Hi Marghanita, Thanks for the feedback, all of which is doable.
I like the idea of the SLUG snail sailing across the screen towing the credits/information. I'll trial that for everyone to look at. The only issue may be time. Text dissolving on to the screen is quicker and it may be that people will find a large number of credits being towed behind a collection of snails takes too long. However, I'll give it a go with a mock collection of credits and see how it turns out...maybe with a little flag/banner which contains the text. "Also, if this isn't already the case, if the information is included as text on the webpage along with the abstract - then the video will be more discoverable." I think this would be a good idea for the final versions if/when posted on the various video sites. I'd also had the idea of having the SLUG icon at the bottom of the video (like the TV stations) and having text about who is talking and about what, appear regularly at the bottom, like in documentaries. All of this is easily doable. I'd like to add a bit of icandy (TM) to the videos and dolly them up a bit so they're more attractive to the casual and/or regular viewer. If it's agreed to put the vid online (say on Youtube, Vimeo etc) then this may also create an audience outside of SLUG and draw in some more people to the community in general and *nix at large. A secondary aim is to show people outside of the community that attractive video editing on the Gnu/Linux platform is not only possible but can be done by everyone (and predominantly - often solely - with GUI applications). I guess my experience when initially speaking to people about Linux was that they felt it could not do these things. I'm hoping that if we can show the presentations online, in their party dress, then it will help to reduce some of the resistance and inaccurate views of Linux by showing people that the 'extras' are available (it annoys me when writers in newspapers, magazines and online describe Linux as a way of accessing the 'net, as if this is all you can do). I'll post the next version later in the week. Regards, Patrick On 29/06/2009, Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]> wrote: > > elliott-brennan wrote: > >> Okay. Had some feedback. >> >> Below is another one. This I like more than any of >> the others. A bit more whimsical. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjxsbpdSXX8 >> >> Natch the original is far smoother and better looking. >> >> Regards, >> >> Patrick >> >> > I like the latest version.... > > My suggestions: > drop the "SLUG" frames. > > Move "the SLUG SNAIL" so, that its sails are silloutted by the opera house > sails - or maybe moves across the waves right to left...pauses and then > pulls the credits through > > On a more mundane note, > > It would be useful to have a standard form credits....following the SLUG > right to left...Suggestion:Topic, Speaker, Date, Venue, camera person, > editor....team?, License...and perhaps this along with the SLUG logo could > persist through the video - on fixed black banner bottom of screen > > Also, if this isn't already the case, if the information is included as > text on > the webpage along with the abstract - then the video will be more > discoverable. > > Marghanita > -- > Marghanita da Cruz > http://www.ramin.com.au > Phone: (+61)0414 869202 > > > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
