Are These Animations Worth Your Time?

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Discussion Overview

The thread discusses the value and creativity of certain animations, particularly those involving sound files, and whether they are engaging or merely entertaining. Participants share their reactions and thoughts on the animations' creativity and technical aspects.

Discussion Character

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants find the animations creative and enjoyable, suggesting they are suitable for entertaining audiences before events.
  • Others, including Warren, express skepticism about the interest level of the animations, questioning their substance and suggesting they may be simplistic.
  • Warren notes that the animation appears to be just a person playing a sound file, and he initially found it boring until he watched it again and found it more appealing.
  • One participant speculates on the time it might have taken to create the animation and reflects on past experiences with sound editing software.
  • Another participant expresses a positive outlook on the creator's potential, indicating appreciation for the creativity involved.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus; while some appreciate the animations, others remain critical and question their value. Multiple competing views on the interest and creativity of the animations are present.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference specific sound files and software, indicating a shared background in sound editing, which may influence their perspectives on the animations.

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Very cool.
 
Well, that was kinda fun.
 
Interesting. Nice use of the MicrosoftSound.wav, which I think is from Win2K or earlier. XP has a different sound.
 
i would watch it but i have no internet!
 
Why is this interesting in the slightest?

- Warren
 
chroot said:
Why is this interesting in the slightest?

- Warren
You're such a party pooper. I think it's quite creative.
 
neat! very imaginative! I am always looking for fun little movies to run before my training classes while people are arriving, and this is perfect.
 
It's just an animation of a person playing a tiny sound file, right? Or am I missing something?

- Warren
 
  • #10
You may try to turn your sound on...
 
  • #11
chroot said:
Why is this interesting in the slightest?

- Warren
I was wondering the same thing!
It's just an animation of a person playing a tiny sound file, right? Or am I missing something?

- Warren
Yeah - and trying to make it look like it is a screen-cap done in real-time, but it isn't.

Now, the xmas lights video clip - that took some real effort and engineering.
 
  • #12
chroot said:
It's just an animation of a person playing a tiny sound file, right? Or am I missing something?
Catchy tune. :biggrin:
 
  • #13
Hah. The first time I played it, it stopped immediately after the first "chord.wav" sound. I hit play again, and it did the same thing. So... I thought it was nothing more than a person playing a single Windows sound, which -- hopefully you all agree -- would have been pretty boring.

Now that I try to watch it again, it actually is pretty cool. :biggrin:

- Warren
 
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chroot said:
Hah. The first time I played it, it stopped immediately after the first "chord.wav" sound. I hit play again, and it did the same thing. So... I thought it was nothing more than a person playing a single Windows sound, which -- hopefully you all agree -- would have been pretty boring.

Now that I try to watch it again, it actually is pretty cool. :biggrin:

- Warren
Good. :smile:
 
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chroot said:
The first time I played it, it stopped immediately after the first "chord.wav" sound.

Hahaha. I would have wondered whether the people posting here were sane.
 
  • #16
That is pretty good... I wonder how long it took to make.
 
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rocketboy said:
That is pretty good... I wonder how long it took to make.

I am guessing that he made the song with SNDREC32.EXE a long time ago and then decided to make a flash animation for it later on. The song might have taken an hour give or take some time for experimentation and the flash animation 1-4 hours depending how much time it took to import all the objects, how fluent he was with flash, etc.

This brought back memories. A friend and I made a lot of cool stuff with that little sound program almost ten years ago. We made little songs with those sound effects too, but we quickly moved on to working with other sound files that we downloaded. Short WAV file clips and sound effects were the mp3's of the time. :smile:

I owned a Mac and, although I was convinced that it was superior in every way, it didn't come with a program like SNDREC32.EXE that could edit, apply effects, and save. Yeah, so Win95 had more games, whatever. I wanted that little sound program! Man, I'm still upset about that. :redface:
 
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Very creative! I see a bright future for this person.
 
  • #19
lol

lmoa cool and funny to me
 

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