tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825054745741576862024-03-04T23:26:12.748-05:00FusionCastThis is the home of a weekly videocast which contains information all about Compiz Fusion, the window manager for Linux which is so popular!
Screencasts, demo's, tutorials, and more...Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-52267950321423254622010-01-23T01:19:00.002-05:002010-01-23T01:23:36.262-05:00While you're waiting...I'm driving back to college tomorrow (or this morning to be accurate).<div><br /></div><div>I noticed this video on the Planet and since it's pretty awesome I figured I'd post it here as well (Planet readers, no need to worry, you've seen this already).</div><div><br /></div><div>Kevin Lange has a pretty awesome video showing an updated version of the desktop head tracking, and it demonstrates its effectiveness much better than Sam's video that I featured a while back.</div><div><br /></div><div>I may review this in one of my videos depending on the situation, though a video of it in action may prove difficult as the only camera I own in my dorms is my laptop's webcam.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ctmLorlIWQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ctmLorlIWQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-13904522805124380672010-01-15T15:49:00.003-05:002010-01-15T15:52:58.563-05:00Another ThoughtSorry that the website theme is a bit messed up at the moment, this is due to me losing the hosting I had gotten before. I might be able to use my campus online storage to host the images in the near future. I'm going to clean up the design soon.<div><br /></div><div>Also I changed my Twitter username to gavintlgold, and it's not just FusionCast-centered anymore.</div><div><br /></div><div>Feel free to follow me :) > <a href="http://twitter.com/gavintlgold">http://twitter.com/gavintlgold</a></div>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-8185222656958365762010-01-15T15:03:00.003-05:002010-01-15T15:26:01.570-05:00On the subject of capturing my desktopSo, after hearing the response of the readers I think I may start up again, maybe not just for Compiz Fusion but other things as well. Even though there haven't been that many comments I know that my 400+ subscribers on Youtube might also appreciate more videos.<div><br /></div><div>However, I can't keep using the system I have been so far. Xvidcap, as good as it might seem, is not the best option. All my screencasts were actually sped up because of frame dropping, and the performance wasn't phenomenal even so.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm considering buying a capture card to plug in to my graphics card (which has s-video out) to record the video. On Newegg it seems like I can get one for around $25 to $30.</div><div><br /></div><div>This way video would be nice and smooth and I can show you guys the real truth behind my desktop, which, though it's not the most top-of-the-line in terms of hardware, performs amazingly with Compiz Fusion. Screencasts taken with software just don't do the cube justice.</div><div><br /></div><div>Also I'd rather not use a camcorder like I did for my big million views video. Having such a capture card would also likely open the doors for linux gaming and other features.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now, I know capture cards are not designed to capture video from the computer to record onto the computer, but I'm thinking this should be all right. Then again, I could be totally wrong about this increasing performance. Would recording with the capture card on linux be a CPU hog or would it be all right? If it's a CPU hog I suppose the situation isn't any better.</div><div><br /></div><div>If anyone could give me advice about this or another method of using hardware to record the desktop it would be greatly appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, I'm removing the Adsense ads and replacing them with a Paypal donation button. I don't think any of the ads are really relevant, they must be annoying, and I've only gotten about $35 total through Adsense after all these years. If you would like to speed up the process of me getting started up again I would always appreciate a small donation. Perhaps if I get enough I could use it for the capture card!</div><div><br /></div><div>Once again, thanks for your patience and helping me out with this capture card business, I'm not an expert with hardware like this.</div>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-83909896234367624462010-01-09T07:51:00.002-05:002010-01-09T08:04:02.025-05:00Not much happening...I figured I might as well update you by now. I assume most of you have given up hope of seeing a new video.<div><br /></div><div>I'm in college now, studying Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I still use linux on my laptop (on my desktop I play computer games so I'm forced to use XP).<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>My current Linux setup uses Compiz Fusion (of course), Docky, and the Global Menu Applet to emulate a sorta pseudo-mac look.</div><div><br /></div><div>Since Compiz hasn't undergone any major visual changes I haven't really found it necessary to update this blog with anything. However, the underlying code is being restructured completely and ported to C++, which I consider a big step forward. As for me I still like coding in Python but I have a better understanding of how C++ style coding works so I could probably begin to read and tweak the Compiz code myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, the main reason I wanted to post this was to see how many people still visit this site or have it in their feeds. My Youtube account still seems pretty active and I've got a lot of subscribers, so I suppose a new video wouldn't go missed.</div><div><br /></div><div>However, I'm not sure what to make a video about. I suppose I could make a presentation of my current setup, which I think is excellent for getting work done, or I could make a video showcasing my 30-second boot into Ubuntu Karmic.</div><div><br /></div><div>If anyone's alive out there let me know in a comment, and give me your opinion about where I should go with FusionCast. Thanks :)</div>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-55493396350679969632009-02-10T23:33:00.003-05:002009-02-10T23:38:47.346-05:00Long time no postHello, I'm still alive, but busy in High School, finishing my senior year. I hope that I will have time in my college years to continue this, as compiz moves in new directions.<br /><br />Indeed, as Compiz Fusion seems to be coming to an end, I may have to rename the cast. At the moment I do not have time enough to make more episodes, and compiz fusion hasn't developed much anyway.<br /><br />I am pretty sure that this summer I will be able to start 'er up again, maybe with a new name, and start fresh with all new bleeding edge compiz++! :)<br /><br />Another reason for me posting this is an important message: <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DO NOT INSTALL VIA GIT ANYMORE.</span></span> As Kristian <a href="http://kristian.blog.linpro.no/2009/02/11/git-master-going-wild/">mentioned</a>, the new work on Compiz has moved to git, and confused up scripts and how-tos. Just use what Ubuntu ships with; it's up-to-date enough to have all the plugins I've reviewed.<br /><br />I don't know how many people still check this blog, but I hope to start something again sometime in the near future. :) Thanks for staying subscribed all this time!<br /><br />--gavinGavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-12823100386449831482008-08-05T16:00:00.002-04:002008-08-05T16:08:20.930-04:00My new Xwinwrap gui Gwinwrap<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2736276436_3fe0857ca9.jpg?v=0"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3175/2736276436_3fe0857ca9.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I'm pleased to announce the first public version of my pygtk app Gwinwrap. It's still very new, and most likely buggy, but if you feel like trying it the code is at <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gwinwrap/">Google Code</a>. </div><div> </div><div>Basically, it finds all your xscreensavers and lists them, with a preview. You can choose to start the xwinwrap screen with opacity, and choose whether or not to use a nice command before for better cpu management. Xscreensaver Arguments are also accepted in the input box.</div><div> </div><div>Hope you like it!</div>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-26625896401126644502008-06-19T17:21:00.006-04:002008-06-20T12:41:36.511-04:00FusionCast VI -- New Plugin: Stackswitch<span style="font-style: italic;">Well, here we are already with another episode. Keep in mind that I plan on making shorter, more specific episodes now for easier searching on Youtube, etc. Because of this, the episode numbers are less important and more emphasis is on the plugin/features outlined.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJbgjBX8DaI">Watch the original video here</a> for annotations, and/or if you're coming from the planet.</span><br /><br /><a href="http://digg.com/linux_unix/All_new_Compiz_Fusion_Window_Switcher_Stackswitch">Can you Digg it?</a> >> Thanks everyone for putting this on the front page! And welcome, diggers!<br /><br /><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-05999272747006562 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJbgjBX8DaI&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-019205555865681345 visible ontop" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJbgjBX8DaI&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></a><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJbgjBX8DaI&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dJbgjBX8DaI&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This episode</span>, we show you an all-new plugin: Stackswitch! Added by Onestone to gitweb, this plugin is a neat hybrid of the <span style="font-style: italic;">scale</span> and <span style="font-style: italic;">shift</span> window switchers. Take a look at the video for details!<br /><br />Thanks a whole lot to Kate Linford for personally offering her track, "Hip Hop Bond" to use on this cast. I think you'll find it quite outstanding! A link to the track may be made available later.<br /><br />Links:<br /><a href="http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=fusion/plugins/stackswitch;a=summary">Stackswitch on Gitweb</a><br /><a href="http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/%7Eonestone/blog/?p=12">Original Announcement (onestone's blog)</a><br /><br />Please email me at fusioncast at gmail dot com!<br />I am on IRC occasionally under the nick of gavintlgold on irc.freenode.net #compiz-fusion.<br />Also, comment by clicking on the link below.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Tip: did you know that you can sort my posts by the label "episodes" to only see my episodes and cut out the announcements and stuff?</span>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-21781340690566899242008-06-16T15:33:00.006-04:002008-06-16T16:47:52.751-04:00FusionCast Episode V - Ghost + Dodge!<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">NOTE: I would seriously recommend watching this from the <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hpk7e5mmWWQ">Youtube page</a>. You'll get the annotations that way and they'll clarify a few things. I'm putting the video here anyway for lazy people:</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hpk7e5mmWWQ&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Hpk7e5mmWWQ&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Here's a new episode of FusionCast! This time, we run through a couple of things you can do with the similar plugins Ghost and Dodge (not to be confused with the dodge animation!). These plugins are available only with the developmental version of Compiz Fusion (GIT).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghost:</span> This plugin (in its default settings) makes all normal windows set to "Always on Top" transparent and inputless. In other words, you can click underneath the window but still see it. This can be useful for typing in commands, but also (I imagine) for image editing without having to import a photo into the image editor (see the video's example).<br /><br />I changed the settings to this because I found it worked better (Allowing windows that aren't "normal" to ghost too):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3Ea8JHwGsxPUXk8wIC75ldZzEPxl0nG5rQ8LBIwl7tOnUm_VSaahVk-2WWzDXUWVJTTn3Xr2toUq7d7h4U9f3O5VvF8zknMDQnpCYSvNAJFNi14Ph1O_TOYenYWs3XZLCS72cV_M-G4/s1600-h/ghost.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX3Ea8JHwGsxPUXk8wIC75ldZzEPxl0nG5rQ8LBIwl7tOnUm_VSaahVk-2WWzDXUWVJTTn3Xr2toUq7d7h4U9f3O5VvF8zknMDQnpCYSvNAJFNi14Ph1O_TOYenYWs3XZLCS72cV_M-G4/s400/ghost.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212567037450274994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dodge:</span> This plugin also lets you have windows on top without worrying about using their input. Instead of making the window transparent, it slides it out of the way when your cursor would be over it. Other ways of dodging are making the window go all the way off the screen and physically move (where it will remain until it is moved again). The wobbly effect really makes this plugin great. My custom configuration follows:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4afPL4ij9Lb615wWIFn5_WeUC4lU8MLK7q3taTGA5atqZQdgzqjxivvtOt024hiOoxY_Mxf9VhMogvPt6KwzuM9Fph_ohGpJ0rNCm-KVeMDLmlT3b89VlNIAlHpkoAgqCg815ZAcYhqY/s1600-h/dodge.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4afPL4ij9Lb615wWIFn5_WeUC4lU8MLK7q3taTGA5atqZQdgzqjxivvtOt024hiOoxY_Mxf9VhMogvPt6KwzuM9Fph_ohGpJ0rNCm-KVeMDLmlT3b89VlNIAlHpkoAgqCg815ZAcYhqY/s400/dodge.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212567358085527922" border="0" /></a><br />Oh, for those who thought this was pointless because the plugins are already pretty old, I am active now and you'll get a more useful, up to date video soon. This video is after all geared towards those who don't have GIT compiz I suppose. :) Horray for summer!<br /><br />Links:<br /><a href="http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=users/rcxdude/ghost;a=summary">Ghost on gitweb</a><br /><a href="http://gitweb.compiz-fusion.org/?p=users/rcxdude/dodge;a=summary">Dodge on gitweb</a><br /><br /><br />Please email me at fusioncast at gmail dot com!<br />I am on IRC occasionally (at irc.freenode.net #compiz-fusion) under the nick of gavintlgold.<br />Also, comment by clicking on the link below.Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-7998950262523417232008-06-16T01:36:00.003-04:002008-06-16T13:13:48.763-04:00FusionCast on Twitter!I just joined Twitter as <a href="http://twitter.com/FusionCast">FusionCast</a>. If anyone is interested feel free to add me :) Videos coming very soon... I've updated my compiz and am now figuring out which new plugin to feature! (see the twitter for more updates!)Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-37900750318270971252008-06-14T20:16:00.003-04:002008-06-14T20:19:26.953-04:00Youtube Annotations + More Vids to Come!A very interesting feature that may be extremely useful for me is the new Youtube Annotations feature. Take a look at <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=kKJBPCy2l3g">the page of my latest fusioncast</a> for an example. It allows me to put notes in the middle of the cast. I think it'll be very useful in the future. What do you think?<br /><br />Speaking of the future, I am now out of school (summer!) That means that I'll have considerably more time to work on video casts. Expect quite a few coming up! And tell me if they should have annotations too. Thanks!Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-62028579237423863982008-05-07T00:53:00.007-04:002008-05-12T17:27:33.784-04:00Compiz Fusion Sphere is here! Yay!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~onestone/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/sphere.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197589990825504706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscrdYQI2AQQMYQSlpmnODHgTo22Z1z9s3ujehVFrgZ-szX1aPXHqcSgu7jPaiY0m2kgT5DyWoOl8Aca8LYCIJi12yRPiwoswrEqJxekBseNcyYbkqLk7lC4o0oBi3zztQdVxnbRvijT0/s320/sphere.jpg" border="0" /></a>All hail Desktop Sphere!<br /><br />Finally, onestone has managed to code the desktop sphere many people were waiting for! He wrote about it on his blog. It's quite a neat plugin, and also merges the cubecaps plugin with the cube addon plugin, making for less plugins to worry about (the cubecaps plugin was sort of minor in the configurations, anyway).<br /><br />Only available in git of course, but great to try out for those of us who have access to that ;)<br /><br />And digg it too so others know: <a href="http://digg.com/linux_unix/Compiz_Fusion_Truly_Spherical_Desktop_View_Arrives">http://digg.com/linux_unix/Compiz_Fusion_Truly_Spherical_Desktop_View_Arrives</a><br /><br />Blog post: <a href="http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~onestone/blog/?p=10">http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~onestone/blog/?p=10</a><br /><br />Edit: sorry about messing up the planet, it's an annoying bug :(<br /><br />Edit 2: To clarify, the sphere is available in the "Cubeaddon" plugin.Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-4026894570227396252008-04-15T19:58:00.003-04:002008-04-17T20:40:11.542-04:00A call for feedback :)<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">NOTE: Comments have been closed... please go to <a href="http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=7943">the post in the forums</a> instead so we have one thread instead of two! Thanks a lot! :)</span><br /><br />Hey, according to the poll on the top right of this blog, a LOT of you liked this recent episode! Thanks a lot for letting me know your opinions (and if you didn't like it feel free to voice that view as well).<br /><br />I was reviewing the episode just now, (since I made it around midnight and want to make sure I didn't make any horrible slipups, and that kind of thing happens around then), and I was thinking maybe I should post the music info near the beginning of the video as in a music video (and some austrian ads I've seen).<br /><br />That got me into thinking that I don't nearly get as much feedback as I should. I would really like to know how you think I could make this better. Seems you guys liked the animation at the beginning and the more-smooth syncing with the beat at the beginning.<br /><br />However, in my current style, I don't really have too much to videoblog about between big visual updates like the cylinder. I just make a video demonstrating the latest and greatest coming out of the great minds of our Compiz Fusion coders. I can't make a videocast about every bugfix, of course.<br /><br />But I get the feeling that people don't like these long gaps... a videocast should be more regular, it seems. Should I post solutions to common problems? Configuration tutorials? Perhaps other recent developments in the world of Linux awesomeness? Please... let me know via the <a href="http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=7943"><span style="font-weight: bold;">forum post</span></a>.<br /><br />(speaking of which, I hadn't realized that you needed a google account to post a comment with my settings, and have since changed that... all are now welcome as long as they get past the CAPTCHA!)Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-27293326887412634422008-04-14T00:28:00.010-04:002008-06-14T20:16:34.398-04:00Fusioncast Episode IV<a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-018799707869182203 visible" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKJBPCy2l3g&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></a><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKJBPCy2l3g&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kKJBPCy2l3g&hl=en&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br />(if you are seeing this from the planet, without the youtube video, visit the <a href="http://fusioncast.blogspot.com/2008/04/episode-iv.html">actual blog post</a> to see this episode)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">NOTE:</span> I'm experimenting with the new "annotations" feature on Youtube. You'll have to go to <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=kKJBPCy2l3g">the video's page</a> to see them though. Let me know what you think!<br /><br />Yes, you read that right! It's another episode of Fusioncast, this time reviewing:<br /><ul><li>Cube cylinder</li><li>Mag plugin</li><li>Showmouse</li><li>The new expo curve</li><li>Updates to atlantis</li><li>An excerpt about the wii head tracking plugin</li></ul><p>Notes:<br /><br />You will have to compile compiz fusion from source to get the cylinder and other new plugins. Some plugins may already be available in the Hardy beta, however.<br /><br />I don't have a Wii controller, so I took a segment from Smspillaz's video (see below). Learn more at his <a href="http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/">blog</a>.<br /><br />Since everyone always asks about my theme, I'll just let you all know right now: This time, it's the Ubuntu Hardy "Human-Murrine" with customized colors (I like that they finally included this option for the Human theme!). The wallpaper is linked below. Using the "Glossy" metacity theme. Running Hardy Heron beta.<br /><br />I'm also (as usual) using Kiba-Dock, SVN version. It's extremely alpha software, and quite buggy since it's not a release (I'm not complaining), but I like to run it for fun (and because it looks so cool).<br /><br />I used Blender to make the little 3d compiz-cube, and I will upload the source files soon. Patience, guys. I intend to upload all the source videos and files as well for your tinkering benefit. It's coming.<br /><br />EDIT: Sorry for forgetting to mention the video editor! I use kdenlive (as in the other fusioncasts). It's a little improved in the Hardy repos, but still extremely buggy. I'm waiting for all those MLT bugs to get fixed, guys!!<br /><br />Please comment if I've forgotten to mention something. I'll set it aright.<br /><br />Links:<br /><br /><a href="http://gapipro.deviantart.com/art/Green-abstract-82588225">Wallpaper</a><br /><a href="http://www.kiba-dock.org/">Dock on the bottom of the screen</a><br /><a href="http://peach.blender.org/">Link to the website of the amazing cute movie with the rabbit (it's an open source movie!)</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw">The original Wii head tracking video by Johnny Lee</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92i8to9njUo&feature=related">Wii head tracking with compiz fusion by Smspillaz</a><br /><a href="http://blackstratblues.com/">Where the cool music came from</a> </p><p><a href="http://kdenlive.org/">Kdenlive<br /></a><br />Original video file + all source files coming soon!<br /><br />Please email me at fusioncast at gmail dot com!<br />I am on IRC occasionally under the nick of gavintlgold.<br />Also, comment by clicking on the link below. </p>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-88490572473044386122007-12-21T22:27:00.000-05:002007-12-21T22:36:17.089-05:00Community Video: Fun with WiiMote and Compiz Fusion<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lT4N5P3XOjI&rel=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lT4N5P3XOjI&rel=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Since I won't have time to make videos over this holiday, I've decided to look over videos I enjoy or find interesting and post them here as "Community Videos." Of course, they will all remain about Compiz Fusion and related topics!<br /><br />This was made by our very own SmSpillaz, whom you should know by now:<br /><br /><blockquote> This video demonstrates how you can use a WiiMote along with Compiz Fusion to do some pretty cool stuff.<br /><br />Note that it is done all with the inbuilt accelerometer, and I'm using the 'Hack' WiiMote driver via uinput. There is an actual driver being developed by the freedesktop guys as we speak (And it works with MPX too :))<br /><br />I didn't use the IR pointer because it's a pain to use with plugins that warp the pointer (Such as cube) and puts your pointer out of sync.<br /><br />More info at <a href="http://smspillaz.wordpress.com">smspillaz.wordpress.com</a><br /></blockquote>My observations: It looks like an interesting way of manipulating Compiz Fusion (and a desktop in general) but certainly not something that would be useful or have a purpose other than impressing people with your 1337 h4x0r skillz :P. Still, good work Sam!<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Please note that I did not make this video, or any others in the future labeled "Community Video." Refer to the Youtube page to give the author feedback.</span>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-47956318800837813702007-12-18T20:56:00.000-05:002007-12-18T20:57:25.168-05:00Video: Practical Uses of Desktop Effects<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Xbdiwu1nKs&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">EDIT: The link is fixed now! Also added the name of the song. Please recast your ratings on youtube :D Thanks!</span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Xbdiwu1nKs&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />I hope you enjoy this silly video parodying Compiz Fusion's effects. :) This is all I will do for the next few weeks, since I will be busy on vacation :D<br /><br /><a href="http://fusioncast.fsckr.net/vidarchive/practical.mpeg">High Quality MPEG file here</a><br /><br />Thanks for answering the poll by the way.Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-28088371302568984302007-12-15T23:50:00.000-05:002007-12-16T12:26:33.411-05:00Episode III<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Original MPEG added.</span><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s724VCKBkGE&rel=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed><br /><br />As a special treat, I present episode III of FusionCast. It's a no-talking episode, but it features Freescale, Shelf, and Freewins, and a few less known features of these three new(ish) plugins.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy, and don't mind if the quality is a little below my usual standard--I made this in a few hours.<br /><br />All three plugins are available through the GIT repository.<br /><br />Notes<br />=======<br /><br />Freescale is a simple hack by SmSpillaz that changes Freewins so that it scales windows instead of rotating them. It has a few bugs, and is a hack, so the code is less polished.<br /><br />Shelf, on the other hand, is based on the miniwin plugin from long ago. The name was <a href="http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=2079&highlight=shelf+plugin">suggested by me in the forums</a>, when I had the same sort of idea. Since it's coded by KristianLy (he made many plugins and is a member of the team), and has been made from scratch, it will most likely have less bugs and be under longer development. Also, the point of Shelf is more useful than Freescale is, since Freescale is what its name says--free-scaling. It has about as much use as Freewins. Shelf, however, should be useful as a sort of replacement to minimization.<br /><br />The bugs at the end are just a little example of silly things you can do. If you make all your windows at the same 3d angle as the desktop, it can look sort of like you are working on a 3d table. Of course, you can't use your windows while using Freewins, but.... it looks cool. :D<br /><br /><a href="http://fusioncast.fsckr.net/vidarchive/fusioncast-III.mpeg"><br />Original MPEG here.</a><br /><br />Please email me at fusioncast at gmail dot com!<br />I am on IRC frequently under the nick of gavintlgold.<br />Also, comment by clicking on the link below.Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-43965130478103777162007-12-15T19:31:00.000-05:002007-12-15T19:39:01.975-05:00Clarification about shelfSome folks were confused about the use of shelf, so I decided to post my idea right here on the blog. Kristian (the developer working on it) doesn't want to do the group integration, because he doesn't feel that it's good to have a dependency on it. But other than that he's going to base it on the following forum post (and how miniwin was in its old stages):<br /><br /><strong>Another Plugin Idea: Shelf Plugin<blockquote></blockquote></strong><blockquote>Now, I wish i could code this, but I don't know anything about it. But here's my idea.<br /><br />We have a new <span class="highlight">plugin</span> called "Shelf". It requires the group/tab <span class="highlight">plugin</span> to work (and integrates well with it). The basic idea: When you initiate the event, the <span class="highlight">plugin</span> scales down to a small size that sits on your desktop (with a nice reflection). Here's a mockup:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1213/733577758_37614066e4_o.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1213/733577758_37614066e4_o.png" alt="" border="0" /></a> Ok, now we have a mockup of a mouseover (of course it would look slicker, i just drew this with the pencil tool):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/733577740_92dcf64bfb_o.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1253/733577740_92dcf64bfb_o.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's another idea: A different mode called "card" mode that would look like this (and enable rotation, etc):<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/733577708_c2961c8d77_o.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/733577708_c2961c8d77_o.png" alt="" border="0" /></a> [this was added before freewins was invented, right now we might be able to just have freewins do this]</blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>For more, and the discussion, <a href="http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/showthread.php?t=2079">click here.</a>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-64537584550801937282007-12-13T23:38:00.000-05:002007-12-13T23:39:37.035-05:00Note to self...NEVER USE NTSC MODE IN KDENLIVE.<br /><br />The audio won't work.<br /><br />That is all.<br /><br />By the way, I'm exporting a nice quick video now. Look forward to it very soon!Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-67441315716862449222007-12-13T18:14:00.000-05:002007-12-13T18:19:24.389-05:00Resolution!So, finally we find out what happened to the webspace. Our friendly host fsckr found a notice from 1and1 saying that there was pornography on his page, and that they deleted it. He then asked them to remake it, since he had no knowledge of it.<br /><br />Well, it was my forum's spam gremlins that did it. So now we know what was up.<br /><br />In this very very late update, I may as well add that I have ubuntu and compiz fusion git back, and have all those mouthwateringly cool new plugins installed.<br /><br />So..... I think I'll see if I can make a silent (Since audio takes a lot of work) new fusioncast vid featuring those (think Shelf, freewins, freescale, atlantis2, snowball... all those good things).<br /><br />Sorry for being the typical bad vidcaster and leaving you all alone without an update.<br /><br />Luckily SmSpillaz has done nothing of the sort, and remains faithful with his <a href="http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/compiz-fusion-community-news-for-decemeber-5-2007-keep-those-plugins-coming/">Community News</a>. Read that for now.Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-69596562171622808422007-10-26T20:29:00.000-04:002007-10-26T20:33:51.032-04:00Bye Bye Webspace?I am not sure what happened to fsckr's hosting space, but it seems to have disappeared--so the site looks a bit bad without its background image, and anything I had hosted like the mpegs are not available. Youtube is still up of course.<br /><br />Bear with me, my install is currently broken for Compiz Fusion to run so I can't make any videos, when I get a Gutsy CD I'll fix that.<br /><br />fsckr, if you see this please email me: fusioncast@gmail.com ... thanks. :/<br /><br />Don't worry though, I'm still here and interested in doing fusioncast. I need to fix my install, get up to date, and do lots of schoolwork, etc.<br /><br />Sorry that nothing has been coming out recently :)<br /><br />(also the forums are gone since that was on fsckr.net too :P)Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-53442985298348437552007-09-27T22:22:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:09:13.664-04:00How To Install Kiba-Dock SVNSo, I've been very busy at school, but since people have asked, here is a short howto for Kiba-Dock. I hear the AWN instructions are easier to find...<br /><br />First, install Subversion to download the source code:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><code>sudo apt-get install subversion</code></span><br /><br />Then visit <a href="http://www.kiba-dock.org/components/com_mambowiki/index.php?title=Installing_Kiba-Dock#Dependencies">this page</a>, and install the dependencies (using Synaptic Package Manager, and including the names with -dev).<br /><br />run:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><code>svn co https://kibadock.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/kibadock/trunk/ kiba</code></span><br /><br />and then:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><code>ls</code></span><br /><br />and then take a look at the list. There should be about five blue items. You'll want to go into each of these with the cd command:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><code>cd akamaru</code></span><br /><br />for example. After you cd into it, run:<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><code>./autogen.sh<br />make<br />sudo make install</code></span><br /><br />and then when those commands are done, run:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><code>cd ../insert_next_directory_name_here</code></span><br /><br />and do the three commands again.<br /><br />Once all of that is finished, you should be able to launch kiba-dock from your menu. Good luck!Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-60220185157351372232007-09-15T09:50:00.001-04:002007-09-16T16:18:51.342-04:00New Feed ServiceI've just switched to FeedBurner, and you can subscribe to the video with a "watch now" link on your feed. So I would suggest unsubscribing if you have a subscription now, and subscribing to the feed link on the sidebar.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">[iTunes still doesn't work, but no one uses iTunes anyway.... right?] ;)</span>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-3564802508665066502007-09-14T22:47:00.000-04:002007-09-14T23:31:11.007-04:00FusionCast Flash Episode I<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n8QpEwXuZ5U"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n8QpEwXuZ5U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed></object><br /><br />This episode gives a quick picture of the latest development versions of Kiba Dock and Avant Window Navigator, the two most popular Linux docks which require Compiz Fusion or Beryl to run.<br /><br />Links:<a href="https://launchpad.net/awn"><br />Avant Window Navigator</a><br /><a href="http://www.kiba-dock.org/">Kiba Dock</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">There are basic installation instructions on the two websites. However, I am going to make a howto right here for both eventually, probably on Sunday, and post that here. I hope you enjoy this episode!</span><br /><a href="http://fusioncast.fsckr.net/vidarchive/fusionflash-I.mpeg"><br />Find the original MPEG file here.</a><br /><br />Please email me at fusioncast at gmail dot com!<br />I am on IRC frequently under the nick of gavintlgold.<br />Also, comment by clicking on the link below.<br /><br /><a href="http://fusioncastforums.fsckr.net">Check out the FusionCast Forums</a>Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-9861228594133682542007-09-13T22:22:00.000-04:002007-09-13T22:27:12.772-04:00Cancel that.... Instead, a plea for help!I have decided not to do the dock special, since the docks are under too much development currently. There would end up being bickering over features I didn't know about.<br /><br />Instead, we thought a troubleshooting episode would be good, with common problems and places to get help with them.<br /><br />Please discuss this here: <a href="http://www.fusioncastforums.fsckr.net/viewtopic.php?p=30">http://www.fusioncastforums.fsckr.net/viewtopic.php?p=30</a><br /><br />I need ideas on which errors and problems to feature. Thanks! The less I have to spend working on putting together the episode, the faster I can get this out. What with school, I've been very busy with homework and the like. I even have SAT class on Saturdays now, adding to my homework as well as taking away another day of the week.<br /><br />So if you guys (I know you're out there, I have a hit counter) can give me ideas, we can get this thing rolling again. You helped me with the theme music, now let's get some content!Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3582505474574157686.post-50822107928260910352007-09-07T21:28:00.000-04:002007-09-07T21:37:11.823-04:00Video delayed due to school, etc.I can't release the video about kiba-dock and a-w-n as soon as I expected since I just started school again and also there were a few things I discovered about a-w-n that require re-voiceovering, since what I said is now inaccurate.<br /><br />Better late than inaccurate, I suppose! :D Expect something on Sunday or Monday, ok?<br /><br />PS: I added a hit counter to the site, and that's made me realize how many visitors I have here. For instance, today I have had 51 unique visitors so far (though you who are reading this may make it higher ;) ) I get on average 68 unique visitors and 113 visits per day.<br /><br />I consider that to be quite high, considering there's almost nothing on this site right now. I believe the majority of visitors come across this after googling something, and I hope to be more useful soon, with more videos! And all new visitors please see the archives, there are two videos posted so far.<br /><br />Enjoy!Gavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282127628146603264noreply@blogger.com3