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[scooburst]

excuse the crappy image quality i don't have a phone so i took this from my webcam

opinion,,, i felt like drawing w pen and paper

WHAT THIS IS SO GOOOOD

[velourria]

face rev !!

super low quality ZOMG (my webcam is crappy) but this is my face reveal -_-

[denofhorrors]

Crappy quality webcam selfies are my fave

[annamarieforcino]

Any advice for YouTubers/content creators just starting out?

honestly, even after making videos for almost 10 years i still don't have the perfect answer. but here's my advice.

your first few videos are gonna suck, and you're not gonna know what you wanna make right away. and that's ok! my first like, 10-20 videos sucked. but what's important is that you keep doing it. as you get used to sitting in front of a camera and planning videos, you'll start to learn what you like and don't like.

most importantly, and i cannot stress this enough, MAKE SURE YOUR AUDIO IS AT LEAST HALFWAY DECENT. most people can forgive crappy video quality, so if you only have a webcam that's totally fine. but if your audio is trash, more people are likely to click off. invest in like a $20 lav mic if you have a tight budget, or try to swing for a USB mic if you can.

good luck!! <3

[twilitkingzant]

Lol. It’s me. ( That thing that is behind me is a project thing I had to do in 6th grade. It was for math and everyone hated it. ;w; )

[the-teacher-dad]

[I’ve got a lil visitor in my writing hideout. 8D (pronouns: xe/xim/xis, or he/him/his)]

[sorceress-in-distress]

Social Distancing Online Entertainment Masterpost

Right, I’ve only been back from uni for 2 days and my mental health has already ✨ 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓾𝓹 𝓯𝓾𝓬𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓭 ✨. I’ve read all the articles so you don’t have to and I thought I’d just make a big-ass list. Keep it going in the comments!

Go On A Virtual Holiday

Google Arts and Culture has high quality 360° degree tours of many famous museums, galleries, landmarks, theatres and national parks as well as close up images of artworks and exhibitions from all around the world.

Using street view on google maps you can visit (almost) anywhere in the world, including Disneyland, Hollywood Studios, Kew Gardens, and many other attractions and landmarks. 

Interactive world history timeline from the British Museum

Virtual Tours are available of: The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, The Met, The Dali Museum, Blarney Castle in Cork, Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, The Louvre, The Picasso Museum, NASA Langley, NASA Glenn, The Vatican Museum, United States Airforce Museum, Buckinghan Palace, and a list of others here

Or go abroad via a live webcam feed 

Animals!

Monterey Bay Aquarium streams several live cameras on its website and social media

Live Cams are available of: San Diego Zoo,  Smithsonian National Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Folly Farm, and many others here, here, and here

Play with cats and dogs by remotely controlling a laser or treat dispenser using the Petcube app, it was made for people to check up on their pets while they’re away but anyone can use the live cameras

Play Online Games With Friends

Cards Against Humanity (make sure you’re all on the same server or you won’t be able to find eachother)

Kahoot

The Wikipedia Game (you can play this individually without this website but this is a great way of racing against someone else)

GeoGuessr

Monopoly

THOUSANDS of other games there are so many websites out there. It may seem a bit old school now but some of the Facebook games are actually pretty good in terms of playing against friends

Listen To Music

Keep an eye out on your favourite artists’ social media, many of them are arranging mini live concerts on facebook, instagram, youtube and twitch

Rave allows you to screen share youtube videos as well as other media so you can have a custom festival while video chatting or just chill and listen to the same thing

The Vienna State Opera is live streaming ballet and opera performances for free, as is the Met Opera

Watch Movies And TV With Friends

Netflix party is a chrome browser extension allows you and your friends to watch the same netflix show at the same time and includes a group chat sidebar so you don’t have to keep looking down at your phone

As mentioned above, Rave lets you screenshare netflix, youtube and vimeo

Misc.

Print some of these online colouring book pages or these colouring pages from various museum gift shops

Zooniverse is a personal fave of mine, it’s a really great citizen science website where you can contribute to different projects by looking at photos from safari camera traps and space telescopes as well as transcribing ancient documents. A really good way to do something positive in this situation

I think this really speaks for itself

Make topical personalised 20 second hand washing instructions using your loved ones’ favourite songs using https://washyourlyrics.com/ 

Visit some random websites using boredbutton, or the useless web 

You Can Do Things In  R  e  a  l    L  i  f  e  Too!

Marie Kondo your clothes and belongings, donate/sell/repurpose/throw away things that do not ‘spark joy’ any more.

Food shortages caused by idiots panic buying can be scary but use this as an opportunity to experiment with ingredients which are available and possibly a bit more out of your comfort zone if you have the time/money to spare.

If you’re with other people, have a huge game tournament spanning several days. play a different game each evening and keep score of whoe wins. when you’ve played all the games you can think of then find a way to reward the winner. If you’re living alone or in isolation, do the same thing with the online games above.

Create an indoor scavenger hunt: write a series of clues linking to different locations around your house and ask your players to stay still for a bit while you hide them, then let them work their way through the clues until they reach the end. if you want to challenge yourself, try to make each clue rhyme.

If you have a pet, try to teach them a new trick

Train up your non dominant hand

Use the millions of home workout videos on youtube

Learn a new language on duolingo (or a similar app if you, like me, are highly suspicious of the green owl’s motives)

Read and watch everything on your list

Actually use some of those art supplies you’re hoarding (I am mostly talking to myself here...)

And so much other stuff!!! be kind to yourself, this is a horrible time for everyone but especially for those of us with crappy mental health. Remember that you are allowed to be stressed and upset, it is a perfectly reasonable response to the situation! keep in touch with friends and family and follow the instructions being given by your health services! we can and will get through this together 💖

[commanderpyrrhadve]

my perpetual winter aesthetic is wrapping myself up in my star blanket so that i look like an awesome space wizard

[warrenkoles]

i’ve been doing so many zoom meetings and stuff and i got tired of the crappy built in webcam so i bought an external one for better picture quality.....this is the same room same lighting situation (shitty dim lighting) and everything......it’s certainly not professional quality or anything but still much much better !

[he/him]

[brandyjin]

I got my webcam installed to my desktop today,  so I decided to test it for the recording, by doodling our beloved Pale Bastard King.

The webcam is Logitech C310, yup the quality of the video is quite crappy (since it is the basic webcam for video chat, and the video was recorded during night time) but it still done the job.  

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The Doodle:

[krysslabryn-fanfic]

Carnal Fanart

So Hobthrush is writing this fantastic NSFW MTNY fanfic over on Ao3, “Carnal”, and given that final image of Chapter 1, I just couldn’t resist. XD

--Sorry; I can’t draw bedding with sharpies. XD And sorry about the crappy quality; just took a quick pic with my webcam. I’ll scan a better copy in later.

[energylifemd]

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Product information, with a p sensor, the microsoft lifecam hd is capable of recording 16, 9 hd videos at up to 30fps.

However if you want to adjust resolution and frame rates you need to install Open Broadcaster Studio which is also free.Oct 08, To use at full screen Splitcamera is an excellent free alternative. Logitech HD Pro Webcam C Driver Download | Device Drivers Regretfully the Logitech capture software cannot be run at full screen. Contact us at Logitech India Customer Care Toll free Number 18(am to pm -Monday to Friday) (only works with Windows 7 and above) Full HD glass lens and premium autofocus deliver razor-sharp, clear video in consistent high Definition while two Built-in mics capture your voice in rich Stereo Audio Logitech C HD. HD P Webcam - Driver Download * Vendor: * Product: HD P Webcam Windows 7 Bit Driver.

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HD p video calling and HD video recording, GigaHertz Intel Core2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, MB hard drive space Video capture: Upto x pixels, Logitech fluid crystal. Stereo microphones are available.Make sure this fits by entering your model number. The performance is superlative, controls are intuitive. While the description is Logitech C Pro Stream Webcamit really is Cx Pro, it has the tripod and a 3 month Premium licence for XSplit broadcasting software which is also available as a free feature limited download. For MAC users like me: You will not able to use the Auto background removal feature, you will not able to use Logitech's software to handle this camera because both software are not for MAC users : but only for windows. My first experience was not good but later I set a few lights and it looks perfect. You need good lighting to get perfect output from this webcam like any other webcams. Winsows must buy some other expensive webcam or camera so that you can show your product details clearly. Never expect very sharp videos, it will downllad always like webcam video but the good thing is it's x Ud you are a professional YouTuber and want to show you and your products on the full screen then it will be not for you.

But this is PERFECT for video calls, video in video screen records your cam video inside bottom cornerand if you are starting a new youtube channel. Means, My iPhone6 is recording more sharp videos than this. I am a youtuber and brought this webcam for recording tutorial videos. DRIVER VX LIFECAM FOR WINDOWS 10 DOWNLOAD First of all thanks Logitech for this product. You need some external audio setup as you cant rely on it. Apart from picture quality, the audio is just the dullest and crappy. If you want to live stream, go for DSLR or camcorder, do not compromise with such webcams. I had purchased this cam especially for live streaming through OBS on YouTube and FB after reading its specifications and good reviews. Logitech Webcam Software a Download | TechSpot There was a problem filtering reviews right now. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. How are ratings calculated? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon.

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The reason behind this No is that manually updating the driver requires choosing the right driver following the operating system and device you are using. If you are a beginner or lack technical knowledge, you should not update the driver manually. Want to enjoy auto light correction, contrasted images, High definition p picture quality, long-range mic, and more? Logitech webcam software C can be updated both manually drivet automatically.

[gt-ridel]

Working on a new doll pattern! :D

Gonna do Anakin and Obi-wan, but I’m not sure about the girls. I got carried away with their outfits in the sketches and I’m not sure what I would do for Ahsoka’s marks. :S

Already started Anakin, though I made a couple of mistakes. (Forgot his foot pads and tail for one!) Sorry for the terrible picture quality. I have no phone/tablet, so I had to use our crappy webcam. :/

Completely unrelated, I scribbled my summer to-do list on this piece of paper a while ago. So just ignore that I guess. 

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Tech that will change your life in 2021

Now, 2020 has become the lens through which all our 2021 predictions are glimpsed. As we continue to live in a pandemic-fighting world, innovators will aim tech solutions at our personal and professional lives, from at-home streaming movie debuts to an overdue evolutionary leap of the laptop. But we will also strive to reach a new normal, and you’ll see technology helping us there, too, from new hybrid work practices to high-tech masks. And accompanying each new product or service: yet another monthly subscription fee. Now that we’ve rung in the new year, here’s what to look for. Pandemic-Inspired Innovation Masks, webcams and sanitizers for our bodies... and our gadgets. The pandemic sparked a reliance on things our 2019 selves couldn’t ever have imagined. With marketers keen to capitalize on the new interest (and anxiety), 2021 will likely be full of new gizmos that boldly promise to improve it all. One key area: better webcams for our constant video calling. Samsung has already announced that its forthcoming Galaxy smartphone, expected in early 2021, will improve video recording and calling. We anticipate laptop makers will do the same and finally ditch their crappy, low-resolution webcams. Portable versions of UV sanitizers for cleaning your phones and gadgets are on the way to keep in your car or your pocket. Another thing we may eventually never leave home without? High-tech masks. Expect a range of built-in features: Bluetooth and microphones (see Maskfone), a fan-powered wearable air purifier (see LG PuriCare), a mask with a UV LED (see the UV Mask). Look for air-quality sensors, contact-tracing assistance and more. You may even end up wearing a social-distancing sweater. SimpliSafe, a home-security company, made a version that sounds an alarm when someone comes within 6 feet of you. Intended as a fun prototype, the sweater sold out immediately. Laptops Arm Up Suddenly, laptops aren’t the most boring gadget in the world. Our reliance on them for at-home work and school spurred demand the category hadn’t seen in years. (“Children, let me tell you about the Great Chromebook Shortage of 2020.") Then, in November, Apple released a MacBook Air and MacBook Pro that ditched Intel inside for Apple’s own M1 chips. The result? Machines that have never been so quiet and cool, and lasted so long on one charge. The move from chips based on Intel’s x86 architecture to ones based on lower-powered Arm technology, like the ones inside phones, is setting the entire computing industry on a new course. Lenovo, Acer and Microsoft have begun releasing Windows or Chrome OS laptops with chips from Qualcomm, whose processors power the most popular Android phones. This will only accelerate in the coming year, with nearly every major Windows PC maker working with Qualcomm on laptops and some models even gaining 5G, said Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon. 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Following the Christmas release of “Wonder Woman 1984" to all HBO Max subscribers (with no extra fees), WarnerMedia plans to release its entire 2021 slate on the online platform. Netflix has long adhered to this model, and now Hollywood is catching on, more out of necessity than out of desire. AMC reported attendance is down 85% year over year and Regal Cinemas, the second-largest theater chain in the U.S., closed all of its locations nationwide. The director of “Dune," slated for an HBO Max debut in the fall, wrote a scathing op-ed about how streaming alone can’t sustain the film industry. Yet the studios’ digitally minded parent companies, including Comcast, AT&T and Disney, might disagree, finding themselves in possession of the primary distribution channel for their content—and the valuable proprietary viewer data that comes with it. Reality: Assisted, Not Augmented When will Apple release a pair of smart glasses? Probably not 2021. And while Google made a big step in this category this summer by acquiring North, a pioneer in projection glasses, it canceled the second version of North’s glasses as it plots its future. It’s actually Facebook that declared it will launch smart glasses in 2021—and they’ll be Ray Bans. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerbergsaid in September these glasses will be “the next step on the road to augmented reality." They won’t feature virtual objects that appear to interact with the real world. AR headsets like Microsoft’s HoloLens might deliver an immersive experience, but they’re still expensive and cumbersome. “Assisted reality" glasses—which project text, images and even video feeds into a person’s field of view—are of more value now, says Brian Ballard, CEO of remote-expertise company Upskill. Businesses have found utility in remote video conferencing that hovers in workers’ field of view, or turn-by-turn directions they don’t have to look down to follow. More Remote Workouts… and Doctor Visits At-home health is here to stay. Downloads of health and fitness apps grew by 46% world-wide in the first half of 2020, according to MoEngage, a marketing research firm. Connected fitness equipment, once considered a pricey extravagance, turned into a no-brainer as gyms closed. Peloton, which makes smart spin bikes and treadmills, said it tripled its revenue in the quarter ending in September. Lululemon Athletica acquired Mirror, a wall-mounted panel that streams fitness classes, in June. Doctor checkups are changing, too. Hospitals used phone, interactive video and messaging to minimize contact with coronavirus patients, after fast-tracking new telemedicine systems. In March, federal authorities loosened health privacy regulation to allow health-care providers to facilitate visits over FaceTime, Facebook Messenger, Zoom or Skype. PlushCare, a virtual primary care provider, saw a 460% increase in patient signups this year. Ryan McQuaid, the company’s CEO, doesn’t think the bump is a short-term response to a crisis, citing the time-consuming nature of in-person visits. “On average, Americans spend over 20 minutes in the waiting room alone," he said. E-commerce ≠ Amazon The pandemic packed 10 years of consumer e-commerce adoption into a single quarter, and forced every company that wasn’t Amazon—especially those with large retail footprints—to scramble to offer consumers new and better ways to shop from home. Target saw an explosion in curbside pickup from online orders, while warehouse retailer Costco reported unprecedented growth in e-commerce. Walmart launched a Prime-like membership program called Walmart+, and rapidly added features to keep up the competition. (Walmart recently eliminated order minimums and shipping fees on Walmart.com orders, and provides no-fee delivery on grocery carts totaling $35 or more.) Shopify, which powers payments for many small businesses online, expanded its own network of fulfillment centers so those businesses could get goods to customers more quickly and efficiently, without turning to Amazon. Now that fast, free shipping is table stakes and retailers recognize they won’t see the foot traffic they counted on pre-pandemic, consumers finally get an online version of an old retail staple: comparison shopping. In 2021, Amazon’s value proposition—that if it isn’t always the least expensive way to shop, it’s at least the most convenient—will be tested. Meanwhile, its market power—along with Google’s, Facebook’s and Apple’s—will continue to be the focus of regulatory scrutiny. Death by Subscription Everything now has some sort of subscription attached to it. Your 600 video streaming apps, your grocery-delivery service, your cloud storage, certainly, but also your workout bike? Your to-do list app? Your dog food? Everything as a Service (EaaS), as we like to call it, is only going to continue. More things you once bought as a one-time payment will be offered instead as a recurring payment. And expect new sorts of service-focused offerings, too—especially tied to your hardware purchases. If Apple’s Fitness+—a new digital workout subscription that requires an Apple Watch—is successful, Apple and other hardware makers will likely attach more services to their products. Those subscriptions you’re already paying for will continue to rise. Companies argue you need to pay more so they can add more content and features. In June, YouTube TV raised its cable-like bundle by $15. In October, Netflix raised its most popular streaming plan from $12.99 to $13.99. In November, Google eliminated its free Google Photos storage tier. And Disney announced that in March, the monthly price of Disney+ will go from $6.99 to $7.99. Return of the Trust Fall While remote work has many advantages, building trust between employees isn’t one of them. Online, there is no water cooler, no nearby coffee shop for informal brainstorms, no place to grab a drink after work. But companies whose employees worked remotely long before the pandemic already had a solution: the off-site retreat. Buffer, a fully remote company, gets its entire, globe-spanning team together at least once a year. Dozens of other companies whose employees work mostly or entirely at home do the same thing, which has led to a cottage industry of firms that will plan these retreats for you. One reason companies have embraced remote work is that it makes employees happier, but another is that it saves companies money on office space. In 2021, expect to see many of the millions of employees who have permanently shifted to remote or hybrid work piling into party buses, doing group yoga and seeking inner peace in the presence of their bosses—for far less than the cost of the rent on the offices they left behind. EV, American Style Look, electric vehicles are cool, but few bear any resemblance to good old Detroit steel. That changes in 2021 with the anticipated arrival of some green beasts. This summer, startup Rivian expects to ship the already-sold-out launch editions of its first-generation R1T pickup and R1S SUV, machines with ranges of over 300 miles and price tags starting around $70,000. Then there’s the GMC Hummer EV pickup, due in the fall from General Motors. Reservations are already full for the $112,595-and-up Edition 1, which is billed to have a range of over 350 miles and can do zero-to-60 in about 3 seconds. Lower-tier trims will be available in subsequent years, though true to form, the prices will stay on the big side. Ford expects to have its own battery-powered monster, the F-150 Electric, on sale in mid-2022. Back in pre-pandemic times, the company filmed a prototype towing over a million pounds. And sometime in late 2021 or early 2022, we might even see Tesla’s Cybertruck. Those may be the biggest consumer vehicles coming to market, but they’re not the only ones working to up the EV’s average size. This past year brought battery-powered SUVs from the likes of Toyota, Audi and Jaguar, and the trend will continue: In 2021, more than half of the battery-electric and plug-in hybrid options on the U.S. market will be SUVs—82 models total, as opposed to 66 passenger-car models, according to forecasts by AlixPartners, a global consulting firm. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. 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