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Javier Puff

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Join date: 7 Jul 2005

Posts: 86

09-22-2005 11:49

Was it Quicktime or in a windows format? Maybe some quality got lost in the translation?

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Elle Pollack

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Join date: 12 Oct 2004

Posts: 796

09-22-2005 22:08

From: Wayfinder Wishbringer

REALLY impressed...

You know, I just went back and re-viewed those movies, and I'm rather impressed by the fine work in most of them.

I only had one question (and not begrudging Javier at all.. because his video rocks)... but of all of them, why is Javier's the only one that is crystal sharp? The others are all pixelated. I know that Total's is not pixelated in the orginal version available on his website and I would doubt that Elle's was either (and a fun video that is Elle).

So where did all the pixelation come from?

There's a reason why mine in particular might be: When I exported the file that I sent to LL, I didn't know how to compress it very well, and the result was a huge file of mecium quality that Eric had to recompress in order to get it playable. (After that, I learned how to do it right, and I posted a better encoded version to my own website).

The other thing I noticed that I keep meaning to bring up with the Lindens but havent is the fact that the movies aren't being displayed at the correct aspect ratio. They're being shown on 20x10 screens, where the correct size would generaly be some multiple of 8x6 (a la an 800x600 computer screen and most standard computer display resolutions).

Javier, I've seen by someone pointing me to his website, has done machinima movies before, unlike everyone except Total, to my knowledge, so I'd immagine he knows how to get the best looking files.

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Torley Linden

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Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

10-03-2005 04:15

Who hasn't voted yet? Voice yourself!

Thing ends in in a few days... like /3/f3/54702/1.html says (hey that rhymes!)

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Elle Pollack

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Join date: 12 Oct 2004

Posts: 796

10-09-2005 11:28

The winners have been anounced! (And I slept through it, dangit, it was 12pm EST, not PST

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1st Place: Javier Puff
2nd Place: Elle Pollack
3rd Place: Second Take Productions

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Djnog Extraordinaire

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Join date: 3 Jul 2004

Posts: 34

10-09-2005 11:59

Congrats to you all.

[MOVIES] Come and watch SL trailers! Wheee!
Javier Puff Xcite! Join date: 7 Jul 2005 Posts: 86	09-22-2005 11:49 Was it Quicktime or in a windows format? Maybe some quality got lost in the translation? - J
Elle Pollack Takes internets seriously Join date: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 796	09-22-2005 22:08 From: Wayfinder Wishbringer REALLY impressed... You know, I just went back and re-viewed those movies, and I'm rather impressed by the fine work in most of them. I only had one question (and not begrudging Javier at all.. because his video rocks)... but of all of them, why is Javier's the only one that is crystal sharp? The others are all pixelated. I know that Total's is not pixelated in the orginal version available on his website and I would doubt that Elle's was either (and a fun video that is Elle). So where did all the pixelation come from? There's a reason why mine in particular might be: When I exported the file that I sent to LL, I didn't know how to compress it very well, and the result was a huge file of mecium quality that Eric had to recompress in order to get it playable. (After that, I learned how to do it right, and I posted a better encoded version to my own website). The other thing I noticed that I keep meaning to bring up with the Lindens but havent is the fact that the movies aren't being displayed at the correct aspect ratio. They're being shown on 20x10 screens, where the correct size would generaly be some multiple of 8x6 (a la an 800x600 computer screen and most standard computer display resolutions). Javier, I've seen by someone pointing me to his website, has done machinima movies before, unlike everyone except Total, to my knowledge, so I'd immagine he knows how to get the best looking files. _____________________ *********************************************** "Ya'll are so cute with your pitchforks and torches ..." ~Brent Linden SL streams a world, can you also stream a mind?
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	10-03-2005 04:15 Who hasn't voted yet? Voice yourself! Thing ends in in a few days... like /3/f3/54702/1.html says (hey that rhymes!) _____________________
Elle Pollack Takes internets seriously Join date: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 796	10-09-2005 11:28 The winners have been anounced! (And I slept through it, dangit, it was 12pm EST, not PST ) 1st Place: Javier Puff 2nd Place: Elle Pollack 3rd Place: Second Take Productions _____________________ *********************************************** "Ya'll are so cute with your pitchforks and torches ..." ~Brent Linden SL streams a world, can you also stream a mind?
Djnog Extraordinaire Registered User Join date: 3 Jul 2004 Posts: 34	10-09-2005 11:59 Congrats to you all.

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