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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:39FCF669.7E57BF2A@akasa.bc.ca...
> In point form the good points are:
> -Good Interface and a good host of editing options and special effects.
> -A nice selection of building parts and characters.
> -Good backdrops and some very good tips and tricks.
> -A fun and inventive manual.
> -Capability to record audio tracks from audio CDs
> -Software can automatically update itself from the Web site.
> -Lego Cam can be used as a standard Windows video device.
>
> And the bad points...
> -Terrible image quality (Artifacting)
> -Misleading clips as samples.
> -Desyncing audio from the video.
> -Lack of any preferences for viewing and/or exporting movies.
> - Inability to add external video footage
I generally agree with Dean's experience. I'll add my list of +s and -s
good points:
fairly complete package for making short cartoons not movies
very responsive customer support, however they actually only solved one of
three problems
bad points:
over priced, $60 in parts + $30 camera + $40 software = $130 not $180
LEGO audio mixer had to be disabled to work with my computer
audio recorded with voice-over has a distortion that makes it unusable in my
opinion
finished .mpg looks like a moving watercolor painting with audio problems
100 page manual is 1/2 instructions on how to build the set, not enough on
how to make a movie with the kit
no interface to control camera settings like agc or white balance, you need
to use something like PhotoEditor.
overall:
expensive toy, wait till it goes on sale.
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