YOU --
>> Leo: WELL, YEAH.
>> Fern: OH, IS IT?
>> Sean: YEAH.
>> Leo: YEAH, BUT THAT'S A LOT
OF MONEY IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
>> Fern: WELL, THIS IS THE ONLY
THING I DO IN LIFE, SO...
(Laughing)
>> Leo: ARE YOU A PILOT?
>> Fern: I'M CONSIDERING.
>> Leo: ARE YOU A REAL PILOT?
>> Fern: YEAH, I AM, I AM.
I USED TO HAVE A LITTLE AIRPLANE
UNTIL LAST YEAR.
I SOLD IT.
TIRED OF OWNERSHIP.
>> Leo: YEAH, WELL, THIS IS A
LOT CHEAPER THEN --
>> Fern: NO KIDDING!
>> Leo: YEAH, EVEN IF YOU BOUGHT
AN SLI VIDEO --
CERTAINLY SLI WOULD MAKE A BIG
DIFFERENCE.
>> Fern: IT DOES, EH?
>> Sean: DEFINITELY.
>> Leo: OH, YEAH.
>> Sean: WITH ANTI-ALIASING, IT
WILL.
>> Fern: NOW, DO YOU KNOW IF
FSX, FLIGHT SIMULATOR X, TAKES
ADVANTAGE OF DUAL CORE?
>> Leo: THAT I DO NOT KNOW.
>> Fern: YOU DON'T, EH?
>> Leo: IT DOESN'T SAY, AND I
BET IT DOESN'T, UNLESS THE GAME
IS WRITTEN TO IT, BUT IT
PROBABLY WOULD NOT.
I WOULD STICK WITH THE PROCESSOR
YOU'VE GOT.
IF YOU WERE GONNA UPGRADE,
UPGRADE TO A BETTER VIDEO CARD
AND LOOK AT AN SLI CARD.
YOU MAY NEED TO UPGRADE THE
MOTHERBOARD AND THE POWER SUPPLY
FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT THING IS
GONNA TAKE A LOT OF POWER.
SO, FERN, YOU CAN MAKE IT
BETTER, YOU CAN MAKE IT BETTER,
BUT I WOULD SUGGEST --
>> Fern: 750 WATTS AT ONE TIME.
>> Leo: YEAH, ALL RIGHT, THAT'S
GOOD.
I WOULD SUGGEST LOWERING THE
SCREEN SIZE AND REDUCING
ANTI-ALIASING.
MAYBE DON'T TURN OFF --
YOU KNOW, TURN DOWN TEXTURING SO
IT'S NOT QUITE SO FANCY.
I'VE GOTTA WATCH OUT THAT BASIL
DOESN'T CLOBBER ME WHILE I'M
WALKING OVER HERE.
GOOD LUCK, FERN.
IT IS, IT'S A VERY CHALLENGING
GAME.
IT'S NO MORE CHALLENGING, LET'S
SAY, THAN HALO 2 OR BATTLEFIELD,
BUT THOSE HIGH-END GAMES CAN
REALLY CHALLENGE A VIDEO CARD,
SO LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS,
LOWER YOUR SETTINGS, OR BUY A
FANCIER MACHINE.
SOME OF THE BITTORRENT --
YOU KNOW ABOUT BITTORRENT,
RIGHT?
THAT'S THE PROGRAM THOSE PIRATES
USE ON piratebay.org --
>> Mike: ARRR!
>> Leo: TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC, LARGE
FILES OF ANY KIND, VIDEO.
HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF
TIMES, THE SOFTWARE YOU USE
LEAVES SOMETHING TO BE DESIRED.
MIKE -- I'M SORRY -- PONG PONG
THE PIRATE LAZAZZERA'S BEEN
LOOKING FOR ONE THAT DOES A GOOD
JOB.
IS THIS A WINDOWS OR --
(Laughing)
UH-OH, HE'S GOT A BLUNDERBUSS.
>> Mike: ARRR!
DON'T CALL ME PONG PONG.
I AM PIRATE LAZAZZ.
(Gun clicks)
>> Mike: BOOM!
OH!
>> Leo: (Laughing)
>> Mike: IT DIDN'T WORK.
OH!
>> Leo: NO, I PLUGGED IT UP.
>> Mike: ARRR!
>> Leo: WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND
THAT'S A BETTER --
YOU KNOW, I USE AZUREUS.
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>> Mike: THAT'S THE COMMON ONE
OUT THERE.
THAT'S WHAT MOST PEOPLE USE.
>> Leo: IT IS.
>> Mike: HOWEVER, THERE'S THIS
ONE CALLED "BITS ON WHEELS."
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>> Leo: YES, PONG PONG.
>> Mike: BITS ON WHEELS HAS SOME
NICE GRAPHIC FEATURES.
>> Leo: IT'S PRETTY!
LOOK AT THAT!
>> Mike: IT'S VERY PRETTY-
LOOKING.
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>> Mike: IT DOES A VERY GOOD
JOB.
>> Leo: YEAH?
>> Mike: AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
PEOPLE NOWADAYS WILL NOTICE THAT
MAYBE THEIR ISP, THEIR INTERNET
PROVIDER, MIGHT BLOCK THEIR
OUTGOING PACKETS.
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>> Leo: THAT'S A REAL PROBLEM.
>> Mike: IT'S A REAL PROBLEM.
SO YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE IF
THERE'S ACTUALLY A PROBLEM WITH
THIS VISUALLY.
YOU CAN LOOK ON THE SCREEN AND
SEE, "OH, NO, SHIVER ME TIMBERS,
THERE'S NO MORE PACKETS GOIN'
OUT!
SOMETHIN' MUST BE WRONG!"
>> Leo: (Laughing)
THIS IS A MAC PROGRAM OR A
WINDOWS PROGRAM?
>> Mike: THIS IS A MAC-ONLY
PROGRAM AND, OH... OH, OH...
(Clears throat)
SORRY.
SOMETHING'S CAUGHT IN MY THROAT.
>> Leo: (Laughing)
>> Mike: AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT
WORKS LIKE EVERY OTHER
BITTORRENT CLIENT EXCEPT FOR
IT'S VERY GRAPHICALLY PRETTY.
>> Leo: YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
>> Mike: AND YOU CAN ALSO LOOK
AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT YOUR PEERS
ARE SENDING TO YOU AND WHAT
YOU'RE SENDING BACK TO THEM.
>> Leo: I'M DOWNLOADING THIS.
IS IT FREE?
>> Mike: IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE.
IT'S FREEWARE, BUT IT'S NOT
OPEN SOURCE, SO MAYBE ONE DAY
THEY WILL CHARGE, BUT IT'S FREE
RIGHT NOW!
>> Leo: "BITS ON WHEELS," A
BETTER BITTORRENT CLIENT.
>> Mike: ABSOLUTELY.
>> Leo: DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE
PLACE TO GO FOR BITTORRENT
FILES?
(Dramatic techno music playing)
>> Mike: UH...
>> Leo: PIRATE BAY!
>> Mike: thepiratebay.org!
ARRR!
>> Leo: ARRR!
>> Mike: ARRR!
>> Leo: SOON TO BE ITS OWN
ISLAND NATION.
>> Mike: AND I'M MOVING THERE.
>> Leo: YOU SHOULD.
IS THAT REAL CHEST HAIR, OR DID
YOU GLUE SOME ON THERE?
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(Laughing)
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>> Leo: COMING UP AFTER THE
BREAK --
(Laughing)
WE'LL SHOW YOU HOW YOU CAN USE
SOME COMEDIC IDEAS AND GAIN NEW
LIFE WITH FLASH.
BUT FIRST, ANOTHER SHOT...
>> Mike: BANG!
>> Leo: YEAH, AT TODAY'S QUIZ
QUESTION OF THE DAY.
WHAT TECHNOLOGY DOES THE
NINTENDO WII REMOTE USE?
IS IT INFRARED, RF, BLUETOOTH OR
JUST, YOU KNOW, HIGH-TECH
STRING?
GET TO THE WEBSITE AND GIVE US
THE ANSWER.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT WHEN
\AI\CALL FOR HELP\AW\ CONTINUES.
IS THAT GLUED ON REALLY?
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(Theme music playing)
>> Leo: WELCOME BACK TO
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
BEFORE THE BREAK, WE ASKED YOU
WHICH TECHNOLOGY NINTENDO USES
FOR ITS WII REMOTE.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT HAS NO
WIRES, SO WE KNOW IT'S NOT
STRING.
AS IT TURNS OUT, IT'S BOTH --
OOH, WE TRICKED YOU ON THIS
ONE -- A AND C.
IT USES BLUETOOTH TO TALK TO THE
NINTENDO, BUT IT ALSO USES
INFRARED FOR THAT POSITIONING
TECHNOLOGY, WHERE YOU CAN SEE
WHERE IT IS IN SPACE.
SO IF YOU ANSWERED A OR C,
INFRARED OR BLUETOOTH, YOU GOT
IT RIGHT.
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>> Leo: IF YOU'RE THE TYPE OF
PERSON WHO'S BOTH FUNNY AND
CREATIVE, THEN YOU PROBABLY ARE
ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW OUTLETS
TO EXPRESS YOUR SILLY STORIES.
YOU COULD DRESS UP AS A PIRATE
\AI\OR\AW\ YOU COULD CREATE YOUR
OWN COMIC BOOK.
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>> Leo: EVEN IF YOU DON'T DRAW
WELL, YOU CAN STILL MAKE GREAT
ANIMATIONS EASILY WITH FLASH,
AND USING FLASH AS TOOLS, YOU
CAN ACTUALLY MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
AN ANIMATED COMIC BOOK.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: MIKE HOGUE, OUR
ANIMATION HERO, IS HERE.
>> Mike: (Chuckling)
HERO?
THAT'S A NEW ONE.
>> Leo: HEY, MIKE!
SO WE'RE DOING IT WITH FLASH.
>> Mike: YEAH.
>> Leo: AND IN FACT, YOU'VE
ALREADY GOT KIND OF THE
TRADITIONAL THREE-PANE
COMIC BOOK LAYOUT RIGHT HERE.
>> Mike: JUST A TYPICAL
TEMPLATE, AND THAT'S THE THING
IS LIKE ALL THE DRAWING TOOLS
ARE HERE.
IT'S SUPER EASY TO --
>> Leo: MAKE A RECTANGLE OR --
>> Mike: YOU KNOW, DRAW YOUR
PANELS, MAKE THEM ANY SIZE YOU
WANT AND SO ON, FILL THEM IN.
AND THE TRICK IS, THOUGH, IF YOU
WANT TO --
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>> Mike: YOU CAN MAKE A COMIC
OUT OF PICTURES OF YOUR FRIENDS
AND STUFF.
NOW, IF YOU WANT IT TO BE HIDDEN
BY THE BORDER, I MEAN YOU COULD
FILL THE WHOLE PAGE IN WHITE AND
THEN CUT OUT THE HOLES SORT OF
THING, BUT YOU CAN ALSO DO THE
SHADOW MASK TECHNIQUE THAT I'VE
TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST.
>> Leo: USE A MASK SO THAT THE
PICTURE IS BEHIND THE MASK,
RIGHT?
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
AND IT'S ONLY REVEALED BY WHAT
THE MASK ALLOWS IT TO.
SO, YOU KNOW, ALL I'VE DONE HERE
IS CLICKED ON ALL OF THEM AND
"DISTRIBUTE TO LAYERS," AND IT
ACTUALLY NOW CREATES A MASK
LAYER THAT I CAN DO EACH OF
THOSE.
SO I WON'T GO INTO HOW TO DO
THAT BECAUSE I HAVE COVERED THAT
BEFORE, BUT YOU JUST RIGHT-CLICK
AND "SELECT MASK" --
>> Leo: WE'LL LINK TO THAT ON
THE WEBSITE.
>> Mike: YOU PUT THE PICTURE
UNDERNEATH, AND IT'LL
AUTOMATICALLY TREAT IT LIKE A
STENCIL AND ONLY ALLOW THAT
THROUGH, AND I'LL HAVE EXAMPLES.
SO AGAIN, EVEN THE SPEECH
BALLOON THING --
>> Leo: THAT'S ALL IN FLASH
STANDARD DRAWING TOOLS.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
NOW, WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE
RECTANGLE HERE, YOU'LL NOTICE
THIS LITTLE CORNER ELBOW THING
HERE THAT COMES UP, AND IF YOU
SET IT TO, LET'S SAY, 15 POINTS
RADIUS, YOU NOW GET NICE ROUNDED
CORNERS.
>> Leo: SO THAT'S A GOOD --
15 RADIUS IS A GOOD --
>> Mike: YEAH, 15, 20, SOMETHING
LIKE THAT.
>> Leo: SETTING FOR KIND OF
COMIC BOOK STYLE.
>> Mike: BUT, YOU KNOW, WE
JUST --
>> Leo: HOW DO YOU GET THE
CUTOUT THERE FOR THE "HELLO" AND
THE CURVE AND ALL THAT?
>> Mike: THE CUTOUT?
>> Leo: YEAH, BECAUSE LOOKIT,
SEE HOW IT'S --
OH, HOW'D YOU DO THAT?
YOU JUST DID THAT!
>> Mike: YEAH, I JUST --
YOU KNOW, ALL THE LINES ARE
CONNECTED, BUT THE NICE THING IS
YOU CAN NOW DRAG THE THING
WHEREVER YOU WANT THE PERSON TO
TALK AND SO ON.
AND AGAIN, JUST DYNAMIC THINGS.
I MEAN TAKE A LOOK AT COMMON
COMIC BOOKS OR NEWSPAPER COMICS,
AND THERE'S PLENTY OF DESIGN
STYLES.
SO AGAIN, THE PHOTO COMIC
IDEA...
I'VE GOT SOME PICTURES OF SEAN
OFF HIS FLICKR ACCOUNT.
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>> Leo: SO YOU DROPPED THOSE
PICTURES IN, AND NOW BECAUSE OF
THE MASK, IT ONLY SHOWED THEM
WHERE THE MASK IS, RIGHT?
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: YEAH.
>> Mike: LIKE IF I TURN OFF THE
MASK, YOU'LL SEE --
>> Leo: YOU'LL SEE THE REST OF
THE PICTURE.
>> Mike: WE SHOULD.
OH, YEAH, WE'VE GOTTA UNLOCK IT
FIRST.
THERE WE GO.
SO YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT THAT IN
THERE.
BUT THE PICTURE'S ACTUALLY
BIGGER THAN THE AREA AND STUFF,
SO...
>> Leo: LOOK AT THAT, THOUGH.
NOW, DID YOU GET HIM TO POSE FOR
KIND OF WACKY PICTURES?
>> Mike: NO, THIS WAS FROM HIS
FLICKR ACCOUNT.
I STOLE THEM.
>> Leo: YOU DID, REALLY?
>> Mike: (Laughing)
IT WAS JUST A GOOD SEQUENCE OF
IMAGES.
>> Leo: SEAN IS SO EVOCATIVE
WITH HIS EXPRESSIONS, IT MAKES
IT PERFECT.
>> Mike: RIGHT.
>> Leo: "MEANWHILE ON THE SET OF
CALL FOR HELP..."
>> Mike: WHOOPS, SORRY.
>> Leo: "WHAT WAS THAT?"
"I SHALL PROTECT THE CAST AND
CREW... FROM UNDER THIS DESK."
(Laughing)
YOU HAVE A KNACK FOR THIS STUFF!
>> Mike: AH, JUST SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.
SO AGAIN, IF YOU'VE DONE A
CUSTOM ANIMATION, YOU CAN TREAT
THAT JUST LIKE THE PHOTO.
YOU CAN HAVE THREE DIFFERENT
COPIES OF THE ANIMATION AND PLAY
IT AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT THIS ONE
HERE THAT I'VE --
ACTUALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE
EVER SHOWN THIS ONE BEFORE, BUT
HE JUST --
>> Leo: I LOVE THAT --
JINX'S FIRST BIRTHDAY.
AWW!
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>> Mike: SO I'VE DROPPED THAT
ONE IN HERE, AND IF I RUN IT
FROM THE BEGINNING, I HAVE THE
FIRST PANEL --
>> Leo: WOW, THAT'S PRETTY
SLICK!
>> Mike: IT COMES TO A STOP
RIGHT AT THE POINT THAT IT
ADVANCES TO THE NEXT AND SO ON.
>> Leo: OH, I LIKE THAT!
SO IT'S LIKE AN ANIMATED
COMIC BOOK.
I LIKE THAT IDEA OF STOPPING AND
GOING TO THE NEXT ONE AND THEN
GOING TO THE NEXT ONE.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
\W [Pop captions up]
>> Mike: AND YOU CAN STOP IT ON
WHAT LOOKS LIKE A REALLY GOOD
POSE FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR LEAVING
THAT IMAGE IN THE PERSON'S MIND,
LETTING IT HAVE A GOOD DESIGN
AND SO ON, BUT --
>> Leo: AND YOU HAVE TO BEGIN
THE NEXT FRAME WHERE THE LAST
ONE LEFT OFF.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: YEAH.
>> Mike: AND THE REASON I
THOUGHT TO DO THIS WAS BECAUSE I
DID A JINX COMIC BOOK THAT WAS
AN ANIMATED ONE THAT WAS
ACTUALLY FOR THIS BOOK THAT YOU
HAVE HERE, AND THIS IS IT ON THE
SCREEN HERE.
\W [Pop captions down]
>> Leo: LET'S SEE IT.
>> Mike: THIS PAGE IS EXACTLY
THE SAME AS WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN
THE BOOK.
THE BOOK IS PAGE-FOR-PAGE
MATCHED IN ANIMATION AND VIDEO
AND QUICKTIME --
>> Leo: AND IN THIS CASE, YOU
DIDN'T HAVE THE NEXT FRAMES UP.
YOU BROUGHT THEM UP AS YOU GOT
TO THEM.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
AND IF YOU NOTICE, IT STOPS AT
THE BEGINNING.
>> Leo: RIGHT.
SO HE'S CHEWING THE BUBBLE GUM.
WE REMEMBER THIS IMAGE.
>> Mike: YEAH, AND I MEAN IT'S
JUST A SIMPLE ANIMATION.
THE JOKE IS PRETTY OBVIOUS, BUT
I CAN NOW DO CAMERA MOVES, ZOOM
IN, WHICH I'LL TEACH ON ANOTHER
SEGMENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FRAME IT
DIFFERENTLY AND --
>> Leo: IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU
CAN DO WITH FLASH.
>> Mike: THE NICE THING ABOUT IT
AS WELL IS LIKE YOU CAN --
IF YOU NOTICE, THE BUBBLE IS
GOING OUTSIDE THE FRAME --
>> Leo: OH, LOOK AT THAT!
>> Mike: SO ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT
BECOMES THIS 3-D, VERY
DYNAMIC-LOOKING IMAGERY.
SO IF THIS WAS A REAL COMIC BOOK
AND YOU HAD LIKE SUPERHEROES,
YOU COULD HAVE THE --
>> Leo: WHICH THEY DO
OCCASIONALLY.
>> Mike: YEAH, YOU COULD HAVE
LIKE THE FIST OF THE CHARACTER
COME RIGHT OUT OF THE FRAME.
YOU COULD HAVE IT PUNCH THE
BAD GUY WHEN SOMEBODY CLICKS ON
IT AND SO ON.
>> Leo: AND THEN YOU ZOOM IN ON
THE FINAL FRAME FOR THE
DENOUEMENT.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
YOU MAKE THE PANELS DISAPPEAR,
AND IT'S CONTINUING THE STORY
AND SO ON.
>> Leo: IT'S KIND OF NEAT, A WAY
OF TAKING THE WELL-KNOWN
COMIC BOOK KIND OF LOOK AND
APPLYING IT TO VIDEO, TO
ANIMATION.
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
>> Leo: WE'VE GOT THE DETAILS ON
HOW TO DO IT ON THE WEBSITE,
callforhelptv.com, BUT I DO WANT
TO RECOMMEND THIS BOOK.
IT'S CALLED \AI\DYNAMIC\AW\
\AI\MEDIA: MUSIC, VIDEO,\AW\
\AI\ANIMATION AND THE WEB,\AW\
AND THE NEAT THING IS YOU PUT IT
IN ADOBE PDF FILES, SO ANYBODY
CAN SEE IT.
AND YOU'LL SEE THERE'S A WHOLE
SECTION ON OUR DEAR FRIEND,
MIKE HOGUE, INCLUDING HIS
APPEARANCES ON
\AI\CALL FOR HELP.\AW\
>> Mike: YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT
WAS OUR FIRST APPEARANCE
TOGETHER AND --
>> Leo: OH, THAT'S NEAT.
>> Mike: MANY, MANY EPISODES
AGO.
>> Leo: AND THEN HERE'S JINX,
AND THE COMIC BOOK IS IN HERE.
BUT YOU GET THE PDF.
WHEN YOU GET THE BOOK, YOU GET
THE PDF --
>> Mike: EXACTLY.
WHEN YOU CLICK ON THAT IMAGE OF
JINX THERE, THAT ANIMATION WILL
COME TO LIFE AND SO ON FOR EVERY
OTHER CHAPTER IN THE BOOK.
>> Leo: MIKE HAS WORKED ON
PROJECTS FOR PEOPLE LIKE
20th CENTURY FOX AND NINTENDO.
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>> Leo: YOU CAN SEE MORE OF HIS
WORK AND JINX HIMSELF AT
jinxtheblackcat.com AND, OF
COURSE, callforhelptv.com FOR
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS AND A
LINK --
WE'LL PUT A LINK TO THIS BOOK ON
THERE, TOO.
>> Mike: SURE.
>> Leo: OUR FINAL WORD COMIN'
UP... RIGHT AFTER THIS.
STAY RIGHT HERE.
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>> Leo: (Muttering)
DON'T MOAN... DON'T WHINE.
YOU SAY "DON'T --"
WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
(Laughing)
YOU SAY "DON'T WHINE," I SAY
"DON'T MOAN," YOU SAY "DON'T
YELP," AND THEN WE BOTH SAY
"CALL FOR HELP," SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
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>> Mike: A PIRATE DOESN'T TAKE
ORDERS FROM NO ONE!
>> Leo: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT!
>> Mike: ARRR!
>> Leo: HEY, WE WANT TO THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US.
REMEMBER, IF YOU WANT TO BE ON
THE SHOW, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
YOU GOTTA GO TO THE WEBSITE AND
FILL OUT THE FORM.
WE DO NEED CONTACT INFORMATION.
WE GET A LOT --
MORE THAN E-MAIL, WE NEED YOUR
PHONE NUMBER SO WE CAN CALL YOU
AND BOOK YOU ON THE SHOW.
WE GET A LOT OF THEM WITH JUST
THE E-MAIL, AND WE CAN'T USE IT.
>> Mike: OTHERWISE I'LL COME
AFTER YA!
ARRR!
>> Leo: AND YOU DON'T WANT THAT.
HE'S REALLY STRANGE.
REMEMBER, IF YOU'VE GOT A
PROBLEM WITH YOUR PERSONAL
CONFUSER...
>> Mike: DON'T WHINE!
>> Leo: DON'T MOAN!
>> Mike: DON'T YELP!
>> Leo: VERY GOOD.
JUST...
>> Both: CALL FOR HELP!
>> Mike: ARRR!
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>> Leo: WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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