The Otakon 2009 thread

[Pwolf]

The hard drive with my Otakon video on it (not to mention every non-backed-up master copy of the last 4-5 videos i've done) died... Looks like this is going to be a last minute submission if I can get the data off of it.


Sad Pwolf

[Parodic Productions]

Well, at least this endeavor wasn't a total loss. I got to actually try out Adobe Photoshop instead of Microsoft Image Composer (I miss you, composer; curse you Vista and Microsoft), so I've got that advanced experience in mind (I just realized right-clicking some of the symbols gives you more options!). I haven't gotten a thing out of Premiere though (thank you Elements) but I'll get the hang of it; still got Pinnacle though with all those other extras.

I said it before, though, you learn more from your failures than from your success,' as my fourth unmentionable vid solidly proves (there's a reason I won't post that); just use this to my advantage and move on. I've thought of doing a School Days vid for awhile now.

As for the get-together, I'm willing to pull something up, make a separate topic for that. I'll have to see about it though.

[NightMistress85]

The hard drive with my Otakon video on it (not to mention every non-backed-up master copy of the last 4-5 videos i've done) died... Looks like this is going to be a last minute submission if I can get the data off of it.


Sad Pwolf

That was a slight fear mine. And silly me decided to get a Circuit City warranty >_>. Thankfully it was okay, but I already want another one since it hurts to delete all of that footage that it took forever to get. I may suck it up though since I don't think I will need it again anytime soon.

As for the get-together, I'm willing to pull something up, make a separate topic for that. I'll have to see about it though.

Cool beans I could as well if there's an issue at all.

[VicBond007]

So, question: When disallowing studio logos, do you include in that definition any logo that was used commercially to promote the anime (e.g. as might have been displayed during the opening credits)?

I'll say more than I probably should in the interest of clearing up this issue with logos.

My problem isn't the logos, it's Corporate America. The major film and music studios are notorious for sending goons to cons with the explicit interest of ruining everyone else's good time, seeing as it's easier to make money through frivolous lawsuits than it is to put out a good product that people want to buy. Japan on the other hand embraces the parody culture. Ever read a doujin? There are cons dedicated solely towards that specific art of parody. That being said, nobody's ever got in trouble YET for using an anime's logo that can't be traced back to a US release. If the Japanese and the US logos look the same, then there's no telling where it was from, and for now, The Corps let it slide. Use something that is clearly copyright of a film studio though, and your trailer just became some lawyer's payday.

On the same token, this is why I am super anal about the no-english-dubbing rule. The Japanese VAs usually could care less, but every con I've worked at has had issues with American VAs. So, in the interest of keeping up industry relations, it's best to let the Wookie win.

[Pipian]

My problem isn't the logos, it's Corporate America. The major film and music studios are notorious for sending goons to cons with the explicit interest of ruining everyone else's good time, seeing as it's easier to make money through frivolous lawsuits than it is to put out a good product that people want to buy. Japan on the other hand embraces the parody culture. Ever read a doujin? There are cons dedicated solely towards that specific art of parody. That being said, nobody's ever got in trouble YET for using an anime's logo that can't be traced back to a US release. If the Japanese and the US logos look the same, then there's no telling where it was from, and for now, The Corps let it slide. Use something that is clearly copyright of a film studio though, and your trailer just became some lawyer's payday.

Fair use is always an irritating thing to work around, but thanks for letting me know! (Thankfully, the anime in question hasn't even been licensed in the States, so the anime's logo from the OP should be in the clear(?)) Will probably try to upload it tonight.

[Kyssifur]

Alright, I've uploaded, just as you wished from the hungarian fans.

[Castor Troy]

My problem isn't the logos, it's Corporate America. The major film and music studios are notorious for sending goons to cons with the explicit interest of ruining everyone else's good time, seeing as it's easier to make money through frivolous lawsuits than it is to put out a good product that people want to buy.

Why do I imagine the RE5 Public Assembly scene if one of these goons is found?

[Sonydjsnmix]

Got my vid done and sent!

[Rider4Z]

i'm having a problem uploading thru filezilla

Spoiler :

Response: 230 User RiderG logged in.
Command: CLNT FileZilla
Response: 200 Noted.
Command: OPTS UTF8 ON
Response: 200 UTF8 OPTS ON
Status: Connected
Status: Starting upload of C:\Documents and Settings\RiderG\My Documents\My Videos\our amvs\Otaku Lounge Pro. - Curtain Call.mp4
Command: CWD /
Response: 250 CWD command successful. "/" is current directory.
Command: TYPE I
Response: 200 Type set to I.
Command: PASV
Response: 227 Entering Passive Mode (69,115,16,142,4,12)
Command: STOR Otaku Lounge Pro. - Curtain Call.mp4
Response: 550 Cannot STOR.
Error: Critical error
Status: Disconnected from server

is the server down, or am i missing something?

[Squancho]

Question...

This is the situation. Last year I submitted a video (which didn't make finals). About two months later I realized some scenes were of questionable visual quality and replaced them with different anime. In other words, the three FLCL scenes were replaced by Pokemon, Azumanga Daioh, and Gravitation.

Now...even though half the scenes and the song are unchanged but improvements were made which raise the overall quality of the video, would I be eligible to enter it into this year's contest?