The Great Tree Forum Index The Great Tree
still kickin'
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   Poster ListPoster List   Member ListMember List  UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 
 Links:   great tree   uru live   uru obsession   drc site  

 Documentaries:    learn the story of the great tree

Right Now
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... , 373, 374, 375  Next
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    The Great Tree Forum Index -> Randomness Forum
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Durin Mephit
Great Tree Officer
Great Tree Officer


Joined: 29 Jan 2004
Posts: 3119
Location: Tigard, OR

PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now,

The Prologue Documentaries have been upgraded to x264 mp4 format.

http://rel.to/prologue
_________________
Durin Mephit * Member of Guild of Messengers - Unless otherwise stated, opinions are mine only and not Guild endorsed.
rel.to | Marten KI: 59474 | Durin M KI: 11883768
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Durin Mephit
Great Tree Officer
Great Tree Officer


Joined: 29 Jan 2004
Posts: 3119
Location: Tigard, OR

PostPosted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now,

I’ll explain a little more about what I am working on.

In February, I converted my old Uru music videos to MP4. I converted the existing WMV files into MP4, and they didn’t look any worse than before, but I knew they could look better.

So a few weeks ago, I installed Adobe Premiere Pro after having not had it installed since 2013.

Since then I have re-exported everything for which I still have the original project files into high quality MP4. That includes my later music videos, and all of the completed Prologue Documentaries.

But there is a downside; with the now-retired WMV and MOV versions, the video compression levels I had used were pretty aggressive and made the videos a little blurry. The muddy video hid some of the less-than-stellar editing I had done. In the crisp new MP4 versions, the shortcomings are much more obvious.

Where I could previously get away with painting Phil’s Relto book blue (to match his jeans) in scenes where he should not have a book, it’s now really noticeable that I’ve done a hack photoshop job.

Aside from that though, the new MP4 videos are beautiful and clean and much nicer to watch than the old ones.

So that leads me to my current project; I am reworking the sub-par edits so that the fixes are much more subtle and less likely to be noticed.

I am also working on fixing additional continuity errors (Sharper has a book on his hip in Episode 1, and the wrong subtitle colors are sometimes used). Where possible, I’m also reducing the effects of avatar lag rubber-banding that occurred when filming on Until Uru or Alcugs shards.

Finally, I’m tweaking the timing of some scenes so that reading speed is a little more consistent throughout the series.

All of these changes collectively should be be subtle; these are surgical edits, and I’m not creating a George Lucas “Special Edition.” Unless you’re looking for the changes, you shouldn’t really notice them, you’ll just think “wow this is even better than I remembered.”
_________________
Durin Mephit * Member of Guild of Messengers - Unless otherwise stated, opinions are mine only and not Guild endorsed.
rel.to | Marten KI: 59474 | Durin M KI: 11883768
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Szark
Prolific Explorer
Prolific Explorer


Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Posts: 150
Location: UK

PostPosted: Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now it's late at night remembering my recently lost wife's love of Myst I thought I would do the rounds.

I will have to go and check the new versions Marten, I often get them out and have a nostalgic moment. Good work on all the updates you guys are doing. Haven't been in game for a while.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brian
Fearless Leader
Fearless Leader


Joined: 24 Jun 2003
Posts: 1372
Location: Seattle, WA

PostPosted: Mon Sep 27, 2021 4:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now, Saxy is back.
_________________
#Brian Fioca
#KI: 11882331
#KI: 1504111 [disconnected]

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Moiety Jean
First Lady of the Great Tree
First Lady of the Great Tree


Joined: 06 Jan 2004
Posts: 1852
Location: Seaaaaaattle

PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2022 2:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now, I'm sad to hear Szark has suffered a loss.

Right now, it's good to see who comes back to say hello once in a while.
_________________
~Moiety Jean

KI#44727
"There is a certain beautiful danger when a group of geeks get together to entertain themselves." ~Orin Drake
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brian
Fearless Leader
Fearless Leader


Joined: 24 Jun 2003
Posts: 1372
Location: Seattle, WA

PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2022 11:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now I got a new KI number! 😎
_________________
#Brian Fioca
#KI: 11882331
#KI: 1504111 [disconnected]

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Durin Mephit
Great Tree Officer
Great Tree Officer


Joined: 29 Jan 2004
Posts: 3119
Location: Tigard, OR

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2022 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now,

Welcome back, Brian. Very Happy

Also, right now, how do I change my username on this thing? Razz I've undergone a long overdue rebrand.
_________________
Durin Mephit * Member of Guild of Messengers - Unless otherwise stated, opinions are mine only and not Guild endorsed.
rel.to | Marten KI: 59474 | Durin M KI: 11883768
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brian
Fearless Leader
Fearless Leader


Joined: 24 Jun 2003
Posts: 1372
Location: Seattle, WA

PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2022 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Just let me know what you want it to be and I'll change it for you. Smile
_________________
#Brian Fioca
#KI: 11882331
#KI: 1504111 [disconnected]

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Lord Chaos
Great Tree Member
Great Tree Member


Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 208

PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2022 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now...

I'm astonished to find out that the Great Tree Forum is still running. When everything else shut down I figured the same would happen here, even if only due to the age of the forum software that caught so many.

I did an Internet search for "Shorah b'shemtee translation" and found the forum still here.
--LC
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brian
Fearless Leader
Fearless Leader


Joined: 24 Jun 2003
Posts: 1372
Location: Seattle, WA

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now, it's all duct tape and paperclips but it's holding together! Kinda!
_________________
#Brian Fioca
#KI: 11882331
#KI: 1504111 [disconnected]

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Durin Mephit
Great Tree Officer
Great Tree Officer


Joined: 29 Jan 2004
Posts: 3119
Location: Tigard, OR

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

brian wrote:
Just let me know what you want it to be and I'll change it for you. Smile

New name: Durin Mephit

Thanks Smile
_________________
Durin Mephit * Member of Guild of Messengers - Unless otherwise stated, opinions are mine only and not Guild endorsed.
rel.to | Marten KI: 59474 | Durin M KI: 11883768
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brian
Fearless Leader
Fearless Leader


Joined: 24 Jun 2003
Posts: 1372
Location: Seattle, WA

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Done!
_________________
#Brian Fioca
#KI: 11882331
#KI: 1504111 [disconnected]

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Durin Mephit
Great Tree Officer
Great Tree Officer


Joined: 29 Jan 2004
Posts: 3119
Location: Tigard, OR

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now, a haiku

Brian Fioca, Admin
Quickly Changes Names
On Request, No Fee, No Worries
_________________
Durin Mephit * Member of Guild of Messengers - Unless otherwise stated, opinions are mine only and not Guild endorsed.
rel.to | Marten KI: 59474 | Durin M KI: 11883768
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
brian
Fearless Leader
Fearless Leader


Joined: 24 Jun 2003
Posts: 1372
Location: Seattle, WA

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2022 9:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now I'm pretty impressed by that haiku.
_________________
#Brian Fioca
#KI: 11882331
#KI: 1504111 [disconnected]

Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Szark
Prolific Explorer
Prolific Explorer


Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Posts: 150
Location: UK

PostPosted: Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Right now I am glad to see this forum back

Right now I am grateful for Moiety Jean's words

Just before right now I finished listening to TCT's latest podcast. Very emotional and nostalgic.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    The Great Tree Forum Index -> Randomness Forum All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page Previous  1, 2, 3 ... , 373, 374, 375  Next
Page 374 of 375

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



RescueTime
Offering Time Management Software for Individuals &
Employee Time Tracking Software for Businesses