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[Daniel Foré <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Web team is currently working on revamping the homepage and we're planning
to put a video up :)

On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:18 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Also, I wonder if it's possible for us to use commissioned songs for the
> video. That way, we'll own the music. I found David Carney to be a great
> composer who writes very atmospheric songs:
> http://music.dvgmusic.com/#portfolio
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 9:57 PM, piggy classy <thisispiggy@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I forgot to do "reply all" in my last message...
>>
>> Thanks everyone for all the comments.
>>
>> The song was taken from this Google video:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxKJ7yN-PPM&feature=plcp
>> I think it's a commissioned music, since I couldn't find it anywhere with
>> Google.
>>
>> Honestly, I didn't start making it until I've found this song. As soon as
>> I heard it, I knew it would be a good song for Luna promotion video:)
>>
>> I thought URW Gothic is the official elementary font?
>>
>> I think for the official Luna promotion video, we need to make two of
>> them: a short one (screen recording) to go on the front page and a longer
>> one (people talking and screen recording) in the Discover page with
>> explanations for each apps.
>>
>> Another problem I've heard from some other people is that they couldn't
>> really understand what elementary os is by just visiting the website. Maybe
>> we should add something to the front page explaining what it is?
>>
>> Also, the video was made with my uncle's laptop, which I have to give
>> back this weekend. My own laptop gets stuck at the booting process, and I
>> wouldn't be able to make more videos until that's fixed:(
>>
>> Thisispiggy
>>
>> 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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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Daniel Foré
>>>
>>> elementaryos.org
>>>
>>>
>>
>


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Best Regards,

Daniel Foré

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