> Using imagemagick on the command line I was able to combine the images into a GIF.
replyman what a cop out, I was hoping they would use a text editor to build the gif. that would be way harder.
Yeah, real devs write their own LZW compression implementation from scratch in C++
replyIndeed, I've never developed my own film but I do respect it entails a fair bit of effort, and the funky old camera is cool.
replyBut scanning, cropping using one of the latest image editors, then running it through imagemagick does not feel like the hardest way to make a gif.
Developing film is such a beautiful kind of magic. Watching the image appear in a darkroom before your eyes is a very unique experience.
replyYeah I was expecting somebody to build a gif by hand from the spec using ed.
reply"Acquire photons" was funny
replyit certainly gives "you must first invent the universe" vibes
replyIf you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe
replyThis reminds me in the best way of Lynch's Lumiere competition entry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds-OKH2ow4o
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