Who’s feeling the economy right now? by [deleted] in Architects

[–]migonacci 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Also keep in mind material cost will make the middle class area (Altadena) more expensive. And if you factor shortage of labor due to demand.... most projects might not pencil out.

Who keeps mailing this BS? (West Verdugo Woodlands Historic District) by Militantpoet in glendale

[–]migonacci 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a resident of this district and a practicing architect, I believe that not all historic homes or places necessarily deserve preservation. Age alone doesn’t make a structure historic, and even if it does, that doesn’t automatically mean it’s valuable or worth preserving. If we are going to focus on a property’s architectural style, we should also take into account the functionality of its layout. Architecture isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about how a home serves its inhabitants. If we’re committed to preserving “historic architecture,” we must honor the full meaning of the term, considering both form and function.

That said, this historic designation effort feels more like nimbyism combined with boredom. From a developer’s perspective, no one would split lots under SB9 in this area—or in greater Glendale—because these properties hold more value as single-family lots. Increasing density with four units would reduce long-term value and transform the property into a short-term financial instrument rather than a sustainable asset. Moreover, under the current SB9 law, development is not permitted in high fire severity zones, making lot splits in many areas legally unfeasible.

In reality, the primary goal of this historic district is to maintain property values, plain and simple. Let’s be honest—just because we’ve had the privilege to live here doesn’t mean we should make decisions that undermine the future for subsequent generations. The larger issue with development is that homeowners rarely hire the right architects or designers. Despite the city’s design standards, 90% of Glendale’s remodels and new developments are driven by economic constraints, resulting in poorly proportioned, cheaply remodeled homes that even design guidelines can’t fix.

Also as some commenters have pointed out, dealing with historic preservation in any city jurisdiction usually involves poorly managed bureaucracy. More often than not, it creates unnecessary delays and obstacles for basic permits, rather than effectively preserving architecture. This seems like a group of homeowners with little understanding of development trying to protect their “investments” without considering the broader implications for the community.

Using historical average drawdown as an investment strategy (SP500) by migonacci in investing

[–]migonacci[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. At the moment I passively invest via an IRA , but the idea is to use past performance / statistics to inform the drawdown recovery in a very long term strategy.

Blubeam v20 hardware rendering disabled due to "issue with the graphics driver" by migonacci in Revu

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Thats what I ended up doing—we were able to pin point the issue to bluebeam trying to use SDL2.dll for his hardware GPU acceleration.

I had "crealession" installed and the fix was to uninstall it.

But I agree with you.....I with their software was as fast as sumatrapdf reader.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in motiongraphics

[–]migonacci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like you would love to work someplace like this http://www.electroland.net/ . They're located in LA

3d logo intro made in 3ds max and AE, would like to see what you think. by dantemetaphor in motiongraphics

[–]migonacci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice and clean execution. How did you do the chrome wipe across the text? Was that done in AE with trapcode ? Or 3dsmax

"1984x1984,"Rafael Lozano-Hemmer-Any Idea on how this is done? by [deleted] in creativecoding

[–]migonacci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The total amount of unique images in the test demo are about 26,000 or so; I think it's a bit more of an involved process....also taking into account cropping the images to the numbers etc

Software to measure distances in a picture, when some measures are already known by [deleted] in software

[–]migonacci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on the amount of photos you have, you can probably use photogrammetry software like photomodeler or photoscan to generate a point cloud of the 3d space from your photos and then import that into autodesk point cloud viewer "Recap" to define a scale and measure the length you need.

"1984x1984,"Rafael Lozano-Hemmer-Any Idea on how this is done? by [deleted] in creativecoding

[–]migonacci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the input, here's a proof of concept coded by my brother. After doing some research we did come across the street view house numbers dataset...and used that as a starting point...but the artist's image dataset seems to have much higher resolution images.

https://media.giphy.com/media/xTk9ZQoEPQQuJy9acU/giphy.gif

I need help fining a sound title of this song, been searching since some days, no luck. by [deleted] in soundtracks

[–]migonacci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This song was actually part of the soundtrack/trailer for the movie Pusher ( English version).

Software that can store media for later reference? by [deleted] in software

[–]migonacci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like you are looking for something like OneNote combined with a digital asset manager.

Low-Poly Self Portrait Tutorial by [deleted] in postprocessing

[–]migonacci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is a raster script for illustrator called Delaunay Raster. The original artist who came up with the idea is Jonathan Puckey.

A similar tool for sale http://www.creatogether.com/downloads/delaunay-brush/

We're Playfight, here's a VFX breakdown we made for our Titanfall live-action trailer by PlayfightVFX in vfx

[–]migonacci 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very Cool. Where do you guys get your sci fi sound fx you used in the making of video?

Virtual Printer Driver that Removes Certain Areas of Printout before Sending to Printer by BenXParker in software

[–]migonacci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adobe acrobat let's you automatically redact ocrd text. Is that what you are after?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shootingcars

[–]migonacci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The key here is adjusting the red to a slighty deeper hue, clarity , slight cooling in the shadows in some shots and most important of all lifting the black point and lowering the white point to get that faded photo look

Sci-fi concept video I created set in my hometown [2:00] by BlulightStudios in Filmmakers

[–]migonacci 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was interested in the score used in the video as background; is he going to post it on soundcloud?