Posted on July 28, 2007

• I’ve made a few changes to the gallery pages this morning. I was in the process of uploading my first batch of 1920 x 1080 images (I’ve only completed the 2007 images so far) when I decided that it would be a lot simpler if I removed the “viewing page” step and instead link directly to the image files.

  Now you can right-click on the size link of your choice, select “Save As” and download the graphic without having to load it into your browser first. The main reason for the change is so I can more easily add different resolutions to the gallery in the future without having to rework a lot of code. There might still be a few bugs around so let me know if you see anything strange.

  I’ll be adding more 1920 x 1080 images (suitable for use on HDTVs, and as background for our Xbox360 and PS3 consoles) in the weeks ahead.

• I’ve added pages so you can see the Top Ten rated “Day Sceneries“, “Night Sceneries“, “Abstracts“, ,”Planetscapes“, and “Interiors“. In case you’re curious, the “Night Scenes” the most highly rated (on average).

Posted on July 27, 2007

• I’ve created an “Animations” page with Quicktime previews of the “Singularity” and “Fluorescence” animations I posted this week. Hopefully having the smaller previews available will help those who were unable to view the hi-res files (and keep folks from downloading a 40 MB without knowing its contents).

Posted on July 26, 2007

• I’ve added another animated wallpaper this afternoon. This one is based on my “Fluorescence[6]” image. Specifically it is inspired by all the folks who written me over the past five or so years asking if the little Flash animation on the Members Login page could be used as a wallpaper.

  As with the Singularity image, this one is available as a MPG file. I would rather not upload a because I want the video to play across a number of different platforms, not just Windows.

  You can download the video here. It is a 45 MB file. These are big files!

  Speaking of which I will most likely have to order more bandwidth from Rackspace if I am going to continue to host these files. I’ve purchased 500 GB per month but all the downloads of my Singularity video yesterday alone added up to around 30 GB. I can’t imagine what the bandwidth bill would be if I hosted, say, 10 of these animations.

  Anyway, I hope you like the new video!

Posted on July 25, 2007

• I’ve just uploaded a 1920 x 1080 (1080p) looping animated version of “Singularity” which should be suitable for use as “animated wallpaper” on systems which support that option. The file is 43 MB and you can click here to download it (right-click the link and select “Save As”).

  This is my first attempt at an animated wallpaper. I’ve tested the animation on my “Vista Ultimate” box (my old workstation) it seems to work. If you do try it out I would love to hear your feedback. If it works well I’ll be happy to do some more (where possible).

Posted on July 23, 2007

• The feedback for “Circumpolar” has been almost all positive. After the frustration that came with rendering it, I’m overjoyed that it has been so well received.

  I’ve added dual and triple-screen versions this morning.