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#93955 - 14/05/2002 20:11 Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg?
burdell1
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Does anyone out there know if there is any way to put these types of graphics on the empeg??

http://www.pioneer.co.jp/car/pclink/

http://www.kenwoodusa.com/register/oel_software.jsp

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#93956 - 14/05/2002 20:27 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
tfabris
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Instructions on how to edit the graphics in the empeg are here.
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#93957 - 14/05/2002 20:38 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tfabris]
tfabris
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Interesting. The "preview" window on the Japanese Organic EL site uses animated GIFs for their previews. If you rightclick and save them to disk, they seem to open right up in the Jemplode animation editor. They're huge (60 frames) so not particularly suitable as a bootup animation, but it certainly looks do-able. Haven't actually tried sending one to the player yet. Anyone think of any reason why a 60-frame animation might be harmful to the player's health? Are there safeguards in the Jemplode animation editor to prevent users from doing something bad?
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#93958 - 14/05/2002 20:43 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tfabris]
tfabris
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Deleting every other frame in those 60-frame animations results in a fairly nice little 30-frame number that might just be appropriate for the player. Gonna give it a shot.
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#93959 - 14/05/2002 20:46 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tfabris]
tfabris
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Yep, works like a charm. You can have your player boot up to swooping F-18s if you like.
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#93960 - 14/05/2002 23:41 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tfabris]
Waterman981
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Now all we need is the empeg guys to add a visual that will show a custom animation that we can upload, or even better, multiple animations that will switch with the songs.
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#93961 - 15/05/2002 02:43 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: Waterman981]
justinlarsen
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im telling ya toby, you need to make a visual that can play or loop these animations with the songs, the people will love it, besides if they really must go with the music, you can ahve the frames advance to the beat, that would be slick as well.

visuals - thats for toby to find it
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#93962 - 15/05/2002 06:39 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tfabris]
burdell1
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is there anyway we could get you to post it as an attachment?

That would be great if someone could figure out how to get the cool volume animations from that website onto the empeg

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#93963 - 15/05/2002 11:21 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
tanstaafl.
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That would be great if someone could figure out how to get the cool volume animations from that website onto the empeg

Hmmm... now all together class, can anybody spell the word "Copyright"?

tanstaafl.
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#93964 - 15/05/2002 11:31 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tanstaafl.]
burdell1
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If I could pay for the use of them and put them on my Empeg, I would love to......

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#93965 - 15/05/2002 11:41 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
tfabris
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And what's wrong with the cool volume animations that are already on the empeg?
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#93966 - 15/05/2002 11:52 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tfabris]
burdell1
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In comparison to the Pioneer and Kenwood, they are a little boring.

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#93967 - 15/05/2002 11:53 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
tfabris
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Have you spent any actual time watching them?

Homework assignment: Leave your player on Funnelweb for a while.
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#93968 - 15/05/2002 12:10 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
eternalsun
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I looked at the Pioneer and Kenwood ones and they're kind of boring too, they just loop and loop...

Calvin

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#93969 - 15/05/2002 12:18 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: eternalsun]
SE_Sport_Driver
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They are cool for a boot up logo... thx
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#93970 - 15/05/2002 12:18 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: eternalsun]
tfabris
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Right, that's my point.

Whereas the Pioneer and Kenwood images are simply looping animations, Toby's visuals actually change depending on the type of music being played. Some, such as funnelweb, keep surprising you with the different patterns that appear. I consider that a lot less boring than a looping 60-frame animation.
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#93971 - 15/05/2002 12:57 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: tfabris]
burdell1
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i'm not talking about the little movies....they are perfect for the startup screen and that is about it....i'm talking about basic utlities like the volume where the graphics would show a different looking meter going up or down like on the Pioneer website...
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#93972 - 15/05/2002 13:04 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
thinfourth2
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You mean like a little bar that goes across the screen when you increase the volume.

I think i might of seen that before
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#93973 - 15/05/2002 13:14 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: thinfourth2]
burdell1
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i was looking for something a little more cool than that

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#93974 - 15/05/2002 13:30 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
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I can see what burdell1 is saying. I enjoy the built in visuals, they are great, but being able to import new ones cant harm. The first two 'level indicators' on the Pioneer site are pretty cool looking and could supplement some of the already excellent visuals.
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#93975 - 15/05/2002 15:50 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
thinfourth2
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Okay the cube like thing if empegifed and done by toby could be cool.

But how many different visuals can the pioneer support i would be suprised if it is more than 5

I do think that lot of the empeg ones are very good indeed, funnel web, hula hoops, being a couple of my faves
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#93976 - 16/05/2002 10:48 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: thinfourth2]
andy
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If toby did the cube visual it would spin, changing direction with the beat and each moving column would be tied to a particular frequency range on a particular channel...
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#93977 - 17/05/2002 04:07 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: andy]
rob
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Toby implemented a cube on Rio Central which has a different visual on each face, and which moves around to the beat.

Rob

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#93978 - 18/05/2002 21:29 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: rob]
burdell1
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are there any screenshots of it posted?


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#93979 - 18/05/2002 22:20 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: rob]
matthew_k
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In reply to:

a different visual on each face, and which moves around to the beat.



Wasn't that what the BeOS people always used as an example of why Be was the Best Thing Since Sliced Bread? Anyways, are these randomly selected visuals from the other visuals or are there six cube-specific visuals?

Matthew

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#93980 - 28/05/2002 18:01 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
ineedcolor
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I would also love to see some shots of the cube visuals (and any others) posted...Rio's site doesn't seem to have any....
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#93981 - 29/05/2002 12:07 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: ineedcolor]
SE_Sport_Driver
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I'll put some on my site if anyone wants to create them.... I already have a few.

http://www.barbaza.com/gallery/wrx/
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#93982 - 30/05/2002 11:37 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: SE_Sport_Driver]
burdell1
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Who is this Toby? Does he have a website?

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#93983 - 30/05/2002 11:54 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
SE_Sport_Driver
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Tody is the person that designed all of the visuals for the empeg/RioCar and the Rio Central.
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#93984 - 30/05/2002 11:55 Re: Pioneer & Kenwood graphics compaitble with Empeg? [Re: burdell1]
tfabris
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Who is this Toby? Does he have a website?

Click here.
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