The technical society for my field,  ISTFA (failure analysis), has now twice
held a Video Contest. The prize is a free registration (~$950) to the next
conference.  There were 700 attendes at the actual conference, but only 7
bothered to enter the contest. No one else did "animation": it was mostly video
recording of metallurgical processes or FIB tools picking up TEM lamellae.

Last year I got second place with a povray animation; this year I got first
place with a stop-motion animation done with clay. I think the key feature is
perfect matching of sound with the action. But for that, I actually used povray,
by first making a 6 fps animation with povray-printed numbers, one per frame.
Then I know how many frames I need to relay each sentence.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0PPfTAdCc

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On 04/12/2014 21:34, gregjohn wrote:
> The technical society for my field,  ISTFA (failure analysis), has now twice
> held a Video Contest. The prize is a free registration (~$950) to the next
> conference.  There were 700 attendes at the actual conference, but only 7
> bothered to enter the contest. No one else did "animation": it was mostly video
> recording of metallurgical processes or FIB tools picking up TEM lamellae.
>
> Last year I got second place with a povray animation; this year I got first
> place with a stop-motion animation done with clay. I think the key feature is
> perfect matching of sound with the action. But for that, I actually used povray,
> by first making a 6 fps animation with povray-printed numbers, one per frame.
> Then I know how many frames I need to relay each sentence.
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0PPfTAdCc
>

Well done, congratulations. And the animation is very enjoyable too.
Voltage contrast! Things have moved on since I worked at a chip factory. 
CMOS was the big thing, then.

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     Stephen

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"gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> The technical society for my field,  ISTFA (failure analysis), has now twice
> held a Video Contest. The prize is a free registration (~$950) to the next
> conference.  There were 700 attendes at the actual conference, but only 7
> bothered to enter the contest. No one else did "animation": it was mostly video
> recording of metallurgical processes or FIB tools picking up TEM lamellae.
>
> Last year I got second place with a povray animation; this year I got first
> place with a stop-motion animation done with clay. I think the key feature is
> perfect matching of sound with the action. But for that, I actually used povray,
> by first making a 6 fps animation with povray-printed numbers, one per frame.
> Then I know how many frames I need to relay each sentence.
>
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0PPfTAdCc

Very nice. If no one else did animation, that means you win by default?

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"jhu" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> > The technical society for my field,  ISTFA (failure analysis), has now twice
> > held a Video Contest. The prize is a free registration (~$950) to the next
> > conference.  There were 700 attendes at the actual conference, but only 7
> > bothered to enter the contest. No one else did "animation": it was mostly video
> > recording of metallurgical processes or FIB tools picking up TEM lamellae.
> >
> > Last year I got second place with a povray animation; this year I got first
> > place with a stop-motion animation done with clay. I think the key feature is
> > perfect matching of sound with the action. But for that, I actually used povray,
> > by first making a 6 fps animation with povray-printed numbers, one per frame.
> > Then I know how many frames I need to relay each sentence.
> >
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0PPfTAdCc
>
> Very nice. If no one else did animation, that means you win by default?

No, there were six other entries.  Most were video footage of tools that make
samples, like this one which was last year's winner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyttv7QHwo

And while I'm pasting, here's my povray animation from last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtXRQ8Py4U


Steven, the CMOS technology is still very much in use.  Voltage Contrast is just
one way of finding defects.

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On 11/12/2014 14:39, gregjohn wrote:
> No, there were six other entries.  Most were video footage of tools that make
> samples, like this one which was last year's winner:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyttv7QHwo
>
> And while I'm pasting, here's my povray animation from last year:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtXRQ8Py4U
>
>

In my opinion yours is better. More interesting and much more artistic.

> Steven, the CMOS technology is still very much in use.  Voltage Contrast is just
> one way of finding defects.

I know that it is still on the go but I had not heard of Voltage 
Contrast. Not surprising as it is about 20 years ago that I last worked 
as an engineer.* And almost 40 years since I worked at Motorola's chip 
factory in Scotland.

I did the maintenance on the testing equipment.

* I did get my soldering iron out a couple of days ago to repair 
something. Ah! memories. :-)

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     Stephen

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> "jhu" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>> "gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
>>> The technical society for my field,  ISTFA (failure analysis), has now twice
>>> held a Video Contest. The prize is a free registration (~$950) to the next
>>> conference.  There were 700 attendes at the actual conference, but only 7
>>> bothered to enter the contest. No one else did "animation": it was mostly video
>>> recording of metallurgical processes or FIB tools picking up TEM lamellae.
>>>
>>> Last year I got second place with a povray animation; this year I got first
>>> place with a stop-motion animation done with clay. I think the key feature is
>>> perfect matching of sound with the action. But for that, I actually used povray,
>>> by first making a 6 fps animation with povray-printed numbers, one per frame.
>>> Then I know how many frames I need to relay each sentence.
>>>
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0PPfTAdCc
>>
>> Very nice. If no one else did animation, that means you win by default?
>
> No, there were six other entries.  Most were video footage of tools that make
> samples, like this one which was last year's winner:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyttv7QHwo
>
> And while I'm pasting, here's my povray animation from last year:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtXRQ8Py4U
>
>
> Steven, the CMOS technology is still very much in use.  Voltage Contrast is just
> one way of finding defects.
>

On a related note, are you part of the folks who were just sold as slaves?


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Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:

> > "jhu" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> >> "gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> >>> The technical society for my field,  ISTFA (failure analysis), has now twice
> >>> held a Video Contest. The prize is a free registration (~$950) to the next
> >>> conference.  There were 700 attendes at the actual conference, but only 7
> >>> bothered to enter the contest. No one else did "animation": it was mostly video
> >>> recording of metallurgical processes or FIB tools picking up TEM lamellae.
> >>>
> >>> Last year I got second place with a povray animation; this year I got first
> >>> place with a stop-motion animation done with clay. I think the key feature is
> >>> perfect matching of sound with the action. But for that, I actually used povray,
> >>> by first making a 6 fps animation with povray-printed numbers, one per frame.
> >>> Then I know how many frames I need to relay each sentence.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0PPfTAdCc
> >>
> >> Very nice. If no one else did animation, that means you win by default?
> >
> > No, there were six other entries.  Most were video footage of tools that make
> > samples, like this one which was last year's winner:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyttv7QHwo
> >
> > And while I'm pasting, here's my povray animation from last year:
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtXRQ8Py4U
> >
> >
> > Steven, the CMOS technology is still very much in use.  Voltage Contrast is just
> > one way of finding defects.
> >
>
> On a related note, are you part of the folks who were just sold as slaves?
>


Albeit with better medical insurance than before. Awaiting marching orders.

Best case scenario: Better medical, pay raise (on rapidly increasing bracket if
not immediate), see son graduate from high school (i.e., assigned to work at
same lab, only 25 mins from house), still have interesting problems to work on.

Worst case: Better medical, same pay, live out of hotel room until son
graduates, wrap the chocolates on the conveyor belt very quickly.

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> Francois Labreque <fla### [at] videotronca> wrote:

>>> "jhu" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
>>>> "gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
>>>>> The technical society for my field,  ISTFA (failure analysis), has now twice
>>>>> held a Video Contest. The prize is a free registration (~$950) to the next
>>>>> conference.  There were 700 attendes at the actual conference, but only 7
>>>>> bothered to enter the contest. No one else did "animation": it was mostly video
>>>>> recording of metallurgical processes or FIB tools picking up TEM lamellae.
>>>>>
>>>>> Last year I got second place with a povray animation; this year I got first
>>>>> place with a stop-motion animation done with clay. I think the key feature is
>>>>> perfect matching of sound with the action. But for that, I actually used povray,
>>>>> by first making a 6 fps animation with povray-printed numbers, one per frame.
>>>>> Then I know how many frames I need to relay each sentence.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JI0PPfTAdCc
>>>>
>>>> Very nice. If no one else did animation, that means you win by default?
>>>
>>> No, there were six other entries.  Most were video footage of tools that make
>>> samples, like this one which was last year's winner:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyttv7QHwo
>>>
>>> And while I'm pasting, here's my povray animation from last year:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgtXRQ8Py4U
>>>
>>>
>>> Steven, the CMOS technology is still very much in use.  Voltage Contrast is just
>>> one way of finding defects.
>>>
>>
>> On a related note, are you part of the folks who were just sold as slaves?
>>
>
>
> Albeit with better medical insurance than before. Awaiting marching orders.
>
> Best case scenario: Better medical, pay raise (on rapidly increasing bracket if
> not immediate), see son graduate from high school (i.e., assigned to work at
> same lab, only 25 mins from house), still have interesting problems to work on.
>
> Worst case: Better medical, same pay, live out of hotel room until son
> graduates, wrap the chocolates on the conveyor belt very quickly.
>

I see.  They keep wanting to get rid of my division (networking), but 
the customers keep refusing...  Something about "We're paying you so we 
don't have to deal with telcos!"

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