Now on YouTube

[jim]

I've loaded a variant of the demo video at five12.com onto YouTube,
you can view it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQ1QFwrEdA
the high-quality variant is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtQ1QFwrEdA&fmt=18

The trick to getting decent youtube results seems to be:
- minimize the 'complexity' of the video, in this case, by zooming in tighter on the UI, and using more cuts than pan/scan techniques.
- maximize the quality of the upload, in this case by uploading a 95MB version of the video in PhotoJPEG format (15fps, 400 x 300, 70% quality), so their compressor has more data to work with.

Since YouTube searches are based partly on popularity, I encourage everyone to go and have a look. Also, I am curious to get some feedback on the content, meaning: do you like it, is it too long/or short, does the software come across properly given the editing technique, what other features should be demonstrated, etc... (yes, you can respond directly to this post...)

I'm planning several more videos, specifically focusing on integration with hardware devices (modular synths, a moog voyager, Novation Remote SL, etc). Suggestions welcome!

Cheers,
Jim

[vanhaze]

Hi Jim,

Just had a look at the hi-res version ; looks very good !

I really have to dig into your fantastic application to know it from A to Z.

I can imagine that someone who sees the movie and doesn't know shit about Numerology is quite overwhelmed.

Maybe this it too much to ask, but i would like to see a very complete set of video tutorials about all the ins and out of Numerology.
Complete with voice over who explains things.

(For example, i love the videos at www.logicstudiotraining.com )


We keep in touch !

Rob
Netherlands

[jim]

I have two tutorial videos almost ready to post, and three more 'in the can' (meaning, they just need editing). More will follow...

Cheers,
Jim

[vanhaze]

Awesome Jim !

BTW : Is there a written (pdf) manual already for Numerology 2 ?


Keep up the excellent work,

Rob

[bloomer_au]

I think the vid is very good, but I would say there's one important thing that is never seen: a wide shot of the panel.

As you discovered, it's better to be zoomed in for visual clarity sake, but for someone who has not seen Numerology before, I think the fact that you never see all the parts operating together on one screen, as they do in reality, or perhaps how the parts relate to each other – 'cos you're always in closeup – is potentially daunting/confusing.

I think it could be cool to pull/skip out to a wide shot of the whole screen at the end and go out on that. Another idea is at the very start, you could start with a wide shot of the empty panel and skip/zoom in to the first demonstration. Anyway, however you do it, I think it will help :)

Btw, how did you capture the footage? Screen Snaps Pro? I used that to capture all footage for a videoclip I did, from animations I ran on an emulated Apple II on the mac screen.

[jim]

Awesome Jim !

BTW : Is there a written (pdf) manual already for Numerology 2 ?
Keep up the excellent work,

Rob

There is a draft version of the manual in html format that comes with the download. I've also put a copy online here: http://five12.com/doc. I find it much easier to write it up in HTML, then covert to pdf later....

Cheers,
Jim

[jim]

I think the vid is very good, but I would say there's one important thing that is never seen: a wide shot of the panel.

As you discovered, it's better to be zoomed in for visual clarity sake, but for someone who has not seen Numerology before, I think the fact that you never see all the parts operating together on one screen, as they do in reality, or perhaps how the parts relate to each other – 'cos you're always in closeup – is potentially daunting/confusing.

I think it could be cool to pull/skip out to a wide shot of the whole screen at the end and go out on that. Another idea is at the very start, you could start with a wide shot of the empty panel and skip/zoom in to the first demonstration. Anyway, however you do it, I think it will help :)


The original cut of the video is at 640 x 480, you can see it on the main five12.com page. For the YouTube version, I had to seriously 'zoom in' to avoid ridiculous amounts of artifacts. I am just finishing up the first full tutorial video and will have that online "very soon now". It is in the larger format (640 x 480) and covers all the basics. There will be more videos up this weekend.

Btw, how did you capture the footage? Screen Snaps Pro? I used that to capture all footage for a videoclip I did, from animations I ran on an emulated Apple II on the mac screen.

The capture was done in SnapZ Pro X, which works very well for that. Editing (including the pan & zoom stuff), was all in FinalCut.

Cheers,
Jim