Apple’s iPhone 4 can serve as a great little camcorder when you’re in a bind, but it’s never been our go-to cam for video shoots. Not only is its small sensor not best suited for high-quality HD shooting, but the smartphone form factor can be awkward to hold, resulting in shakier than normal footage. A new app called DollyCam, which also supports iPad 2 , helps soften the blow of the latter, letting you successfully stabilize videos — with a few drawbacks. We took our iPhone 4 out to test a watermarked free version of the app in New York City, shooting a scene first with the phone’s native app, and then with DollyCam. It won’t replace a hardware solution like the Steadicam Smoothee , but it’s significantly cheaper and more convenient. The only major issues we noticed were related to softened sound capture of all things (pay close attention in the video past the break), and the fact that the app can’t process in real-time, so a minute-long video clip will need about five minutes to process. The app does crop your footage slightly, as can be expected. You’ll also need to remain in the app as it’s processing, though you can also stabilize videos later, after completing your shoot. Overall, it’s an acceptable solution, especially considering the $2.99 price tag. Jump past the break to see original and stabilized clips, and browse through the gallery below for a quick look at the interface. Gallery: DollyCam video stabilization for iPhone 4 hands-on [Thanks, Jon] Continue reading DollyCam app lets you stabilize iPhone 4 videos, we go hands-on (video) DollyCam app lets you stabilize iPhone 4 videos, we go hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:45:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Cable and satellite providers are finally admitting two things that should be obvious: 1). They used to make a lot of money on pay-per-view porn, and 2). They don’t anymore. Yesterday DirecTV admitted that “lower adult buys” were to blame for drops in pay-per-view revenue, and Time Warner last week…
Continue reading …China’s most decorated Winter Olympic medalist has been kicked off her team and disqualified from competing after she punched her team manager. When 26-year-old Wang Meng was chastised for a late return to training camp after a night of drinking, the short track speed skater and teammate Liu Xianwei “pursued…
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Over the half-decade of its history, Barbie has had more than a hundred career switches from doctor to lifeguard to a chef. Nonetheless, her 2011 feat as architect Barbie, a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with LEED accreditation seems to be the best yet—it comes with a house upgrade. The AIA and
Continue reading …Rush Limbaugh: Debt Deal is ‘Slavery’ and Obama is Taking ‘White People’s Farms’
August 5, 2011 No CommentLimbaugh Compares Compromising With Democrats On Debt To Compromising On Slavery I don’t need to say anything more about that, do I? Limbaugh Says Obama’s Economic “Role Model” Is Robert Mugabe, Who “Took The White People’s Farms.” Here’s a little about Mugabe if you don’t know much about him via Wikipedia: Robert Gabriel Mugabe is the President of Zimbabwe . As one of the leaders of the liberation movement against white-minority rule, he was elected into power in 1980. He served as Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987, and as the first executive head of state since 1987. [1] — Since 2000, the Mugabe-led government embarked on a controversial fast-track land reform program intended to correct the inequitable land distribution created by colonial rule. [6] The period has been marked by the deterioration of the Zimbabwean economic situation. Mugabe’s policies have been condemned in some quarters at home and abroad, especially receiving harsh criticism from the British and American governments arguing they amount to an often violent land seizure. And now he plays the Willie Horton is a dictator card. (h/t Atrios )
Continue reading …Today NASA will launch a spacecraft that they’re hoping will pry the secrets of the solar system from Jupiter. Dubbed “Juno” (Jupiter’s wife in Roman mythology, get it?), the probe will take five years to travel to Jupiter, arriving on July 4, 2016, the New York Times reports. It’ll then…
Continue reading …Intel Ultrabooks to sell for under $1000, take a page from ASUS’ design book?
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Back at Computex, Intel whipped out its magic 8-ball to predict a “you may rely on it” 40 percent share for the upcoming Ultrabooks market. While we can neither confirm, nor deny the company’s powers of retail clairvoyance, we can point you to a purported bill of materials that would usher its line in at a sub-$1000 price. The report from Digitimes doesn’t lay out the specific assembly costs, but pegs the chipmaker’s 18mm and 21mm thick laptops at $493 – $710 and $475 – $650, respectively. Intel is also reportedly meeting with manufacturers in Taipei next week to figure out a way to deliver on the budget-friendly goal, aimed at producing 11 – 13-inch models for the thinner entries and girthier 14 – 17-inch models. If you’re wondering what sort of form factor the company’s after, take a glance at ASUS’ UX21 and UX31 ultrabooks — supposed reference designs for the svelte, Ivy Bridge-powered computers. We hope that’s the only bit of strategy Intel cops, otherwise we’re all in for a disappointingly priced ultraslim future . Intel Ultrabooks to sell for under $1000, take a page from ASUS’ design book? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Continue reading …With around 3 million participants, Sao Paulo’s gay-pride parade is one of the biggest in the world. Maybe someone was feeling left out. The council of the Brazilian city has approved legislation to establish Heterosexual Pride Day on the third Sunday of December each year. It still needs to be signed by Mayor Gilberto Kassab
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