Rolling Shutter Explained on the Cheap

2017-07-12

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My low-budget and minimal-effort version of Destin’s Smarter Every Day video:

/youtube/video/dNVtMmLlnoE

The python code I wrote is on github.

https://github.com/standupmaths/rolling_shutter/blob/master/rollingshutter.py

Someone has already made a better version of the code with a nicer interface!

https://github.com/alexd3rsan/rollingshutterpy

Check-out the behind the scenes of how Destin made his video. So. Much. Effort.

/youtube/video/eMJFpj-0ogA

You can download the image of the colour propellors I printed.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/48d44nmsu9wly67/colour_prop.png?dl=0

Bursting balloon shadow photo is from here.

http://imgur.com/a/bv3A9

And Richard Wiseman featured the bursting balloon on his blog.

https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/can-you-solve-the-mystery-of-the-balloons/

Piano music is an original piece “One Hundred Reasons” by Frode-5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VHty1SaAYQ

CORRECTIONS:

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