Electronic Paper - See What Happens

A closer look at e-paper, often called e-ink. And with closer I mean super-macro of course...
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The color grid technology by E Ink is named "Kaleido". The technology in the picture frame is ACeP or "Gallery 3" also by E Ink. They recently released a version with 6 pigments but this is not available yet (sept 2023).
Good article about the history of e-paper: / the-history-of-electro...

[@theslowmoguys]

Individually cutting out all the flashing frames must have been no joke in the edit. Immense visuals 🤯

[@asterven]

woah hello gavin

[@RezoA]

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[@NamdomNauCore]

asd

[@luukvideo]

What are you doing here slowmo boy

[@First_Grafter]

Funny to see you here 😁

[@Bribge]

Posy could literally make paint drying interesting.

[@varganyamuvek]

He could literally make water waving interesting

[@dannymac6368]

10/10 idea, would watch paint dry for hours if Posy is involved.

[@bondthefifth]

I would honestly expect him to make paint drying video someday

[@brorianszk]

@@varganyamuvek He already made boiling water interesting so yes.

[@akatosh62]

Sixty Symbols already made a video about it and it's really interesting

[@thecryingsoul]

It sucks how frequently you hear about cool technologies being held back by a single company holding the patents for it

[@AlphaetusPrime]

That's why patents expire. In this case, since they last 20 years and the technology first reached maturity and became commercially viable in 2004, we're likely to see the end of E-ink's monopoly soon.

[@BluRay_4]

Prysm Systems have a patent for laser phosphor displays which are insanely cool but it seems like theyll hold on that patent forever and never release the displays to the consumer market.... thats ofc until the patent expires... but thats a long time from now...

[@maxwell_edison849]

Lol, we wish, @@AlphaetusPrime - There are many loopholes companies use to re-patent things. Isn't that why Insulin is so expensive? They keep changing it by a few molecules.

[@t-o-m-m]

​@@AlphaetusPrimeI think it will be better but not perfect, I imagine the patents that are expiring are not for the more advanced tech. Though I suppose that now companies can advance on the tech in their own way and will actually be able to sell displays without infringing on the patents for the 'basic'/fundamental tech.

[@_BangDroid_]

What's point of holding on to patents without making money, losing all your R&D investment only to let the patent expire?

[@pixstatic200]

E-Paper tech is really cool. There's something magical to me about the way they keep their image. It's like having a little printed image that can mysteriously transmute when connected to power.

[@SomeRandomPiggo]

I keep recognizing you across YT because the cat in your profile pic looks exactly like mine lol

[@ICanDoThatToo2]

You might try putting water or another fluid on it to see if it neutralizes the antiglare texture.

[@arfyness]

oooh yes! like how frosted glass appears clear with vegetable oil on it!

[@teresashinkansen9402]

Exactly this, Ive done this and works pretty well, makes such rough but transparent surfaces become clear. Put a cover slide and then fill in between with glycerin or immersion oil.

[@peterwhitey4992]

That's a good idea.

[@PosyMusic]

I did now! Thanks for the suggestion (also to others in other comments). Lazy video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYqUn5iIZ857hqc

[@whaliin]

Absolutely blown away by the honeycomb display, immensely beautiful

[@retroprizm3075]

Now I am studying to be an editing director and motion designer. I found your wonderful channel a long time ago. I was in a creative crisis because of boring jobs... But now I'm trying to achieve the same level of cleanliness and accuracy in video editing as you have. You inspire me incredibly much! Thank you for your videos!

[@As4vo]

Who cares 😂

[@JKStudios101]

E ink Displays are very fascinating, and seeing them in micro vision is something else. 🤓❤

[@EzraAlexander]

When a super macro shot of a kindle makes you want to cry, you know the video's good

[@keatonwastaken]

This e-paper stuff always fascinated me since the first day I saw an e-book tablet as a kid, while it's really niche as a product, I've always hoped it as a cool futuristic replacement for certain things in the future, like paintings, books in libaries etc. Doubt it'll actually become anything big until some sort of breakthrough new invention happens, or until patents are made public.

[@fouzr]

There are devices like the Kindle Scribe these days that let you write notes at a really good latency of sub 10ms if I recall correctly. Still a niche, but the tech is definitely improving, albeit, very slowly

[@HappyJackington]

Like @fouzr said, I have a ReMarkable and it has made a huge difference in my life. I am a habitual note taker and journal-er, and it fills a niche that a tablet never did for me. The price point is terrible and I honestly can't wait for the patents to run out so that e-paper is made public. The thing that sold me on my ReMarkable was the fact that it lasts for a week on a single charge. E-paper is such an efficient display technology. As long as you do not need a high refresh rate, it's perfect.

[@fouzr]

@@HappyJackington yup, the reMarkable is an excellent example. I own one myself, and love using it on the daily. And as a bonus, it’s a fairly open embedded Linux machine, which lets you tinker with it quite a bit Tho I think even after the patents have expired, the cost of manufacturing it will still be quite higher than any LCD panel. The yields of those panels aren’t great afaik

[@yeetusvanitas9800]

One interesting application is that it’s being adapted for luxury cars to create color changing liveries! It’s still in the prototype stage but I think it has real potential.

[@MalakaiDerg]

@@yeetusvanitas9800 I mean that's cool and all but helps nobody.

[@im1fadedRob]

WOW. I had a pretty rudimentary understanding of E-Ink displays before. These extremely close up shots were AMAZING and actually made me understand how this stuff works! Especially the color e-ink stuff was amazing and something I hadn't seen before!

[@arfyness]

this work really is SUPERB videography! 😮❤

[@t-o-m-m]

Yeah I thought there were balls of each colour that moved to the top/bottom so the close up of the b&w clock display where you can see that the balls don't move and its just the ink inside them was fascinating

[@KomradZX1989]

This is genuinely one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever viewed in my life. Your work is second to none Posy. ❤

[@JayFolipurba]

You get the best shots. I didn't want to look away for a second. I mean, I said you should sell prints, and I still think you should, but the magic is in the moving image! These videos ARE the artworks and this channel is your gallery!

[@gabrieldolce889]

I have an e-ink device that I use for note taking in class called the Supernote! Because it doesn’t have a backlight and it only uses energy when changing colors the battery lasts for over a week. The writing feel is also much better than writing on a glass screen

[@tookitogo]

I recently finished my apprenticeship as an electronics technician, and the final project I was assigned was to design driver circuitry for a very simple e-ink bargraph display (6 segments: t dots + background). They’re simultaneously very simple to drive, yet also very hard to drive _well_ (note in the macro of the thermometer refresh how it has to do multiple write/clear cycles and that during them, the segment sizes grow, and that the segments that are “off” have a gray outline).

[@immaedb]

I have the same thermometer. It gets worse over time. After 6 months the "burn in" is very noticeable. Still much more readable than LCDs though.

[@wildekek]

Ik heb echt immens respect voor je werk man.

[@tcmr5775]

feels awesome to not understand your language at all but i know what this means lol

[@BobtheBuilder0]

Gekoloniseerd

[@bowtieguy8332]

The fact that you dont need to translate this from dutch to understand it in english

[@ockertoustesizem1234]

I like how I can read this without having to use google translate

[@fluffycritter]

I worked on the original Amazon Kindle, and one time I had left a prototype device in the window sill for a few days and then found that the screen had turned completely dark, although it cleared up the next time I rebooted it and refreshed the screen. My theory about what happened there was that the photovoltaic effect caused the screen charge to very slowly change, causing the black ink balls to eventually drift to the surface.

[@kaitlyn__L]

Fluffy lore drop

[@babypinksnail]

Hey wait I know you

[@frenchbassguy]

E ink has always been the closest to magic of any display tech! I love paper books so it's the closest thing. Such an analog feel.

[@universal_ramen7147]

NEW POSY VIDEO WOOOOOOOOOOOOO LOVE YOUR STUFF MAN

[@Rafael-ud2ul]

Posy's videos always inspire me to keep studying the nature of the small things. Thanks posy

[@Habijob]

2:31 This is also how my child drawing tablet worked that I had with me during car rides. I could draw on that and then when I wanted to make the canvas clean again, I would move a big thing over the screen and the draw again. I eventually figured out that I was pulling some magnetic power or something to the top of the screen. Was a really cool children toy tbh.

[@JesseBrohinsky]

For a while I had a pebble time smartwatch with an e-ink color display. Easily my most favorite watch I've ever owned.

[@philosophyman]

Seriously you're a true artist. Thank you for the amount of time you have spent on videomaking, but also on music, creative videos, and script writing (I see how concise yet un-rushed you are). This video was a symphony of your talents and it was beautiful.

[@sophie_a]

posy is just casually like "yeah i made this video, and composed the music, and made these comics"

[@Iisakkiik]

Each of your videos is like watching a really good short film. It's clear these take lots and lots of effort to make, and it's absolutely worth it, as each and every one has beem amazing so far, including this one. Keep up the amazing work!

[@DrBagPhD]

I've known how e-paper works for a long time but seeing it like this is absolutely magical. Thank you for your hard work and fantastic video, Posy!

[@AlcottJake]

Those comics just cement to me that you really are the most talented YoutTuber on the platform

[@fiskmactaggert5030]

They get the ink bubbles the same way they get the smell in scratch and sniff stickers. It's called microencapsulation.

[@lyingpancake95]

Your auper macro shots are so incredible to look at. Made even moreso when the subject's typical mundanity is taken into account. Even the most simple things can actually be quite amazing.

[@braindeadidiot]

Its a blessed day when Posy uploads literally anything

[@ivan-chesnokov]

The emoticon faces on the clock/thermometer...

[@williampamblanco]

The topic was already super interesting, and then add your superb cinematography on top and we have another awesome video!

[@miyaguitube]

thank you for staying curious. you never disappoint whenever you post a new video.

[@betabug64]

What kind of microscope did you use to go supermicro? It’s very dope!

[@bombfog1]

I use “Sounds From the Library” every night on repeat to help me sleep. It’s been great help for a year now.

[@theorixlux2605]

My epileptic sister loved the video so much that shes rolling on the ground with joy.

[@DevillukeLala]

The music makes me feel nostalgic even though I never heard it. Love it!!

[@trombone7]

Dude even does his own music. (Posy) Song at 0:18 Vanilla Coffee Album : LCD ( of course )

[@STANNco]

i hope e-paper someday becomes full color and bright, so i can read comics and manga on something that feels like a single piece of paper

[@ste-fa-no]

I was gonna say "dude, where do you get this music from? it seems like the perfect videoclip" and it's yours! 🤪 Thanks for all of this content! 💛

[@AkashDasYT323]

How is this channel not more popular?

[@lasinhouseinthetrees1928]

My dad worked on the Nook with e paper he helped design some new e-paper tech and he even had a ball explaing how e-paper works

[@2phonesbabyken]

Hearing Vanilla Coffee at the start put such a big smile on my face. Probably my favorite song of yours.

[@iea96]

This channel is my absolute favorite thing on KZbin.

[@n_9_70]

its always awesome to know how clever people can use simple ideas to make awesome products, great video as always

[@AlRoderick]

Posy: experimental musician who makes documentaries as music videos.

[@theunknown4834]

Amazement has never hit weirder than with tripophobia. What a rollercoaster of a ride

[@BryndanMeyerholtTheRealDeal]

The one with the damaged electrode display at the beginning is a black Sony PRS-350 e-Reader.

[@GCKteamKrispy]

I am from post-soviet country and hearing this music in a tutorial is sooo cool, because in Soviet cinematography they used same type of music😅

[@estebanod]

I absolutely love those screen & display videos

[@zac9311]

the face changing to a smile when he said "SUPER MACRO" was immaculate

[@gamingbrosshortcrap]

This man could make anything boring interesting in 10 minutes Edit: HE ADDED THE SEGMENTS THING OH MY GOD

[@davidgustavsson4000]

The flashing thing is genius. Someone must have had a really good day at work when they came up with that.

[@lcdvasrm]

I'd bet that the designers have never seen their product shown with that level of detail and quality of imaging.

[@HansLemurson]

As a kid in the '90s, my family had a toy that was like this but with a magnetic powder in the cells, and you would draw on it using a little magnetic pencil or some other circular magnets that came along with it. There was a big magnetic bar that slid behind it all to erase your scene, pulling the magnetic dust to the back layer where you couldn't see it any more. I think it was called a "magnadoodle" or something like that.

[@tombuster]

Your channel is basically an obsession generator! I'm addicted to all things with a VFD since that video!

[@Seed]

That’s awesome! Always wondered how these things work :) You manage to make any topic entertaining and enjoyable to watch!

[@cube2fox]

This type of e-paper display (made by E Ink) is called electrophoretic. It moves small particles in a liquid. Which means the technology is quite slow. There were many other e-paper display technologies years ago, but they got abandoned after being outcompeted by E Ink. Two I remember were called Liquavista (colored oil droplets deformed with electricity) and Mirasol (tiny mechanical switches which reflect light and create interference). These were quite fast, but the biggest problem remained creating bright colors without subpixels.

[@spingebill8551]

I like how Xerox invented both this, the first Graphical User Interface based desktop PC, the first WIMP GUI, and basically said “eh let’s not even try to pursue this game changing innovations as much as we can”.

[@countvondutchessofwestmoor3974]

the macro shots remind me of being a kid and staring endlessly at those Etch-a-Sketch Doodle boards and seeing the little shapes turn to black

[@indmur]

This reminds me of documentaries I used to watch when I was a kid. In the absolute best way possible.

[@lenadams854]

1:43 was synced so well

[@kenji642]

god i love posy's music, huge portal 2 vibes

[@SlavaBohu]

Your production quality is soo good! Love the visuals, fun music you make and your narration, always watch all the way through when you post something new. I'm poor as f and live in dangerous place so I can't really afford to pay you, but I hope what you have from patreon or selling music is enough for you and you don't lose curiosity in interesting cool (or hot?) things to share your fascination about with us.

[@lmost]

Posy: posts 10 hour loop of dry paint drying Me: carefully watches each second

[@LanceCSTCuddy]

The one thing that could make me stop playing Starfield for 10 minutes is a new Posy video. Amazing.

[@BelgianCat]

Posy Posy Posy.. Man you do it time again and again! Literal chills when the music and visuals come together.

[@tomxzf]

Saw you post Microgalaxies on Bandcamp before this uploaded, had me excited for what you were up to this time. Wasn't expecting e-Paper though! Awesome video 💚

[@ZOMBIEHEADSHOTKILLER]

still waiting for this tech to be made into tattoo ink.

[@TimmyM]

Posy: "...which makes it very hard to make decent supermicro shots." Also Posy: shows minutes of amazing supermicro shots.

[@markusTegelane]

These refresh cycles are pretty satisfying

[@humanthetooth]

Continuously finding beauty in the mundane is a sure path to a peaceful soul; this weird retro tech channel is always reminding me of that.

[@lavenderinthedark]

what an incredible channel!! hope to see you at 10 mil!!!!

[@mus3equal]

I love your videos, thank you so much! Helps me think way outside of the box, I always feel like there are so many layers of context and abstraction I can find in all of them with every re-watch.

[@SilverXTikal]

I always wondered about this but found nothing. Now it just pops up in my recommended and couldn’t be happier

[@devanbrowne8706]

This music with the voiceover and pulsing abstract images... It's so ominous and unsettling! It's like some conceptual indie horror film.

[@austin.paquette]

While your videos are stunningly shot, wonderfully narrated and thoughtfully directed, possibly my favourite thing about them is how every single aspect of them are *yours*. The music is yours, the impeccably high quality footage is yours, the subjects of the video are heirlooms of yours (like the drawings and machines from other vids) and ultimately the entire concept is you just rattling off things you discover and find interesting about the subject rather than reading from a specs page (as far as I can tell at least). Thank you for sharing your creative mind with us. Your films are always a delight.

[@PosyMusic]

Thank you! :-)

[@ali99_82]

​@@PosyMusic how do you make your voiceover sound so good? Any plugin or editing technique?

[@spark198rus]

I love how much of the video parts are your own: from music to cartoons. Very impressive

[@fabivilla2442]

The display videos you make always inspire me to code different algorithms for displaying images!!!

[@0tiochico]

when technology meets art in a perfect marriage we have things like this video

[@yeezy4743]

One of the best KZbin videos I've ever seen. Please never stop making videos.

[@EmceeJoseph]

Microgalaxies is such a perfect name for what the cover is.

[@Uatarreu]

Your macro shots are mind blowing!!

[@DantevanGemert]

I knew a new main-channel video had to come out soon when I saw the bandcamp notification, and holy hell did you not disappoint!

[@edvard-swift3645]

I can't believe this doesn't have millions of views, cinematography is art, your knowledge is amazing and turning it to a digestible form 👍👍

[@SpaceTheAge]

E-paper is my favorite display technology since it can bee seen in bright light, There was even a dress using it to change color. I wonder if some water or oil on the screen might help fill in the roughness of the screen diffuser and might make macro shots easier.

[@SamTheEnglishTeacher]

Definitely going to have to rewatch with headphones... Feel like I'm missing out watching on TV speakers.

[@DouglasFish]

Your music makes this so much more magical

[@nobodynoone2500]

You need to do some 30 minute vids of just those display visuals and your tunes for people to put on.

[@Lalovoe]

i really hope this video blows up. it was a great watch

[@aileenmorgan8276]

Really great vid, love your soundtracks and the macro shots were dazzling!

[@bogats2397]

I have been dreaming of this sort of technology since I was a young boy. I hope one day we can use it for computer screens that might be less intensive on the eyes.

[@andywira]

this is some incredibly mesmerizing shots! thank you so much for sharing this with us, it's truly a treat for the eyes.

[@Bleats_Sinodai]

I genuinely can't wait for the day they figure out E-ink with refresh rates equivalent to other modern screen technologies, and put it on a drawing tablet. That'd be terrific 👍

[@nicowals2036]

Bedankt voor je humoristische uitleg en kijk op dingen. Leerzaam en fun!

[@NiyaKouya]

Wonderful video Posy, always a joy to watch them ^^ Those e-paper price tags are quite interesting as well. A shop I sometimes work for recently had the issue that one of the antenna units for the wireless price updates didn't work. After I fixed the issue I could watch as blocks of those tags on a large shelf started to flash for updating the displayed data.

[@hannesbal3724]

your videos are so well made

[@NorthEevee]

I'm gonna be honest. I don't know what your luck is, but to have EVERY deodorant at Albert Heijn be tagged with bonus is like a once in a lifetime opportunity. Until you realize you don't have a bonus card because you don't shop at AH since you try to cut costs. That store is expensive, man...

[@3thanguy7]

breathtaking as ever, even with the damned diffusion layer

[@sockpant]

This has seriously got to be one of the best channels on this website