Posts by Reid Walley
Blur/Censor A Moving Face in Final Cut Pro X
So far, I’ve only used the first option by CoreMelt. SliceX Free by CoreMelt Price: Free Must request a free license via form on product page. Description: Lets you use mocha tracking with oval and rectangle masks. NOTE on usage: MUST enable the Keyframing icon for the tool to actually track the moving object. ProAnonymous…
Read MoreAffinity Designer – Convert Hi-Resolution Vector Art to Web-Resolution PNG File
GOAL: Transform 12″ X 16″ 300dpi t-shirt vector art into 300px X 300px 72dpi PNG graphic for Web – while maintaining the best quality at the smaller 300px size. 1. Make dimensions SQUARE Affinity Designer > File > Document Setup: Change 12” x 16” to 16” x 16” Objects will: Anchor to page Click OK…
Read MoreAffinity Designer – Perspective Distort Vector Art
Since there’s currently (as of July 2019) no Perspective / Distort / Warp tool in Affinity Designer ($49.99) (which I was totally used to for forever in Adobe Illustrator), ya gotta use Affinity Photo ($49.99). And you can open Affinity Photo directly from within Affinity Designer: File > Edit in Photo… Currently you can only…
Read MoreDownload Instagram Stories Video
I got a cool shout-out from a friend on their Instagram Stories, and wanted to repost their video on my other social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. A quick Google search lead me to the How to download Instagram Stories on iOS, Android, and desktop article on Digital Trends. From my phone, I…
Read MoreAffinity Photo – Combining Multiple Selections Into One Mask Using Spare Channel
Affinity Photo 1.7.0 on MacBook. Goal: Create initial Selection, save to Mask; then come back and add more selections to the existing Mask. The following notes reflect how I used Spare Channel to pack multiple selections into one Mask. It’s probably not the best way to combine multiple selections into one Mask, but it’s the…
Read MoreAffinity Photo – Cut Out An Image & Re-select Selection
(Version 1.7.0): After following instructions from Affinity Photo: Extract/Cut Out an Image and Selection with the Selection Brush in Affinity Photo, under Refine Selection I chose Output > New Layer with Mask. OK, but now how do I re-select the selection (that I turned into a Mask) to edit the Mask further? Two options: Click…
Read MoreVectorize Image to Vector
Convert raster images into vector graphics Autotracer.org Vectorize.me
Read MorePODS Framework Resources
Add Audio Using Magic Tags > Section: Special Functions Created for Audio & Video Audio Player shortcode PODS Documentation Documentation (master list) Planning Your Custom Content Types (Post Type + Taxonomies + Fields) Bi-directional relationships (In my case: Music Project <==> Artist) One Artist/Band with 3 Albums Bi-directional Relationship setup (Artist (Custom Taxonomy) <==> Music…
Read MoreSetting Up Amazon Pay for WooCommerce
Setting up Amazon Pay for my Every Floor Is A Dance Floor WooCommerce shopping cart was a bit confusing for me, so I’m documenting the basics here. I’m specifically NOT selling on Amazon as a seller, I just want to offer Amazon Pay to my customers that shop on my WordPress (WooCommerce-powered shopping cart) website.…
Read MoreSnag.gy – Capture Screenshots & Save As Link
Snag.gy captures a screenshot and saves it as a link. This is SO HELPFUL when dealing with tech support and there’s no way to upload a screenshot during the conversation.
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