Almost Free Better LCD SHADE at DVinfo.net

Neil Slade · March 10th, 2004, 05:36 PM

Greetings wonderful DVi folk.

I've posted a ridiculously easy instructions for making your own instantly useable Flip Out LCD Shade for camcorders here
http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/shade.html

I had previously bought the rather fancy commercially available but hard to get on and off LCD shade. My design costs almost nothing to make, provides deeper shading, goes on and off in an instant, and packs up in virtually zero space.

Takes a few minutes to put together, that's it. You'll ask yourself "Why didn't I think of that!?!" (Hmmm, maybe a few of you did)

Hope you enjoy.

Guy Bruner · March 10th, 2004, 05:42 PM

None of the pictures show up for me. And, if you would enclose your link in [u r l]link[/ u r l] without the spaces, folks could just click on it.

Neil Slade · March 10th, 2004, 05:50 PM

I just fixed the photos--

Started using a new html editor- thanks for the photo headsup

Boyd Ostroff · March 10th, 2004, 05:54 PM

Sorry, I just tried and no pictures for me either. I'm using Explorer on a Mac under OSX. I get empty frames with an icon that has a red X in it, indicating the file either can't be found or can't be opened.

Aaron Koolen · March 10th, 2004, 05:55 PM

Likewise, no pics here. Neil if you look at your links, they're pointing to a local filesystem file, not a URL.

Aaron

Clayton Farr · March 10th, 2004, 05:56 PM

Hi Neil,

I'm having the same problem with the pix not loading. (Also on your DIY Semi-Fisheye Lens Project.) Glancing at your html, it looks like the image links are still pointing to your computer (D: drive) instead of being a link relative to the site itself.

So something like "file:///D:/All%20Photos/DVX%20Wide%20angle/shade.jpg" might become ".../All%20Photos/DVX%20Wide%20angle/shade.jpg" (You can also replace the spaces in your folder names with underscores '_' to lose the '%20' if you'd like.)

Thanks for posting the tip. I look forward to seeing what you've done.

Best,
Clayton

Neil Slade · March 10th, 2004, 06:02 PM

OKAY FIXING NOW

How's that? Try now.... sorry, oops!

(using a new html editor....)

Jeff Donald · March 10th, 2004, 09:46 PM

It works fo me, now, with a Mac and Safari browser

Frank Granovski · March 10th, 2004, 09:52 PM

Works for me too. It almost looks like a supervideo page. :-))

March 10th, 2004, 05:36 PM	#1
Neil Slade Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver Posts: 131	Almost Free Better LCD SHADE Greetings wonderful DVi folk. I've posted a ridiculously easy instructions for making your own instantly useable Flip Out LCD Shade for camcorders here http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/shade.html I had previously bought the rather fancy commercially available but hard to get on and off LCD shade. My design costs almost nothing to make, provides deeper shading, goes on and off in an instant, and packs up in virtually zero space. Takes a few minutes to put together, that's it. You'll ask yourself "Why didn't I think of that!?!" (Hmmm, maybe a few of you did) Hope you enjoy.

March 10th, 2004, 05:50 PM	#3
Neil Slade Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver Posts: 131	Pictures I just fixed the photos-- Started using a new html editor- thanks for the photo headsup

March 10th, 2004, 05:55 PM	#5
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Likewise, no pics here. Neil if you look at your links, they're pointing to a local filesystem file, not a URL. Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

March 10th, 2004, 06:02 PM	#7
Neil Slade Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver Posts: 131	FIXING NOW OKAY FIXING NOW How's that? Try now.... sorry, oops! (using a new html editor....)

March 10th, 2004, 09:46 PM	#8
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	It works fo me, now, with a Mac and Safari browser __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

March 10th, 2004, 05:42 PM	#2
Guy Bruner Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ashford, AL Posts: 937	None of the pictures show up for me. And, if you would enclose your link in [u r l]link[/ u r l] without the spaces, folks could just click on it.

March 10th, 2004, 05:54 PM	#4
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Sorry, I just tried and no pictures for me either. I'm using Explorer on a Mac under OSX. I get empty frames with an icon that has a red X in it, indicating the file either can't be found or can't be opened.

March 10th, 2004, 05:56 PM	#6
Clayton Farr Contributor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 94	Hi Neil, I'm having the same problem with the pix not loading. (Also on your DIY Semi-Fisheye Lens Project.) Glancing at your html, it looks like the image links are still pointing to your computer (D: drive) instead of being a link relative to the site itself. So something like "file:///D:/All%20Photos/DVX%20Wide%20angle/shade.jpg" might become ".../All%20Photos/DVX%20Wide%20angle/shade.jpg" (You can also replace the spaces in your folder names with underscores '_' to lose the '%20' if you'd like.) Thanks for posting the tip. I look forward to seeing what you've done. Best, Clayton

March 10th, 2004, 09:52 PM	#9
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	Works for me too. It almost looks like a supervideo page. :-))