DaVinci Resolve: OpenCL versus Apple’s Metal

“So when you are doing GPU centric functions in DaVinci Resolve (such as Noise Reduction), should you choose OpenCL or Metal for GPU Processing Mode?” Rob Art Morgan asks for Bare Feats.

“Using the Candle project, we measured how fast it could playback the 117 frame video clip while rendering three overlays of noise reduction on the fly. GPU Processing mode was set to either OpenCL or…

5 Ways to Create with Tissue Paper

What do you collect and savor?  I officially collect heart rocks and I secretly collect something else.  This hobby feels vulnerable and silly.  Three deep breaths and let it be known that I have a strong fascination and affinity for…  Tissue Paper!  I adore it.  And, I save every scrap of it I can find. The Creative Virtues of Tissue Paper The creative lessons of tissue paper just might apply to…

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I've been sitting by my laptop for almost half an hour trying to think what to write. I have been hurt so many times, whether it be about anti Semitism or silly fights with friends or family. Then I thought of something. Something that I happened to me that I haven't been able to forgive for almost 3 years. I'm going to try and word this correctly because this is such a hard story for me to write, and yes by the end of it you might be thinking why on earth should I even attempt to forgive this girl, but as Curt says, if I want to start healing, I need to start forgiving. 

About 3 years ago, one of my best friends lied about having Cancer. When she was younger she had a lump which was removed quickly and easily, but then they were worried it came back so they went in for a check up. She came out saying she had Cancer again. She didn't. The doctor had said she was all clear. She failed to mention that part of the conversation to us.

I didn't have many friends when I was in year 10 (3 years ago) and she was the only one I really trusted and spoke to freely so you can imagine how distraught I was at the thought of losing her. This went on for months, us thinking she had Cancer. Her story was spiralling out of control. Every day she told a new lie. It was getting worse, it was getting better, the doctor had messed things up. 

I can't decide whether or not the next thing I'm going to write is worse then when she lied about Cancer. I really don't know.

Anyway one day we were having lunch on the school field and all of a sudden she puts the phone to her ear and starts talking into it. We immediately assumed that her phone had been on silent or something and that's why we hadn't heard it. We hadn't realised that actually there was no phone call. It was all a pretence. So speaking into her phone she started getting really crazy, shouting at the person to leave her alone and she started crying and everything. We were so confused by what was happening. She hung up the phone and naturally we asked her what was wrong. 

I feel sickened by what she lied about next. She told us that her doctor was stalking her and had threatened to rape her. The next few months went by, more hysterical phone calls, we always made sure someone was with her at all times. When we'd be walking with her she'd pretend she thought she saw him and go all hysterical and we just didn't know what to do. 

I don't know how we found out it was all a lie, I think one of our other friends found out, but when I found out I was in shock. I couldn't believe that someone could lie like that. Cancer and threatened rape is something real and horrific, and for someone to lie about that is disgusting. Back then I was too much of a coward to confront her, but the next two years I allowed us to drift apart. I found new friends, better friends. Last year I barely even spoke to her. 

Now I'm in year 13, my last year of school. I'm a bit friendly with her. Mostly because her boyfriend is cousins with my cousins boyfriend. Though I talk to her like normal, in my head its always there. I always remember her lies. So whilst I have a perfectly friendly conversation with her, in my head all I hear is 'liar, liar, liar' 

Reading this weeks Candle Project I realise that no matter how much she hurt me, its time for me to move on. Forgive and forget. If I don't there will always be that little feeling of regret and I refuse to live with a feeling like that. The thing is, I don't know how. I don't know how to forgive her and it is killing me that I don't know, because I have been trying so hard with Curt's candle project and I can't seem to do this last one. But I'm still trying. I'm not going to give up.

Curt, if your reading this, please don't think I'm not trying. I'm trying so hard. I'm focusing all of my energy on this. It's just going to take time and I would really appreciate some advice on this, because I don't know how to do it myself.

I realise I haven't actually done last weeks Candle Project so I'm going to do it now. I have two stories and they are possibly my favourite ones from all of my Candle Project stories.

So anyway the first story:

I was on the bus on the way to the shopping centre and an old women came on the bus. I stood up to give her my seat but she just brushed it away saying she didn't need a seat. We both got off the bus at the same time, and just before I was going to walk off she said to me "You're a good girl. You're parents must have bought you up well". I hadn't found it a big deal asking her if she wanted a seat, but just the fact that she said that to me made me smile. 

The second story:

I was waiting at the corner of a high street, by a road, waiting for my friends. Whilst I was waiting, an elderly women came up to me and asked me whether I was waiting to cross the road. Right before I was about to say no, I suddenly realised that she was subtly asking me to help her across the road. There were a lot of cars going by so instead of telling her the truth, I said to her "Yes I'm crossing, would you like some help?" So she took my arm and I crossed her over the road. I then waited till she had turned the corner before I crossed back over so she wouldn't get embarrassed.

These women thought that I was doing them a favour, but in actual fact, they were doing me the favour. Because of them, I walked around the rest of the day with the goofiest of smiles on my face which doesn't happen a lot. I should be thanking them, not them thanking me. 

I hadn't actually heard of Curt Mega's candle project until week 2, so I decided that I would share my experience about being a light at home even though its from Week 1 of the Candle Project.

This story that I am going to tell shows my selfishness. I am ashamed at how much I don't help around the house and I plan to change that. People may see this experience as not being such a big deal, but to me it is.

I have just started my last year in high school. Its extremely challenging and I am busy a lot of the time, what with my work, planning for my gap year and applying to universities. 

My mum works so hard every day. She works till 6 o clock in the evening and then when she comes home she just keeps working. With five children to look after and to feed every day you can imagine how tiring it gets. I'm 17 and I am the youngest in my family. With the rest of my siblings all busy with their jobs or university I guess I really am the only one who has that extra bit of free time. Yet instead of using that bit of free time to help my mum who is so busy I just usually mess around on my laptop or the T.V.

I know that I need a break from my work sometimes, and helping around the house doesn't really count as a break, but what about my mum? She works twice as hard as me and she doesn't get a break and I fear that it is my fault because I don't help enough.

Anyway my parents had decided to go away for about 10 days as a small holiday. My dad had booked this trip as a surprise for my mum. My mum wasn't happy though when she found out. All she could think about was what we were going to eat the entire time she was away? who was going to clean the house? who was going to wash the clothes? 

Now usually I would have said to her, 'yes we'll all look after ourselves, we don't need to do a clothes wash, we'll take it in turns to clear up'. The thing is though, that isn't really any reassurance to her considering I'm usually the only who gets home at a reasonable time. Everyone else is working or at Uni. 

As this was just after reading Curt's candle project about being the light at home I decided to do something a little more.

I went to my mum and I told her this "I know I'm busy and everyone's busy, but as I am the one who is at home the most, I will take full responsibility in making sure that the house is kept tidy, the washing is done and any food that you have prepared for us will be used."

I don't know how much of it she believed until I called her a few days after they had gone so proud of myself because I had washed clothes successfully for the first time and I had made tuna bake pasta without it getting burnt. 

When they came home, with the help of my siblings, I had made sure the house was completely tidy. No washing hanging to dry, no overflowing washing basket, no food left out, dishes washed and put away AND I had baked a welcome home cake. I honestly don't think I've seen my parents more shocked. It was a really good feeling.

Obviously I don't do this every day, but since reading Curt's project I try to do something every day that will help make my mum's work load that little bit easier.

This week I don't really have much to say apart from just a small story.

My family and I don't really know our neighbours very well but just recently me and my mum were discussing how we should invite one of the families around on the street. This family has a nine year old daughter who is severely autistic but we thought that it was time we made the effort. 

My mum invited them over for tea as the parents though it would be too much for their daughter to be in an unfamiliar environment for too long. 

When they came over my sisters and I immediately took charge over the daughter so the 'grown ups' could talk freely.

We took her to the garden and let her play on the swings and look at the flowers. She even started taking flowers and putting them on the table to make it look pretty. 

She's so sweet and I think she really enjoyed herself. I'm glad we went out of our comfort zones because it was just so amazing to see this girl having such fun.