Noticed this upgrade prompt when viewing the TODAY, CREATE. blog through Google Reader. I don’t think it could be any more to-the-point 😉
Server Migration Woes
My apologies for the site downtime over the last few days. It’s been a very frustrating experience.
The trouble began when I decided to move this site from its current host (web.com) to a MediaTemple (dv) account I use to host some of my other sites. The idea was to improve site performance. Once the static files, blog and forum were copied over and the DNS was flipped, the MT server crashed. The server continued to crash over the next few days.
Despite repeated tech support calls, no one has been able to tell me why the server is crashing or how I can fix it, so I’ve been forced to revert back to my original host for the time being. Unfortunately some forum posts have been lost in the database shuffle. If your post has disappeared, please re-post it. Again I apologize for the inconvenience.
New Photoshop Scripts for Airtight Viewers
Jeff Tranberry over at Adobe just built a new set of Photoshop scripts for SimpleViewer, TiltViewer, AutoViewer and PostcardViewer. These scripts allow you to easily create Airtight galleries with Photoshop CS3 and up. Just select your image folder and gallery options to instantly create a gallery.
New E! Online Video Gallery
Just finished up the new video gallery for E! Online in time for the holidays. I did the flash development and motion design. The gallery features a ‘tag stream’ concept which allows you to explore E!’s huge collection of video clips by opening new related tags.
Video is managed on the backend by Brightcove, and the custom video player uses the new and improved Brightcove Player API. The gallery supports multiple regions, playlists and color schemes. Tracking is handled via Google Analytic’s new Flash support. Video and companion ads are loaded via DoubleClick.
Thanks to the great team at Comcast Entertainment Group for making this a fun project and helping create a great product in a short period of time.
Augmented Reality Video for Bogdan Raczynski
This is an oldie but goodie. Ben Dawkins‘ 2004 video for ‘RPMDAP’ by Bogdan Raczynski downloads break-dancing pixel guys into a typical crappy UK student flat. Also succeeds in making batch files sound cool. How long before someone does something like this in papervision?
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