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Episode Zero - "The Beginning"
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thank you for your welcome lc, Smile
i've already read some very interesting statements from you...
hope there will we more opportunities to talk to you...

@marten: now it is really perfect, congratulations!!! Razz

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We are only a few tiny steps away from re-releasing Episode Zero with all known technical issues resolved and internationalization for French and German in place.

* Animated the opening logo
* Reduced artifacting in the video - thanks to a recut by Professor Askew
* Cursor no longer visible in Takotah Rooftop scenes (/cheer)
* Reworked subtitles in English version, with dropshadow for readability
* German subtitles and German Yeesha speech, in that version
* French subtitles and French Yeesha speech, in that version
* Cleaned up ending credits
* Tweaked the way the ending credits finish with the music
* Changed controversial line about the formation of the DRC

This is as good as it is going to be for now. To release the international copies, I need verification from our translation team on a few parts where I've used Babelfish as a temporary substitute for their efforts.

I will release the Windows Media version a little later; I need to play with the quality settings some more.

http://marten.treeweasel.com/UntilUru/Ep0_English.mov
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 2:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sorry if my question is already answered elsewhere on the board, but did we release Zero in any of the major Uru communities yet? I've been looking on UO and can't find a posting regarding the episode...
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The postings have been stuck under the filming announcements, as that is where I originally promised a release earlier this week (our first public cut). As soon as we have the final international copies, there will be a more dedicated media blitz with stand-alone postings.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

with every version you're outreaching (hope this is the right expression, there are so many, lol) yourself... Razz
excellent quality, even in double size.
this time the voice of yeesha is very clear

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

janaba wrote:
with every version you're outreaching (hope this is the right expression, there are so many, lol) yourself...


ha ha, I believe the expression you want is "outdoing", as in, "You out do yourself every time" or "you have outdone yourself this time". The other word you may be thinking of is "overreaching", which means reaching too far and not doing what you set out to do... Wink

I agree. Marten and Prof, I know you worked yer butts off on this, and if the rest is anything like it, this is gonna be the greatest thing since Dick Cheney shot his hunting buddy...

Cuz you gotta admit, that was pretty nifty.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rils wrote:
Cuz you gotta admit, that was pretty nifty.

Indeed it was.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This episode (Episode Zero) is very much the loving work of Professor Askew. If I have made it better by adding polish, the important thing to remember is that I am polishing a gem.

Amarok has viewed the French version, has provided corrections, and that version will be done tonight after my birthday dinner. /cheer

I have not heard from Ireen in a few days, so I hope that she is OK.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 4:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for the kind words, Marten. You did indeed add quite the polish which continues to prove that I should be paid for ideas if not for execution. LOL

Ireen recently left for a business trip to North Dakotah. Her trip will end in early October. She brought her laptop but she wasn't sure about wireless connection. Might I suggest PMing jana? She is from Berlin Germany, after all. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

With thanks to Jana, I now have the completed German translation.

Please stand by for transmission... Very Happy
(By stand by, I mean - check Saturday morning)
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 3:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rils wrote:

ha ha, I believe the expression you want is "outdoing", as in, "You out do yourself every time" or "you have outdone yourself this time".
The other word you may be thinking of is "overreaching", which means reaching too far and not doing what you set out to do... Wink
~Rils

thank you for your explanations rils, Razz
i appreciate that very much. sometimes i feel very much lost with my translations... Confused

sorry for the late recognition

jana Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The new announcement has gone out! Very Happy It reads:
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Between November of 2003 and February of 2004, significant events took place in the underground city of Ae'gura and elsewhere. Many Cavern Explorers were unable to participate in said events for various reasons....

Thanks to recent funding, the D'ni Restoration Council is officially re-opening the Cavern to Explorers. In an effort to recap what has come before, The Great Tree group of Explorers has assembled footage, gathered chat logs, and spoken with witnesses in an effort to document those slightly turbulent but interesting times. We hope that this project will entertain and inform and possibly bring some questions to light.

Episode Zero, "The Beginning" is a prequel of sorts, an abbreviated history of D'ni. We hope you will enjoy it. This episode had already been released to the public but some technical modifications have been made since then and The Great Tree has a new Media Page. Episode One is nearly complete and will debut soon.

I give you The Story of The Great Tree! Enjoy.

And spread the word. It's time for Uru to grow....

The announcement covered the forums that Marten had utilized before; MystCommunity, Uru Obsession, UruLive, DRC, D'ni Guild, and Guild of Greeters. Eleri is now free to spread the word. Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Perfect announcement, Prof. Spot on perfect.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

/cheer
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cycreim wrote:
Perfect announcement, Prof. Spot on perfect.

i totally agree with that
wow!!! it is absolutely excellent!!! Razz

the media page is great. i feel overwhelmed.
what a wonderful surprise.
thank you professor askew and everybody who participated!!! Smile

everything is prepared now...
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