The Otakon 2010 Thread (OK now panic)

[VicBond007]

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn24 ... Otakon.jpg

I really shouldn't support any "bashing" of any sort, but I rofl'd hard. Fukken saved.

Ironic, but that pic just reminded me that this year, Otakon's official theme is in fact "music".

[Honou_Miko]

Ironic, but that pic just reminded me that this year, Otakon's official theme is in fact "music".

...Is it, now.

[chui101]

Drama/Serious
Meri & Mike "VegettoEX" LaBrie
Re-Evolution Studios
MycathatesyouAMV
Tech Crew Never Dies Productions
Curry Mutton Pizza Productions
Cyber Ninja Productions

Woot! 2 years in a row Does this mean I'm last in the tentative play order? Congrats to everyone else too, I look forward to a good competition this year, even if some of the showings won't be 'optimally prime'...

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn24 ... Otakon.jpg

I really shouldn't support any "bashing" of any sort, but I rofl'd hard. Fukken saved.

Well, it's not like the Otakon administration pays attention to these forums
Might be a good thing if they did, though, just to see what kind of "amateurs" they're undercutting here

[drewaconclusion]

Ironic, but that pic just reminded me that this year, Otakon's official theme is in fact "music".

Could the theme be any broader?

[CodeZTM]

Ironic, but that pic just reminded me that this year, Otakon's official theme is in fact "music".

Could the theme be any broader?

"A Sound"

[Ileia]

The Sound

[drewaconclusion]

Ironic, but that pic just reminded me that this year, Otakon's official theme is in fact "music".

Could the theme be any broader?

"A Sound"

Ok, you got me there.

[chui101]

It won't be an issue IF we get a dedicated line, but as Outlawed pointed out, getting union guys to let you change their shit around is like...I can't think of a witty analogy, but it's fucking hard. Hence why running a tape is probably the best bet. ANY VCR will play a tape unless it's broken. DVD-Rs are notorious for breaking up on con equipment. But, you won't get the live audio level adjusting, proper video levels, or equalized audio that the server offers.

How about encoding an MPEG-2 or HuffYUV or Lagarith master on a laptop with USB ports and wifi disabled through BIOS, and a password protected BIOS, then rigging up a standard analog output (component/composite/s-video) to it? You can still perform basic color correction for each room on the fly in most video card drivers, and since the output will only go through one scaler it won't be out of sync as much. Also, if it is out of sync, you can manually compensate if you're playing the audio through the ffdshow audio decoder.

And, if you want extra dramatics, you can handcuff the laptop to a trusted aide! Or maybe handcuff it inside a briefcase, and you'd have to have two keys to open it, and then once it's opened you have to swipe ID cards and enter codes to unlock the laptop. Just like the nuclear launch briefcase!

[freya13]

Ironic, but that pic just reminded me that this year, Otakon's official theme is in fact "music".

Could the theme be any broader?

No, far more ironic, because they're the ones messing with the A"Music"V's ...

[Honou_Miko]

It won't be an issue IF we get a dedicated line, but as Outlawed pointed out, getting union guys to let you change their shit around is like...I can't think of a witty analogy, but it's fucking hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rwvL3F2pXk