Old stuff I still knowOur Ginger Fuhrer says that he could still code up a simple game idea in Amstrad Basic, while I'm your man if you ever need to rebuild the suspension on an Austin Allegro (1750 Equipe version). This stuff doesn't leave your mind - tell us about obsolete talents you still have.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Jun 2011, 17:04)
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Old SchoolDevelop film and make my own proper prints in a darkroom
Manually do that dodge/ burn photoshop thingy, again in a darkroom
Wire a 3 pin plug
Edit video using two video tape machines on a linear edit suite
Load film in a 16mm movie camera
Edit sound using a reel to reel, a razor blade, some sticky tape and a pencil.
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Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 1:44,
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Is wiring a 3-pin plug an old-school skill?If so, I worry for our kids...
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uberdeity Wondered why Owen Lars knew of the term "hell" on, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 1:49,
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yepbuy any electrical device these days and you will find a moulded plug
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Terry Oblong There's nobody here but us chickens on, Sat 2 Jul 2011, 2:19,
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Ah but can you use THREE video players and do a fade? Now there's a skill.
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I loved reel to reel editing too, a skill that really needs to be learned before moving on to soundforge or any of these modern methods (if only to realise how easy we have it now).
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