Here is a simple ssh code to restore all databases within a directory. This is an automated batch restore. Meaning you don’t have to sit there entering commands all night long. This is great if you are migrating databases to a new server. Or, if God forbids you have to store all mysql databses on your server for whatever reason.
When doing clean-up work sometimes it is hard to track the arcs. There are a few ways that animators can track and figure out the arcs of a motion. One, use an arc tracker program and track it in Maya. Two, and easiest way, get a dry erase marker and plot points on the screen. But using a dry erase marker on your screen might leave it dirty. Also, sometimes arc trackers are more complicated than need be.
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I like to color code my key’s and inbetween key’s when animating in Maya. However, I do not like using Maya’s default between keys. Why? because whenever you place in a between key in maya it will move and slide around when adjusting keys around it. Below are two examples of the problem. The red ticks are keys and the green is an in-between.
Before:
Afters sliding the right key over one:
As you can see the green tick slides into an gross position. It isn’t on an actual frame. To prevent this from happening you have to do a little mel scripting magic.
Here is how you can fix the problem if you like colored in-betweens like I do.
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Here is a cute animation from Ben Harper and Sean Mullen. About two rival aliens, the red and blue.
I love the simple story line and design. A brilliant little piece of animation.
Blip from Giant Creative on Vimeo.
Stay young, watch animation.
This is a simply beautiful animation. I love it, I have watched it so many times. Very elegant and never gets old.
I hope you enjoyed this animation as much as I do. Stay inspired.
A Monster In Paris (English) La Seine from kinkachu on Vimeo.
When choosing a web developer or designer there are a few things to consider before you spend.
1. Choose a local developer.
I am a firm believer that you will get better production quality and work if you stay local. Meaning if you live in Tulare or Visalia California choose someone from Tulare or Visalia. It is okay to choose a developer from a few counties a way but I would advise against doing work with someone that is more than a day’s drive away. Why? because with a local designer you can talk to them in person. Yes, I know this is a strange concept in skype and twitter age world. But to be honest with you, these technologies only work so well, people lose e-mails. It is a lot easier to go over color schemes and designs in person than trying to explain it over the internet. Plus, when you don’t outsource to other countries it helps your local economy and networking circle.
For web hosts out there that need to know where all wordpress installs are located on their server use the following command from root access:
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After weeks of working\staring that the same 10 seconds of animation your eyes can start to betray you. It seems to me that when you do a task over and over again often our brain starts to take over and ignore the rest of your body. In highschool my music instructor would always scream at the band, “Read the sheet music don’t listen to the melody in your head.” After days and days of practicing the same piece of music over and over again the rhythms would morph into what we liked rather than what we saw. Read More…
Here are some basic linux commands that every web site designer should memorize. I personally love moving files from root level. It is much faster to install software like magento, wordpress, joomla, and etc. Trying to install magento through ftp is a pain. Doing it through ftp can turn into a whole day adventure if you have a poor internet connection. Knowing these commands should cut down on your production time.
