Managing my own server

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okt 282012

I recently started renting a virtual private server. As an operating system I’m using CentOS.

For now I’ll use the server to host my websites, but I’m planning on experimenting with Java applications in the future.

It’s an interesting experience to manage everything by myself for a change. There are a lot of things that need configuration and tuning. Especially security is a challenge.

It’s not easy, but I’m confident I’ll make it work and help me get a better understanding of webhosting and Linux.

When I’m done playing with the server and have some free time, I’ll move this website to it as well.

Posted by Jasper Lammers at 21:26

New YouTube video: Age Progression Morph HD

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sep 122012

A few years after making my first age progression morph video, I decided to make a second, up to date version.
The video is now finished, and can be watched here.

To improve the quality of the transitions, I’ve improved the following things:

  • Rending the morph at a higher resolution.
  • Using better codecs to encode the age morph and the resulting video.
  • Making sure the faces are about the same in size.
  • Paying more attention to individual details as they transform (eyes, nose, chin, etc)
  • Using a higher fps for the videos.

More about this video on this page. Enjoy!

Posted by Jasper Lammers at 19:57

New YouTube video: Age Progression Morph compare single year

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mei 052012

A few years after making my first age progression morph video, I decided to make a second, up to date version.
This time, I’m changing a few things to improve the video:

  • Rending the morph at a higher resolution.
  • Using better codecs to encode the age morph and the resulting video.
  • Making sure the faces are about the same in size.
  • Paying more attention to individual details as they transform (eyes, nose, chin, etc)
  • Using a higher fps for the videos.

These improvements will make the transformation a lot better looking, but also take a lot more time to create. To give a preview, I made this video to show the extend of the improvement.

When the new video is ready, it will be posted on this page.

Posted by Jasper Lammers at 22:50

Making of Age Progression Morph

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aug 012011

While cleaning up my pc I noticed that when I made the video Age Progression Morph I also recorded how I made one of the transitions. Today i decided to render the material and post it on YouTube.

Using a program called MorphMan, I made animated transitions between every picture that is visible in the movie. Eventually all transitions were edited together using Adobe Premiere Pro.

Posted by Jasper Lammers at 19:58
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