The CascadaThon Thread [IT IS UPLOADED! Check Announcements]

[CodeZTM]

Like I said. I has full beta for the intro. So if you wanna see it lemme know. I'll be uploading it to sendspace here shortly. So anyone that wants to see it will have to let me know so that I know who to PM it too.

And for the record, the CascadaThon word will be extended at the end to transition into Kazemon's track so it won't dissapear so quickly so you have a chance to read it. XD

Gimmeh.

[TwilightChrono]

Full beta sent to:

Hagaren
Code
Inan
Kazemon15

If anyone else wants a version of it. Feel free to ask.

For those of you who I sent it to, please post what you thought here in the thread. And send me a PM as well.

[CodeZTM]

Okkkk.. I like where it's going. I really do. It fits pretty well with the overall "feel" of the project.

But, I do have a few things I'd like to complain about.

1) Font for "A-M-V.org MEP" is way too plain. I understand the need for it to be "readable" but even a transparent PNG photoshopped font image would look much better.
2) The masks on the freeze-frame characters like LittleAtari/Kazemon look very jagged around the edges. Plus, the images when freeze-framed look really blurred and pixely. Try doing the masking in photoshop for the freeze-frames and save in high quality PNG for a sharper look. But if you don't have photoshop, paint.net or even GIMP are free options.
3) The wordering of "An A-M-V.org MEP" looks really disjointed and rough. Perhaps "A TwilightChrono and LittleAtari Production" would sound better.
4) I love the placements of the editor names, but can we get sakuras light an actual character? Her name on a terminal seems a little out of place compared to everyone else.
5) Is it just me or is Chrono Crusade's footage AR off? Plus, the quality seems weird with it too. [By the way, I love how my name Code is on a character named Chrono. xD]
6) Also, the continuous .hack//footage of aura awakening seems a tad slow for the scene. I think some varying footage in there would do it better service.

That's everything I wrote down while watching it. This is just how I feel, but several of them is just me being picky about minor things.


But it looks really great thus far TC.

[TwilightChrono]

Okkkk.. I like where it's going. I really do. It fits pretty well with the overall "feel" of the project.

But, I do have a few things I'd like to complain about.

1) Font for "A-M-V.org MEP" is way too plain. I understand the need for it to be "readable" but even a transparent PNG photoshopped font image would look much better.
2) The masks on the freeze-frame characters like LittleAtari/Kazemon look very jagged around the edges. Plus, the images when freeze-framed look really blurred and pixely. Try doing the masking in photoshop for the freeze-frames and save in high quality PNG for a sharper look. But if you don't have photoshop, paint.net or even GIMP are free options.
3) The wordering of "An A-M-V.org MEP" looks really disjointed and rough. Perhaps "A TwilightChrono and LittleAtari Production" would sound better.
4) I love the placements of the editor names, but can we get sakuras light an actual character? Her name on a terminal seems a little out of place compared to everyone else.
5) Is it just me or is Chrono Crusade's footage AR off? Plus, the quality seems weird with it too. [By the way, I love how my name Code is on a character named Chrono. xD]
6) Also, the continuous .hack//footage of aura awakening seems a tad slow for the scene. I think some varying footage in there would do it better service.

That's everything I wrote down while watching it. This is just how I feel, but several of them is just me being picky about minor things.


But it looks really great thus far TC.

Thanks for your input. I'm glad you like it. And as for your character being Chrono, that was planned form the get go with your old name in mind XD Don't think that was an accident. I planned on giving Sakuras Light a Character. I just wanted to get a full beta done and then get back to tweaking after everyone who wanted to see it, saw it. Chrono Crusade's AR is off. However, I'm not so good with resizing and cropping to the 848 x 480 or any other size for that matter without having the AR off. Even WITH instruction. I am still learning when it comes to that.

As for the .Hack part to the slowness. Aura awakening and all that, I really like that there, because when the sky and ground changes color, it's to that echoing moan sound Cascada makes at that point. So I like that there.

As for photoshopping or doing the pictures like you said at still frames where the masks are.....I have photoshop, but don't know how to mask in it yet. And I can't figure out how to make the still images any more hq than they are. So, if anyone wants to help out in that department and do those images for me, it would be a big help.

And, I'll try and look for a font that fit's the opening. Perhaps "A TwilightChrono & LittleAtari Production" would be better than "A 2009 A-M-V.ORG MEP"

Perhaps I should use AE and come up with a cool way to have that phrase appear.

[Kitsuner]

I'm interested in getting a preview of whatever it is you're passing around.

[Inan]

how about i get a better character

[Hagaren Viper]

Chrono Crusade's AR is off. However, I'm not so good with resizing and cropping to the 848 x 480 or any other size for that matter without having the AR off. Even WITH instruction. I am still learning when it comes to that.

crop(0,60,-0,-60)
lanczosresize(848,480)

That's what I used for my track. Im pretty sure as long as both ends add up to 120, you should be ok, so you can change the numbers around if it isnt centered the way you want it. (Correct me if Im wrong, anyone.)

Anywho...

* Some of the scenes have black bars on the sides, so be sure to crop those out of the final.

* Im sure Kaze will be pleased with her character rep XD

* Codes rep thingy lasts for a bit longer than everyone else's, so it flows differently and feels a bit of. (And no Im not just jealous *cough*)

* NO. IM NOT GETTING SHOT IN THE HEAD UNLESS ITS FROM PERSONA. Can I choose my own?

* Wait, why is Vivaldi shooting me? I dont even know him D:

* 0:30 (From where Sousuke[?] shows up) to about 0:32 seems slightly off timing wise.

* 0:34 The scenes from this anime just dont click with the rest of the vid to me. Actually, thinking back, I cans ay the same for 0:21-0:28. Half of the vid has a fantasy kinda feel, while the rest has a more realistic (I guess) feel. I think you should choose one or the other, and personally I lean towards the former.

* Out of curiosity, what are you using for screenshots? Because I do agree that they look blurry. Virtualdub is good for getting high quality shots.

I know I mainly just picked out stuff I dont like, but I really do like where it's headed, lol. Will the song transition with the beginning of the mix well?

[TwilightChrono]

Chrono Crusade's AR is off. However, I'm not so good with resizing and cropping to the 848 x 480 or any other size for that matter without having the AR off. Even WITH instruction. I am still learning when it comes to that.

crop(0,60,-0,-60)
lanczosresize(848,480)

That's what I used for my track. Im pretty sure as long as both ends add up to 120, you should be ok, so you can change the numbers around if it isnt centered the way you want it. (Correct me if Im wrong, anyone.)

Anywho...

* Some of the scenes have black bars on the sides, so be sure to crop those out of the final.

* Im sure Kaze will be pleased with her character rep XD

* Codes rep thingy lasts for a bit longer than everyone else's, so it flows differently and feels a bit of. (And no Im not just jealous *cough*)

* NO. IM NOT GETTING SHOT IN THE HEAD UNLESS ITS FROM PERSONA. Can I choose my own?

* Wait, why is Vivaldi shooting me? I dont even know him D:

* 0:30 (From where Sousuke[?] shows up) to about 0:32 seems slightly off timing wise.

* 0:34 The scenes from this anime just dont click with the rest of the vid to me. Actually, thinking back, I cans ay the same for 0:21-0:28. Half of the vid has a fantasy kinda feel, while the rest has a more realistic (I guess) feel. I think you should choose one or the other, and personally I lean towards the former.

* Out of curiosity, what are you using for screenshots? Because I do agree that they look blurry. Virtualdub is good for getting high quality shots.

I know I mainly just picked out stuff I dont like, but I really do like where it's headed, lol. Will the song transition with the beginning of the mix well?

LMAO!! Hahaha. Ok. Clarification time:

Yes, I chose Kaze's Character for that same reason. Not a coincidence.

Vivaldi has a gun to your head, because you 2 or in competition for best track. Not to mention that I was running low on beats to add more characters. And would have over-lapped into the bigger beats where the meat of the intro comes in. But if you REALLY want a new character the anime's I have ripped are:

Kannazuki No Miko, Fullmetal Panic: T.S.R., .Hack//SIGN, Godannar, Vandread, Vandread Second Stage [Disc 8], Black Cat, Witchblade, Buso Renkin and Chrono Crusade. Pick one. But I'll tell you now...I don't have a lot of room and thus removing the character your currently assigned too would force me to redo everything after your character.

Don't be Jealous XD I'm doing what I can XD

That's a will do on those black bars.

Yes, the song will transition into Kaze's track just fine. I tailored the instrumental to do exactly that, and I think It would anyway, since I got it from The CascadaThon 2 MiX that Craig sent me........oops.....did I say that out loud?

Thanks for the advice. I'll try that. With the cropping.

[Hagaren Viper]

Kannazuki No Miko, Fullmetal Panic: T.S.R., .Hack//SIGN, Godannar, Vandread, Vandread Second Stage [Disc 8], Black Cat, Witchblade, Buso Renkin and Chrono Crusade. Pick one. But I'll tell you now...I don't have a lot of room and thus removing the character your currently assigned too would force me to redo everything after your character.[/color]

Wouldn't you just have to to redo mine...?

Anyway, Kazuki from Buso would be cool, preferablly non-Victor Kazuki.

[TwilightChrono]

Alright.

Also, I need some help making those still pics Higher Quality. I can't do it on my own as I either don't have the necessary tools or don't have the current no how to do it. So anyone who can help, the help would be most appreciated.