** Marine Aquarium Logo **

Reichart · 11-30-2003, 02:23 PM

Holidays tend to be a slow time for us, we push everyone to spend time with their families, but:

MAL: A new version of MA that allows people to make their own logos is being worked on.

A few other things will come before then, like the multi-monitor stuff. We had to jump off Screen Savers because of some firefighting we were asked to help on for several other companies.

feldon34 · 11-30-2003, 03:06 PM

Wonder if there's a market for custom logos for people for MAL and FlagPride.

James · 11-30-2003, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by Reichart
Holidays tend to be a slow time for us, we push everyone to spend time with their families, but:

Sharks is very very close. Working on one last annoying bug.
MAL: A new version of MA that allows people to make their own logos is being worked on.
GA: New fish, and new background is being worked on. Don’t have a date. But I would guess end of Jan.

A few other things will come before then, like the multi-monitor stuff. We had to jump off Screen Savers because of some firefighting we were asked to help on for several other companies.

That sounds great, just wondering about MAL, does that mean we can insert out own logo into the crystal or where exactly the logo shows in the tank? is it a new product or just an upgrade for MA2.0 user? by little charge or free?

Reichart · 11-30-2003, 08:41 PM

Without getting into numbers, we tend to sell between 2K and 5K copies of logo versions to companies. AGFA is about to make a huge purchase for example.

patscarr · 11-30-2003, 11:24 PM

So, James can finally have "Will you be my girlfriend?" on the crystal?

James · 12-01-2003, 02:16 AM

Originally posted by patscarr
So, James can finally have "Will you be my girlfriend?" on the crystal?

Ha, Patrick, you are my man, you still remeber it

great memory, and yeah, that's why I ask Reichart about MAL version, but it seems not for public but companies.......sad....

ESHIREY · 12-01-2003, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by James
Ha, Patrick, you are my man, you still remember it great memory, and yeah, that's why I ask Reichart about MAL version, but it seems not for public but companies.......sad....

But James you are a company . A company of 1 . I think they should do it for you . Better yet , I think that they should let buyers have a blank and fill in there own message .

Reichart · 12-01-2003, 11:33 AM

Actually, we already offer this product to companies.

MAL will be for everyone. Everyone can make their own Logo on the Crystal. It will be the Clock, 26 fish, the logos (some built in like the Cross, David's Star, the Ichthus), and you can create your own. You supply a piece of black and white art, and the program will etch it, onto the crystal.

ESHIREY · 12-01-2003, 11:36 AM

cool . There you go James

IXNAY · 12-01-2003, 03:41 PM

Thats great to hear, can't wait to see the sharkssaver and the new goldfishbackground. This will be a nice christmas

James · 12-01-2003, 04:42 PM

WSHIREY
Thanks for your encouragement! and yeah, I'm happy to hear that.

Reichart
I have a question, is MAL allows the user to export the etched version and that version cannot be further modified or is it just a single version which the logo must be always in the given directory in setting? I rather it can be export to a etched stand alone version, so that when I give it to Eva, she don't need to put the original logo picture in some directory or she can modify the logo by herself. What I want to show her is the "dedication" of the customised version of MA.

Reichart · 12-01-2003, 04:47 PM

We currently do this as an EXE builder.
But for consumers, we prefer to do it so people can drop things in a directory. Fact is, you can alwys make an installer.

IXNAY · 01-04-2004, 09:39 AM

Hello Reichart, do you have some news for us?

Reichart · 01-04-2004, 07:53 PM

Should in the coming week, work starts again here tomorrow.

ESHIREY · 01-04-2004, 08:07 PM

Originally posted by Reichart
Should in the coming week, work starts again here tomorrow.

Cool . That's Great

When the new stuff starts to come together will it go to the testers ?
I know that question is as dumb as a bag of rocks but I'm just asking .

Reichart · 01-05-2004, 09:30 AM

Yes, either to the testers, or if it was already tested, simply up to the site.

drfish · 01-05-2004, 09:49 AM

What format image will the custom logo etching support? I'd like to make up a couple images ahead of time... Is it just black and white or will we get 8 bit greyscale or something? Image dimension? File format?

I know Jim's isn't the one to do it with, but if there was a high quality baseline created specifically for an aquarium mod community to start from, man, it would be so huge! Just look at what devoloper supported modding communites have done with games...

feldon34 · 01-05-2004, 01:30 PM

That's what Jim is terrified of.

The logos are the limit, not the start of something.

The logos are 256 x 256 pixels, with 4 bit (16 levels) alpha. You can use a color logo if you want but you are much better to use a 8-bit greyscale.

Once the crystal version is out I will probably set up a Help page and start accepting logos.

drfish · 01-05-2004, 02:08 PM

Oh, I know Jim hates the idea, and I can totally understand why. But as has been said many times, it would be great if the aquarium was opened up a little bit... I think this is a great start, even if it is also the end.

I'd hate to see anything steal the spotlight from Jim and his work, I have too much respect for both of them to wish something would... At the same time however, I do wish that some sort of moddable aquarium existed that rivaled the quality of Jim's... Something of a catch-22...

Edit: I feel what's said above is awkward... Let me try again... I would like to see something I like better than Jim's aquarium, something more appealing to me than the goldfish aquarium, something I perfer to anything I've yet seen and I think that the combined effort of a talented user community could create just that, provided they had a solid unified platform to build from... What I don't want is for Jim's creation to be dethronded in the process... But I'm not quite sure how that could be avoided if indeed I end up preferring something else over it... I don't mean to offend anyone, just speaking my mind...

Quick Death · 01-06-2004, 07:02 PM

will the clock/calendar phase in/out with the logo?

11-30-2003, 02:23 PM	#1
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Holidays tend to be a slow time for us, we push everyone to spend time with their families, but: MAL: A new version of MA that allows people to make their own logos is being worked on. A few other things will come before then, like the multi-monitor stuff. We had to jump off Screen Savers because of some firefighting we were asked to help on for several other companies. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc. Last edited by feldon34; 01-05-2004 at 01:36 PM.

11-30-2003, 03:06 PM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Wonder if there's a market for custom logos for people for MAL and FlagPride. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

11-30-2003, 04:00 PM	#3
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Originally posted by Reichart Holidays tend to be a slow time for us, we push everyone to spend time with their families, but: Sharks is very very close. Working on one last annoying bug. MAL: A new version of MA that allows people to make their own logos is being worked on. GA: New fish, and new background is being worked on. Don’t have a date. But I would guess end of Jan. A few other things will come before then, like the multi-monitor stuff. We had to jump off Screen Savers because of some firefighting we were asked to help on for several other companies. That sounds great, just wondering about MAL, does that mean we can insert out own logo into the crystal or where exactly the logo shows in the tank? is it a new product or just an upgrade for MA2.0 user? by little charge or free? James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

11-30-2003, 08:41 PM	#4
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Without getting into numbers, we tend to sell between 2K and 5K copies of logo versions to companies. AGFA is about to make a huge purchase for example. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

11-30-2003, 11:24 PM	#5
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	So, James can finally have "Will you be my girlfriend?" on the crystal? Patrick

12-01-2003, 02:16 AM	#6
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Originally posted by patscarr So, James can finally have "Will you be my girlfriend?" on the crystal? Ha, Patrick, you are my man, you still remeber it great memory, and yeah, that's why I ask Reichart about MAL version, but it seems not for public but companies.......sad.... James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

12-01-2003, 10:19 AM	#7
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Originally posted by James Ha, Patrick, you are my man, you still remember it great memory, and yeah, that's why I ask Reichart about MAL version, but it seems not for public but companies.......sad.... But James you are a company . A company of 1 . I think they should do it for you . Better yet , I think that they should let buyers have a blank and fill in there own message . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

12-01-2003, 11:33 AM	#8
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Actually, we already offer this product to companies. MAL will be for everyone. Everyone can make their own Logo on the Crystal. It will be the Clock, 26 fish, the logos (some built in like the Cross, David's Star, the Ichthus), and you can create your own. You supply a piece of black and white art, and the program will etch it, onto the crystal. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

12-01-2003, 11:36 AM	#9
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	cool . There you go James Thank you for taking the time to read this.

12-01-2003, 03:41 PM	#10
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Thats great to hear, can't wait to see the sharkssaver and the new goldfishbackground. This will be a nice christmas IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

12-01-2003, 04:42 PM	#11
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	WSHIREY Thanks for your encouragement! and yeah, I'm happy to hear that. Reichart I have a question, is MAL allows the user to export the etched version and that version cannot be further modified or is it just a single version which the logo must be always in the given directory in setting? I rather it can be export to a etched stand alone version, so that when I give it to Eva, she don't need to put the original logo picture in some directory or she can modify the logo by herself. What I want to show her is the "dedication" of the customised version of MA. James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

12-01-2003, 04:47 PM	#12
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	We currently do this as an EXE builder. But for consumers, we prefer to do it so people can drop things in a directory. Fact is, you can alwys make an installer. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

01-04-2004, 09:39 AM	#13
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Hello Reichart, do you have some news for us? IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

01-04-2004, 07:53 PM	#14
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Should in the coming week, work starts again here tomorrow. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

01-04-2004, 08:07 PM	#15
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Originally posted by Reichart Should in the coming week, work starts again here tomorrow. Cool . That's Great When the new stuff starts to come together will it go to the testers ? I know that question is as dumb as a bag of rocks but I'm just asking . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

01-05-2004, 09:30 AM	#16
Reichart CTO Prolific Publishing Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui Posts: 423	Yes, either to the testers, or if it was already tested, simply up to the site. *Reichart...* , CTO, Prolific Publishing, Inc. Come visit us Prolific Publishing, Inc.

01-05-2004, 09:49 AM	#17
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	What format image will the custom logo etching support? I'd like to make up a couple images ahead of time... Is it just black and white or will we get 8 bit greyscale or something? Image dimension? File format? I know Jim's isn't the one to do it with, but if there was a high quality baseline created specifically for an aquarium mod community to start from, man, it would be so huge! Just look at what devoloper supported modding communites have done with games... I don't watch commercials.

01-05-2004, 01:30 PM	#18
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	That's what Jim is terrified of. The logos are the limit, not the start of something. The logos are 256 x 256 pixels, with 4 bit (16 levels) alpha. You can use a color logo if you want but you are much better to use a 8-bit greyscale. Once the crystal version is out I will probably set up a Help page and start accepting logos. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

01-05-2004, 02:08 PM	#19
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	Oh, I know Jim hates the idea, and I can totally understand why. But as has been said many times, it would be great if the aquarium was opened up a little bit... I think this is a great start, even if it is also the end. I'd hate to see anything steal the spotlight from Jim and his work, I have too much respect for both of them to wish something would... At the same time however, I do wish that some sort of moddable aquarium existed that rivaled the quality of Jim's... Something of a catch-22... Edit: I feel what's said above is awkward... Let me try again... I would like to see something I like better than Jim's aquarium, something more appealing to me than the goldfish aquarium, something I perfer to anything I've yet seen and I think that the combined effort of a talented user community could create just that, provided they had a solid unified platform to build from... What I don't want is for Jim's creation to be dethronded in the process... But I'm not quite sure how that could be avoided if indeed I end up preferring something else over it... I don't mean to offend anyone, just speaking my mind... I don't watch commercials. Last edited by drfish; 01-05-2004 at 02:41 PM.

01-06-2004, 07:02 PM	#20
Quick Death Registered Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: New York Posts: 102	will the clock/calendar phase in/out with the logo?