EPROM Does VGA
If you wanted to create a VGA card, you might think about using an FPGA. But there are simpler ways to generate patterns, including an old-fashioned EPROM, as [DrMattRegan] points …read more Continue reading EPROM Does VGA
Category Archives: video hacks
Creating GIFs For The Channels Between Channels
In the United States, analog TV broadcasting officially ended in 2009. While the transition wasn’t without hiccups, we did lose something along the way. For [Emily Velasco], she misses the …read more Continue reading Creating GIFs For The Channels Between Channels
Old TV To RGB
As CRT televisions have faded from use, it’s become important for retro gaming enthusiasts to get their hands on one for that authentic experience. Alongside that phenomenon has been a …read more Continue reading Old TV To RGB
Norm Abram is Back, and Thanks to AI, Now in HD
We’ve said many times that while woodworking is a bit outside our wheelhouse, we have immense respect for those with the skill and patience to turn dead trees into practical …read more Continue reading Norm Abram is Back, and Thanks to AI, Now in HD
How To Roll Your Own Custom Object Detection Neural Network
Real-time object detection, which uses neural networks and deep learning to rapidly identify and tag objects of interest in a video feed, is a handy feature with great hacker potential. …read more Continue reading How To Roll Your Own Custom Object Detection Neural Network
RCA’s Clear Plastic TV Wowed Crowds In 1939
In the United States in 1939, television sets still had a long way to go before they pretty much sold themselves. Efforts to do just that are what led to …read more Continue reading RCA’s Clear Plastic TV Wowed Crowds In 1939
Arduino Does SDI Video with FPGA Help
If you are running video around your home theater, you probably use HDMI. If you are running it in a professional studio, however, you are probably using SDI, Serial Digital …read more Continue reading Arduino Does SDI Video with FPGA Help
Generating PAL Video With A Heavily Overclocked Pi Pico
Barely a week goes by without another hack blessing the RP2040 with a further interfacing superpower. This time it’s the turn of the humble PAL standard composite video interface. As …read more Continue reading Generating PAL Video With A Heavily Overclocked Pi Pico
35mm Film Restoration Process Explained
For a large part of the 20th century, motion pictures were distributed on nitrate film. Although cheaper for the studios, this film was highly flammable and prone to decay. On …read more Continue reading 35mm Film Restoration Process Explained
What’s Inside a Super-Cheap Projector? Not a Lot!
[Raymond Ma] has a penchant for browsing Aliexpress and purchasing curious pieces of hardware that are as high on promises as they are low on cost. This is a process …read more Continue reading What’s Inside a Super-Cheap Projector? Not a Lot!