#multi-camera setup

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The Advantages of Multi-Camera Setups for Capturing Dynamic Events and Performances

In the world of video production, dynamic events and performances require seamless and captivating coverage to effectively capture the energy and essence of the moment. This is where multi-camera setups shine, offering significant advantages over single-camera approaches. Whether it's a live concert, sports event, theater performance, or corporate conference, multi-camera setups are a game-changer in providing comprehensive and immersive footage.

Here are some key advantages of using multi-camera setups for capturing dynamic events and performances:

1. Comprehensive Coverage: Multi-camera setups allow for simultaneous recording from multiple angles, ensuring that no critical moment is missed. With different cameras positioned strategically, every aspect of the event or performance can be covered, from wide shots to close-ups, capturing the details and emotions that make the experience memorable.

2. Enhanced Visual Appeal: Multi-camera shoots add visual dynamism to the footage. The ability to switch between different camera angles in real-time during the event creates a more engaging and dynamic viewing experience for the audience.

3. Seamless Editing: With multiple camera feeds, post-production editing becomes more efficient and flexible. Editors can easily switch between angles, merge shots, and create smooth transitions, resulting in a polished final product that showcases the event or performance at its best.

4. Flexibility and Versatility: Multi-camera setups offer versatility in adapting to various event scenarios. Whether it's capturing fast-paced sports action or a live music performance with multiple artists on stage, the setup can be tailored to meet specific needs, ensuring that every moment is recorded with precision.

5. Redundancy and Reliability: One of the most significant advantages of using multiple cameras is the redundancy it provides. In case of technical issues or camera malfunctions, there are backup shots from other cameras, minimizing the risk of missing critical footage.

6. Audience Engagement: A well-executed multi-camera shoot creates a captivating viewing experience, drawing the audience deeper into the event or performance. The dynamic coverage keeps viewers immersed and engaged, fostering a stronger emotional connection with the content.

In conclusion, multi-camera setups offer a host of advantages for capturing dynamic events and performances. From comprehensive coverage and enhanced visual appeal to flexibility and redundancy, this approach elevates the quality of the footage and enriches the viewer's experience. For videographers and event organizers looking to deliver exceptional content that truly captures the essence of the moment, incorporating multi-camera setups is undoubtedly a winning strategy.

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Please watch StoryQuest: Supernova, it's new and it's very good

[mr-hyde-on-the-move]

Ding-Dong, Wire's Gone | Top 7 Wireless Doorbell That You Should Try

Picture this: You’re at home, and there’s a knock at your door. You don’t have to worry about wires or tricky installations. Instead, you’ve got a simple, user-friendly device that makes answering the door a breeze – the wireless doorbell. These nifty gadgets are changing the way we interact with our front doors, and they’re all about making our homes safer and our lives more convenient. In this…

[armoredprincess]

Even if you can afford a multi-camera setup, there’s no replacing what a director of photography will do for your basement pet torture video

[joehills]

Need some competition to spice up your Saturday?

Myself, Pez Johnson, and about forty others are competing in the Bluff City 160!

Starting soon but already live at: https://www.twitch.tv/flipsidememphis

One of the cool and unique things about the Flipside Memphis stream is that they have a special multi-camera setup that can instantly flip between every game in the building.

Current match assignments can be found at: https://app.matchplay.events/tournaments/181016/matches

[roseate-rose]

They say the camera adds 10lbs, right? 😳😳😳It looks like this cutie has a multi camera setup because DAAAANG

nahhhhhhhh im just like an Expert at angles in the dark cause of that couple of months in 2023 when I lived without a light in my bedroom 😎 (the real secret: just take like 20 pictures and pick the 4 best ones lol)

This one didn’t make the cut for sizing reasons so here it is as a bonus(I think my knees are especially cute)

[jules-has-notes]

Sixteen Tons — Geoff Castellucci music video

There have been many versions of this song over the past century, each singer adding their own distinctive sound. For Geoff, that meant leaning into his strengths of impressive low notes and an ear for multi-part harmonies. Mix in some simple, evocative visuals and a bit of subtle humor, and you've got a recipe for a tune that holds up to being played on repeat. Give it at least one listen now.

Details:

title: Sixteen Tons (low bass singer cover)

original performers: Merle Travis; popularized by Tennessee Ernie Ford

written by: Merle Travis

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

release date: 30 January 2021

My favorite bits:

jumping right in with that rich, deep timbre and just a touch of vibrato

the clones slowly raising their heads as they ease in with those soft hummed harmonies

using the mining tools to create diagetic percussion

bouncing the lyrics between the clones and the lead

the subtle instrumental bass line helping to fill out the rhythm when primary Geoff resumes the melody

the different iterations of Geoff glancing "at" each other as though they're actually in the same space

the character voice he puts on ♫ "Well, bless my soul. 💪." ♫

his relaxed, playful rhythm for ♫ "drizzlin' rain" ♫ 🌧

that yodel he puts into ♫ "no high toned woman" ♫

leftmost Geoff taking the tenor lead for a couple lines

the lovely bell chord on the ♫ "sooooul" ♫ key change

that intimidatingly bassy "Step asiiide." Yes, sir. 😰

passing the tool thumping down the line, and the delicate falsetto on ♫ "what do you get" ♫ from the clones

adding the little hitch of ♫ "the company sto-ooore" ♫ in the backing vocals

the captions letting the notation commenters know he does a "super dramatic bend to a low F# 😉" (and the clones on either side silently smirking over it)

that nice clean ending with all four Geoffs looking into the camera

Trivia:

Geoff has expressed surprise that this song was so well received, but a catchy tune about labor rights seems extremely resonant for the multiple stressful situations we were facing in early 2021.

He had sung it a fair bit in his younger days, but hadn't considered recording his own version until he received a number of requests from fans.

As a stylistic choice, he didn't include any subharmonic vocals in this recording, opting to sing everything in his chest voice.

The video was filmed at the PattyCake studio with just Kathy running the camera and audio playback. Layne had helped with setup, but then had to leave for another obligation.

The thematically appropriate wardrobe received some aesthetic appreciation from a couple pals up north.

The YouTube description includes an admonition for the viewers: "Don't bother teasing me about it in the comments, I'm already busy in the gym working on my spaghetti arms." Which I hope is mostly just protective self-deprecation. Geoff's arms are nicely toned. But he'd spent the previous twenty-five years with Earl, who's a freaking tank, which could lead to unfair comparisons, even from himself.

Geoff also notes that he first heard the more bluesy Eric Burdon version in Joe vs. the Volcano.

This video reached 10 million YouTube views the following summer on the same day as his "Misty Mountains" cover, which he released in July.

His arrangement was performed by The Chessmen men's a cappella group from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA at their winter concert in December 2024.

[crazycatgirl420]

Gotham's Black Rose

Dpxdc fanfic Sam is Bruce Wayne's daughter, adopted by the Manson family. Everlasting Trio, toddler Ellie. Pharoah Tucker, Witch Sam, Space Ancient Danny, and Cujo too.

"How do you feel now?" Mrs. Foley asked, leaning against the doorframe of the bathroom.

Chapter 3: Revelation

Sam removed the tinfoil from her hair. Purple, with a smattering of black, but her hair was mainly a bright vivid purple now. Her purple contacts were back, and last night she even got her nose pierced.

"Better," Sam said. "I feel more like me now,"

"That's good," Mrs. Foley said. "Remember to clean up, dinner will be done soon and Tucker finished whatever he was doing for you,"

Hacking into the Justice League's database of DNA records, to cross-reference her DNA too. It's the largest DNA database in the world. If her biological parents were Heroes or Villians or otherwise employed by such a person then explaining the chaos that was her life would be easier. If not, then she wasn't sure if she wanted to meet them. Her life was messy and complicated and dangerous, bringing someone unprepared into her life would be an unnecessary risk.

"Thanks Mrs. Foley," Sam said. "I'll be down soon,"

-

The test finished running while they were eating. Sam and Tucker left the table, nervous and excited in equal measure.

"I can't look," Sam said, closing her eyes at the door to Tucker's office.

Tucker took her hand and pulled her in.

"No fucking way," Tucker said, pushing Sam into a rolling stool and spinning her around to face a monitor. "You're gonna wanna see this," Sam leaned back into Tucker's chest, covering her eyes with her hands.

Tucker clicked away on the keyboard, his arms loose around her shoulders.

"It's someone horrible isn't it? Like an intergalactic Tyrant or someone who hates kids or maybe someone who hates nature or magic-"

"It's Bruce Wayne,"

-

When an outsider ran a DNA test using the Justice League's database, Hero identities were locked away on a separate server and only those with Civilian identities connected to the Justice League could be found.

It was one of B's many contingencies against enemy hackers. Tim was waiting in the monitor room for Kon to finish his appointment with Canary, when a screen flashed. Tim watched as the Civilian files were shuffled through by the outsider, as the DNA sequence searched for a match. He watched as it stopped on the file of Bruce Wayne and confirmed a parental match.

Finding out who B's new mystery child is was easy. He synced to the hacker's computer, turned on the camera, and there they were. This hacker had an impressive setup, he even had audio.

"I'm a Wayne?" The purple hair girl asked, staring at the screen. "I think I'm gonna be sick,"

"Oh yeah, that's gotta be some cosmic irony or something," the hacker, leaning over the young woman's shoulder said. "An anti-capitalist and her multi-billioniare capitalist father,"

She elbowed him in the gut.

"Any idea who my mother is?"

"Nope, seems only Wayne was on this database. Your mother is probably one of the many supermodels Wayne took to bed so frequently,"

"My whole identity is a lie," the woman said. "If I decide to meet him I probably wouldn't even be an outcast anymore..."

"Wouldn't that be a good thing?"

"I don't know." She sighed. "What if I am only an activist because the ones who raised me aren't? What if I only befriended you and Danny because they didn't approve of you? What if I'm actually an entirely different person than I thought I was and I become some shallow backstabbing arrogant snob as soon as Bruce Wayne says he's proud of me for something?"

"If you don't want to meet him, you don't have too,"

"We're moving to Gotham. He's gonna be everywhere,"

"He doesn't have to know Sam," the man said. "If you're not ready we won't tell him,"

Tim pulled up the records of the woman, the unknown Wayne child, and had to bite his lip to keep from laughing. Samantha Manson, Seventeen years old, born October 13th at Gotham Private Hospital and adopted a week later from the same hospital by the Manson couple, raised in Amity Park Illinois, an average B student and an activist for nearly any cause she found. From school food to animal rights to nature preservation and restoration to illegal pride parades. She bought an apartment in Gotham near Gotham University, for her and her boyfriends Tucker Foley, Danny Fenton, and Danny's daughter Eliza.

Bruce had a completely civilian daughter. The batchat was going to freak out.

[dirty-cheater]

Welcome To The Games!

Your favorite leaders of the games, me! Hadrian!

Sadly, a 'former' old builder.. as much as I am still am one, I dislike the name!

The amazing mind behind the games!

《Info》

Routes taken:

• jesse saved ivor

• Jesse showed hadrian, mevia, and otto the White Pumpkin.

• Jesse chose not to trust hadrians first deal, but still went with it

• Jesse decided to team up with Em

• Jesse chose to save nell

• Jesse agreed to the new deal

• jesse brought Em back home

[No specific Jesse... he hates them all]

STORY DOES INFACT CHANGE

[Starting now, when the story changes, it'll show up as the first tag when the story changes]

《Headcanons》

Hadrian is a cis man and heavy in denial bisexual/gay

Hadrian is an ally

[But in a way where he'll say "why is there so many terms!?" And still support]

Hadrian is infact very sarcastic

Hadrian is very rude off camera

Hadrian does not enjoy change

Hadrian enjoys praise but not giving praise

Hadrian is a massive credit hog

Hadrian has mixed feelings about mevia

Hadrian is in 'okay' terms with otto

Hadrian is a massive credit stealer and won't be bothered by it.

Hadrian doesn't feel bad for the games

Hadrian never liked harper, even when they were on better terms.

Hadrian doesn't know all queer/gender terms

[Ex: he wouldn't understand what ___ is]

Hadrian has small back problems

Hadrian despises jesse/anyone who knows him

[This would include: Lukas, petra, ivor, and harper. He does not know about anyone else in specific]

Hadrian refuses to have romantic/platonic interest in anyone [that's why he's in heavy denial about anything]

Hadrian was always 'insane'

[Like... create the games insane.]

Hadrian does infact see potential in mevia and otto, just refuses to acknowledge it.

Hadrian does NOT get slang terms

[Ex: he would not understand what ___ means]

Hadrian hates having unnecessary/humiliating stuff under his name

Hadrian and mevia designed the rounds for the games and otto designed the overall base/rules/setup

Hadrian finds redemption weak

Hadrian drinks wine, or really just any fancy beer [his favorite would probably be Fortified wines..]

Hadrian is VERY fancy

[Mf probably wears a robe...]

Hadrian never really looked after cassie when she first arrived. He would ignore her or pass her on to the next person, saying he was too "busy," but never grew a deep relationship with her.

(《《OOC》》

Main blog: @weirdo-cron

rp/ask blog

HEAVY sarcasm/overall rude warning!! All is meant for fun!!

Multi-shipper (don't exactly have set ships, so have fun!)

Yumeshipping/oc x canon is also allowed!!

I'll do any ship BUT any proship.

Yes, you can be freaky. Don't expect him to click in with new slang term quickly!

Have fun!!!)

[srstudiopro]

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rebel ridge is sooooo gooooood, the soundtrack is genius, the score is beautiful and it’s integrated with the sound and action on screen so beautifully, there are some really funny bits both dark-haha and surprising little tension-breaks, the visuals are like pretty and it feels actually rewarding to watch? like the backgrounds are not static and they use the middle distance to bring in action, or windows or mirrors or whatever object/color is visually dividing the screen to have a little extra uhhh visual area to do something in, without going to another shot yet. it’s a really visually easy to follow movie? also pretty. and the acting is amazing, a lot of quietness used very effectively and a lot of multi-character shots, some long tracking shots and some real variety in camera work that was really interesting.

and for the vastly most part it lets you overhear and watch and wait and surmise things. it gets right to the action always, no setup. within the first three minutes of the film you know what it’s going to be doing and how. there’s like one part where they do the “let’s sit down and talk the plot through” and I respect that, plotly and characterly that bit did have to carry basically all the weight of a plot pivot. but that sure was A Movie. one of my favorite thrillers now. much in common with horror and I love how that was used. made a Crown Vic really feel like a malevolent animal without the usual car metaphors.

like, example, there’s this great momentary shot of a beautiful blue sky with these big lovely wind-tossed summer-green trees and field, and it’s marred by this rearview mirror in the middle of it with the view of some absolute bullshit going on in the mirror’s frame. love that.

[paxtonvaldovinos]

Enhance Your Home with Lutron Smart Window Electric Shades

In the era of smart homes, window treatments have evolved far beyond traditional curtains and blinds. Lutron, a leader in smart home technology, offers a revolutionary solution with its Smart Window Electric Shades. These innovative shades combine advanced technology, elegant design, and user-friendly features to provide unparalleled convenience and comfort. In this blog, we’ll explore the benefits of Lutron Smart Window Electric Shades, how they work, and why they are a perfect addition to any modern home.

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Benefits of Lutron Smart Window Electric Shades

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Lutron shades operate using advanced motorized technology that ensures smooth and quiet operation. Here’s a brief overview of how they work:

Installation: Professional installation is recommended for Lutron Smart Window Electric Shades to ensure they are correctly fitted and integrated with your home’s electrical system. A certified installer will measure your windows, help you choose the right shades, and set up the system.

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April and the Ninja Turtles Chapter 24

Standing in front of a large board used as an investigation display, April gently tapped the tip of her pen against her lips as she pondered over her messy diagram. Photos, security camera screenshots, and sticky notes covered the surface. For the past few days, she’d been trying to piece together everything they knew about Stockman’s mutants. Thanks to Donatello, they could listen in on police radio transmissions and thus know in real-time what was happening on the surface and whether any attacks were reported.

Her brows furrowed when she heard mention of a new rebel group during a conversation between two officers. “Purple... Dragons?” she repeated, turning toward the modified radio. She approached it carefully, avoiding the many cables on the ground, and placed her hands on both sides of the device while listening intently, the voices echoing against the walls of the underground lair.

“Affirmative. It happened last night, sir,” confirmed one officer through the radio, unaware they were being listened to. “What time did the attack occur? Any witnesses?” asked the second officer in a deep voice. “Last night at 11:32 PM. An armed group was spotted near the west docks, but there were no witnesses to their actions. I’m still waiting for my superior’s approval to inspect the surveillance footage,” the officer concluded.

At that moment, Donatello arrived with two cups of coffee in his hands, handing one to the human before heading toward his multi-screen computer setup. “Luckily, I don’t need authorization,” he said ironically, already typing away on his keyboard to find footage from the reported location. April gave a faint smile and moved beside him, her arm resting on the back of his chair while she sipped the perfectly sweetened hot coffee—just how she liked it. A detail he remembered, she noted.

“There. That must be them.” After a few minutes, the surveillance footage appeared on one of the screens, Donatello pointing at it with his index finger. “So these are the Purple Dragons. What are they up to…” muttered April, frowning as she leaned in to observe the suspects’ movements more closely.

After a few moments of footage, the men on the screen suddenly turned around before a black shadow pounced on them and vanished off-camera. The four men were now unconscious on the ground, while the last one standing aimed his weapon at something. He fired several shots while backing away before the mysterious shadow leapt on him as well and quickly disappeared. Mouths agape in shock, Donnie and April exchanged a puzzled look before replaying the attack.

“Is there any way we can hear what they’re saying?” April asked, watching the beginning of the video. “Unfortunately, the camera isn’t equipped with a microphone,” Donnie replied, resting his elbow on the desk to hold his chin as he squinted at the strange figure.

“Wait, there. Pause it,” April said, moving closer to the screen. Donatello complied, freezing the frame where the man pointed his gun. April pointed to the side of the screen for him to zoom in on a particular area, and after a few adjustments, the image became clearer. One entire arm was barely visible in the camera’s corner, but it looked strange. The figure’s skin was pitch black and covered in an odd pattern. “It looks like... scales,” April whispered, voicing what the mutant beside her was probably thinking.

She turned to him, both of them stunned by what they had just discovered. There were more mutants out there.

Behind them, the radio crackled again, and a breathless police officer shouted: “This is Officer Denis, I’m in pursuit of an individual—well, I mean, uh... a creature! I’d say... some kind of alligator-man or whatever! Send backup to the south end of Central Park!” he ordered before cutting the transmission.

“I’ll get the others.”

…

Slipping through the night like shadows, the four turtles moved silently under the moonlight, darting through bushes and leaping from tree to tree. The park was eerily quiet in the late evening, not a single human in sight. Leonardo signaled to his brothers when he heard a scream near the pond. With a firm nod, Michelangelo and Raphael disappeared into the trees while Donatello joined the leader on the ground.

Gripping his bo staff in one hand, he slid his high-tech goggles over his snout to scan the area for a heat signature. With a hand gesture, he signaled his brother to stop when he spotted a figure lying motionless on the ground. Carefully, Donatello approached the unconscious officer, face down in the grass, and prodded him gently with the tip of his staff to check for a reaction.

“Ugh...” groaned the portly man, slowly lifting his face from the grass. But when he opened his eyes and saw two green toes in front of him, he yelped and sprang to his feet. “New York is crawling with monsters!” he exclaimed, fleeing with a limp.

“Sir, wait!” Leonardo called, reaching out a hand. He wanted answers, but the man was already gone. “Forget it,” Donnie muttered, shaking his head, a pang behind his plastron at the word he hadn’t heard in a while—monster.

He crouched down, examining some strange footprints with three toes and a deep imprint, indicating the creature’s heavy weight. Slowly, he raised his eyes toward the calm waters of the pond, his brow furrowed with unease. “These humans…” Leonardo said behind him, arms crossed as he stepped closer. “Donnie?” he asked, puzzled to see his brother staring so intently at the water.

“The man we just encountered had multiple injuries—bite marks, claw wounds. And the prints here are deep. I’m 98% sure it’s the alligator-man we saw at Stockman’s warehouse,” Donatello explained, straightening up to look at his brother with concern.

“Then we’d better make sure he never hurts anyone again,” the leader replied, turning his gaze toward the softly rippling water.

“Maybe April’s right. He might be scared, like we were... He doesn’t know what he’s doing.” Donatello could hardly believe his own words, but a flicker of doubt pushed him to follow this path.

“The last time we saw him, he almost killed Mikey. Are you ready to take that risk again?” Leonardo raised an eyebrow. He wasn’t entirely against the idea—if there was a way to resolve things without violence, he’d be the first to support it. But there were risks to consider.

“Let me try. If I fail, then we stick to the plan,” Donatello said, pushing his goggles up on his snout. His eyes drifted briefly from the pond to his uncertain brother. But before Leo could answer, the water suddenly erupted as a large shape burst from the surface with a monstrous hiss.

“Watch out!” Leonardo shouted, flipping backward to dodge a lethal claw swipe.

Donatello stepped back, and the mutant turned toward him furiously, snapping its massive jaws in his direction, a deep hiss rumbling like thunder from its throat. The turtle tightened his grip on his staff and took a deep breath.

“My name is Donatello. My brothers and I—we don’t want to hurt you,” he said clearly, holding his bo in one hand while the other was raised in a peaceful gesture. He’d be lying if he said he wasn’t terrified, especially as the beast fixed him with an enraged glare. The mutant tilted its head slightly, eyeing him severely before taking a threatening step forward.

“Donnie?” Leonardo called out nervously from behind, wide-eyed.

“Humans have hurt us too,” Donatello continued, fighting the urge to back away from the towering creature, easily twice his size. “But some of them... are kind.”

At those words, the alligator-man stopped just a step away from him, slowly opening his jaws near Donatello’s face, revealing sharp, gleaming teeth—an unspoken threat.

“You just... need to learn to trust. We can help each other,” Donnie said hesitantly, shutting his eyes tightly, shoulders tense as the creature’s jaws surrounded his entire head. If it wanted, it could rip it off in an instant.

“LEATHERHEAD!’’ suddenly called out Michelangelo as he swung from a rope tied to a branch and leapt straight at the mutant, who had turned around at his shout.

With a flying kick, the orange-masked ninja dove at him before the mutant grabbed his leg and flung him away with a strangled cry. Right behind him, Raphael arrived with his sai to cross blades with the mutant’s claws, smirking, clearly pleased to resume the fight that had been interrupted.

"What’s up, Donnie? What are you doing back there?" he asked, glancing over his shoulder at his brother, who had fallen back in shock.

Raph’s arms trembled under the force of his opponent as he held firm, claws screeching against his sai.

His glasses askew on his snout, Donnie stared at his red-masked brother pushing back the mutant with strength, his eyes wide after having just stared death in the face moments ago.

"I thought that… that…" he stammered, unable to find the words.

"It’s okay, at least you tried," Leonardo said with an understanding smile, offering him a hand to help him up.

Donatello pushed up his glasses with a trembling finger, then refused the hand and stood up by himself. No way he was going to let them spend their time helping and protecting him like in the old days.

"I haven’t tried every method yet," he replied, clearing his throat and gathering his courage. Surprised by his sudden change, Leonardo watched him step determinedly toward the alligator-man who had just swatted Mickey away again with his tail.

"Listen! We’re in the same situation. I know you were human before, so you should be able to understand me," Donatello called out, raising his voice, pointing firmly at the mutant as he got closer.

"That one… a real stubborn mule," sighed Raphael, helping Mickey back up after his fall.

"He won’t let it go. That’s classic Donnie," the youngest replied, wiping blood from his snout with the back of his hand.

"You’re scared, I get that. But let us help you," Donatello continued, reaching out to him with an inviting expression. The mutant stared at him for a moment before roaring and swiping at him while shouting,

"Too late!"

Donatello ducked quickly to avoid the blow, then gracefully dodged again with a side flip. He clearly didn’t want to listen to reason…

"Maybe you've undergone a major genetic transformation and lost your human status. Learn to use it to your advantage!" Donatello had no intention of giving up, especially now that he knew the mutant could understand him—and even speak, though he had to admit his deep voice was intimidating.

"Shut up!" the mutant barked back, lashing out with several claw strikes. One finally hit, knocking Donatello down during an evasive move. With a cry of surprise, Donatello rolled on the ground with a painful groan, and it didn’t take long before Raphael stepped in to protect him—again. Gritting his teeth, Raph held his sai between them and the claws to shield his brother, then pushed the mutant back with a strong kick.

Donatello used his bo staff to get back on his feet, motioning to his other brothers not to interfere before raising his eyes to Raphael, who was fighting fiercely. About to ask him to let him handle the situation, Donatello gave up the idea instantly. During a brutal exchange, Raphael used his forearm to block a claw swipe that would’ve been fatal if it had struck his face.

With a cry, the claws sliced through his skin easily, blood spraying as his brothers looked on in shock. Staggering back, clutching his wounded arm, the red-masked turtle gritted his teeth to keep from screaming. That was when Donatello’s last thread of patience snapped. With a growl, he tightened his grip on his bo and leapt forward, slamming it into the mutant’s head so hard the impact echoed through all of Central Park.

Everyone froze in shock as the geek’s staff cracked down on their enemy’s skull with a dull thud. Without a sound, the brute collapsed, knocked out cold by the force of the blow, as the others stared in disbelief. Skinny, techy Donnie—who spent his days behind screens—had just K.O.’d a three-hundred-kilo wall of muscle?! Mouth agape, Raphael watched him calmly approach to examine his injury with a concerned expression.

"Sorry, it’s my fault. I shouldn’t have insisted," he said with a sigh through his snout, closing his eyes in disappointment. He hated failing.

"Leo? Leo? Did you just see what I saw, or am I dreaming with my eyes open again?" asked Michelangelo, shaking his still-stunned leader beside him.

"Huh?" Leo replied, eyes locked on the unconscious body, jaw still hanging.

"We have to bring him back. If someone finds him, he could get into serious trouble," Donatello said as he got up and tucked away his now slightly bent bo staff.

"Huh?" repeated Leo, Raph, and Mikey in unison, turning their wide-eyed gazes toward him.

He wasn’t serious. Was he?

…

To be continued…

[biggestdev]

This is the first time I can remember where i've been able to truley go all out on something:

I bought a 3d printer. BUT, this time I didn't do my normal thing - buying the cheap and/or DIY version and building it myself, probably also trying to mod it on the way. THIS time I bought a prebuilt printer!

3D printers are maddening, like normal paper printers but with a middle finger jammed in your eye, or at least they were when i was in college 10 years ago! I tried going the cheap route then, building a kit, and it just ruined printing for me for a full decade. Horrible instructions, no support, and printers just in general didn't have all the QOL features of modern printers. All that means that it was a struggle just to assemble the thing properly, then things like manual bed levelling, extruder setup, all this crap made for a terrible waste of my free time betwern classes.

Now, 10 years later, I wanted to have a printer, NOT as a hobby (I've already got plenty of those), but as a tool, a way to make silly little parts I cook up in my head, and tools should JUST WORK! And I finally have a few extra bucks to spare on a nice tool.

So, I bought a fully assembled Prusa Core One printer! Printing with this is like a whole other universe compared to my college days! The manufacturer has a beautiful slicer (with linux support!) and the printer has all the built in features that I want, in particular LOCAL NETWORK ONLY online monitoring!

The reason I chose Prusa over Bamboo Labs is because of this; Bamboo printers have to go through their online servers to do anything remotely to their printers, and the enshittification of everything guarentees that they will either paywall it or shut it down in the future. Figured I would get ahead of that and get a printer from a company that is hacker-friendly, with fully featured offline functionality. To prove my point, I have not set up this printer online at all, just connected to my wifi, which lets me access the print status web page directly, no internet! I can also upload new print files via that page, and start prints from it, very fully featured all things considered!

That said, I do have a camera on the way, because the only way I have to monitor the print visually right now is a crappy old security "camera" that I have to refresh a webpage constantly to get individual frames, and they look like ass:

The camera is a pretty new accessory from Prusa, and currently requires linking it to a free app to use, but Prusa has a feature roadmap including LAN direct live view, so the second that drops I'm enabling that for sure! Hopefully I can factory reset the camera and re-do the serup without an online account - local only is the way to go!

Other addons I bought:

exhaust filter (some filaments have nasty by-products)

multi-filament unit (not installed yet, I'm waiting for a few more parts to show up)

sealed containers and dessicant for filament storage (some filaments absorb water, which makes them difficult to print with).

Hardened nozzle (for filaments with metal/carbon fiber fill)

taped some filter material over the air intake, to keep dust out

Right now I'm manually changing filaments until all the parts show up. Unfortunately I could not buy the printer with the filament changer pre-installed (at least, I didn't see the option). Thankfully, Prusa posts very detailed guides (with pictures!) on how to do regular maintenance and upgrades to their printers. So far, all the work I've done has been realtively easy and straightforward!

Only issue I have run into so far is a partially clogged nozzle after printing a few parts with PETG, the filament extrusion slowed to a trickle and left whisps of filament on the bed rather than actual layers. Took me a couple of tries to get it unclogged, but I think I got it! I'll know if I didn't, since parts won't print right until I do!

So excited to have what I really wanted for once - A printer I can just hit "go" on and get a part a few hours later, without yanking my hair out on the way! The future is now!

[masterarchfiend93]

Just two GFs having a Pokémon battle. Hope Twilight has a plan to get past that type disadvantage. Well, a plan that won’t result in an unnecessary and dangerous to everyone explosion.

Need to consider a better camera setup, but that’s for another time. Until then I am going to just sit around and hyperfixate on this ship and all of the AUs that I have planned for them that I will totally get around to writing while I’m still amongst the living.

…I seriously need to work on finishing multi chapter stories before I start another twenty.