Yaoi Dream Puppets MEP (Released...you read right, RELEASED)

dj_ultima_the_great · Post by **dj_ultima_the_great** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:47 pm

http://www.sendspace.com/file/4kjkkp

Alrighty, here's my second beta. Hopefully it's the last one, as I feel I'm finished making corrections - unless someone else spots something I missed.

I realize that there is still some lip flap in the video. Without knowing how to do motion tracking, I really don't know how to help the scenes that are moving. I did my best to get rid of the flap during the still scenes, though, and I hope it's not as painfully obvious to everyone else as it is to me. Other technical stuff should have been fixed, but let me know if I forgot something, 'kay? Thanks.

- Jen

CodeZTM · Post by **CodeZTM** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 3:56 pm

Ingow, that gets an INSTA WIN from me! Much better than mine ^_^'

Ingow · Post by **Ingow** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 5:10 pm

Thanks for the kind words everyone ^^

dj_ultima_the_great wrote:@Ingow: aw... /me doesn't know the characters behind her name ;_;

you got me there, I kinda put one of my personal favorites in there, it's BanxGinji from GetBackers, but it's still on a mediocre popularity level so it's legit

kikai_saigono wrote:aww if only I hadn't maxed out my download limit at megaupload on betas already ;___; oh well, I'll download it tomorrow ^^

sorry but I just get the best upload speed on megaupload for some reason so I prefer it over mediafire when I'm uploading something most of the time

speaking of which, Intro v2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EQMN4EYE

changes:
-the zabuza/haku pic got a bit brighter (for the eyes)
-savvy's nick got fixed
-the naruto scene is now clearer, though it now has an ugly lost frame which I'll get rid of in the next or final version
-the heart looks like a heart (!)
-integrated the logo

there's one thing that I'm not sure of though, it's whether or not the logo by itself has enough on-screen time or if it should be shown a bit longer. I think I'll expand the lenght a bit for the final.

u_queen · Post by **u_queen** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:21 pm

@Savvy
Wow, amazing work, I like a lot the begining. It seems Ingow has mentioned the lip flap, so I just want to ask you to extend a few seconds the guitar solo. Just to remind you that your video is the last one before credits and I need some time at the begining for the transition ^_^

@Ingow
Very nice intro.

kikai_saigono wrote:aww if only I hadn't maxed out my download limit at megaupload on betas already ;___; oh well, I'll download it tomorrow ^^

x2 I noticed there was a second intro exactly when the first one finished.

Unfortunately Andika has a beta with the same Naruto scene

(but without kissing 0_0); I don't want it to look repetitive. In fact I like it too much to erase it, maybe if you turn it horizontal will look diferent... or I can talk with Andika, whatever you choose.

@dj_ultima_the_great
Well, it seems you've made your best to remove the lip flap. Just something about cleaning the video, in 0:57 there's some dot crawl in Kyo's hair. I think that's all I can point there.

dj_ultima_the_great · Post by **dj_ultima_the_great** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 9:53 pm

Ah, damn. I noticed when I was ripping that Kyou's hair had that problem, but I thought I got it all out when I was filtering. I'll see if I can get that scene to blend in a little more. After that, may I send you my final lossless video? Oh, and I was wondering if you wanted the audio in the video. Some coordinators just like it there because it helps match up the segments more easily. Some don't care and only want the separate .wav. What's your preference? (Sorry if you answered that some pages back. I've been following the thread, but I can't remember what you may have said regarding that.)

In any case, I'll try to clean up that dot crawl and then I guess I'll just sit tight for your response.

- Jen

savvy_style · Post by **savvy_style** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 10:53 pm

Uuuhhh, what Guitar solo is it you want me to extend? The riffs in the beginning? Before the video there's about 2 seconds of silence, do you need more?
Sorry, I'm slightly confused DX

CodeZTM · Post by **CodeZTM** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 11:12 pm

Wow. Love the intro Ingow, again. BTW - Fun fact: Seto Kaiba and Joey were my favorite characters from that show.

Ingow · Post by **Ingow** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:54 am

u_queen wrote:Unfortunately Andika has a beta with the same Naruto scene (but without kissing 0_0); I don't want it to look repetitive. In fact I like it too much to erase it, maybe if you turn it horizontal will look diferent... or I can talk with Andika, whatever you choose.

k, I think if I flip it horizontal + tint it red/so that it fits the background more it will pretty much not look repetitive and we can use both. It's just the best scene for that filler moment in the intro and I really wouldn't know what else to put in there that would make the same impact on the viewers.

CodeChrono wrote:Wow. Love the intro Ingow, again. BTW - Fun fact: Seto Kaiba and Joey were my favorite characters from that show.

Haha thanks, seems I picked the right pairing there

Btw do you want me to change your nick in the intro to CodeChrono now? Cause I have to do another version anyways.

Autraya · Post by **Autraya** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 8:32 am

um... is there and image or something i needed to send you that i might have "forgotten"
I haven't been paying attention for a while

Ingow · Post by **Ingow** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 9:12 am

Autraya wrote:um... is there and image or something i needed to send you that i might have "forgotten"
I haven't been paying attention for a while

you mean for the intro? nope, unless you really hate the random pairing behind your name for some reason

Intro v3:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8P5RRT9L

chrono, I changed your nick because I think it looks better but if you'd like the old version it's fine by me I just wanted to see how it looks myself

I flipped the naruto scene and changed the colors a bit so that it differs more from the actual scene in the anime. It should be ok now. Oh, and the logo has now a bit too much on-screen time but I'd stick with it for first time-viewers that haven't seen the logo yet and the harry potter part is more of a suprise like that as well. Let me know your thoughts on whether or not I should keep it like that.