First video of Photographing Scale Models series is now up ...

waikong

Member since
December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 1:23 PM

Ok, 2nd post. Just watched the soldering video - that's the best explanation of soldering for modeling that I have ever seen. This is something I've been struggling with for a while - so thanks again for these videos. I have my whole website relating to modeling/history, would you mind if I post a link to your youtube channel ?

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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waikong

Member since
December 2002
From: NYC, USA

Posted by waikong on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 1:09 PM

I just saw this thread and watch one of the videos, very well done. Now I'm a subscriber - there's a wealth of other videos too. Great job!

My website: http://waihobbies.wkhc.net

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Paul Budzik

Member since
January 2006

Posted by Paul Budzik on Sunday, August 19, 2018 10:36 AM

Thanks so much Steve!

Paul

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Bakster

Member since
July 2014
From: Franklin Wi

Posted by Bakster on Wednesday, August 8, 2018 6:36 PM

Paul, I finally took the time to visit your channel. You have some very good and useful how to videos. I learned some things. I would encourage people to review them.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Steve

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Paul Budzik

Member since
January 2006

Posted by Paul Budzik on Thursday, June 14, 2018 1:00 PM

I have moved these videos to my new channel ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Af6_7S--NUc&list=PLHO9r1wkd5PeNwrxQIQnnwWyz6BEnbEgU

Paul

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Bakster

Member since
July 2014
From: Franklin Wi

Posted by Bakster on Saturday, April 8, 2017 12:04 PM

These are excellent videos packed with good information. I love the retro camera adds too. Nicely done.

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jgeratic

Member since
April 2006
From: ON, Canada

Posted by jgeratic on Saturday, April 8, 2017 11:23 AM

Another very informative video. Yes

Was never aware of the mirror lock option and how it could help decrease camera shake. Reading up on my Nikon D3100, supposedly when using the rear screen view to focus, this will lock the mirror open?

regards,

Jack

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Paul Budzik

Member since
January 2006

Posted by Paul Budzik on Saturday, April 8, 2017 9:41 AM

Here is the second one ...

Paul

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Mike F6F

Member since
November 2003
From: Virginia

Posted by Mike F6F on Sunday, February 26, 2017 4:08 PM

Paul is correct. I was advocating converting JPEGS to TIFFS when the original capture was a JPEG to avoid the continual file compression Paul excellently points out in the video.

PSD files for those working in Photoshop are the way to go of course. I mentioned going the TIFF route since it is a universal format regardless of software. I usually do a final output to TIFF as an additional archived file.

I often work with TIFFs directly since they support Photoshop layers, etc. and I always edit using Photoshop adjustment layers. It depends on deadlines, etc.

Mike

"Grumman on a Navy Airplane is like Sterling on Silver."

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Bakster

Member since
July 2014
From: Franklin Wi

Posted by Bakster on Sunday, February 26, 2017 4:04 PM

Very informative. I am looking forward to seeing more of these.

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Paul Budzik

Member since
January 2006

Posted by Paul Budzik on Sunday, February 26, 2017 3:25 PM

I can only speak to Photoshop (.psd) vs (.tif). If you stay in Photoshop (or other Adobe applications) you will have access to additional features and it's lossless like a tiff, but your more than likely going to have problems trying to import the image to anything else. I think Mike was speaking to folks who don't understand that the image is repeatedly compressed when working in jpeg. So when they start with a pretty dodgy jpeg to begin with, it goes to h**l pretty fast. So as soon as you open the image, you should resave it as a .tif, or in my case a .psd. Then do your edits and if you need a jpeg, do it only when you’ve finished editing and save it at the highest quality setting.

Paul

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Don Stauffer

Member since
November 2009
From: Twin Cities of Minnesota

Posted by Don Stauffer on Sunday, February 26, 2017 11:37 AM

Mike F6F

Paul,

Nicely done.

Particularly the use of TIFF files. I've often had the hardest time convincing folks to edit in .tif. Your explaination was concise and well stated.

Good luck with the rest of your videos.

Is there any advantage to tiff over the native file format of your editor?

Don Stauffer in Minnesota