<div dir="ltr"><div></div><div>I'm going to throw this into the mix.</div><div><br></div><div>Features videos.</div><div><br></div><div>Make the content punchy to the point and exciting. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Captivate and create the desire to explore further.<br>
</div><div><br></div><div> <div>1: Highlight features in clips of three to five seconds each.</div><div><br></div><div>2: Five to ten clips per video in under a minute.</div><div><br></div><div>3: More colour.</div><div>
<br></div><div>4: No commentary.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>This should make obtaining suitable material from which to edit the videos much easier.<br></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 24 November 2013 11:16, Piotr Arlukowicz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:piotao@gmail.com" target="_blank">piotao@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">@olivier:<div class="im"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote">
<p dir="ltr">I would even suggest to limit those videos to one level (like it is now), and to only 5 minutes length.<br>
I believe that's enough to quickly show the feature and <a href="http://to.be" target="_blank">to.be</a> sure the viewer watches it until then end.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Then there could be a link at the end of the paragraph that
says "if you are interested in detailed videos and tutorials about
feature bla bla please check out these additional.videos". There we can
get links to bguru cgcookies etc.</p></blockquote></div><div>Olivier, my proposal of three levels is not about Features Page only, it's just about the whole Educational system, to which Features Page belongs. So I agree that we need short simple movies with huge impact to show main pros quickly. Another levels are not for that page, and even you already mentioned this, by pointing that we need also other resources linked.<br>
</div><div>I'll keep this simple: three levels of videos are not for the same purposes. Also they don't mean any directional order. Let's think about them as about diffrent TYPES of presentation: levels mean different types.<br>
<br></div><div>TypeA: Feature Film - about 1-5 min long, no commentary / music in the background, desired page: Features Page<br><br>TypeB: Updates/changes/new things, longer, with explanation, made by people close to developers - we all need those just to know about new features. This is for the advanced community. The reviews of "what's new" in new versions done by CGCookie already belongs to this section.<br>
<br>TypeC: Regular Tutorials about Blender, covering many areas or specific subjects, as it is done by sometimes by diffrent companies/individuals. Could also be released in series if the subject is huge.<br></div><br></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">@Elijah:</div><div class="im"><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>Yeah, 5 min max length is good. And I guess one level of videos would be a much better idea, now that I think about it.</div></blockquote></div><div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
For the Features Page this is the only way. Only short has to go there, just for the clarity. There should be also a link for "more..." resources, if somebody is interested.</div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>Obviously to be professional they would have to be all made by the same person or group. I think somebody who speaks fluent English should be the commentator, if commentary is necessary.<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117);display:inline">
I</div>n fact…as I run that thought through my head…maybe we don't actually need someone to voice over the videos. With a little background music, and some other things…who knows. Whatever. Just thinking out loud here.</div>
</blockquote><div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">I think we don't need a human voice in Feature Videos. This way they can be even faster, and they should not be tutorials. The reason of Feature Film is to quickly show something awesome. Explanations should go to different type of material, and be presented in "Education" section, not in the "Features". I hope this is clear now :)<br>
</div></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Actually, if no commentary is needed, maybe I could make the videos…we'll see.</div>
</blockquote></div><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">Yes, you can! We all can help and I think I also can record part of the screen. We can record things using Blender screencasting tool (Alt+F3), but this can easy be accidentally stopped by for example rendering etc. So, there are better ways - just plain screen recording.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">Actually, I'm working under Linux, and I already have well prepared system and good capabilities of recording screen, using ffmpeg and another tools. This is a technical topic, so maybe it's not good time to explain details here. Anybody interested could ask me using my private email (<a href="mailto:piotao@gmail.com" target="_blank">piotao@gmail.com</a> or <a href="mailto:piotao@polskikursblendera.pl" target="_blank">piotao@polskikursblendera.pl</a>). I've recorded more than 270 tutorials so far using my solutions and this worked very well. For Windows there's a bunch of simple/advanced programs for screencasting, i.e. camtasia studio, etc. Some of them are not free, however.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">We need a Feature Films made for different areas. I can imagine that we can establish a simple board for submissions and acceptance of such films. I'll ask Francesco for his opinion. This way we can have a 'green-light' or we should discuss another story.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">I think that feature films should present ONE single nice thing. Let's say, sculpting. It's easy to make a human head with some details, in few minutes, using symmetry, dynamic topo, and different tools. Such a movie needs then be speeded up to not waste time, and the background music can be added. We should also define a 'standard' format for such movie, and a list of subjects and topics to cover.<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">Let's say just for start, that we need more Feature Movies in the following categories (detailed roadmap needs to be prepared):<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">1. Modeling (with meshes, curves, metaballs, surfaces, etc.)<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
2. Materials (quick glass, transparent, ssscattering, bump+normals, specularmaps, emitmaps, nodes, etc)<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">3. Textures (procedural, bitmap, mapping, uv, painting)<br>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">4. Node system (composite, material, texture, cycles nodes, and in the Future - particles and modifiers nodes)<br>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">5. VSE<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
6. BGE<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">7. Movie tracking (tracking, reconstruction, masking, etc.)<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
8. Simulations (particles, softbody/cloth, physics, force-fields, etc)<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">9. Dynamic Paint<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
10. Rigify, <br>etc.<br><br>A you can see, the list is VERY long and short movies will be rather numerous if we'd like to show most important, funny parts. This is Blender Richness! :)<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
Format of the movies:<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">1. We should do this in FullHD format, 1920x1080p, 15fps is enough. Of course we can downsample them to 720p, but such movies will stay a bit long and FullHD seems to be best choice. What do you think?<br>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
2. I can prepare such movies if somebody just send me a pack of frames or raw recordings. I can do this by using Blender, as for all my tutorials already recorded. This way I can help, if you are interested.<br><br></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">3. We should try to make best of the best, and if they will be more submissions, we have to select best of them. I think this is OK approach, but let's discuss this too.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)">
Who would like to attend to submission committee and who will make feature movies?<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117)"><br></div><br><div><div dir="ltr">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117);display:inline">regards<br></div>piotr<br>--<br>Piotr Arlukowicz<br><tt><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(53,28,117);display:inline">
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