29 Oct
2010
29 Oct
'10
10:14 p.m.
On 10/29/10 22:06, Niels Mayer wrote:
On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Robin Gareus
<robin(a)gareus.org> wrote:
IMHO the best solution would be to look for a 7-segment font. There must
be one freely available. If not it can't be too hard to make one.
Anyway while they may still around in the audio-world, in Film Post-Prod
7seg displays are not that common anymore. Timecode is rendered nicely
on the picture :)
FWIW: if you're into tinkering: I built a jack-transport and LTC display
using real 7 segment displays and a arduino a while ago:
http://rg42.org/gitweb/?p=arduino.git;a=tree
and fixed (but not yet configurable) SMPTE font
(gjacktransport)
is in SVN:
https://gjacktransport.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/gjacktransport/trunk
This fix both improves the looks and doesn't wobble around. Thanks!
For some reason, although I don't like unecessary software emulations
of the way hardware looks (rivets, screws, etc) having a rolling
timecode display use a realistic-looking red 8-segment-LED-looking
font is somehow reassuring and suggestive of what's being looked at.
Having a distinctive monospaced font like you're using is the next
best thing, and easier to implement. Niels
http://nielsmayer.com