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Not very cryptic though
"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Well ... it lasted nearly two hours, and you had to guess!
But no, it was only cryptic because people read into it what wasn't there. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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"We can't stop here - this is bat country" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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nah, we don't remove exceptions here. We just bung in
on error resume next Job's a good'un.
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Sorry if this is the wrong forum.
Like the title says, I am looking for software to zoom (or crop, select, etc) part of the camera's input while streaming, recording, and so on.
Open source is best, but commercial is OK too.
Thank you guys.
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Based on the requirements, stated in your message, just use the built-in snipping tool in Windows.
I expect that answer is not going to be sufficient though, probably because there is more to your requirements than what you have posted.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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DUNE Trailer (2020) - YouTube
I'm kind of highly impressed even if there are couple of things I'm still not convinced.
The stills/body armor seems to be wrong in the universe; the small fight sequences with the body shield and the knife also seem out of place.
The previous David Lynch version, with all its flaws, is still very much ingrained in me (and don't talk about the TV series which was bad)
I'd rather be phishing!
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Ahh, the other book they thought they could never make a movie of. both for similar reasons.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Quote: I think I'll just read the book again.
Yup!
I am not wrong. I am just different!
modified 9-Sep-20 16:03pm.
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Overall the trailer looks great! Unfortunately, it was made by Villeneuve, whose Blade Runner 2049 was so effin boring I couldn't finish it. Hope he didn't butcher this one, but not placing bets on it. Recycling Pink Floyd's Eclipse for it doesn't seem like a good start...
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Interesting. I just reread Dune through Dune Chapterhouse less than a year ago, so some of the details will be fresh. Unlike the purists, I'll go see it or at least buy the Blu-Ray.
I have a high tolerance for deviation between a novel and its movie version, as long as the director and cast mean well. Lord of the Rings was great, and I enjoyed the Hobbit trilogy simply because they told a good story within the Tolkien universe. On the other end of the spectrum, the worst offenders in recent years were I, Robot and Starship Troopers.
I, Robot wasn't bad as long as you forgot Asimov's stories. Sadly, I don't think the Good Doctor's stories hold up as well today, given present technology.
Starship Troopers was a desecration and a travesty. I don't think Paul Verhoeven even read the wikipedia article on the novel, much less the novel itself. His claims that he was satirizing the politics in Heinlein's novel is a lame attempt at justifying his ineptitude.
Software Zen: delete this;
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I enjoyed the Dune films and look forward to the next one and I agree that Starship Troopers was a truly terrible film but Battlefield Earth has got to be the worst scifi travesty yet.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity -
RAH
I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Battlefield Earth
Yes, but the film only emphasized the level of über-suck in the book. I made the mistake of reading it.
Software Zen: delete this;
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There is an old saying : never judge a book by its movie.
and I am not claiming you that you are.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: as long as the director and cast mean well. Lord of the Rings was great, and I enjoyed the Hobbit trilogy simply because they told a good story within the Tolkien universe
Having read the books - including reading Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings aloud to my son (age eight - it took a year), I have a certain desire for some accuracy. Add in Silmarillion and it's intensified.
That being said, I also accept that in a mere 10 hours of movie time they'd have to skip a lot. Mrs Wife, who'd not read it, enjoyed it thoroughly and is a fan of Ents. But true to the Tolkein universe? Not so much.
The greatest affront of all was making Gimli into a buffoon and his friendship Legolas swapped for the Elf and Ranger being the buddies. Dwarves were nobodies fools. Hell - even look at how they debouched Hobbit: Legolas making an appearance.
Not at all as a purist but at the same time I have some limits. I could whine about more. Interestingly, I though I would, but never get around to wanting to re-watch the trilogy. Maybe that says something. The Hobbit movies were a bit of a travesty.
But, rolling back to the OP, I'll chant a tune I've implicitly and explicitly sung before (as would an elf under the stars): they know their audience. Special effects or you lose their attention. Power-up pellets, like in a video game, in the form of super-weapons and such. Plenty of big blasts, perhaps. In a world where remakes are what passes for imagination, why expect more?
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I agree with Maximilien that the David Lynch movie was far superior to the later teevee series.
Unfortunately, it appears this new movie casts Timothy Chalamet as Paul Atreides ... a wanna-be actor who proved he can't act when miscast as Henry V in the movie, "The King."
While Chalamet may possess a currently fashionable whimpering-emo-metro persona, the role of Paul demands an actor capable of ... as Paul evolves ... portraying gravitas.
For my tastes, in sci-fi, the ultimate manifestation of gravitas was Edward James Olmos' role as captain Adama in Battlestar Galactica.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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The worst film ever, made from one of the best books ever. Oh well, the trailer looks like this one will be just as bad, although with better special effects.
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I found the Dune movie a basic bore as well. Haven't done the book - scared off by the movie.
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The book was brilliant, assuming you like SF, and was so much more than was in the film. Much greater development of the characters and their relationships. I have moved on in my reading interests since then but may well go back to it some time.
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I agree the book was brilliant, but I found that the further I went into the sequels, the worse they became, to the extent that I never finished God Emperor of Dune. I never saw the movie, and probably won't bother with the new one, although I did enjoy hearing Pink Floyd again.
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I totally agree with you about the sequels although I did plough on to the end.
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Never seen the original movie, never read the book. Meh.
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I used Dune (194) Extended Edition to get to sleep last night. 41 minutes of extra footage. I couldn't tell you where the extra scenes are because I fell asleep so fast!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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