I saw a video from microsoft research which showed a new editor with like "infinite zoom" when viewing all source code files, like flash vector files - really cool. But i can't seem to find this video again! Does anybody know what it's called? Or a link?
posted by flexiverse on Aug 29, 2009 - 8 answers

Occasionally, I experience a strange visual phenomenon that resembles a vortex of some sort... [more inside]
posted by Acey on May 11, 2009 - 12 answers

Is it possible to use Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition to create a simple website and to then easily convert the site to plain html? [more inside]
posted by therubettes on Jan 14, 2009 - 3 answers

AVFilter: at work we're replacing some of our aging AV equipment, and we can't figure out how to hook up our projectors to the new controller panel. [more inside]
posted by sbutler on Dec 16, 2008 - 2 answers

I'm moving and starting over just about from scratch. I'd like people's input on what I should do about setting up nifty integrated audio/visual/computing stuff in my new place. [more inside]
posted by Echidna882003 on Oct 19, 2008 - 3 answers

How to do a VBA version of the following array formula in Excel? The following array formula (entered with ctrl,shift,enter) will produce the string 'Bank statement'!H842, which is the name of a cell I would like to be able to manipulate via VBA: {="'Bank statement'!H"&MATCH(C1&D$39,'Bank statement'!A:A&'Bank statement'!C:C,0)} [more inside]
posted by Mokusatsu on Oct 17, 2008 - 3 answers

Question-Asking-Filter: What would be the best way to ASK a question on AskMeFi that I want to ask? Pre-question question-answers within. [more inside]
posted by vanoakenfold on Oct 3, 2008 - 21 answers

The command window (in XP) flashes for just a second and then goes away when executing "Hello, World!" program written in Visual C++ express edition. [more inside]
posted by amsterdam63 on Sep 24, 2008 - 10 answers

I would like to study images as both a computer scientist and an anthropologist. What do I study next? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 22, 2008 - 3 answers

Help me learn everything I need to know about visual processing (and improving it). [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Sep 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Appreciating the visual arts: what should I be looking at? What should I be thinking about? [more inside]
posted by brandnew on Jun 6, 2008 - 9 answers

Why does red text on black background appears 'closer to me' than green text on black background, when the two text elements are next to each-other? Other combinations yield all kinds of different 'distances'. [more inside]
posted by spacefire on Jun 1, 2008 - 7 answers

CookingFilter: I need cookbooks or websites that have step by step visuals of recipes. [more inside]
posted by reenum on May 27, 2008 - 15 answers

Best ways to visually explore a large survey data set? [more inside]
posted by proj on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I pimp my PowerPoint? [more inside]
posted by colecovizion on Mar 31, 2008 - 7 answers

I need to design/buy a visual alarm for use with a PC. [more inside]
posted by edmz on Mar 29, 2008 - 8 answers

Help needed, designing an AV facility for the future. [more inside]
posted by matholio on Oct 7, 2007 - 6 answers

How do I get started down an audio/visual career path? [more inside]
posted by nightengine on Oct 3, 2007 - 4 answers

ATL, COM, Automation in VC++ 2005 - Help me make sense of it all! [more inside]
posted by blahtsk on Jun 14, 2007 - 7 answers

I need help graphically representing some data. [more inside]
posted by b33j on Jun 1, 2007 - 12 answers

As a followup to this question (2 years ago)... I need in WinXP to have three features (and I'll take any of the three, preferably all). 1) Bordered Cursor (round ring, called Pinpoint for OSX). Bonus for a visual change when you click (and right click) 2) Key overlay like KeyCastr for OSX, showing the audience control/alt keys as you type them in an overlay. 3) Dynamic Zoom (yes, I know it's open gl based, I have only open GL cards) to push in. MacOS Universal Prefs.
posted by filmgeek on May 29, 2007 - 2 answers

Helping make a historical documentary, I'm looking for photo archives of various scenes in England in the 20th century. [more inside]
posted by zadcat on Feb 22, 2007 - 4 answers

Help me work out how to represent data in an innovative way. [more inside]
posted by b33j on Dec 13, 2006 - 12 answers

Is there any sort of recognised optical illusion or visual deficit that can make it hard to realize that a vehicle is stationary? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 16, 2006 - 17 answers

When I was a music student, we had a visit from a music psychologist who worked in a conservatory in London... I think it was The Royal Academy. During her lecture, she described an experiment where performers were asked to play either with no physical movement, or with obviously physically expressive movements. The performers who had no physical movement were divided into 2 groups; one group was asked to play in an emotionally expressive way, and the other group was asked to play mechanically. The result of this experiment was that non-musicians could not tell apart the 2 groups of motionless performers, they could only tell a performer was being expressive if they could see them moving. In short, non-musicians cannot tell if a musician is playing expressively by listening alone. Musicians could of course tell the difference between all of them. I'm now a music photographer, so these findings are of huge interest to me, especially when it comes to persuading musicians just how important it is to communicate on a visual level as well as a musical one. Does anyone have any idea where I can reference this study, or anything remotely similar? Thanks!
posted by BobsterLobster on May 30, 2006 - 4 answers

Do children see darkness as "blacker" than adults? [more inside]
posted by Bugbread on Apr 9, 2006 - 21 answers

Has anyone ever managed to use iTunes and COM to access the iTunes database and modify MP3 meta-data tags? I need to change the genre for every track by a certain artist and since I have a list of over 800 artists, it is not something I can do by hand. [more inside]
posted by mr_silver on Apr 7, 2006 - 13 answers

A friend of mine recently told me that she can't read comic books. She doesn't have problems with understanding text or visual information. She's been a voracious book reader since a very early age and she's a dedicated film watcher. I didn't entirely understand her explanation but she says that she never learn to decode the tight coupling of textual and visual information in comic books. Has anyone heard about or experienced something similar? [more inside]
posted by rdr on Mar 20, 2006 - 23 answers

I am getting pretty serious into the vfx industry and wanted to know where to look for accountant to deal with my taxes as a freelance artist... [more inside]
posted by matthelm on Feb 24, 2006 - 1 answer

I'm looking for examples of awesome-looking information displays. This can be anything from interesting OSs, "command center" control displays, and information software that is graphically impressive in its visual design. An information screen/program that makes you go "wow" on looks alone, whether public or proprietary. Any screenshots? I hope I'm describing this right.
posted by zek on Feb 6, 2006 - 13 answers

I find that learning from visual reference (diagrams, animations, movies) is very effective for me. I'm looking for some good online resources that will help me utilize this. [more inside]
posted by foraneagle2 on Apr 27, 2005 - 11 answers

Fussy-Filter
I am a very visual eater and extraordinarily stubborn. After avoiding pretty much all fruit and veg my entire life I am trying to take the plunge and expand my dietary horizons (without expanding my waistband). How can I get over the mental block of eating green and orange stuff? Can anyone recommend an easy way to get on the fruit and veg wagon or recipes that conceal the deadly veg from mine eyes?
posted by longbaugh on Aug 19, 2004 - 29 answers