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Youtube Subtitles for Other Languages

The following is an instruction on how to view Make Shop Pro videos but with subtitles in a different languages.   First click the settings icon (gear) Click on the Subtitles/CC option Click on English (auto-generated) Click on this modified button Subtitles/CC English(auto-generated) Click Auto-translate Select your language You should now see subtitles (that may or may not be that accurate) that are a translation of the auto-subtitles generated in english.

Batch Conversion in PaintShop Pro

 In this entry we'll cover how to convert a group of JPG photos to a print-ready set of TIFs. To start off, first open PaintShop Pro and click File > Batch Process This will bring up the dialog shown below. Delete any existing files in the view, and click the [+Add] button to add your photos.  Note that you can SHIFT+Click or CTRL+Click to select multiple images. Click the [Next] button. On the next dialog box click the [Resize] button, then hover over the entry added to the listbox on the right, and click on the pencil icon when it appears. This will bring up the Resize options box.  Set the options as you see fit for this set of images. Click [OK] to close the Resize Dialog. Click the [Next] to proceed onto the Output Settings In this view, you can set how the converted file will be saved. Some points to note, you can change the filename (i.e. add a prefix) by clicking the [Modify]  button. You can also modify your TIF output settings by clicking the [Options] button (i

Slow Down Playback Speed in Youtube

 If you are having trouble following along with a video, Youtube provides the ability to slow down playback speed.  To do this, first locate the gear icon in the bottom right corner.  Click on it. Then click on Playback Speed. Then choose a value less than 1.0 to slow down playback.

Origami Designs

Origami Designs Example origami designs and links to the instructions. Feel ffree to download them for your own use.  A video demonstrating how to make your own designs can be found here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNV8ymc5hw4 Basic Fish Instructions:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djPgd1m6IMY Butterfly Instructions:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWppAdgvEtI Crane Instructions:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PpczSCmKpg Hummingbird Instructions:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn2iLmwvZPk

Double Exposure Example

Here is an example of a double exposure piece that I created.  The timelapse video of its creation can be found here:  Youtube Video The final image is provided here for you to review in finer detail.

Get a Python Script from Github

How to Pull Down a Python Script from Github This entry will cover how to pull down a script generated by MakeShopPro from github.  See the youtube channel for specific scripts and what they do:  MakeShopPro Youtube Channel You'll need to Install Python , before doing the following steps. Github Click on the link provided by the youtube video  (for this example you can use this script ) From the github page, find the *.py file and click on it.  In the example below, click on the PhotoMosaic.py To download the script right-click on the [Raw] button and select Save Link As... Choose a location to save the script. Install Libraries Sometimes scripts require extra libraries/modules to be installed for them to run.  Most of the libraries (but not all) come with the Python install.  If the video calls out an extra script to be added the following procedure is how to install them. Open a command prompt (doesn't matter the location) Enter the command: pi