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Motion Books on DeviantArt: Who plans to make one?

wancowwancow Posts: 2,708
edited December 1969 in The Commons

http://browse.deviantart.com/motionbooks/

DeviantArt has just debut Motion Books on their site... apparently, this is world exclusive on the web, otherwise only available to e-book users.

I'd never heard of them before. They're basically a digital comic, but with motion embedded in the pages.

If you've seen one, have you any plans of doing anything with this technology? Apparently, you've got the right tools to make the stuff...

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  • zawarkalzawarkal Posts: 1,018
    edited December 1969

    I want to know more. What can anyone tell me?

  • PendraiaPendraia Posts: 3,591
    edited December 1969

    wancow said:
    http://browse.deviantart.com/motionbooks/

    DeviantArt has just debut Motion Books on their site... apparently, this is world exclusive on the web, otherwise only available to e-book users.

    I'd never heard of them before. They're basically a digital comic, but with motion embedded in the pages.

    If you've seen one, have you any plans of doing anything with this technology? Apparently, you've got the right tools to make the stuff...

  • wancowwancow Posts: 2,708
    edited December 1969

    Zawarkal said:
    I want to know more. What can anyone tell me?

    Other than what's on that site, not a whole lot... it just looks fascinating to me!

  • Jay_NOLAJay_NOLA Posts: 1,145
    edited December 1969

    Interesting,Smith Micro recently released the retail version Motion Artist that lets you make motion comics that are similar, but DeviantArt is using another tool to make these.

    Will be interesting to see how both applications compare with each other.

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 8,762
    edited December 1969

    This isn't exactly new. Variations using flash, etc., have been on the market for a number of years, and Smith Micro's been pushing MotionArtist since last summer, which let's you crank out one of these pretty quickly. Unfortunately you just missed the free beta stage, but the commercial version is here:

    http://motionartist.smithmicro.com/

    That said, the real exciting work in the motion comics format is in what's being done with QR codes, which can now be done with any graphic image. If you haven't seen Brian Habberlin's Anomaly, you need to go take a look at the future of the graphic novel. That's a printed, full color hardbound book that incorporates a full soundtrack, pop up notes and animation using an Android or Iphone ap, that's also available as an e-book. The story's not bad, but the technology is amazing.

    http://www.experienceanomaly.com/

    Oh, and it's also entirely done using Poser and Daz figures, plus photoshop, so this is totally the place to talk about it.

  • Jay_NOLAJay_NOLA Posts: 1,145
    edited December 1969

    Video webinar that Smith Micro did on Anomaly if your interested in learning how Poser was used.

    http://my.smithmicro.com/webinars/poser/using-poser-3d-software-to-create-ground-breaking-graphic-novel-anomaly/index.html

    Also, Motion Artist works with Poser.

    Like Cybersox13 this isn't exactly new, but you are seeing a push in motion comics now as the software to do one is becoming more accessible and affordable.

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