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Re: Brickswest animation festival: how was it?
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lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.animation
Date: 
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 23:50:20 GMT
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> writes:
If you don't like filmed screens my suggestion would be this:

- the animation contest organizer picks ONE file format that he know
works on his machine. Everyone HAS to conform, regardless of what
platform they come from. If it's not their preferred format, tough.

- OR -

- the animation contest organizer mandates that everyone send a VHS
tape with their animation on it, and he transfers all of them over
to a single tape that runs uninteruptedly. If that transfer results
in degradation, tough.

Those both solve the problem and both give a level playing field
(more or less)

I agree completely.  Todd shouldn't have to bend over backwards.  Also
I was amazed to hear that some contestants weren't received until less
than a week before the conference.  There should be a deadline that is
at least a MONTH before.  If it's too late, tough.  There are too many
entries already, so making the rules more strict can only help.

--Bill.

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William R Ward            bill@wards.net          http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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(...) I'm sorry that folks are upset at the videotaping process but as a non animator I was very very glad it was done. I'd rather see a videotape, even at degraded quality, instead of seeing someone struggle to play an animation, spending several (...) (22 years ago, 20-Feb-03, to lugnet.events.brickswest, lugnet.animation)

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