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Pict2Png

Posted on 05/04/2024 in Software • Tagged with C, Macintosh, PICT, PNG, Image, File format

Pict2Png is an image converter to convert the PICT (version 1) image format from the original Macintosh to PNG.

Summary

There is surprisingly really little tools that deal with the original PICT format (version 1) and more that deal with version 2 which came with QuickDraw Color, but even if …


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Tempête (tempest)

Posted on 22/12/2021 in Music • Tagged with Music, SoundCloud, Fantom 6, VPiano

This is a live recording played on a Roland Fantom 6 using the V-Piano instrument.

Godzil · Tempête (Tempest)

GameOver Man

Posted on 24/10/2021 in Music • Tagged with Music, SoundCloud, Logic Pro, Loops

This looping song was created using loops from Logic Pro.

Godzil · GameOver Man

WIP-2022

Posted on 26/06/2021 in Music • Tagged with Music, SoundCloud, Korg i3

This is a work in progress music and played live inspired by one of the arrangement of the Korg i3:

Godzil · WIP2

Japanesesque

Posted on 23/05/2021 in Music • Tagged with Music, SoundCloud, Fantom 6

This is a live recording played on a Roland Fantom 6.

Godzil · Japanesesque

Piano & String

Posted on 07/04/2021 in Music • Tagged with Music, SoundCloud, NES, PSS-A50

This is a work in progress song, possibly to be used in a video game at a later time. It was inspired by an arpeggio from the Yamaha PSS-A50. This version was recorded and edited using Logic Pro, multiple version exist with different instrumentation:

Piano & String version:

Godzil · WIP …

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Mindless Play - 2021

Posted on 23/03/2021 in Music • Tagged with Music, SoundCloud, Piano

This is a live recording of me playing adlib.

Godzil · Sans Titre - Mindless playing

Among Pico

Posted on 18/10/2020 in Gamedev • Tagged with PICO-8, Lua, Gamedev

Among Pico is a project I made using the PICO-8 environement trying to reproduce some of the behaviour found in the the game Among Us, maintly, the fog of war like effect where wall to dynamically cast shadow hidding what may happen in different room than the one the …


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B_* Frelatee

Posted on 09/11/2019 in Music • Tagged with live, Music, SoundCloud, System-8, TR-8S, MX-01, D-05

This is a live recording of B_* Frelatee, a song made using a Roland System-8, a TR-8S, a D-05 and MX-01:

Godzil · B_* Frelatee

IceKeys

Posted on 09/11/2019 in Music • Tagged with live, Music, SoundCloud, System-8, TR-8S, MX-01, D-05

This is a live recording of IceKeys, a song made using a Roland System-8, a TR-8S, a D-05 and MX-01:

Godzil · IceKeys

Cybook Odyssey

Posted on 01/09/2012 in Hardware • Tagged with eBook reader, OMAP3, ARM, Linux

The Cybook Odyssey was the 5th generation of eBook reader made by Bookeen.

It came in different version with various hardware differences.

Summary

The Cybook Odyssey is the 5th and 6th device I worked on when I was working for Bookeen. Over the minor hardware updates, a frontlight was added …


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Cybook Orizon

Posted on 01/09/2011 in Hardware • Tagged with eBook reader, S4C2416, ARM, Linux

The Cybook Orizon was the 4th generation of eBook reader made by Bookeen.

Summary

The Cybook Orizon is the 3rd device I worked on when I was working for Bookeen. It was the first device we released that use both a touch-screen and Wifi.

The device hardware was designed by …


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CybUpdate

Posted on 13/09/2010 in Software • Tagged with update tool, e-ink, C, file format, encryption, Python

CybUpate is a set of tool used on eBook readers for updating their OS, tool and running sofware.

Summary

Around 2008-2009 when I was working for Bookeen we had an issue with a reseller bricking devices by updating them using a corrupted updater file. At the time, update were just …


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FUSD: A Linux Framework for User-Space Devices

Posted on 01/03/2010 in Software • Tagged with Linux, kernel module, user-space device, device driver

fusd is a Linux Framework for User-Space Devices.

Summary

When the Cybook Orizon project started it became apparent to me that the main reading application should use native linux input event instead of using its own module reading the status of buttons or certains IO, as the reading app was …


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FnX - A simple linux Bootloader

Posted on 25/02/2010 in Software • Tagged with ARM, linux, bootloader, s3c2416

FnX is a small linux capable bootloader for a Samsung s3c2416 and related variant.

Sumarry

When the Cybook Orizon project started, I was given some platform code for it from the ODM which mainly came with a copy of the Linux Kernel sources and uboot.

The uboot provided was so …


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Cybook Gen3 and Cybook Opus

Posted on 01/09/2007 in Hardware • Tagged with eBook reader, S3C2440, ARM, Linux

The Cybook Gen3 was the 3th generation of eBook reader made by Bookeen and the first one using an e-ink screen The Cybook Opus was based on the Gen3 but in a reduced form factor. The Cybook Opus2 was a slight update on the hardware level but was mostly identital …


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Godzil’s Dance Machine

Posted on 04/11/2002 in Music • Tagged with Music, SoundCloud, Dance eJay, Loops

This album was made between 1998 and 2002 (last song) using Dance eJay 1 and Dance eJay 4 for the last song.

Godzil · Godzil's Dance Machine