Sean, I tried to photograph my own XO last night without much luck, but I found a picture on Flickr that I was able to crop into something usable. My chapter thus far is here:
http://en.flossmanuals.net/bin/view/ReadingandSugar/Introduction I'm assuming that it's OK to use the concept shots in the book. If not I can lose them. I can always use shots of kids reading e-books if any turn up, but I can do without them too. Most of the illustrations I want to use in the book will be screen shots, which are easier than photos. Thanks, James Simmons On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 4:55 AM, Sean DALY <[email protected]> wrote: > James, > > I'm sorry, i don't have any visuals like that on hand > > It's quite difficult to get a decent shot of a kid and an XO and be > able to see what's on the screen. Over-the-shoulder shots might be > best. > > The XO-2 and XO-3 are concepts and in those visuals screens were > probably added after the initial shoot. > > Sean > > > On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:07 PM, James Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: >> Mike, >> >> The book "Abroad" would be the best, using either the PDF or DJVU file >> with the Read Activity. It's a kid's book and very colorful. You >> might put the Activity in full screen mode and definitely the screen >> should be rotated so the book page fits vertically on the screen. >> >> http://www.archive.org/details/abroadcranethoma00craniala >> >> I might try to do a picture like this myself, just the XO on a white >> background with a page from "Abroad" on display. The problem would be >> dealing with the glare on the screen. I would guess that in the shots >> for the XO-3 the screen image was faked to avoid this problem. Not to >> mention that the author of "Where The Wild Things Are" would have to >> be dead for 90 years before that book could legally be read on any XO >> and he seems to be still among the living. >> >> If your XO has a new enough version of Sugar that Read supports DJVU >> then go with that format. "Abroad" needs a lot of memory in PDF >> format. >> >> I don't really care if the XO is a 1.0 or a 1.5. >> >> On the XO-3 pictures in the Gizmodo article, they must have been >> created by OLPC. Would it be allowed to use some of them in the book? >> >> Thanks, >> >> James Simmons >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Mike Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >>> James, >>> >>> I'm going to be doing a few fresh shots of the XO-1.5 soon and could >>> work in a few of the XO-1.0 with kid holding it in ebook mode like >>> your example. No guarantee exactly when the shot would be ready, but >>> can you recommend what would be the best view of an Activity and which >>> book? >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 1:25 PM, James Simmons <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I was kind of hoping for a sexy image that really sells the idea of >>>> the XO-1 as an ebook reader. Something like this for the XO-3: >>>> >>>> http://www.engadget.com/photos/olpc-xo3-gallery/#2555447 >>>> >>>> It surprises me that I haven't been able to find anything like that >>>> for the XO-1. >>>> >>>> James Simmons >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:51 AM, Mike Lee <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi Jim, >>>>> >>>>> Here are two photos that I did a while back: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/2542156463/ >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/curiouslee/2542156115/ >>>>> >>>>> And someone else's >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/macowell/sets/72157617953915215/ >>>>> >>>>> They are CC'd and downloadable. >>>>> >>>>> Mike >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 10:42 AM, James Simmons <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> I'm working on another FLOSS Manual, this one will be about Sugar as a >>>>>> platform for finding, reading, and publishing free e-books. I could >>>>>> use a picture of the XO-1 in tablet orientation with a book on the >>>>>> screen. If there was a child reading the book that would be even >>>>>> better. I own an XO-1 so I could take some pictures myself if I had >>>>>> to, but I know that we have shots of the XO that we use for marketing >>>>>> purposes and these would probably look better than any photo I took >>>>>> myself. >>>>>> >>>>>> Pictures of the XO-2, XO-3, and computers running SoaS with a book on >>>>>> the screen would be helpful too. (I know the XO-2 design was >>>>>> abandoned but the picture I remember seeing of a kid reading a book on >>>>>> the mockup is a nice image). >>>>>> >>>>>> James Simmons >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Marketing mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Marketing mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing >> > _______________________________________________ Marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/marketing
