I have noticed that many people have asked for the clips to be placed in quicktime format. In an effort to respect my colleagues and the animators on the site, I would want to leave the mass distribution of work up to the people who have created the animation. Some of these clips are on Youtube as well as other sites, so they are able to be viewed there for frame by framing. I want everyone to understand that I know that you want to study the work bit by bit, but I think if I make the files downloadable without the consent of the artists, the depot will lose a lot of potential donations as well as respect. I think the community has been supportive because the work is not being passed out widely over the net. WHAT I WILL DO IS...I will ask for downloadable donations from the artists that I know and this will give us the best of both worlds! Lets keep our fingers crossed that this will come to light. If so I will set up an ftp where you can grab the clips easily. I appreciate the donations and we will continue to show the respect and appreciation for the animators that are posted on this site. I hope that everyone understands and can continue to enjoy the work here.
I appreciate everyone who visits the site and I will do my best to make it as enjoyable as I can.
-JB
Sunday, November 8, 2009
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Do what you think is best.
We all appreciate the effort and site!
James M
hey there it doesn't need to be downloadable. I think you can upload the files as quicktimes without the option to download. not sure how, a quick google will answer that though
if not, there are other ways of getting the files. it's just incredibly tedious considering all people want to do is frame by frame :(
I think you are doing the right thing, people that wants to study any animation will know how to convert it anyway.
Keep up the good work
Jonathan Higareda
If you type in the youtube address of the video you want onto http://keepvid.com/ and then hit "download" the majority of the time you can download it as a quicktime, sometimes you have to refresh several times. And smaller more compressed youtube videos can only be downloaded as .flv files. Hope that helps!!!
Just being able to see these videos at all is a treat. True, Quicktime downloads would be nice, but they're not necessary.
However, artists should understand that simply by making their work available to the public internet, their work is inherently downloadable. That's simply how the internet works. Browsers download and cache both Flash and Quicktime movies, and savvy users can simply copy movies they've watched out of their cache. Sites like keepvid.com merely provide an easier alternative.
This is a great museum of Pencil animation, and I agree that it will not be kind to let these wonderful pieces of art be made downloadable without the Artist's permission.
You are doing the right thing.
Thanks for keeping up this great Site.
I think you are doing the right thing,
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