Background: Perpetual Art Machine [PAM] was a video project that was created by Chris Borkowski, Aaron Miller, Raphaele Shirley and Lee Wells in December of 2005. The project was exhibited over 30 times in various locations around the globe from 2006-2009. The website which was an integral component of the project ran from 2005 to 2012. This article…
The Mayday project is a series of 1 minute audio and video sketches that are compact, self-contained, yet interrelated works that share common themes and visual aesthetics. The goal was to create an entire piece each day for the month of May, 2019 within 24 hours using nothing but iPhone audio and video apps. I chose 1 minute…
Occasionally I make and show digital art, audio, and video. Sometimes I perform it. 2023 Various works – multi channel video installation – Music is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY 2023 Refringement In The Silos – Live video and audio performance with Jeremy Slater & Rory McCormack – Music is Art Festival, Buffalo, NY 2022 Various works – multi…
What’s better than Python? Anaconda as your Python package manager. If you’re running multiple AI platforms …and there’s a new open source and commercial app/plugin everyday you’re going to run into Python library conflicts galore. 1) Download and install python & anaconda using sys path options 2) Bang out a Python virtual environment with a specific Python version…
Kapwing is one of those online tools that’s indispensable for media artists and producers. Short description: It allows users to re-edit most online videos from youtube, facebook, instagram, TikTok, twitter/X by simply inputting the URL of the video. Copy protection defeated. Perhaps most useful, the edit can be quickly exported to MPEG4, MP3, Wave, AIFF. It’s useful for…
Fall 2023. FFMEG is still the absolute reigning king when it comes to processing digital media and digital media. Don’t expect a fancy GUI, contextual menus or drag and drop compatibility. It’s all command line. This binary/application runs on just about everything and does just about anything with digital video and media in a binary that’s less than…
RSYNC is one of the most powerful and versatile backup and file sync tools from the Unix/Linux world. It’s missing from Windows and there isn’t a ported installer. It can run in the GIT BASH terminal. The trick is how to install it. Install Git for Windows: 1. Download and install Git for Windows from the official…
Getting started with Tezos NFT’s. Summary of this document and steps. 1) Obtain a Tezos wallet and create an address on the Tezos blockchain 2) Edit Tezos Blockchain personal profile to reflect biographical data. 3) Login in to Tezos based NFT Art website and sync blockchain profile to NFT art web site. optional: use currency exchange to purchase…
Mods matter. In the chart below the gains realized from more RAM, a faster drive, and the appropriate graphic card drivers. These are upgrades one can’t make on the non-pro Mac platforms. The real magic underneath is the NVIDIA RTX 3000 series card. It’s a game-changer for content creators (and gamers) and the reason why you can’t buy…