The engineer preserving the last analog motion graphics machine (2017) [video]
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HN comment orderThis is about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanimate an analog video synth. I had hoped that it was about a mechanical optical printer that could composite and project multiple film images. The closest thing I can think of was a multihead, aerial-image optical printer built by Ub Iwerks for Disney. If anyone has knowledge of such devices I love to hear it. Apparently it could composite text, animation and live images. http://nzpetesmatteshot.blogspot.com/2015/10/optical-effects...
I haven't watched the video yet, but there are definitely analog graphic synthesizers being made today, most notable those by https://www.lzxindustries.net/ There are also quite a few software packages that implement analog synthesis techniques, like https://lumen-app.com/ and http://v002.info/about/
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-22 | The Last Analog Motion Graphics Machine [video]First breakout | Unai | 172 | 64 |
| 2021-02-25 | Preserving the Last Analog Motion Graphics Machine (2017) [video] | splatzone | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-03-06 | The engineer preserving the last analog motion graphics machine (2017) [video] | kilovoltaire | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-03-07 | The Engineer Preserving the Last Analog Motion Graphics Machine | shortlived | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-03-09 | The Engineer Preserving the Last Analog Motion Graphics Machine[video] | reimertz | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-07-22 | The engineer preserving the last analog motion graphics machine (2017) [video]Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | kilovoltaire | 180 | 37 |
| 2023-09-08 | Meet the Engineer Preserving The Last Analog Motion Graphics Machine | tivert | 1 | 0 |