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lol wait, what? I thought there was a wireframing tool included and I still didn't get that far... I think the home is a bit cluttered, I spent I'd say 5 minut

by keefe 16y ago

lol wait, what? I thought there was a wireframing tool included and I still didn't get that far... I think the home is a bit cluttered, I spent I'd say 5 minutes on the site without a clear idea of what it was doing exactly. A video would have helped... It's really hard for me to see the benefit of spending $9/mo to upload HTML I already created vs just dumping it on a server and discussing via email.

adamhowell 16y ago
We used to have a video (http://vimeo.com/9638301 http://vimeo.com/9638301) but the production quality was so bad that I opted to take it down until we could do better. I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind, thanks.
- keefe 16y ago
  I dunno why you got a downmod, this site is downmod happy sometimes. Your video is private though, stupid default vimeo setting. I've been using ffmpeg on ubuntu with x264 encoding and I feel pretty good about the quality of the output : http://www.vimeo.com/12740202 http://www.vimeo.com/12740202 that video is some crude thing showing how I did my portfolio in couchdb... maybe a crappy video like that does not deserve center placement, but if it's on there somewhere then screencast whores like me will be more likely to get involved :)
  - adamhowell 16y ago
    Ah, thanks, fixed the privacy settings. And yep, it makes perfect sense for me to keep the text + screenshot approach of the current tour (for those who hate watching videos, can't watch at work, etc.) but to also couple it with a video for those who aren't in the mood to read/click. Thanks again.
    - keefe 16y ago
      OK, after watching the video I think I grok the basic idea. As an engineer, I didn't even think of designers providing images... I'm more on the other end of write the server, hack out a UI, work with decently competent front end folk to make it nice. So, I would reduce some of the emphasis on the linking part. People understand linking and it's not an area that differentiates you - basic html/imagemap can be mastered by kids. If it were my stuff... I'd make the mock video more about a few characters rather than the tech. Here's developer,designer,ceo,investor and here's how they use my tool to get something done, so you could focus on how it tightens the feedback loop which seems to be your goal. I think production quality was fine, but I've got a pronounced substance over style attitude.

by keefe 16y ago

adamhowell 16y ago

We used to have a video (http://vimeo.com/9638301 http://vimeo.com/9638301) but the production quality was so bad that I opted to take it down until we could do better. I'll definitely keep your feedback in mind, thanks.

keefe 16y ago
I dunno why you got a downmod, this site is downmod happy sometimes. Your video is private though, stupid default vimeo setting. I've been using ffmpeg on ubuntu with x264 encoding and I feel pretty good about the quality of the output : http://www.vimeo.com/12740202 http://www.vimeo.com/12740202 that video is some crude thing showing how I did my portfolio in couchdb... maybe a crappy video like that does not deserve center placement, but if it's on there somewhere then screencast whores like me will be more likely to get involved :)
- adamhowell 16y ago
  Ah, thanks, fixed the privacy settings. And yep, it makes perfect sense for me to keep the text + screenshot approach of the current tour (for those who hate watching videos, can't watch at work, etc.) but to also couple it with a video for those who aren't in the mood to read/click. Thanks again.
  - keefe 16y ago
    OK, after watching the video I think I grok the basic idea. As an engineer, I didn't even think of designers providing images... I'm more on the other end of write the server, hack out a UI, work with decently competent front end folk to make it nice. So, I would reduce some of the emphasis on the linking part. People understand linking and it's not an area that differentiates you - basic html/imagemap can be mastered by kids. If it were my stuff... I'd make the mock video more about a few characters rather than the tech. Here's developer,designer,ceo,investor and here's how they use my tool to get something done, so you could focus on how it tightens the feedback loop which seems to be your goal. I think production quality was fine, but I've got a pronounced substance over style attitude.