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https://lllyasviel.github.io/frame_pack_gitpage/
Image-to-5-Seconds (30fps, 150 frames)
A Maya script that introduces a node-based graph system for procedural modeling, like Houdini
https://github.com/AnthonySTZ/ProceduralMaya
What do people report as their #1 greatest fear?
It’s not death….
It’s public speaking.
Glossophobia, the fear of public speaking, has been a daunting obstacle for me for years.
11 confidence-boosting tips
1/ The 5-5-5 Rule
→ Scan 5 faces; Hold each gaze for 5 seconds.
→ Repeat every 5 minutes.
→ Creates an authentic connection.
2/Power Pause
→ Dead silence for 3 seconds after key points.
→ Let your message land.
3/ The 3-Part Open
→ Hook with a question.
→ Share a story.
→ State your promise.
4/ Palm-Up Principle
→ Open palms when speaking = trustworthy.
→ Pointing fingers = confrontational.
5/ The 90-Second Reset
→ Feel nervous? Excuse yourself.
→ 90 seconds of deep breathing reset your nervous system.
6/ Rule of Three
→ Structure key points in threes.
→ Our brains love patterns.
7/ 2-Minute Story Rule
→ Keep stories under 2 minutes.
→ Any longer, you lose them.
8/ The Lighthouse Method
→ Plant “anchor points” around the room.
→ Rotate eye contact between them.
→ Looks natural, feels structured.
9/ The Power Position
→ Feet shoulder-width apart.
→ Hands relaxed at sides.
→ Projects confidence even when nervous.
10/ The Callback Technique
→ Reference earlier points later in your talk.
→ Creates a narrative thread.
→ Audiences love connections.
11/ The Rehearsal Truth
→ Practice the opening 3x more than the rest.
→ Nail the first 30 seconds; you’ll nail the talk.
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/train-your-own-llm
Ever wondered how large language models like ChatGPT are actually built? Behind these impressive AI tools lies a complex but fascinating process of data preparation, model training, and fine-tuning. While it might seem like something only experts with massive resources can do, it’s actually possible to learn how to build your own language model from scratch. And with the right guidance, you can go from loading raw text data to chatting with your very own AI assistant.
FLORA aims to make generative creation accessible, removing the need for advanced technical skills or hardware. Drag, drop, and connect hand curated AI models to build your own creative workflows with a high degree of creative control.
https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4
With Gen-4, you are now able to precisely generate consistent characters, locations and objects across scenes. Simply set your look and feel and the model will maintain coherent world environments while preserving the distinctive style, mood and cinematographic elements of each frame. Then, regenerate those elements from multiple perspectives and positions within your scenes.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗻-𝟰 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴:
✨ 𝗨𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
• Characters and environments 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘄𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 across shots—even as lighting shifts or angles pivot—all from one reference image. No more jarring transitions or mismatched details.
✨ 𝗗𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆
• Generate cohesive scenes from any perspective without manual tweaks. Gen-4 intuitively 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲, 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 that struggled with spatial continuity.
✨ 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲
• Capes ripple, objects collide, and fabrics drape with startling realism. 𝗚𝗲𝗻-𝟰 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀, breathing life into scenes that once demanded painstaking manual animation.
✨ 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• Outputs now blend effortlessly with live-action footage or VFX pipelines. 𝗠𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻-𝟰 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 and slash production timelines.
• 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: Gen-4 erases the line between AI experiments and professional filmmaking. 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀—democratizing access to tools that once required million-dollar budgets.
As point cloud processing becomes increasingly important across industries, I wanted to share the most powerful open-source tools I’ve used in my projects:
1️⃣ Open3D (http://www.open3d.org/)
The gold standard for point cloud processing in Python. Incredible visualization capabilities, efficient data structures, and comprehensive geometry processing functions. Perfect for both research and production.
2️⃣ PCL – Point Cloud Library (https://pointclouds.org/)
The C++ powerhouse of point cloud processing. Extensive algorithms for filtering, feature estimation, surface reconstruction, registration, and segmentation. Steep learning curve but unmatched performance.
3️⃣ PyTorch3D (https://pytorch3d.org/)
Facebook’s differentiable 3D library. Seamlessly integrates point cloud operations with deep learning. Essential if you’re building neural networks for 3D data.
4️⃣ PyTorch Geometric (https://lnkd.in/eCutwTuB)
Specializes in graph neural networks for point clouds. Implements cutting-edge architectures like PointNet, PointNet++, and DGCNN with optimized performance.
5️⃣ Kaolin (https://lnkd.in/eyj7QzCR)
NVIDIA’s 3D deep learning library. Offers differentiable renderers and accelerated GPU implementations of common point cloud operations.
6️⃣ CloudCompare (https://lnkd.in/emQtPz4d)
More than just visualization. This desktop application lets you perform complex processing without writing code. Perfect for quick exploration and comparison.
7️⃣ LAStools (https://lnkd.in/eRk5Bx7E)
The industry standard for LiDAR processing. Fast, scalable, and memory-efficient tools specifically designed for massive aerial and terrestrial LiDAR data.
8️⃣ PDAL – Point Data Abstraction Library (https://pdal.io/)
Think of it as “GDAL for point clouds.” Powerful for building processing pipelines and handling various file formats and coordinate transformations.
9️⃣ Open3D-ML (https://lnkd.in/eWnXufgG)
Extends Open3D with machine learning capabilities. Implementations of state-of-the-art 3D deep learning methods with consistent APIs.
🔟 MeshLab (https://www.meshlab.net/)
The Swiss Army knife for mesh processing. While primarily for meshes, its point cloud processing capabilities are excellent for cleanup, simplification, and reconstruction.
https://github.com/Comfy-Org/comfy-cli
comfy-cli is a command line tool that helps users easily install and manage ComfyUI, a powerful open-source machine learning framework. With comfy-cli, you can quickly set up ComfyUI, install packages, and manage custom nodes, all from the convenience of your terminal.
C:\<PATH_TO>\python.exe -m venv C:\comfyUI_cli_install
cd C:\comfyUI_env
C:\comfyUI_env\Scripts\activate.bat
C:\<PATH_TO>\python.exe -m pip install comfy-cli
comfy --workspace=C:\comfyUI_env\ComfyUI install
# then
comfy launch
# or
comfy launch -- --cpu --listen 0.0.0.0If you are trying to clone a different install, pip freeze it first. Then run those requirements.
# from the original env
python.exe -m pip freeze > M:\requirements.txt
# under the new venv env
pip install -r M:\requirements.txt
https://www.comfydeploy.com/docs/v2/introduction
1 – Import your workflow
2 – Build a machine configuration to run your workflows on
3 – Download models into your private storage, to be used in your workflows and team.
4 – Run ComfyUI in the cloud to modify and test your workflows on cloud GPUs
5 – Expose workflow inputs with our custom nodes, for API and playground use
6 – Deploy APIs
7 – Let your team use your workflows in playground without using ComfyUI
https://www.anthropic.com/news/anthropic-economic-index-insights-from-claude-sonnet-3-7
As models continue to advance, so too must our measurement of their economic impacts. In our second report, covering data since the launch of Claude 3.7 Sonnet, we find relatively modest increases in coding, education, and scientific use cases, and no change in the balance of augmentation and automation. We find that Claude’s new extended thinking mode is used with the highest frequency in technical domains and tasks, and identify patterns in automation / augmentation patterns across tasks and occupations. We release datasets for both of these analyses.
https://github.com/nnanhuang/SegAnyMo
Overview of Our Pipeline. We take 2D tracks and depth maps generated by off-the-shelf models as input, which are then processed by a motion encoder to capture motion patterns, producing featured tracks. Next, we use tracks decoder that integrates DINO feature to decode the featured tracks by decoupling motion and semantic information and ultimately obtain the dynamic trajectories(a). Finally, using SAM2, we group dynamic tracks belonging to the same object and generate fine-grained moving object masks(b).
https://vast-ai-research.github.io/HoloPart
https://huggingface.co/VAST-AI/HoloPart
https://github.com/VAST-AI-Research/HoloPart
Applications:
– 3d printing segmentation
– texturing segmentation
– animation segmentation
– modeling segmentation
– Why traumatic memories are not like normal memories?
– What it was like working in a mental asylum.
– Does childhood trauma impact us permanently?
– Can yoga reverse deep past trauma?
We predict that the impact of superhuman AI over the next decade will be enormous, exceeding that of the Industrial Revolution.
We wrote a scenario that represents our best guess about what that might look like.1 It’s informed by trend extrapolations, wargames, expert feedback, experience at OpenAI, and previous forecasting successes.
https://huggingface.co/learn/agents-course/en/unit0/introduction
In this course, you will:
https://audials.com/en/apps/manage-music?utm_source=chatgpt.com
https://umatechnology.org/the-best-free-music-management-tools-for-organizing-your-mp3s
In the last 10 years, over 1,000 people have asked me how to start a business. The truth? They’re all paralyzed by limiting beliefs. What they are and how to break them today:
Before we get into the How, let’s first unpack why people think they can’t start a business.
Here are the biggest reasons I’ve found:
Lack of Clarity
It’s hard to believe if you have no idea what the hell you’re doing. You need some idea of what services to offer, what path to follow, and what goals to set. Stuck? Join communities, read books, and connect with weapons.
Lack of clarity = lack of inspiration.
Overcomplicate Getting Started
The only thing you need to start a business?
Product/service solving a pain point
Paying customer
Forget the LLC, tax return, website, and logo. Until you have your first customer, that’s nothing but procrastination.
Perfectionism Paralysis
The #1 thing I see holding wantrepreneurs back? Perfectionism. They need the perfect logo, perfect offer, perfect website, and perfect product. No wonder they never get anywhere.
Get going, then get good. Done > perfect.
Perceived Funding Requirements
It’s crazy how many people think you need VC or a rich family to start a business — especially today. You can hire overseas, access an army of digital robots for free, and use AI. You don’t need funding. You need creativity.
Picking a Hard Business
Elon Musk said: “Running a start-up is like chewing glass and staring into the abyss.” Why make the journey any harder? Pick something you enjoy with low capital/labor requirements and high leverage. The journey is hard enough as it is.
How to prove they can start a business:
We’ve gone over the reasons people can’t start a business. Now, how do you actually prove you can do it? Let’s get into it (Hint: it doesn’t come from shouting affirmations in front of your mirror):
Find Exciting Ideas
I wouldn’t be where I am if I didn’t love what I did. I found my Ikigai - the intersection of what I love, what I’m good at, what the world needs, and what I can be paid for. I help founders reach $5M/year with proven systems and I love every second of it.
Ship Fast and Iterate
The best entrepreneurs ship FAST. They ship. Get feedback. Iterate. Relentlessly. Wantrepreneurs wait for the perfect idea, keep perfecting their product, and never ship. Result? They don’t prove anything to anyone. Don’t be a wantrepreneur.
Leverage Systems
Systems separate the great entrepreneurs from the mediocre ones. I have systems for everything - content creation, hiring, managing - you name it, I have a system for it. The result? $8M/year on autopilot.
I don’t believe in hustle. I believe in systems.
ChatGPT Action Figure Prompts:
Create an action figure from the photo. It must be visualised in a realistic way. There should be accessories next to the figure like a UX designer have, Macbook Pro, a camera, drawing tablet, headset etc. Add a hole to the top of the box in the action figure. Also write the text “UX Mate” and below it “Keep Learning! Keep Designing
Use this image to create a picture of a action figure toy of a construction worker in a blister package from head to toe with accessories including a hammer, a staple gun and a ladder. The package should read “Kirk The Handy Man”
Create a realistic image of a toy action figure box. The box should be designed in a toy-equipment/action-figure style, with a cut-out window at the top like classic action figure packaging. The main color of the box and moleskine notebook should match the color of my jacket (referenced visually). Add colorful Mexican skull decorations across the box for a vibrant and artistic flair. Inside the box, include a “Your name” action figure, posed heroically. Next to the figure, arrange the following “equipment” in a stylized layout: • item 1 • item 2 … On the box, write: “Your name” (bold title font) Underneath: “Your role or anything else” The entire scene should look like a real product mockup, highly realistic, lit like a studio product photo. On the box, write: “Your name” (bold title font) Underneath: “Your role or description” The entire scene should look like a real product mockup, highly realistic, lit like a studio product photo. Prompt on Kling AI The figure steps out of its toy packaging and begins walking forward. As he continues to walk, the camera gradually zooms out in sync with his movement.
“Create image. Create a toy of the person in the photo. Let it be an action figure. Next to the figure, there should be the toy’s equipment, each in its individual blisters. 1) a book called “Tecnoforma”. 2) A 3-headed dog with a tag that says “Troika” and a bone at its feet with word “austerity” written on it. 3) a three-headed Hydra with with a tag called “Geringonça”. 4) a book titled “D. Sebastião”. Don’t repeat the equipment under any circumstance. The card holding the blister should be strong orange. Also, on top of the box, write ‘Pedro Passos Coelho’ and underneath it, ‘PSD action figure’. The figure and equipment must all be inside blisters. Visualize this in a realistic way.”
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