Videos tagged with metal


Screencasters Episode 102: More Realistic Texturing

Screencasters Episode 102: More Realistic Texturing

Posted in Graphics

In this episode, I demonstrate how to apply a more realistic looking texture to an object using Inkscape 0.46. Using typography as an example, and with the help of The Gimp’s Render Cloud tool, I show how to turn a ho-hum texture into something a little more natural looking. While I show an example with text, you could use this sort of treatment with any sort of object you’d like to...

Tags: Design, GIMP, Screencasters, Inkscape, text, textures, Broadcasting, Screencasts, rust, metal, typography, ...



RailsLab Scaling Rails: Episode #14 - Rack & Metal

RailsLab Scaling Rails: Episode #14 - Rack & Metal

Posted in Development, Frameworks

Rails 2.3 shipped with Rack support and contains a set of middleware libraries which can be used to customize and optimize your Rails application. In this screencast we go over the basics of Rack & Rack Middleware, walk through the Rails Rack stack, and show how to optimize certain actions in your Rails application using Metal.

Tags: Ruby, Ruby On Rails, Frameworks, Interview, Rack, RailsLab, Scaling Rails, Middleware, Broadcasting, Screencasts, Development, ...