If you’ve read my first post about Spatial Video, the second about Encoding Spatial Video, or if you’ve used my command-line tool, you may recall a mention of Apple’s mysterious “fisheye” projection format. Mysterious because they’ve documented a CMProjectionType.fisheye enumeration with no elaboration, they stream their immersive Apple TV+ videos in this format, yet they’ve provided no method to produce […] read more

As I mentioned in my prior post about Spatial Video, the launch of the Apple Vision Pro has reignited interest in spatial and immersive video formats, and it’s exciting to hear from users who are experiencing this format for the first time. The release of my spatial video command-line tool and example spatial video player […] read more

One month ago, Apple released the Vision Pro, and with it, the ability to record and playback spatial (and immersive) video. The Apple TV app includes a set of beautifully produced videos giving viewers the chance to sit in the studio with Alicia Keys, visit the world’s largest rhino sanctuary, and perhaps most stunningly, follow […] read more

Over the past year, I’ve found myself in an unexpected and relentless battle, not in the digital arenas of Call of Duty, but against an unseen, unyielding opponent: a false permanent ban. This isn’t just my story; it’s a glimpse into a widespread issue that has quietly affected thousands of players. It started with a […] read more

Activision’s blind faith in the infallibility of their RICOCHET anti-cheat software, combined with a buggy and unstable Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II release, has resulted in faulty, permanent, and unappealable player account bans that prevent users from starting even the single-player game. These bans leave wrongly accused users who paid $70+ (USD) with no […] read more

This past April, 2021, Comcast/Xfinity Seattle increased the speed of its top-tier internet service from 1Gbps to 1.2Gbps. With the 20% over-provisioning that is common to Xfinity, this means that you can now expect download speeds of up to 1.44Gbps with their top-tier plan. That is, if you have the correct network devices and configuration […] read more

I’ve updated all three of my plug-ins to support Adobe Illustrator 2021 (25.x). It’s hard to believe that Ai->XAML was released almost 16 years ago in July, 2005! Ai->Canvas was released almost 11 years ago in October, 2010. And my youngest, Duplicate, is coming up on 4 years this July. Amazing. Over the years, I’ve […] read more

About a week ago, the prolific Marc Edwards tweeted: Seems like a simple question, but I can’t find an answer: Is there a single shortcut to duplicate an object in Illustrator? Like ⌘J in Ps. — Marc Edwards (@marcedwards) June 24, 2017 As a frequent Illustrator user, my immediate thought was: “of course there is!” […] read more

If you watched Apple’s September 9th Special Event when they introduced the upcoming iPad Pro, you may remember the segment around 35:05 where Microsoft demonstrated Excel and Word side-by-side using the new iOS 9 Split View feature. “So having these two applications side-by-side is a huge productivity boost…and allows us to do things like copy […] read more

Today, Apple released OS 1.0.1 for Apple Watch. Among a list of other updates, the release notes mention performance improvements for third-party apps. I was curious to see if this OS update fixed the disappearing status bar bug, and indeed, it did. Thank you, Apple! I also noticed that the WatchKit Controller Life Cycle that I […] read more