Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

[Richard Rabins]

Check it out and let me know what you think

at [email protected]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAmOGP4hGio

[Richard Rabins]

Re: Animation for alpha five v11 web site

btw when you go to Youtube please select the resolution to 720 p
thanks

[Richard Rabins]

Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Animation for alpha five v11 web site
Check it out and let me know what you think

at [email protected]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAmOGP4hGio

please view it at 720 p on Youtube

thanks

[Steve Wood]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Cool. Critique: the building/city scape takes too long, meaning is lost. Definitely change the music, something more light but "techo". I get my music from http://www.neosounds.com/.

[Peter.Greulich]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

I don't know, the city scape is cool, I like it, but I agree w. Steve that the music is out of sync w. the imagery. You need something more modern. But, as long as you're asking, I could never reconcile the Alpha cube w. the Alpha Greek symbol that Alpha has been using forever. Seems like some kind of identity crisis? Hint: the Greek "Alpha" is sooooo pass�.

[Richard Rabins]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

agreed
the music will be changed!

thanks

btw the following sliding panels will be used on the v11 web site

https://docs.google.com/a/alphasoftw...0Zjk4&hl=en_US

open to comments and suggestions for additional panels

thanks

[Richard Rabins]

Re: Animation for alpha five v11 web site

btw2

the following sliding panels will be used on the v11 web site

https://docs.google.com/a/alphasoftw...0Zjk4&hl=en_US

open to comments and suggestions for additional panels

thanks

[BigBoss1]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Ok it is good to change the music.
BUT ........ you don't show the web site long enough at the end.
Super idea, a little longer on the building of the cubes so that we 'oldies' have time to read it, but otherwise great idea.

Regards
David

[Steve Wood]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Don't forget to include Clifton.

[chadbrown]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

I like it nice flow techy enough but the panels are gimmicky at very least update the text colors.

[kkfin]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Maybe 30 seconds is right length for this video. Now it is absolutely too long.

[kiwibruce]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Yeah a little long, I like the city scape I think the music is good. I like it Richard

[omagarc]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

I liked it too but the features could only be read when recongnizable. If I weren't an Alpha user, I would have no clue what they meant as they don't display long enough to view. The music was good.

[Mike Wilson]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Pretty nice. I like the cityscape, too. Here are my critiques/suggestions.
1. The very first Alpha Five version 11 should not be all one line and not all same font. Break it into 2 fonts separating A5 from v11
2. The billboards are too hard to read. Zoom in more. The billboard-to-background ratio is too low. Needs to be above 80% filling the screen.
3. The transition from cityscape to blocks is too abrupt. I would zoom/plung into into a city building window to the cubes on a table. If you have access to it, watch the video for The Blue Man Group - The Complex Rock Tour Live (2003) - The Complex. This has something similar.
4. The message on the cubes is interrupted too much by the cube boundries. After the cube towers are built, I would fuse the message to be seamless and readable. The fusion into solidarity is also a subliminal message.

That's all I have with my quick inspection.

[Pat Bremkamp]

Re: Alpha Five v11 animation on new Alpha Software web site coming pretty soon

Regarding the sliding panels, I still think you should put the Alpha Five name, or at least the logo, on every one to help build the brand identity. That would greatly expand their usefulness, especially for those not already in the choir! Look at any one by itself and you would be hard pressed to know who it is for.