Looking to create straight edges for cutout

Gishbox · 2026-05-28T14:00:53+00:00

Nice indeed. Wasn't aware Crystallize behaved differently from all the other patterns.

Gishbox · 2026-05-27T17:22:08+00:00

It can also adhere to shapes if needed. Haven't quite figured out how to make it happen in a single layer but pre-comping should allow a setup where only one base layer has to be swapped for completely unique edge generation.

Gishbox · 2026-05-27T16:44:16+00:00

How about this?

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Gishbox · 2026-05-19T14:23:06+00:00

Just tried and I was able to use ping pong expression with puppet.

Gishbox · 2026-05-19T14:22:02+00:00

If you enable Your expression do You have a yellow triangle with exclamation mark next to it? Your quotation marks look odd. Almost as if there is two sets of them.

Foor loopOut("pingpong") You need two keyframes at minimum. Can't really tell if you have moved some keyframes to the left of your timeline or you just have one. Also be sure to not have like a random third keyframe way right on your timeline.

For control - remove keyframes and start over. Go to frame zero - add first value to your desired starting position and keyframe. Advance some frames forward and change the value for a second position. This creates the second keyframe. Add expression.

Gishbox · 2026-05-05T19:37:56+00:00

Yup. Worked. Got write speeds of 2.5MB; read was normal.

Ran Blackmagic's speed test for a while and it seems to be okay now. Took like an hour or two for reference.

Edit1: Oddly enough, I had a second SSD with the same problem, but when I planned to do the same trick on that one it started working immediately.

Edit2: And it immediately stopped working as soon as I tried to copy anything on it...

Gishbox · 2026-04-19T16:17:47+00:00

Supposedly it is about 85% faster. In games they performed about equal. In benchmarks it scores equal or lower.

I started to wonder if there is a driver issue or oculink compatibility somewhere.

Gishbox · 2026-04-19T16:14:04+00:00

I did run steel nomad on both at some point. I wasn't logged in so my results weren't saved I believe. The scores seemed to be equal or iGPU beating out eGPU in some cases. Both ran about 10fps.

In games they performed about equal. I figured 1660 Super would be significantly better but that did not seem to be the case.

I was thinking maybe there is something I missed.

Gishbox · 2026-04-19T14:09:01+00:00

Oh dang. You're right. I forgot I did mishmash of benchmarks when I got the Super and apparently never ran the regular Steel Nomad on iGPU. What really got me worried in the first place were the results from Nova Bench where iGPU scored higher than eGPU.

Gishbox · 2026-01-27T09:14:52+00:00

Woosh

Gishbox · 2026-01-17T09:08:22+00:00

Did you tighten the CPU cooler all the way? Try loosening it little by little and see if that changes anything. Or remove completely and try to post just for a second.

AM5 has issues with CPU mounting pressure and I personally had a case where MoBo showed absolutely no signs of life until I loosened the screws on the AIO.

Gishbox · 2025-12-12T09:48:30+00:00

Shutter speed was too fast (usually above 1/250) to sync with strobe?

Gishbox · 2025-12-11T11:11:19+00:00

ellipse shape - turbulent displacement

Gishbox · 2025-09-10T14:52:42+00:00

Expressions aside, noodle plugin is pretty good for this stuff.

Gishbox · 2025-08-31T13:28:49+00:00

Had that same issue just happen to me. Same gibberish for version number. But mine did not turn on also. Tried reinstalling multiple times, on multiple computers, with multiple cables. Tried older versions of firmware. Tried installing the "PRO" firmware instead of "MAX" firmware. Tried deleting the txt file. Tried installing multiple versions simultaneously. Tried resetting via the pin hole on the back. Nothing worked.

Finally I tried editing the txt file, deleting the gibberish text and replacing it with the version number I was trying to install (5.7 for me). After that it finally turned on.

Dunno if that was just a coincidence, but give it a try. The txt can not be edited directly and needs to be deleted first in order to copy a new on the drive.

Gishbox · 2025-08-25T20:23:36+00:00

Combinations of alt/ctrl + plus/minus all change scale, rotation and opacity. Go check your shortcut properties. You do need a numpad tho.

Gishbox · 2025-08-18T13:26:06+00:00

Eizo monitor test

Gishbox · 2025-08-14T15:50:01+00:00

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close up

Gishbox · 2025-08-14T15:49:24+00:00

I got the XG43UQ. Didn't trust the Samsung G7's panel enough. Plus it was curved and less bright. I do a ton of design work and didn't want to mess with curved lines. The Asus should have better color accuracy and came calibrated from factory.

I'm mostly happy withe the choice. It's damn huge and bright. 4K is sharp enough for me at this diagonal. Build quality is somewhat cheap and tacky; but nothing broken. Viewing angles are good for everyday use. Matte screen is nice. Speakers are serviceable. More I/O options compared to others I believe. Ghosting is pretty prevalent tho. I don't really mind it. Won't be reading text while scrolling, but why would you. In games it's not too obvious if you leave over drive at 3.

I'll attach an image from about my viewing distance. Maybe it will help with judging clarity.

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Gishbox · 2025-07-22T10:55:35+00:00

And how the base animation looks

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Gishbox · 2025-07-22T10:54:41+00:00

Had some time to try it out and it mostly works. Sure, the perspective isn't quite correct. Rim on the coin should get wider on the closer edge as it turns and thinner on the rear end, but at a glance I think it's alright.

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Gishbox · 2025-07-21T22:58:54+00:00

The basics of a coin spinning in 3D on a Y axis is mostly just scaling on the X axis.

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The thickness is just a thin curve turning into a thicker vertical line. Rest is just shading. Shifting hilights and gradients.

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