I didn't know where to put this really so I figured I would post it here. Hope this is ok.
First off let me begin by thanking all the players for making the videos they have since I have been lurking here since around 2007. I made this account awhile back but I really don't get into forums to much so it sat idle for awhile. I also want to thank the encoders as well cause I feel they do not get enough praise/credit for taking the time to bring us the videos to those who do not have the roms/emulators to view these runs in real time as submitted.
I was watching some videos the other day and happened to check the TAS YouTube channel ( http://www.youtube.com/user/TASVideosChannel ) and noticed it did not have a background so today I spent some time creating one for it. I did it as a way to give back in a sense for all the enjoyment you guys have given me through the years with your hard work and efforts.
If you decide to use it then it is all yours. I hold no copyrights or any praise/remarks needed on the channel on who did it or where it came from. Just keep up the good work and I look forward to the new videos in the future.
You can find the background at this link: http://pepness.deviantart.com/art/TAS-YouTube-Background-353801797
Direct download here: http://www.deviantart.com/download/353801797/tas_youtube_background_by_pepness-d5un77p.jpg
Again, thanks for all your hard work and thanks again to the encoders who supply the videos I watch.
Side Note:
Swordless Link, I found one of your videos in 2007 and haven't stopped watching TAS's since. You're always going to be one of my favorite runners cause you began my addiction.
~Back to lurking :D
Joined: 10/12/2011
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Location: The land down under.
Hmm... Yes it's awesome but why does my subject say that well...
New YouTube layout is coming soon and the only thing that can be done is well make a banner
WebNations/Sabih wrote:
+fsvgm777 never censoring anything.
Disables Comments and Ratings for the YouTube account.Something better for yourself and also others.
Hmm... Yes it's awesome but why does my subject say that well...
New YouTube layout is coming soon and the only thing that can be done is well make a banner
...wow, they never fail to make the layout worse every time. It's a shame this banner may never be used. It could go somewhere on the site though, with a little redesigning.
Yeah, I do these layouts for people on DeviantART for free when I have time and do take requests. If they change their layout yet again I still have the PSD for it so editing it to fit the new design wouldn't be a issue.
The main thing was to make something for the TAS community. I don't have the time to try to TAS a game myself since it involves alot of commitment and effort in researching a game and so forth so I did something I know I could do in a day and still keep the spirit of the community in a sense.
Guess I will have to wait for a official answer from someone from staff if they do in fact want to use it and can always make alterations for anytime YouTube changes it's layout and what not.
Thanks for the positive feedback on it. Glad the effort was worth the time invested in it.
Don't forget there are ways to assist in TASing that aren't doing the TAS yourself, like routing, glitch hunting, finding memory addresses and optimization :)
Good work pepness.
If I had a single critique, I would say that other consoles, such as Sega, Playstation, etc are not represented. Of course, adding Sonic and keeping four other Nintendo characters would not look quite right either...
Another issue I see is the V in VIDEOS. It looks like a U. Perhaps moving a couple corner pixels inwards to make the V's angle more apparent?
I like that there is not a colorfuck. The cool purple as the main background does not grab and keep the eye as, say, a red might. The characters are present, but again, they do not grab and hold your attention, thus making it difficult to watch a video.
Nice job again. I like it!
adelikat wrote:
I very much agree with this post.
Bobmario511 wrote:
Forget party hats, Christmas tree hats all the way man.
Don't forget there are ways to assist in TASing that aren't doing the TAS yourself, like routing, glitch hunting, finding memory addresses and optimization :)
Yeah but time to invest in that is hard. I have a full time job being paid by salary so I work in excess of 40-50 hours a week if needed. But I do think I know of one thing in a older TAS that was not done and I will rewatch the vid to see if the trick was used. Most vids tho are pretty well flawless with the exception of frame wars or squeezing out some extra frames here and there cause of new routes or newly discovered tricks.
The only game I have serious in depth knowledge of is Halo: Combat Evolved since I modded it for like 5 years or so but since there is no real Xbox emulator then that info would be kinda useless here. Ive seen the speed run of it on SDA and its pretty solid.
Spikestuff wrote:
Yeah, Im just seeing that happen now and man that looks horribad. Its like they are taking away any chance of people giving their profile personality. It almost looks like Facebook in a sense giving you a single space to put a custom graphic and forcing you to conform to the typical "modern" page sample that web 2.0 has become.
Sticky wrote:
Good work pepness.
If I had a single critique, I would say that other consoles, such as Sega, Playstation, etc are not represented. Of course, adding Sonic and keeping four other Nintendo characters would not look quite right either...
Another issue I see is the V in VIDEOS. It looks like a U. Perhaps moving a couple corner pixels inwards to make the V's angle more apparent?
I like that there is not a colorfuck. The cool purple as the main background does not grab and keep the eye as, say, a red might. The characters are present, but again, they do not grab and hold your attention, thus making it difficult to watch a video.
Nice job again. I like it!
Im going to rework the design now and just do a banner instead. Im used to making those since I have made custom banners for forums and such in the past. It shouldn't be any different then that. I will add some different characters to it as well just to see how it all flows then ill make a reply here with the new design with the banner and get feedback from that and go forward from there. I see what you mean with the "V" and I can correct that as well. And yeah, I wanted the background to have some depth to it but not to take away the focal of the characters or it would look way to busy and hard on the eye. The idea is to grab the viewers attention, no give them a seizure.
Again, thanks for the kind comments and maybe ill try to participate more in giving feedback on videos that get submitted since I always try to watch new runs each night before settling in. All I can really do is give insight from a entertainment point of view and how the movie impacted my viewing experience.
Again, thanks for the critique, feedback and suggestions.
Try using this version now.
