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squaredeye · 2009-01-27 16:08:25

Stef,
I really like working with Screenflow. It does SO much.

Bloke · 2009-01-27 16:12:15

squaredeye wrote:

I really like working with Screenflow. It does SO much.

Looks great. Would be ideal for the guys in the video tutes thread.

I’d like to try it out too, but I’d have to buy a Mac first which is, sadly, out of my league :’-(

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Destry · 2009-01-27 18:01:06

@Squared Eye: Nice to see you back in the txp saddle. And thanks for the tip on Screenflow; it’s been a day for learning about some great apps (Like Skitch, vi RedFox). Hoping I might get a sneak peak at the Txp site navigation/masthead soon so I can plan for a wiki insertion. :)

@Bloke: I’ve written a couple of video scripts in the past, pre storyboard stuff (scenes described but not sketched). I’m not sure if that’s what you’re getting at. It’s just been a matter of time for me; can’t really get sidetracked on anything else at the moment, but this is something I’m interested in.

Bloke · 2009-01-28 13:43:08

Destry wrote:

I’ve written a couple of video scripts in the past, pre storyboard stuff

Cool, ta. Will be useful when you feel you are able to be sidetracked.

To show what I’m getting at I spent an hour with After Effects while I was waiting for the mechanics to rob me blind servicing my car this morning. I put together a rough — very rough — 20-second video using a load of stills from welovetxp.com (thanks!) and a font that is strikingly similar to Sackers Gothic (courtesy of the awesome wizard at identifont.com).

I’m not convinced the message is right… and the execution certainly leaves a lot to be desired right now (hehe, told you I’m not exactly a style/design guru :-) but hopefully it will spark some infinitely better ideas if people think this sort of blatant promotion is necessary. Or indeed if anything similar comes to mind.

Have at it (requires Flash plugin)

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Destry · 2009-01-28 14:05:02

Sweet!

OK, I get the idea, very good! I have about 5 different alternate scripts in mind already. :/

One thing, at the end: “with” Txp, instead of “by” Txp?

Great stimulus, boy wonder!

Bloke · 2009-01-28 14:10:43

Destry wrote:

OK, I get the idea, very good! I have about 5 different alternate scripts in mind already. :/

Eeeexcellent…

One thing, at the end: “with” Txp, instead of “by” Txp?

Doh, of course. In the heat of the moment, grammar went out the window :-p

EDIT: Fixed.

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JanDW · 2009-01-31 18:26:55

Groovy! I was thinking is that it would perhaps be interesting to communicate some of the features of textpattern as well: e.g. plugins, xml style templating language, speed, community…? It would probably extend the length of the clip to a minute or two, but I think I’d like to know about that while shopping around for a CMS.

Bloke · 2009-01-31 19:51:46

JanDW wrote:

it would perhaps be interesting to communicate some of the features of textpattern as well: e.g. plugins, xml style templating language, speed, community…?

Yep, I agree. If you have any ideas for visuals and/or words to demonstrate something, please send them over. We could either do this all in one video or perhaps make a series of shorter ones, each focusing on one or two cool things about TXP. Maybe even randomly choose one to play on a certain page on the web site to give a flavour of what makes Textpattern the right choice?

Given the attention span of people today I’d think a series of shorter videos would be advanta… oooh, a penny ;-)

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driz · 2009-02-03 00:25:14

what font is that used for the video?

JanDW · 2009-02-03 02:09:49

Bloke, I don’t know if you intended the video(s) to go on the txp.com website? If so, is there a wireframe/prototype for the website up anywhere? I think it only makes sense to consider the videos in relationship to the textual content. I wonder what squaredeye’s point of view is…

Bloke · 2009-02-03 08:53:02

driz wrote:

what font is that used for the video?

It’s called Engravers Gothic and was the closest match I could find to the “official” font (Sackers Gothic).

JanDW wrote:

if you intended the video(s) to go on the txp.com website?

At the moment I have no idea where the video(s) will end up; if anywhere at all. If there’s space on the main site — and people think it’s a good idea — they can be sized to fit the eventual wireframe, and the copy made to echo the message we want to deliver. But judging by the response so far, I guess I missed the mark and few believe video is the way to promote TXP’s features. ‘twas only an idea.

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driz · 2009-02-03 11:44:02

Anyone able to share those fonts? I have looked around, BUT all I can find is Engravers Gothic BT, which isn’t the same!!!

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