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Cable Spots Follow Up
Hello again,
I am curious as to just how much I should be charging for these type of spots. Below is a link to a short reel of commercials that I did all of the visuals for, and some of the writing for. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
-Aaron
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The video on your link is not working, intact NONE of the video on your site seems to be working.
No offense, but I must also say that the website needs a a lot of work. First off your font choice and font colors are EXTREMELY distracting.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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If you’re using Firefox, or a MAC, then you probably won’t see the videos. And, incidently, you’re the first one to voice displeasure with the site. But, I’ll ask around and if I get the same vibe from other people, I’ll address the issue. Thanks.
-Aaron
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[Aaron Cadieux] “If you’re using Firefox, or a MAC, then you probably won’t see the videos.”
What type of video are you putting up if you cant use use firefox to view it. I am on a Mac and have no problem with any of the common video formats. Windows Media, Flash, Quicktime. You must be using some sort of strange type of video. Ether that your your web hosing service is way behind the times, and I mean way behind.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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GoDaddy hosts my site. The files are .wmv. I used Adobe Media Encoder WMV 512. There is not a MAC user yet who has been able to view the site. 99% of my clients, or potential clients run PCs, so it’s not an issue until I am trying to show work for advice from video professionals since most video professionals still run MACs.
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I’ll 2nd displeasure with the site’s aestetics – the allcaps is very screamy.
And the red and yellow color scheme reminds me of a Windows 3.1 scheme named “Hot Dog Stand”.
Also, I’m on Firefox/Mac and I can’t see the vids. Sorry.
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[Aaron Cadieux] “most video professionals still run MACs.”
Still, Still, that is NOT something that is going to change, if anything it should say “unfortunately some video professionals still run Windows”
But that aside, I have NEVER had a problem viewing wmv files on my Mac using Flip4Mac, you must be using some really oddball codec in those wmv’s.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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In my humble opinion, there are a lot of MAC users who don’t want to admit that Premiere Pro has come a long way on the PC, and can accomplish everything that can be done in Final Cut Pro. The two programs are basically identical twins. I just keep my edit PC off the internet and I’m golden. The beauty is that you can match MAC-created media in quality, and you’re still compatable with the rest of the world (the vast majority).
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I NEVER said Premiere was bad. It is the Windows part I hated.
[Aaron Cadieux] “he beauty is that you can match MAC-created media in quality, and you’re still compatable with the rest of the world (the vast majority).”
Like I said yours is the ONLY wmv that I have ever had an issue with.
[Aaron Cadieux] “If you’re using Firefox, or a MAC, then you probably won’t see the videos.”
The fact that you say that Firefox users on windows cant play them ether should tell you something. It is not a Mac thing that is causing your videos not to play. It MUST be the videos themselves.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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I actually just got confirmation from two different windows Firefox users that the videos are playing fine. So as of right now, it’s a MAC-only issue that will need to be addressed. Anyway, here is a link to the same reel on YouTube.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mBWrClepmQA
Obviously with the compression-happy folks at YouTube, the quality takes a dive. Thanks, and thanks for your help.
-Aaron
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[Aaron Cadieux] “If you’re using Firefox, or a MAC, then you probably won’t see the videos.”
[Aaron Cadieux] “I actually just got confirmation from two different windows Firefox users that the videos are playing fine.”
So the story changes! It is still vary possible that you are using a less then universal codec in those wmv files. Like I said NEVER had an issue with wmv files before yours, all others work perfect.
As for the commercials, I personally say leave off the 2 car ones at the beginning, or at least one of then, they are vary cookie cutter, you want to be showing people the types of commercials that not just anybody could make.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!
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