nubhub.net http://nubhub.net Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:01:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Best A Capella Videos http://nubhub.net/posts/best-a-capella-videos/ http://nubhub.net/posts/best-a-capella-videos/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:35:52 +0000 Will Moyers http://nubhub.net/?p=22 For something musical to grab my attention well enough for me to write about it, there must be something extraordinary about it.  I can think back to three A Capella (acapella or a capella, not sure which is correct) performances that I’d like to give some digital props to. I’m also using this post as a [...]]]> For something musical to grab my attention well enough for me to write about it, there must be something extraordinary about it.  I can think back to three A Capella (acapella or a capella, not sure which is correct) performances that I’d like to give some digital props to. I’m also using this post as a digital drop box so that when I want to show someone these videos, I won’t have to remember the names of each one. I also won’t have to sort through the 50 copies of the same thing and worry that somethings been cut short.

The Best A Capella Videos List

This first one is the most recent that I have seen. Heather Traska is a rare talent and she’s not shy about it.  In this video she performs a medley of popular Disney songs and dresses in costume for each part. The video editing adds a cool touch as you can see her singing each part of a song. She does all of the sounds as far as I can tell.

One Woman A Cappella Disney Medley

 

This next one is similar in the fact that it is one person doing all the sound. The odd thing about it though is it is all Arabic. I never really payed attention to the way they sing but in this video you can hear the different way that he does all the fancy up and down pitchy thingy at the beginning of the word and not at the end like we do. It literally is backwards from the way we do it (just like the way they read from right to left). This guy does the instrumental parts really well. At any rate, it sounds really cool. Wish I knew what the lyrics were. My guess is he is talking about getting the perfect Arby’s roast beef sammich and putting just the right balance of Arby’s sauce on it.  It’s about 2 in the morning and I’m hungry…

Alaa Wardi – Ma3gool

 

The last one I want to mention is an oldie but a goody. A choir singing that “bless the rains down in Africa” song   They start by simulating a rain storm and lightning. Im listening to it in another tab on my browser as I type this. Totally realistic sounding  in my opinion. They have a few other popular songs but this one is the best. Watching the beatboxing white guy is especially fun.

Perpetuum Jazzile - Africa

Hope you enjoyed the video list. Send me links if you find another unique one that deserves to be listed.

Cheers!

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After hearing him play it through the first time, I thought, “That was freaking AMAZING… and it almost makes up for the beard he’s sporting.” Then the video cuts [...]]]> This is pretty darn cool.  This guy who has never heard the popular “ragtime” style theme from Super Mario Brothers looks at the music and plays it perfectly.

After hearing him play it through the first time, I thought, “That was freaking AMAZING… and it almost makes up for the beard he’s sporting.” Then the video cuts out and comes back and he plays it through again, now that he is familiar with the piece. This time I thought, “He could be wearing a Members Only jacket, rockin a mullet, and sporting that beard and I’d overlook it all to hear him play that again.”

It looks like the video was shot with a cell phone so the quality is a bit grainy but the sound is great.

Air Platform Theme (Super Mario Brothers)

 

Here’s one of the same guy playing another from the same game.

World Ending Theme from Super Mario Brothers

 

Yoshi Valley / Moo Moo Farm (Mario Kart)

 

Made me get all nostalgic and stuff. Almost to the point where I want to go back and play some of those old games… Almost

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I am a proud member of the best gaming syndicate in the world!  I love my SG family (Sturmgrenadier for ya’ll nubs that don’t know) and although I haven’t had much time for MMO’s lately, I still read the forums every day. [...]]]> Here’s a recent video intro that I did, and some needless back-story.

I am a proud member of the best gaming syndicate in the world!  I love my SG family (Sturmgrenadier for ya’ll nubs that don’t know) and although I haven’t had much time for MMO’s lately, I still read the forums every day. One of the newer members posted a video intro showing off the SG logo and some After Effects goodness. I too have been learning AE and decided to give it a go.  Not that there was anything wrong with his video… I just wanted to make one for the fun of it.

I would love to hear some feedback. Criticize me, applaud me, spank me with a rubber hose… just let me know what you think and how it can be improved.

SG Video Intro

Not really much too it.  A little snow effect using trapcode particular (popular AE Plugin) and used a solid with a mask to overlay the lighting bolt. I animated the flash, gave it some epic background noise, and used an ever-so-slight camera zoom.

My philosophy for video intros varies with the type of video. For gaming intro’s, your audience is likely to be nerdy, a.d.d. types with short attention spans so go with a short intro. This is especially true if you plan on making multiple videos and using the same intro… youtube surfers will watch video after video after video after video… a long intro (even a cool one) will get stale.  I try to keep intro’s under 10 seconds unless I’m giving info like websites, names, and titles in them.

Download Section

Elvamerc, one of the fellas from the EVE portal, contacted me about using the intro. Needless to say, I am flattered and heck yes you can.  Right click and save the following link.  Here’s an updated one with the EVE online logo burning away. SG-EVE intro

 

 

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I have been [...]]]> Can’t wait to get my hand’s on one of these GoPro HD cameras.  I am registering for the daily giveaway on their website in hopes that I will win a set of everything they make for free! At any rate, this is a gadget That I have just GOT TO GET.

I have been looking into the Canon t3i or t2i for video work and I still plan on purchasing one. The Canon is going to run over 1,ooo dollars after I get all the lenses I want so it will be a little while before I make that investment. Mrs. Nub and I are saving up for our first house purchase and as much fun as video production is…. priorities are priorities.

The GoPro cameras run about 300 dollars and can shoot up to full 1080p video. Insane as that is, they make water proof cases, car mounts, helmet mounts, chest mounts, anal mounts (just checking to see if your still reading) and tons of other accessories for it. I just checked the price of replacement lenses for the camera and they’re only 20 bucks… absolute redonkulicitisness.

I’m tempted to sell my Solid State Hard Drive and buy one of these to play around with until I can get a Canon. In the mean time, while I’m drooling into my keyboard, here’s wicked video of some GoPro footage.  Wish me luck in the sweepstakes.

]]> http://nubhub.net/posts/go-pro-camera-lust/feed/ 0 Look out interwebz! http://nubhub.net/posts/look-out-interwebz/ http://nubhub.net/posts/look-out-interwebz/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:31:32 +0000 Will Moyers http://nubhub.net/?p=14 Whassap internet. Thus begins my glorious experiment in nerd media. I’ve been building websites for some time now. I’ve been searching the web for tutorials and how to videos since before Google and Youtube existed.

There are plenty of good resources out there for all the geeky stuff I’m into but not all of it [...]]]> Whassap internet. Thus begins my glorious experiment in nerd media. I’ve been building websites for some time now. I’ve been searching the web for tutorials and how to videos since before Google and Youtube existed.

There are plenty of good resources out there for all the geeky stuff I’m into but not all of it easy to find or even remotely in the same place.

So I figure I’ll give this whole ebusiness thing a shot.

Nubhub.net is a free service for all my nub peeps.

Nubhost.com is where I’ll pedal my digital wares (hosting and web design)

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