Smiles the Cat 1993 LilZebra 2020-10-10 | Originally recorded on a 1978-era SONY Betamax HVC 2000P camera and recorder, then raw footage was copied onto a VHS tape. My sister found the VHS tape this Thanksgiving weekend and then digitized it.The recording itself is from sometime in 1993 when my Dad's youngest brother gave our family the equipment when he upgraded to newer technology.The video camera and video recorder were separate units/ The make was a SONY from 1978 and together both cost $2000.
Apple Macintosh Quadra 850 LilZebra 2019-05-26 | Apple Macintosh Quadra 850 from the early 1990s.#Apple #Mac #Macintosh #Quadra
Make Me A Samich LilZebra 2019-05-14 | A Woman's purpose is to serve her Man ... to be there for him. To help him in their family life. She is the primary caregiver of the children, but so is the father.Somehow Western civilization that gotten this back'ass. Things need to change before societal collapse.Just like the Joni Mitchell song Woodstock, "we need to get back to the Garden (of Eden)"
KCND Tv12 ID LilZebra 2019-05-09 | A station ID type clip of former KCND-TV ch. 12 of Pembina, ND I made in Kdenlive.
Minneapolis Trees With Digital Effects LilZebra 2019-05-09 | This video I got from Kdenlive Video Resources, so if its copyright then I will take it down.This video looks like it was produced for the City of Minneapolis.I was using this clip to add video effects to it.
Storing Milk in Glass Bottles LilZebra 2019-05-09 | A video I did in 2017 extolling the virtues of storing milk in glass bottles after purchase from the grocer.
20181012 36 SuperExpress Gets Stuck at Brodie Centre LilZebra 2019-05-07 | On Fri. October 12, 2018 I had an appt. at HSC that afternoon. On my way back i waited and waited for the 36 SuperExpress to show up. It was already 15 mins. LATE.So when it did almost arrive, the bus operator didn't turn the steering wheel tight enough and ended up stranding the artic. "bendy" bus instead.A Transit Supr. was called in.I didn't want to wait to see how this all ended, but needless to say this is Made in Manitoba Rapid Transit for ya.Bus 975, a former OCTranspo artic., got stuck while trying to turn the corner of McDermot at the Brodie Medical Centre (Med. School), the building in the background of this video.
Valentines Day 2017 18 Corydon Bus Bunching LilZebra 2019-05-07 | Winnipeg Transit February 14, 2017 at Confusion Corner I was waiting for the bus when I saw three 18 Corydon buses listed on the electronic schedule system.This means that one or more of the 18 Corydon buses were LATE and all decided to show up close together in time.
Testing Radio Shack Lavalier Mic on Canon GL1 Camcorder LilZebra 2017-04-02 | Testing a Radio Shack external mic. on a Canon GL1 3 CCD camcorder I purchased on eBay in 2012.The sound in the internal mic. glitches, but the sound quality coming from the external mic. and plug are fine.
Tiger and Herbie Playing February 4 2012 LilZebra 2017-03-31 | My two cats, which I no longer have, playing in the last apartment I had, back in February 2012 at 59 Donald St., Winnipeg.
May 1967 - Me on a Blanket LilZebra 2017-03-21 | B&W photo of me, from May 1967, age 11 months, sitting outside on a blanket.I added a soundtrack of Robins and Crows and the sound of a screen door opening and closing over multiple audio tracks.This mini project worked out really nice.
Town Hall Meeting October 4, 2012 Re: BNSF Silos LilZebra 2017-03-19 | Town Hall Meeting on BNSF silos used to store Magnesium Chloride for making highway-grade road salt / ice melt.The silos were installed in the stealth of night in the Fall of 2012 without notice.The issue went to the courts and it was found that BNSF could use that land for whatever they wanted, despite residents concerns of fumes coming from the plant.
St Vital Park 2015 - Second Version LilZebra 2017-03-18 | My first visit to St. Vital Park on June 21, 2015.
Manitoba Capital Region - Rectangular Alpha Mask LilZebra 2017-03-14 | Saw a tutorial for Adobe Premiere Pro on how to roll out text. It's done with Masks.youtube.com/watch?v=R8iewwqzGtwIn Kdenlive I use the Rectangular Alpha Mask and position the sliders to reveal or hid text (or another object) in a scene.
Daisy the Cat 2015 ver 2 LilZebra 2017-03-05 | This version of the Daisy the Cat video added some color correction
Second Successful QuickCam Video with Audio via Kdenlive 2017 02 17 LilZebra 2017-02-18 | A test video made with a ca. 2004 Logitech QuickCam Notebook Pro.This webcam can do up to VGA -- 640 x 480. However only at 15 fps. It can do 320 x 240 at 29.97 fps. So this is what I am using.In Kdenlive I must use a Custom profile of QVGA because otherwise it complains "Capture crashed. Please check your profile."I am planning on purchasing a new HiDef webcam in the not too distant future. I should also purchase a better mic. so that it doesn't pick up the motor fan noise from the laptop or the heat fan from the basement.
Position and Zoom Testing 1, 2, 3... LilZebra 2017-02-07 | Electronic title using Kdenlive 16.08 Position & Zoom with 5 keyframes set for 1%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% of total frame.
Overcommercialized Baby Equipment LilZebra 2016-11-16 | Commenting on the overcommercialization of baby equipment products.My babyhood period in the mid- late-1960s did have coloured baby products but not commerical print on baby formula bottles and diapers.
Strangeness When Nephew Was Born LilZebra 2016-11-14 | An account of strange events in the days leading up to my nephew's birth and the year afterwards.
Male Friends and Sleepovers LilZebra 2016-11-14 | An account of growing up in a dysfunctional family with two younger sisters - one "cllinical" that spent a lot of her time visiting her friends. The other spent more time at home.A description of the times that I led growing up as a boy in Winnipeg, Canada.Was suppressed and neglected by Mom. No sleepovers. Friends had to be playing outside (no Winter friends), etc...However due to this life I am a strong defender of Boys. I am against any sort of physical abuse towards Boys, etc...I advocate in favour of kids being allowed to finish their babyhood period *naturally* without Mom interfering.
About Alpha Pectaurus LilZebra 2016-11-10 | I was told, 2.5 yrs. ago that prior to incarnating on Earth, my home star system was Alpha Pectaurus, about 500 light years from this Earth.
Melody on Yamaha B 55 2016-10-06 LilZebra 2016-10-06 | My first video featuring my recently acquired Yamaha Electone B-55 Organ.If I practice a lot in the next few months, maybe I'll be able to play a really well known tune for you.
Experimental Text Animation in Kdenlive LilZebra 2016-09-22 | Experimenting with the Distort Effect in Kdenlive using the Distort transition with keyframes.
2016 St Marys @ Marion (St. Boniface) Sidewalk In Disrepair LilZebra 2016-09-22 | For the last 2 yrs. or more I've bicycled and walked the corner of St. Mary's Rd. @ Marion St., in St. Boniface, Manitoba, a suburb of Winnipeg.The sidewalk paving stone is in bad need of replacement. This corner is highly trafficked by pedestrians due to its proximity to St. Boniface Hospital nearby.It needs to be fixed. Pronto.
Identify RCA Victor Portable Record Player LilZebra 2016-09-22 | Help me identify this RCA Victor tube-based portable record player that I owned between 1974 and 1981.It was Mono and could play 16, 33, 45, and 78 RPM records.Sadly, this is the only photo I have of it.
Family Home Prep. - Sept 2016 LilZebra 2016-09-12 | Our Dad is dying and so we are now starting to prepare our family home, which we've lived in since 1975...that's 41 years and a bit.This house will be sold approximately Spring 2017.
Failed Install of WordPerfect Office 12 in WINE 1.9.12 LilZebra 2016-09-12 | In attempting to install Corel WordPerfect Office 12 under Linux WINE 1.9.12 I've hit a roadblock.After a short time installling, a window displays a message:Please inserrt Disk: 1I don't have a Disk 1. All I have is a legit copy of the software, the software license key, Linux Fedora 22, and WINE 1.9.12
Graphic Arts Portfolio 2016 LilZebra 2016-09-02 | Some text art images that I created using Inkscape & GIMP 2.8.16 in 2016.
A Purring Baby LilZebra 2016-09-02 | I found the baby video someplace and also the purring cat sound.I just put them together to make a funny video.I have no idea what the man is saying.
Injured Northern Flicker Bird 2015 04 24 LilZebra 2015-04-25 | I heard a 'thud' sound at the house where I live. When I (we...I was with someone else) checked out what the sound was...thee was this bird on the front step.It wasn't moving and appeared to be stunned.Afte about 30 mins. it regained itself and flew away.Spotted in St. Vital, Manitoba ... a suburb of Winnipeg, Canada.
Residential Mallard Duck in River Heights, Winnipeg, Canada LilZebra 2014-05-25 | My friend and housemate at the time, Michael, spotted a Mallard Duck in the central River Heights area of Winnipeg.I used my Kodak 6490 to record a short video of it.
EVP Spirit says It Sucks LilZebra 2014-05-25 | I took my cat and my two camcorders out to the Manitoba Legislature.It was March 2012 but the nice weather had blessed us with ability to sit down next to a tree.A bit into the video recording I ask Tiger "How's things". Little did I know that there was present with us a spirit that replied to my question "It sucks".
LilZebra animation (Kdenlive) 2014-04-29 LilZebra 2014-04-30 | A short text animation I created in Kdenlive (Linux).
Working Internal MIDI on Rosegarden March 2014 LilZebra 2014-04-07 | I have been toying with the music sequencer program for *NIX, Rosegarden.I somehow managed to get internal MIDI working and sometimes even playback a pre-programmed MIDI tune.Now all I need is my m-audio USB cable and will find a way to get external (music synth.) keyboard to play a tune, or to play some keys on the 'board and record to Rosegarden and export to a MIDI file.
My rant about the current state of OSes and the Internet LilZebra 2014-02-06 | Just a short (12 minute) rant about my experience with using the Internet since March 1993 when I had access to the Draco BBS, based on Linux. Thru it, I learned how to use UNIX commands and later in the 1990s and since 2005 have used Linux as my 'primary OS'.
Me in New Apt. - August 2004 LilZebra 2014-02-01 | A 30 sec. video I made a couple of months after I moved into 59 Donald St., Winnipeg, Canada -- August 2004. I lived in that apt. suite till May 2012. The rent was reasonable too... $430 for a 1 bdrm. with balcony and Yes I look cute in this video, but inside my body felt really weak, build-up from years of toxic substances like Mercury, Aluminum, Barium in our air, in our water, in our fillings. It wasn't until May 2009, five years after this video was made, that I began to detox. from chemtrail 'guck'.BTW, the hardware & software I used to make this video -- Acer Aspire laptop, Logitec webcam (didn't buy a digicam till the next month), Windows XP. I can't remember what video editor I used to make this clip though.LilZebra
