The 7.53 second AMV contest!!

[RutKiskasca]

Working backwards...

ssgwnbtd Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:07 am Post subject:

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The SSGWNBTD-2997fps-eva.avi file you have linked is actually the 100 fps version heh...

Somehow, the 29.97 fps version and the 100 fps version got mixed up while I was renaming the files on the server for friendliness. I have begun uploading both files back onto the server with the correct file names. The will be at the following URLs

http://www.kiskasca.net/contest/SSGWNBT ... ps-eva.avi

and

http://www.kiskasca.net/contest/SSGWNBTD-100fps-eva.avi

That should be pretty self explanatory. These files are third and fourth in my ftp queue right now for fires I need to put out, and I would like to note that both were in well under deadline, in case there are any questions.

Fall_Child42 Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:42 am Post subject:

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On the topic of teh buttsecks .... I'Nominate Godix's dennis leary video to be excluded from the MEP....

Godix has graciously volunteered to keep his goats video off the MEP...it is still in consideration for the contest portion, however, so you should still consider it when casting your votes.

DrngdKreationz Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:11 am Post subject: Re: Contest rules clarification

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RutKiskasca wrote:

The video must be 7.53 seconds. If you have a 30 second avi file, and there is precicely 7.53 seconds of actual video nestled between 22.47 seconds of black space, then you have met the intent of the rules...


Just because I am curious... There ARE only 7.53 seconds worth of video spread out through the overall AVI I honestly don't care but I thought I was playing by the rules.

I am sorry if my initial instructions were ambiguous. Since you had audio playing in the section that had no video, and since I specified that the timer started with the first visible frame or audible sound, and ended with the last, and that lack of audio or video in between these two events was acceptable as part of the video clip, I must calculate the duration of your video based on the full duration of the clip, which I time at just under 9 seconds. It was impressive work, and I hope that I was not too vague. If anyone else felt confused on this point, please let me know and we may discuss an exception. If the matter was generally clear to all, however, I must regretfully leave the matter as is. I thank you for your participation.

derobert Posted: Tue Sep 06, 2005 7:26 am Post subject:

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Skylink-Techno7.avi plays fine here in both mplayer and vlc.

VIDEO: [dvsd] 720x480 24bpp 29.970 fps 28771.2 kbps (3512.1 kbyte/s)
AUDIO: 32000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 1024.0 kbit/100.00% (ratio: 128000->128000)

DV video, uncompressed audio.

I will download mplayer or vlc to review this clip. I suggest others follow derobert's advice. This video should be considered fully functional and a qualified participant in the contest.


FINALLY, the server is back in business. If there is a signicant delay in uploading these final corrections, I will extend the deadline. As it stands, it is still midnight EDT US time on 7 Sept 2005. Please, if you are already casting votes, leave time to review these last couple of erroneously uploaded (by me) entries, out of fairness to all participants.

Thanks...

[DrngdKreationz]

that works for me.

[Fall_Child42]

Godix has graciously volunteered to keep his goats video off the MEP...it is still in consideration for the contest portion, however, so you should still consider it when casting your votes.

I Figured that, I just wanted to make it official lol

[[lmt]_lucas]

If anyone has trouble downloading all the videos after name changes and whatnot, I've set up a torrent to help with that. As I'm currently the only seeder, please adjust the names of already downloaded videos and put them in your download folder to help (my upstream bandwidth is not that good).

-> http://kiskasca.net/bt/mystats.php <-

[RutKiskasca]

Ok, thanks to a little help from my friends, we have a torrent up of the qualified videos. The tracker is at http://kiskasca.net/bt/mystats.php for your downloading pleasure.

Also, some stats in progress.

There were 49 videos in total created for this contest/MEP.
Of these, two were duplicate versions (re-encodes/re-masters)
Two were disqualified for either duration or deadline.
Three of them were submitted by me.
42 totally unique videos were qualified for competition.
28 editors submitted videos.

NOTE: The rules say, if you submit, you get a vote. You still get to vote even if your videos were disqualified.

There will be 28 votes cast on the 42 qualified videos.
So far, four votes have been cast. This is good, since all the videos have just now been finally checked and verified, so all videos are available for download as of now.

If you know you have voted, and you know someone else who was in the competition, encourage them to get their vote cast by the deadline.

Here is the list of editors who are eligible to vote in the competition.

IcyCloud (AquaSky Productions)
Arima
BadMartialArts
Danny Wilson
Decoy
Doki Doki (Doki Doki Productions)
DrngdKreationz
Fall Child42
Garylisk
GeneStarwind21122
Godix
Haunter103
Iceman_F1
IchigoFever
Inthesto
Kionon
Kitsuner
[lmt]Lucas (LucasArtz, amvpl.net)
Moonlight Soldier
Mr Panda
PwolfAMV (PwolfAMV.com)
RutKiskasca (Kiskasca Productions)
Scintilla
Skylink
SSGWNBTD
TsunamiJones
Zarxrax
ZephyrStar

Four votes so far, folks. If you change your vote for some reason, PLEASE make it obvious in the PM that you are changing a previous vote, so I can keep accurate tallies of the votes.

Thanks again!

[Kionon]

I feel there was little ambiguity as to the rules. Furthermore, in order to clarify, I asked at least four questions. It is my opinion that impossible should remain disqualified.

However, I want it clear that I liked the video and was impressed by it. I'm just trying to offer my opinion, especially as I was somewhat confused by the initial request for my participation.

[Skylink]

I uploaded a new vid on the site for the sake of the MEP.

http://www.kiskasca.net/contest/Skylink ... nce753.avi

[RutKiskasca]

Ok, the votes are tabulated...

Here's how it broke down...

TJ - Atom, Rinse, Repeat - 1
ZephyrStar - This is HQ - 2
AquaSky - Minor Details - 9
Fall_Child42 - Quiche vs Raisins - 1
Pwolf - Think About Godix - 1
Scintilla - The Least - 1
Decoy - VG - 1
Lucas - 753 of poop - 1
Arima - take me away - 1
Inthesto - Illum - 1
SSGWNBTD - 1

So, your first place winner, with 9 votes, is IcyCloud, of AquaSky Productions, with "Minor Details."

Your second place winner, with 2 votes, is ZephyrStar, with "This is HQ"

Only one person voted for themselves, which was a perfectly legitimate way to vote, but I must say I am impressed that everyone lived up to my expectations of mature, professional editors voting their conscience.

Prizes will go out in the mail as soon as I have addys. I will begin working on the MEP project file (appreciating any help you can give me!) and everyone will receive at least two copies of it in the mail. Just PM me your mailing addresses. We'll discuss a direction for the MEP in #AMV or on the MEP thread.
GREAT job everyone! I am leaving the login active in case any of you want to upload different encodes for the MEP.


Congratulations, IcyCloud and ZephyrStar, and all our participants!

[Skylink]

i wasn't even voted for ._. I expected that though. Anyway. I wanted to tell you that ICHIGOFEVER-RocketMan is the same as MY Rocket Man one. Just saying. before you add both in to the MEP.

[Scintilla]

Woot, one vote! Though I did vote for "Minor Details", and I'm happy to see it took 1st.

But I must point out that my video's full title was supposed to be "The Least 7.53sec (ADV² Teaser)"...