Apr 2010
More new stuff
04-Apr-2010 03:55 PM
I added links for the sites I use to get my information on existing and upcoming works.
Also, since I have started collecting larger images for display in the 3-D Wall of Works, I have now added a feature that lets you see the larger image whenever you are on the “Recommendations” pages and you hover over an image that has a corresponding larger image. I generalized my “Site Media Viewer” to handle images in addition to videos.
Also, since I have started collecting larger images for display in the 3-D Wall of Works, I have now added a feature that lets you see the larger image whenever you are on the “Recommendations” pages and you hover over an image that has a corresponding larger image. I generalized my “Site Media Viewer” to handle images in addition to videos.
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My rankings
02-Apr-2010 04:18 PM
I thought long and hard about my ranking system, but sometimes I still struggle calling a work “Weak” that has many great aspects to it.
My primary ranking is very straight-forward (and very subjective to my tastes): if a work does not compel me to watch it again at some point, then it is “Weak”. Aside from that, if it especially impressed me at many levels, then it is a “Favorite”; everything else is “Good”.
Having felt a little guilty about giving an overall ranking of “Weak” to so many works that were visually impressive, I first created a ranking for each key aspect of an animated work (i.e., “Design”, “Animation”, “Concept”, and “Writing”). I assigned either “Great”, “Good”, “Basic”, or “Weak” to each aspect, and I ordered them on the site to display the most positive aspects first. I then created a section on this site (for shorts only) called “Good Visuals”, representing works with an overall ranking of “Weak” where I ranked the “Design” and “Animation” aspects either “Good” or “Great”.
In the near future, I plan on re-evaluating the existing rankings, since I assigned them at different times (and with slightly different standards) and I would like to ensure they are more consistent.
My primary ranking is very straight-forward (and very subjective to my tastes): if a work does not compel me to watch it again at some point, then it is “Weak”. Aside from that, if it especially impressed me at many levels, then it is a “Favorite”; everything else is “Good”.
Having felt a little guilty about giving an overall ranking of “Weak” to so many works that were visually impressive, I first created a ranking for each key aspect of an animated work (i.e., “Design”, “Animation”, “Concept”, and “Writing”). I assigned either “Great”, “Good”, “Basic”, or “Weak” to each aspect, and I ordered them on the site to display the most positive aspects first. I then created a section on this site (for shorts only) called “Good Visuals”, representing works with an overall ranking of “Weak” where I ranked the “Design” and “Animation” aspects either “Good” or “Great”.
In the near future, I plan on re-evaluating the existing rankings, since I assigned them at different times (and with slightly different standards) and I would like to ensure they are more consistent.
Welcome CoolIris and Amazon features
01-Apr-2010 01:14 PM
This site’s homepage now has the best way to browse a visual medium: the visual CoolIris browser plug-in. You can quickly scan all recommended works on this site and then stop to deep dive on anything that interests you.
Note: I wish I would have kept the original 400x300 images I created (I downsized them all to 120x90 for faster-loading pages), since CoolIris maximizes the image when you click on it, and 120x90 images do not hold up well.
Also, using logic from my personal site, it was easy to implement support for Amazon links to any of the recommended works that I own on DVD or BD.
Enjoy! :)
Note: I wish I would have kept the original 400x300 images I created (I downsized them all to 120x90 for faster-loading pages), since CoolIris maximizes the image when you click on it, and 120x90 images do not hold up well.
Also, using logic from my personal site, it was easy to implement support for Amazon links to any of the recommended works that I own on DVD or BD.
Enjoy! :)
