I was asked about the picture effect on the cover of my practice book and at the top of the blog. It came about by accident, just happened to pause the slide show as it was transistioning from one slide to the next
1. Take a sequence of screen shots from a video (HD video works best), I use the free VLC video player which has a screen shot option in one of the drop down boxes (great for breaking down your jump throughs or karanadavasana). The series below are from a Vinyasa Krama Vajrasana variation (camel walk subroutine ).
2. Play the slide show on the Mac and then pause just as the transition is happening from one picture to next, take a screen shot (cmd-caplock/arrow-3).
3. The pictures will appear on your desktop. Drag them into iPhoto and run slide show again capturing the transitions, this allows you to layer two, three, four or more images, capturing a whole subroutine (It's a good idea to make a new album and drag the pictures into that album then you can put the picture you want to layer in front of another by changing the date and time on the info so that it shows up just before the picture you want to layer on top in the next slide show).
4. Take your screen shots and drag them back into iPhoto to crop and enhance in the edit feature.
These don't come out as clearly as the pictures on the book that had more light but you get the idea.
I'm exploring the idea as a way of showing the transition from one posture to the next in a Vinyasa Krama sub routine or perhaps a vinyasa break down. Below is one on the straight leg jump through that doesn't quite work but then the original video was shot in SD rather than HD.
By the way, this is an old jump though video, you can see that my shoulders aren't rounded enough, bit hunched, they're are a little too far forward too as I go through which is why my heels drop too soon. Will shoot a better one in HD and try and show the difference, will be nice to have them side by side, the whole transition at a glance.
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2. Play the slide show on the Mac and then pause just as the transition is happening from one picture to next, take a screen shot (cmd-caplock/arrow-3).
3. The pictures will appear on your desktop. Drag them into iPhoto and run slide show again capturing the transitions, this allows you to layer two, three, four or more images, capturing a whole subroutine (It's a good idea to make a new album and drag the pictures into that album then you can put the picture you want to layer in front of another by changing the date and time on the info so that it shows up just before the picture you want to layer on top in the next slide show).
4. Take your screen shots and drag them back into iPhoto to crop and enhance in the edit feature.
These don't come out as clearly as the pictures on the book that had more light but you get the idea.
I'm exploring the idea as a way of showing the transition from one posture to the next in a Vinyasa Krama sub routine or perhaps a vinyasa break down. Below is one on the straight leg jump through that doesn't quite work but then the original video was shot in SD rather than HD.
By the way, this is an old jump though video, you can see that my shoulders aren't rounded enough, bit hunched, they're are a little too far forward too as I go through which is why my heels drop too soon. Will shoot a better one in HD and try and show the difference, will be nice to have them side by side, the whole transition at a glance.
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4 comments:
Love your blog..as someone who does a home practice (most of the time) you are inspirational.
Thanks..
Lou
You might be onto something big, Grimmly...
I've often wished for quick references "in between" static images (books, practice cards, etc.) and full video (YouTube, DVD, etc.) Static pictures just don't capture transition/vinyasa very effectively, and video playback is cumbersome.
Anyway, keep up your innovating!
Ha! THAT is how you do it! pretty cool. Been thinking about the image you sent me, would it be ok if I used it in the blog? -giving you full credit for the art of course-... :-) I like how it looks. So glad you taught how to do it
Thanks Mike, want to have a proper go at this, take some better quality shots of a subroutine with good light and see how it comes out, be nice if it works.
Feel free Claudia. Still in Bruges Belgium, have a hangover from two small beers how pathetic is that, not used to it anymore.
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