#Computer Performance

[scriptingthewhy]

Battery Drain: Common Causes & Solutions

AI-generated image. “My phone is at 98%, maybe I should charge it.” We’ve all been there—watching the battery percentage plummet faster than our hopes for a productive day. Whether it’s the dreaded “low battery” warning at the worst possible moment or your laptop shutting down mid-sentence, battery life is a fickle beast. But what actually determines how long your device holds a charge? And how…

[uvaldecomputerrepairsstuff]

Optimizing Your Computer for Gaming: Tips to Boost Performance

Introduction In the world of gaming, performance is everything. Whether you’re a casual gamer or a competitive eSports enthusiast, optimizing your computer can make the difference between victory and defeat. At Uvalde Computer Repair, we understand the importance of a smooth gaming experience. Here are some expert tips to help you get the most out of your gaming PC. 1. Update Your Graphics…

[buysellram]

When and How to Upgrade Your PC memory

Boost your computer’s performance with this comprehensive guide on upgrading RAM. Learn how more memory can enhance speed, multitasking, and overall efficiency for your system. Whether you're a casual user or a professional, upgrading RAM is a cost-effective way to improve your machine's capabilities.

Maximizing your computer's Performance: A Guide to Upgrading RAM

[alltechqueries]

iolo System Mechanic Review: Does It Really Improve Performance?

In the world of PC optimization, iolo System Mechanic stands out as a highly regarded tool designed to boost system performance and ensure smoother operation. iolo System Mechanic has gained significant popularity among users seeking to enhance their computer’s speed, stability, and overall efficiency. This powerful system mechanic software is known for its comprehensive suite of features that…

[jkvjimin]

PARK JIMIN + dominating the stage with his aura (cr. namuspromised, jung-koook) | [template]

happy birthday, annie! @kimtaegis 💜

[graphicsmatthew]

Kedamono and lain wallpapers i made for my computer today! I posted what they look like on my computer on my other blog @brainrottedmatthew

[th3-0bjectivist]

“Meridian Flux” - Animated painting

[dreamerthetimelady]

Torturing my GPU to make pretty screenshots in AFOP

[funfactory]

seoyeon ♡ 231231

[exdeputysonso]

MISSISSIPPI BURNING (1988)

[july-19th-club]

one thing about being in too much pain to uphold social niceties (period and it's a bad one) is that i did spend all day at work not only doubled over and moving at a pace the ninety year old library ladies were lapping but i was even worse than usual at tasks like Looking At People Who Are Chewing Gum and "not edging away bugeyed when a coworker stands close next to me" and of course the perennial favorite "keeping track of more than three words spoken to me in a row and responding to that" and we'll let me merely say. it is just me and that murderbot. nobody else in this whole damn library understands

[inapat18]

Pushing the limits of computer animation – The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn

             Our previous articles discussed the trend of realism in computer animation, and how some computer-animated movies, namely Toy Story and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, chose to radically distinguish themselves from it and revolutionized computer animation twenty years apart. There was still however a certain type of aesthetic to be found in realistic 2010s computer-animated movies. Thus, while major animation studios were perfecting their techniques, directors of live-action movies took hold of these tools to try to translate their vision.     

             The 2011 animated movie The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn is a very interesting case to study in this respect. It is indeed one of the best examples of trying to close the gap between live-action and animation.

             Adapting Tintin’s adventures on the big screen has always proved tricky, because Hergé’s style – called in French la ligne claire, which translates to "clear line" – is difficult to translate to cinema and especially in live-action. Finding actors to play those emblematic characters or transliterating visual gags is a perilous operation. Nevertheless, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson decided in the 2000s to rise up to the challenge. Both directors are VFX enthusiasts and they decided to use a hybrid technique: performance capture.

             This 1990s technique came from the video game first. It involves picking up actors’ expressions and movements thanks to suits and sensors to translate it best to 3D animation. Video games such as Prince of Persia or The Last of Us use it to make their characters look the most realistic way possible. Peter Jackson knows performance capture very well, since he used it himself to create Gollum in Lord of the Rings. With this technique, directors reasoned they did not have to find actors whose primary appeal was their resemblance to the original comics’ characters anymore.

             Other criteria were prioritized: the way they move or emote, or their voices. Directors could hire anyone they wanted and then make the magic happen through VFX. Hence why, for Secret of the Unicorn, performance capture imposed itself as the perfect compromise between pure computer animation and a live-action movie. It gives the movie a peculiar look: it is easy to recognize that it is not only computer animation, but it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what is different from the usual movies.

             This might be why the experience was not very successful: Hergé’s aficionados did not get their bearings and the general public sometimes found the movie visually weird – flirting with the uncanny valley. Performance capture pushes the limits of what we consider realistic and it can make the viewers uncomfortable. But it also created a debate in the industry: can performance capture be considered as animation? The movie’s animators explained that performance capture was just a tool they used to keep the actors’ facial expressions but looking at it, it is hard to decipher what is animation and what is performance capture. As a result, if performance capture seemed to be the best choice on paper, the results were flawed. The movie did not bring forth a new animation era, and performance capture is still used parsimoniously in VFX techniques. But who knows? In the future, it may very well be a tool to innovate computer animation.

EL

[mousehousediary]

ever think about how when louis was asking armand to witness madeleine's turning, he was basically inviting him into the family by asking him to attend his daughter's wedding/hold his hand in the delivery room. and when armand essentially replies "i will not go unless you force me to" he tells him he doesn't have to and reassures him. and then what goes on in their respective heads in that exact moment are:

louis: oh damn the maitre stuff is not just a sex thing he actually like can't hold a conversation like a human being. oh but he's so sad... there there loser boyfriend... why does nobody ever want to have babies with me :/

armand: *has just sentenced louis to death*

[cyberdragoninfinity]

furry AU dennis/denyuri bug been biting me nonstop for the last month and a half and im not even sorry 🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩poodle blast🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩🐩

[andmaybegayer]

Look I don't hate C you can write good code in C if you try and I understand the reasons for its popularity but so many people who don't know shit about C give insane made up reasons for why C is good. C is like if after world war 2 everyone decided to pattern every single gun on the sten because it was really easy to make. And now people retroactively were like actually the sten is the original gun and it's good because it interacts very closely with the bullet and has fewer moving parts. This is nothing, the sten is like that because it's cheap as fuck and when it breaks you can fix it in a burned out French cottage with some sheet metal and a rock and a cigarette.

[sciderman]

Do any of the boys wear jewelry?

Wade seems like the type to have those grandma box full of jewelry but Peter would probably have one pair of earrings for the occasion?? 

they're too broke for any kind of jewellery save for the edible kind