Feb 28, 2021Create animated GIF and WebP from videos using FFmpegA guide to using FFmpeg to create all the animated content you want. Whether it’s for a website, a presentation, or sharing a fun clip with a friend on chat, you might want to convert a video to an animated GIF or animated WebP. Unfortunately, the visual tools for doing…Ffmpeg4 min readFfmpeg4 min read
Jul 8, 2020Using a mirrorless camera or DSLR for video conferencingPhotography has been a passion of mine for many years and I’ve begun dabbling in video over the last 18 months as well. …Video Conferencing6 min readVideo Conferencing6 min read
Published inIxN — The Intersection Blog·Jul 23, 2019Optimizing Postgres Queries for Faster Kiosk Data DeliveryTuning a single query can dramatically improve performance options An important aspect of a smart city kiosk is the idea that data and functionality are ready and waiting for a user at all times. …Postgres9 min readPostgres9 min read
Published inIxN — The Intersection Blog·Jul 9, 2019Improving perceived interface responsiveness on public kiosksBringing digital experiences to physical spaces requires a sense of immediacy Sense of immediacy One of the most compelling aspects of a kiosk experience is a sense of immediacy: that your interactions with the screen will immediately cause something to happen without perceptible delay. …Web Development7 min readWeb Development7 min read
Published inIxN — The Intersection Blog·Jun 7, 2019The hidden complexity of the humble transit countdown clockThere’s a lot of magic to a simple number on a screen Picture an average commute on public transit. You walk out of your front door and down the street. …Public Transit7 min readPublic Transit7 min read
Published inIxN — The Intersection Blog·May 2, 2019Digging into Kiosk Touch InputOr, getting in touch with the input pipeline 👈 This post is somewhat of a spiritual successor to a prior post, Web App Multi-touch is Complicated. We learned a lot from that experience, but as it turns out, we also had plenty more to learn! In the middle of March…Kiosk4 min readKiosk4 min read
Published inIxN — The Intersection Blog·Mar 14, 2019A CSS Pixel and a Kiosk Walk into a BarThere are pixels and then there are CSS pixels As many web developers know, perfectly formulating your cascading style sheets (CSS) is one of the most difficult parts of summoning a web app into existence. …CSS5 min readCSS5 min read
Published inIxN — The Intersection Blog·Mar 8, 2019Web App Multi-touch is ComplicatedTl;dr building a non-zoomable web app for kiosks is hard Touch interaction is fundamental to the kiosk experiences we build in transit. Interaction patterns of the past, such as buttons and knobs, have all but given way to touchscreens. …Web Development7 min readWeb Development7 min read
Published inIxN — The Intersection Blog·Feb 12, 2019Building Smart City Kiosks with Web App PracticesMaking cities smarter requires smart engineering habits 🏗️ Building human-centered digital experiences is always a challenge. That challenge increases dramatically when trying to bridge the divide between the built environment, physical product, and digital experience. That’s one of the tasks our engineering team is aiming to achieve at Intersection. After…Web Development5 min readWeb Development5 min read
Feb 8, 2019Recap: Transit Techies NYC #6: Six-Car TrainA quick recap of Transit Techies NYC #6: Six-Car Train, a meetup held on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Tyler Green kicked off the session with a few housekeeping notes. As usual, we started off with a gag! Kohzy Koh lamented about the lackluster check-in process, but we’re not sure whether…Public Transit5 min readPublic Transit5 min read
