some of these are rated r, just so you know if you're planning to watch with family or anything lol groundhog day amadeus (if you can, watch the original instead of director's cut) apocalypse now how to train your dragon planes, trains, and automobiles the office star trek (movies or shows, my fave is next gen) little miss sunshine die hard school of rock the motorcycle diaries the way porco rosso stand by me amelie lord of the rings battle royale
Well for a compromise, most colleges have a study abroad program. Wherever you end up going, you could probably utilize that to go for a semester (or maybe even a year, or a summer).
As far as I'm aware that's true of most United States universities. You can begin undeclared or open option and take academic exploration classes.
Man, I feel the exact opposite. I hated high school. College is the only time I've ever actively enjoyed school. I do miss some things about it I suppose (friends), but otherwise... Anyway, like others have said, you don't have to go to an Ivy League to have a successful career in computer science or EE, but you'll need math skills. CS is my college major and even the basic intro course had a lot of mathematical problem-solving. If you want to shoot for an Ivy League school though, go for it. As for high school... I wish my high school offered Japanese at all (or hell, even sign language, that sounds fun). I took classes this year and liked them so much I added it as a minor. Just don't get involved in too much drama and things should be fine.
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HI, AMAURY!
I just realized my PS2 is nearing 15 years old and still kickin' c': if only I could say the same for my PS1...
Okay umm, this guy is talking about pre-rendering... Is that what you want to do? Or do you want to atually render the clip (as in going into the menu and rendering it)? Pre-rendering basically renders a section of the file so that Vegas doesn't have to deal with it in real-time, hence it's less choppy that way. When he says you can match the project settings, he just means you don't need to mess with the template at all. I guess I don't understand -- are you saying that after pre-rendering, you have the same issue as you did beforehand? I will add that yes, file format might affect how an effect like that turns out, if you're putting it out in low enough quality. But I was suggesting things under the assumption you were rendering. If you simply want to avoid pre-rendering or rendering preview clips -- you can't. The most you can do, again, is minimize background processes so that more resources can go to Vegas, but I kind of doubt it will make a big enough difference. Also, be forewarned that YouTube has to go through a conversion/compression process when you upload, and in my experience fast-paced effects like that are the first things that get messed up. It might take a few tries to get a video format that uploads with the effect how you want it. EDIT: Ah, also, you can decrease the quality of your preview easily. There's a dropdown for it which should be in the vicinity of the preview window. You can also adjust the size by dragging it diagonally, you might need to undock it though. Might be worth a shot.
May I see the tutorial in question?
Run more smoothly when you play them back, you mean? I really doubt Vegas is rendering videos out choppy. How do you currently render them? My guess is that it's probably your computer. Do YouTube videos work okay? If so, I would upload a short video you rendered yourself there to see how it looks. If it works okay on YouTube, try a lightweight media player when playing them on your computer, and do it with as few background processes as possible. If you're concerned with file size, stay away from .avi and be careful about .mov file formats. The Lagarith lossless codec is excellent for manageable, lossless avi files, but you can't really upload it anywhere compressed that way, so it's best for situations in which you need to send something to someone in high quality or watch it yourself (the recipient if applicable will need the codec too, mind you). WMV files will net you a middle-of-the-road size/quality video, and .mp4 files are what I typically use for small, below-average quality previews. There's probably no magic solution, unfortunately. You've got to take your computer's specs into account and try different playback methods and formats. Don't be afraid to muck around with format templates until you get something you like.
THIS IS ALSO MY NUMBER ONE WOW. Bless you. I think this just about covers it; I'll start from 2 then. But also let me add -- I hated Heart of Darkness. Loathed it. Hence, I went into Apocalypse Now wanting to loathe it also. I think it speaks volumes about the impact of the film that one can go in wanting to hate it, and come out with a new favorite movie of all time (not I have any authoritative judgement of quality, but still). #2. Amadeus (1984) I'm not even sure where to begin with this movie. It is all at once funny, moving, intense and sad. It seemingly explores all kinds of genres in its very lengthy runtime (about 2 hours and 40 minutes) but for its entire duration it is incredibly gripping. This film won eight academy awards, and I believe them to be well-deserved. An adaptation of the 1979 play following the (fictionalized) tale of the short life and eventual murder of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart by rival composer Salieri (or rather -- the mystery of whether he was murdered at all), Amadeus is wonderfully scripted, expertly acted, and beautifully filmed. I just can't get enough of it. (But actually to be brutally honest, I guess I can -- I feel the original cut to be much superior to the director's cut [which carries 20 minutes of extra footage]. But that is neither here nor there, I suppose). #3. Groundhog Day (1993) This one makes the list both by virtue of its sheer quality -- and I believe it to be a very good film indeed -- but also, in truth, a bit of nostalgia. I have some very good memories of watching this film with family. More than that though, Groundhog Day is a wonderfully entertaining romantic comedy that sort of transcends its own genre, in my view. The romance -- or I suppose, the desire for romance as an end-goal -- works not as the main focus but to provide motivation for the protagonist, ultimately taking a back seat to his character development. With a dry and at times dark sense of wit, the film is not only hilarious but also a rather smart story about bettering oneself, with a great core concept to boot. #4. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Okay, okay, but hear me out, all right? My love for this film is no secret. But it's not just because Toothless is cute. This film is a surprisingly, and fairly subtly, intelligent picture. For all the reasons I initially fell in love with it, this wasn't why (at least not consciously), but it's why I've chosen to include it here. Doing so is admittedly a little intimidating, so I'm going to do my best to justify it, semi-succinctly. First off, this movie greatly rewards repeat viewing. It is full of parallels -- many are obvious, others likely won't be caught (or internalized, rather) the first go. The opening and closing sequences are clear "bookends", but the script does this throughout the rest of the movie, too, and it's fascinating to catch new things each time. I didn't have high hopes for this one when I first saw it on television -- I'd avoided it in theaters because the trailers came off as immature -- but the writing is also refreshingly free of pop-culture jokes and gross-out gags, with maybe one or two excepted lines (Gobber). The humor, in fact, is mostly courtesy of the protagonist's sarcasm, albeit with some visual gags for good measure. The movie is also beautiful -- famed cinematographer Roger Deakins was a consultant for the film, and it really shows. There's a really natural sense of lighting throughout, and the setting manages a surprising balance between appearing both gorgeous and harsh. Dragon has some wonderfully composed shots and lush colors, and a sweeping sense of movement during flight scenes that nonetheless still manage to convey a sense of gravity. Then there's the score, which is probably one of my all-time favorites. I really think this is a tightly-woven movie. It's not an ambitious/wholly original story, but it's one well-told, and I think the ending in particular makes it very memorable. I was really unsure about putting it on my list, but after consideration -- I don't just have a soft spot for it, although that's part of it. I also think it's a well made movie to boot. The sequel, by the sheer nature of its scope, probably can't compete with the clarity of direction in the original, but we'll see. And my fifth pick is... kinda-sorta undecided; I'm struggling with it. For now I'll put down some candidates: Fargo, A Few Good Men, Stand By Me, The Iron Giant, Paris Texas, Breakfast at Tiffany's (my most likely choice, I think). I'll have to come back.
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i would very much like to participate in this call
HI CAN I YELL TOO
I ALWAYS WANT TO POST IN THESE THREADS but then I get really self-conscious about my lack of drawing ability in a mspaint thread anyway I actually doodle in mspaint an alarming amount (during my gap year this got super out of hand...) so here is one that i did for the tumblr comic sans valentines day fad last year whoops i thought it was funny and then no one else did
I WOULD LOVE TO but it crashed last time and I need to get back to where we were :c Maybe I can stream again this summer~ also I need to actually play through it beforehand because last time I didn't play past chapter 1 before streaming and got horribly lost and it was awful for me and probably hilarious for everyone else
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