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Re: Elementary OS Luna Promotion Video

 

Yes, I meant *don't* capitalize "Elementary.org"

Sincerely,
kroq-gar78


On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 11:45 AM, Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hey Piggy,
>
> Don't be disappointed! Your work is very good. It's only that we all have
> gotten used to pushing each other for absolute perfection ;)
>
> I love the song. Is it a free song that we can actually use?
>
> I agree that it should show off only default apps to avoid confusion about
> what Luna does out of the box. The HTML5 apps like Angry Birds should also
> work in Midori just fine :)
>
> I think we need to be especially strict about showing only Midori as our
> web browser simply because we have a lot of competition, FUD, and
> misconceptions to overcome with it. People should know that it's just as
> fast and just as capable as the big players (just like our OS!)
>
> I showed the video off to my dad (old guy test) and he said he really
> enjoyed it, but that the transitions were too fast. I agree that in some
> cases it felt like things weren't shown on the screen long enough to really
> absorb.
>
> Another thing I would make sure is to use either Open Sans or Open Sans
> Light for your font. This would more closely tie your ad into our official
> branding.
>
> Also "elementary" is never capitalized. So, for the website I think it's
> fine to write either "elementaryOS.org" or "elementaryos.org"
>
> But I liked the timing with the music, the selection of features you chose
> to show off and the overall feel. It just felt good to watch :)
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 10:22 PM, <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> kroq-gar78, thanks! But do you mean not capitalize it? It's already
>> capitalized.
>>
>> Pim, thanks for the suggestion. I agree that it should have more
>> elementary apps... But I was aiming this video more toward non-Linux users,
>> so I didn't think it would matter much. We should make another more
>> technical video for linux users.
>>
>> Also, I agree some parts are pretty fast, and I do have things to hide!
>> For example, the scene with software store ended abruptly because a pop up
>> comes up immediately afterward with user agreement, and I didn't want to
>> include that. I've been trying really hard to fit the scenes to the video,
>> and I hope the next one will be better.
>>
>> Sigh, a bit disappointed that it doesn't live up to everyone's
>> expectation..
>>
>> Sent from my mobile device.
>>
>> On Aug 29, 2012, at 21:41, Pim Vullers <pim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > On 08/29/12 18:32, piggy classy wrote:
>> >> This is my first time posting here. I'm also new to Launchpad and
>> >> everything, so I'll be making mistakes.
>> >>
>> >> I have made an unofficial Luna promotion video. You can see it
>> >> here: http://youtu.be/Lw3fGLFqjHs
>> >
>> > Nice, I would however only use apps that will actually be bundled with
>> > elementary, for example, use Midori instead of Chrome.
>> >
>> > Some fragments are really fast, such that a user has hardly any time to
>> > look what it actually happening. (Sometimes almost like there is
>> > something to hide.)
>> >
>> >> I have also made a Google Doc to share some of my tips so to make it
>> >> easy for everyone else to contribute: goo.gl/XUmPL <
>> http://goo.gl/XUmPL>
>> >
>> > You might have mentioned that this was about contributing for the video,
>> > not to developing the OS.
>> >
>> > Pim Vullers
>> >
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>
>
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>
> Daniel Foré
>
> elementaryos.org
>
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