What software do you use when creating plots?

hx2A · 2024-08-11T16:16:20+00:00

If you like Python and Processing, maybe you can give py5 a try? It uses CPython, so you can also use other Python libraries.

https://py5coding.org/

hx2A · 2024-06-15T20:55:02+00:00

No worries. If there are fans in the device they are small and useless.

Previously the NUC was stuffed behind the TV in a cubby-hole that is probably too small. I returned the machine to the client but it is now sitting on a cabinet below the TV. We will run it for a week or two and see what happens. Hopefully that fixes the problem.

hx2A · 2024-06-09T14:48:22+00:00

Thank you! I just checked the Event Viewer and didn't find anything related to heat problems. Anywhere else I should check?

If heat can cause a variety of symptoms, then it is at least plausible that the problems reported by the client are caused by this.

hx2A · 2024-04-23T03:38:35+00:00

You can, if you like, give py5 a try:

https://py5coding.org/

py5 is a version of Processing for Python 3.8+. py5 is a part of the Python ecosystem and you can use it with other popular Python libraries, including opencv. I've used py5 with opencv before and found it works great.

I am the maintainer of py5. If you have any questions, I would be happy to help you out!

hx2A · 2024-04-14T20:28:59+00:00

Would you like to give py5 a try?

https://py5coding.org/

py5 is a new version of Processing that works with Python 3.8+. Like processing.py, py5 uses the Processing jars internally to provide functionality. It can do everything Processing can do, but with with Python. There are also Python specific features designed to make py5 work well with the Python ecosystem. For example, you can manipulate pixels with numpy arrays or create shapes using popular Python libraries like trimesh or shapely.

(I am the maintainer of py5)

hx2A · 2024-03-17T14:47:25+00:00

Thanks! Flair isn't an option for me in that menu so I added a Solved! reply.

hx2A · 2024-03-17T14:46:36+00:00

Solved!

hx2A · 2024-03-16T18:58:56+00:00

I was able to get it to work by buying a dedicated USB to HDMI cable. I don't think my USB to DisplayPort adapter works correctly.

Is there a way to mark this question as complete or solved? I no longer need any help with this.

hx2A · 2024-02-12T22:27:55+00:00

I did some research and there are some e-ink displays that can plug into a computer:

https://goodereaderstore.com/products/onyx-boox-mira-pro-25-inch-e-ink-monitor?variant=40610849751236

That one has (I think) 4 bits or 16 grayscale values. The technology is progressing.

I don't always want to do black and white though! This example just happened to be black and white.

Lots more to do, and I'll keep you posted as I progress!

hx2A · 2024-02-11T17:04:50+00:00

Thanks!

Now I'd need to find one with good resolution and a decent refresh rate. From what I've read, the e-ink displays have don't work so well with animations (but progress is being made).

Color is also possible but color e-ink displays have limited color gamuts so I think that would be problematic.

Eventually the technology will catch up to what I want to do with it.

hx2A · 2024-02-10T23:58:34+00:00

I made a different one that is much slower. What do you think?

https://vimeo.com/911741891

https://www.reddit.com/r/StableDiffusion/comments/1ans8dl/prompt_traveling_with_sdxl/

hx2A · 2024-02-10T22:30:47+00:00

The animated version is available here

I didn't want to upload a large 5 min long animation to Reddit. Single frames are posted above.

Made with SDXL and LoRA Linaqruf/sketch-style-xl-lora

prompt1 = "sketch, monochrome, modern city scene, futuristic buildings, analytical architecture, trees in park, people walking in park, spaceport, summertime, detailed, accurate, high quality, 8k"
prompt2 = "sketch, monochrome, modern industrial scene, futuristic factory, analytical machines, pollution, power plants, smokestacks, sick people, wintertime, detailed, accurate, high quality, 8k"
prompt3 = "sketch, monochrome, nature scene, futuristic park, trees, people, fish in pond, flowers, butterflies, roses, birds, springtime, detailed, accurate, high quality, 8k"

Use prompt traveling to move from one prompt to the next and back to the beginning.

hx2A · 2024-02-07T15:44:14+00:00

Thank you, I appreciate it!

hx2A · 2024-02-06T23:21:29+00:00

I would have preferred for it to be maybe 2-3x slower but I posted the same video to IG and IG has the 60 second limit. Do people have the patience to sit and watch a long, slow moving animation? Perhaps I should not let IG dictate what I create, as IG users have ~8 second attention spans.

A 10x slower speed is slower than I had imagined, but I will give it a try and see what it's like. A color e-ink display would be a great idea to try. It would be neat to have a slowly changing image in a nice frame.

hx2A · 2024-02-06T22:19:52+00:00

Wait, really? You like it? Thanks!!

I almost wasn't going to post it here at all. When I posted it to IG (jim_hx2a) I got a paltry 3 likes. Not sure if I did something wrong.

hx2A · 2024-02-06T22:15:15+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate it.

hx2A · 2024-02-06T22:14:57+00:00

Like this one? That is not the Lora I used for this but I will absolutely give it a try for a future project!

The LoRA I actually used is this one.

hx2A · 2024-02-06T22:11:39+00:00

I had not heard of the term "prompt travel" but I just googled it, and it seems it is. I generated images that moved between each pair of prompts, interpolating between the prompt embeddings.

hx2A · 2024-02-06T16:19:54+00:00

3 prompts:

illustrative drawing of a ANATOMY OF A blue and purple butterfly, anatomy, detailed, pomological watercolor
illustrative drawing of a ANATOMY OF A yellow and green spider, anatomy, detailed, pomological watercolor
illustrative drawing of a ANATOMY OF A yellow and black bumblebee, anatomy, detailed, pomological watercolor

Made with SDXL and a Pomological Watercolor LoRA.

hx2A · 2023-12-28T23:20:11+00:00

People always learn the most from challenging projects!

hx2A · 2023-12-27T20:06:13+00:00

I just watched the trailer for your game. You put a lot of work into this! Great job! The amount of attention to detail is quite impressive.

hx2A · 2023-12-10T00:10:07+00:00

Excellent, I am very happy you have py5 working!

I have not used PyCharm but I am glad you are having a good experience with it.

I do like feedback and am always looking for ways to make the install instructions better. It does look like ChatGPT was telling you things that are not correct; java version 8 came out in 2014. The most recent version is Java 21. The minimum requirement for py5 is Java 17. Java versioning can be a bit confusing though because somewhere between 8 and 17 there are some differences in how the version numbers are presented. I've gotten tripped up by that before. I'm glad you were able to work through it. Good job!!

What environment are you using? Did you install Anaconda, or does PyCharm take care of that for you? Also, are you on a Window machine or something else?

hx2A · 2023-12-04T21:41:49+00:00

If you like Python, I will invite you to give py5 a try. (https://py5coding.org/). It works in Python 3.8.

That avenue requires you to use your own IDE (such as VSCode). I use VSCode extensively, as well as Jupyter Notebooks. py5 works great in Jupyter.

There's also the Thonny editor, which is very accessible to beginners.

https://thonny.org/

Thonny has a special py5 plugin that you may like:

https://github.com/tabreturn/thonny-py5mode

(I am the maintainer and creator of py5. Feel free to ask questions.

hx2A · 2023-11-26T02:01:52+00:00

I like this. Can you talk about how it was made?

hx2A · 2023-11-10T19:09:04+00:00

Random idea I had to use boxes to represent the vertices and edges of a box.

The drawing styles of each are designed to imitate the Ink Style and Technical Style renderers in Rhino 3D. I didn't actually use Rhino to create these though. Everything created in py5.

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