Archive for January, 2011

3D Disneyland photo made with one iPhone 4

Save this image to your iPhone’s Photos app, then view it in landscape mode from that app. Shift the focus point of your eyes until a 3D image appears in the middle (ignoring the left and right images surrounding it).

If you dont have an iphone you could try looking at it on your computer screen. The trickiest part is getting your head the right distance from the screen then getting your eyes to focus on it correctly (since there are no 3D glasses involved).

Here’s how it was done: Two frames were taken from a movie I shot at Disneyland on my iPhone 4 while riding on a train facing to the side of the train. Then I put these frames side by side using Photoshop and saved it as one image. The movement of the train while holding the iPhone 4 pretty motionless while recording provides the 3D effect. This technique works as long as people in the shot don’t move too much (or at all).

Next time I’ll pick two frames without something like that scalloped awning on top (which didn’t change position in relation to the camera).

And I might try recording a movie on my iPhone 4 and my wife’s iPhone 4, holding them both side by side. Then in After Effects I could synch the two movies and put them side by side and see if a 3D movie is possible!


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Long-Forgotten 3D Pictures of the Haunted Mansion

The Long-Forgotten blog has View Masters From Outer Space (in 3D!). Great Haunted Mansion 3D shots and how to make yours from video.

See for yourself!


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Hilarious video by an ex-Walt Disney World Cast Member

Hilarious video by an ex-Walt Disney World Cast Member

This guy landed a job at the most magical place on the planet: Walt Disney World. He narrated and animated his confession about some of the crazy stuff he did while working there. Key word: “some.”


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EPCOT Horizons 2.0


Photo courtesy Disney and more blog


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iPhone 4 on Verizon explained

From Apple: iPhone 4 — Available on Verizon February 10. “Qualified Verizon Wireless customers will also have the exclusive opportunity to pre-order iPhone 4 online on February 3, ahead of general availability.”

‎”Whichever network you choose, you’ll get FaceTime video calling, the high-resolution Retina display, a 5-megapixel camera, HD video recording, long battery life, and all the other great features of iPhone 4.”

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‎”The new iPhone 4 is functionally identical to the existing AT&T/GSM iPhone 4, but has been made CDMA compatible to run on Verizon’s network. It seems there have been some antenna changes to the design with an additional antenna break in the casing.”

“The new design has moved the antenna break position from the top to the sides of the device. The change may simply be to accommodate CDMA’s different communication frequency rather than address the antenna issue from the original design.” “In a surprise move, Verizon is allowing the iPhone 4 to be a mobile Mi-Fi device that can share its 3G connection to up to 5 Wi-Fi enabled devices. This means your laptop can share your iPhone’s 3G internet connection when a regular connection is not available. However, as a CDMA device, you won’t be able to use your 3G internet connection and Voice at the same time.”

Source: MacRumors.com

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From Verizon’s FAQ:

Pricing
Are there minimum service and data pricing requirements?

Yes, iPhone customers will need to choose from any of the current Nationwide plans. Customers will also be required to activate a data package, pricing will be announced at a later date.

Purchase
I currently have an iPhone with AT&T. Can I keep my existing version of iPhone?

No, in order to take advantage of the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network, you will need an iPhone 4 that works on the Verizon Wireless network.

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Here’s another difference between Verizon and AT&T: Last year AT&T allowed some users to upgrade to iPhone 4 before their 2-year contract was up — that’s how my wife and I were able to upgrade ours early. Verizon is not allowing any early upgrades (unless the full, unsubsidized price is paid by the customer).

Will you be getting an iPhone 4 on Verizon or not? Leave a comment and let us know.

Update: Current iPhone 4 cases might not work with the Verizon version because the mute button and volume buttons are in a slightly different position.

Here we go again! Verizon website downtime reminiscent of AT&T iPhone preorder troubles. 


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When they shed the parking traditions on Walt Disney’s Studio lot

Back in the days when Walt Disney would drive his car along this street in the Walt Disney Studio in Burbank, California, many studio staffers wanted to park near Walt — but not for the obvious reason.

Disney animator and writer Floyd Norman shares a look in his rear view mirror at a time when one could see how well a man was doing at the studio by where he got out of his car in the morning — and if he had it made in the shade.

See Floyd’s latest article, Undercover (Parking) at Disney Studio, for an insider’s view of how one aspect of the studio has changed over the years.

You’ll also enjoy Floyd’s daily blog posts at Mr. Fun.


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Disney and Yahoo might make an Internet TV deal

According to the Wall Street Journal and other sources, The Walt Disney Co. is considering making some of its television content available for Yahoo’s Internet TV service.

I think it is something the forward-thinking Walt Disney would have done had he lived long enough to still have control of his company in today’s world.

What are your thoughts? Agree or disagree?


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2010 in Review: Your Disney Echo Blog Faves

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

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The average container ship can carry about 4,500 containers. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2010. If each view were a shipping container, your blog would have filled about 4 fully loaded ships.

In 2010, there were 50 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 1929 posts. There were 137 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 24mb. That’s about 3 pictures per week.

The busiest day of the year was November 28th with 207 views. The most popular post that day was Disney Tangled: Spoilers.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, new.disneyecho.emuck.com, ifreestores.com, deviantart.com, and tuaw.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for princess and the frog, tangled, the princess and the frog, tangled disney, and mahalia jackson theatre.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

1

Disney Tangled: Spoilers November 2010
1 Like on WordPress.com,

2

“Down in New Orleans” song begins Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” May 2008

3

Titanic Ghost Tour April 2009
6 comments

4

Lego Store at Disneyland’s Downtown Disney July 2008

5

Disney’s “Dreams Come True” art exhibit in New Orleans November 2009
7 comments


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