iPod Video Photo - a Fake

MacRumors · Feb 26, 2006, 01:56 PM

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The widely discussed iPod Video photo appears to be a fake.

A Quicktime video (.mov) is now being distributed appears to document the creation of the fake image. The video is mirrored at YouTube.

The original image was posted at Flickr and then popularized by many technology sites Thursday morning. Fake "spy shot" images have long been a tradition prior to Apple release events, but with the increased attention of Apple from various technology sites, these fake images get more and more attention.

See our historical Gallery of Apple Mockups and Fake Products.

osustudent · Feb 26, 2006, 01:58 PM

well, yeah ... cool video, though! Gotta love photoshop ...

mcarnes · Feb 26, 2006, 01:59 PM

How funny.

mkjellman · Feb 26, 2006, 02:00 PM

wow that guy is reallly cool..not...but he did do his homework. sad how easy he duped so many of us..

iamhammill · Feb 26, 2006, 02:00 PM

Neat. Great Photoshop work.

VanMac · Feb 26, 2006, 02:00 PM

Someone had fun

Oh well, only a matter of time till we see such a device.

Steve1496 · Feb 26, 2006, 02:02 PM

Impressive. Obviously he has way too much time on his hands, though.

Aqua Structure · Feb 26, 2006, 02:03 PM

I do love that video.

mikemodena · Feb 26, 2006, 02:03 PM

gotta admit that was pretty good
it's amazing how many people on here get so upset and riled up over the newest iPod

maestro55 · Feb 26, 2006, 02:03 PM

Someone has some pretty good skills at work there. Good video, too.

rendezvouscp · Feb 26, 2006, 02:04 PM

No, this is a fake. There are way too many compression marks for this to be a real video of the creation of the fake 6G iPod.

Oh, you mean...

-Chasen

D3LM3L · Feb 26, 2006, 02:07 PM

That was GREAT! I kinda figured before though, that if that ipod was fake, he probably just used a 5G iPod and flipped it around like he did.

xy14 · Feb 26, 2006, 02:09 PM

I totally thought it was the new iPod! I thought that that iPod looked bigger than a 5g..

Oh well, congrats to the creator!

mackeeper · Feb 26, 2006, 02:10 PM

Wow they got us good. But I want to make one point clear:

Just because it could be photoshopped doesn’t mean that it’s not real. If we took every picture and said it’s fake just because the same picture could be produced in photoshop, then we are cheating ourselves. Yes I believe that THIS particular photo is fake, but there’s still a chance that it’s real. After all, maybe the video was a prank to disprove the actual thing. Who knows. I think we should be careful before jumping to conclusions, in all cases.

lordmac · Feb 26, 2006, 02:11 PM

I knew it was to good to be true what can we say he got us good though. Well in just 2 days we shall see we shall see. I mean just because this image is a fake dose not mean an iPod video isn't coming on tuesday.

MarcelV · Feb 26, 2006, 02:11 PM

Look at the video and look at the photo. They are NOT the same.
Color pattern is much more 'shady' and has much more saturation between lower and upper bar. Second, bar code label does not show the 7 on it. Third, it looks like the cable is a different cable.

Not saying the original is not fake, but video and photo are not made by the same person, IMHO.

cyberddot · Feb 26, 2006, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rendezvouscp

No, this is a fake. There are way too many compression marks for this to be a real video of the creation of the fake 6G iPod.

HA!

That is the the first mock video of the fake vPod I've seen. Has anyone got a link to the original?

Modrak · Feb 26, 2006, 02:14 PM

Can anybody host the original .mov file somewhere ? YouTube sucks !

steebu · Feb 26, 2006, 02:14 PM

BRAVO!

*clap clap clap*

tonybeak · Feb 26, 2006, 02:17 PM

I've hosted it on my server. http://www.deproductions.ca/fake.mov

macdong · Feb 26, 2006, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mackeeper

Wow they got us good. But I want to make one point clear:

Just because it could be photoshopped doesn’t mean that it’s not real. If we took every picture and said it’s fake just because the same picture could be produced in photoshop, then we are cheating ourselves. Yes I believe that THIS particular photo is fake, but there’s still a chance that it’s real. After all, maybe the video was a prank to disprove the actual thing. Who knows. I think we should be careful before jumping to conclusions, in all cases.

someone's in denial...

arn · Feb 26, 2006, 02:17 PM

Here's the original

http://u1.flurl.com/1140883624/2006/...dV7640x480.mov

You have to paste it into your browser. can't just click it.

arn

Salasm · Feb 26, 2006, 02:18 PM

See my previous http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=2168963.

tonybeak · Feb 26, 2006, 02:19 PM

I'm pretty disappointed, because I was either going to buy one of these iPods, or a Microsoft Origami thing. Well, I've seen the Origami device and it looks like garbage, and now there's a chance this iPod doesn't exist. I have no options!

illw!l · 02:34 PM

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5733/picture28mo.png

Our movie friend has immortalized member motulist...congrats. Quick turnaround on the video, as well.

Hi mom

Feb 26, 2006, 01:56 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	iPod Video Photo - a Fake http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif The widely discussed iPod Video photo appears to be a fake. A Quicktime video (.mov) is now being distributed appears to document the creation of the fake image. The video is mirrored at YouTube. The original image was posted at Flickr and then popularized by many technology sites Thursday morning. Fake "spy shot" images have long been a tradition prior to Apple release events, but with the increased attention of Apple from various technology sites, these fake images get more and more attention. See our historical Gallery of Apple Mockups and Fake Products.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:00 PM	#6
VanMac macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2005 Location: Rampaging Tokyo	Someone had fun Oh well, only a matter of time till we see such a device. __________________ Broken Arrow Ranch Chervic Technologies Inc. 17" MBP 2.6GHz C2D HDef 200GB_7200 2GB RAM 80GB iPod Classic Broken Arrow Ranch

Feb 26, 2006, 02:02 PM	#7
Steve1496 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Massachusetts	Impressive. Obviously he has way too much time on his hands, though. __________________ 13" MacBook\|2 15" MBP\|2 20" iMacs\|4 PCs 5.1 Surround Sound\|Airport Extreme N 32 GB iPhone 3G S/iPod Classic 160GB/Nano 4G

Feb 26, 2006, 02:03 PM	#8
Aqua Structure macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2005	I do love that video. __________________ Macintosh SE/30 \| 16MHz 68030 \| 2MB RAM \| System 6.0.7 Performa 630CD \| 33MHz 68040 \| 8MB RAM \| System 7.5.5 iBook 12" \| 1.33 GHz G4 \| 1GB RAM \| OS X 10.4.5 Yup, I'm "oldskool" like that.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:03 PM	#10
maestro55 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Goat Farm in Meridian, TX	Someone has some pretty good skills at work there. Good video, too. __________________ "Everyone should have health insurance? I say everyone should have health care. I'm not selling insurance." ~ Dennis Kucinich

Feb 26, 2006, 01:58 PM	#2
osustudent macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ohio	well, yeah ... cool video, though! Gotta love photoshop ...

Feb 26, 2006, 01:59 PM	#3
mcarnes macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA! USA!	How funny.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:00 PM	#4
mkjellman macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2003	wow that guy is reallly cool..not...but he did do his homework. sad how easy he duped so many of us..

Feb 26, 2006, 02:00 PM	#5
iamhammill macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: York, PA	Neat. Great Photoshop work.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:03 PM	#9
mikemodena macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2005 Location: Connecticut	gotta admit that was pretty good it's amazing how many people on here get so upset and riled up over the newest iPod

Feb 26, 2006, 02:04 PM	#11
rendezvouscp macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Long Beach, California	No, this is a fake. There are way too many compression marks for this to be a real video of the creation of the fake 6G iPod. Oh, you mean... -Chasen __________________ Santa Rosa 2.4 15" Matte MacBook Pro Iron Money

Feb 26, 2006, 02:07 PM	#12
D3LM3L macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Edgewater, NJ	That was GREAT! I kinda figured before though, that if that ipod was fake, he probably just used a 5G iPod and flipped it around like he did.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:09 PM	#13
xy14 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Minneapolis	.. I totally thought it was the new iPod! I thought that that iPod looked bigger than a 5g.. Oh well, congrats to the creator! __________________ Well, I can't take pity on men of his kind, even though he now takes it in the behind.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:10 PM	#14
mackeeper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006	Wow they got us good. But I want to make one point clear: Just because it could be photoshopped doesn’t mean that it’s not real. If we took every picture and said it’s fake just because the same picture could be produced in photoshop, then we are cheating ourselves. Yes I believe that THIS particular photo is fake, but there’s still a chance that it’s real. After all, maybe the video was a prank to disprove the actual thing. Who knows. I think we should be careful before jumping to conclusions, in all cases.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:11 PM	#15
lordmac macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Northern Virginia	I knew it was to good to be true what can we say he got us good though. Well in just 2 days we shall see we shall see. I mean just because this image is a fake dose not mean an iPod video isn't coming on tuesday. __________________ follower of the holy mac and always will be. And the meaning of life is 42. ps. sry for any spelling/grammer mistakes. in fact sry for any mistakes at all

Feb 26, 2006, 02:11 PM	#16
MarcelV macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2004	Look at the video and look at the photo. They are NOT the same. Color pattern is much more 'shady' and has much more saturation between lower and upper bar. Second, bar code label does not show the 7 on it. Third, it looks like the cable is a different cable. Not saying the original is not fake, but video and photo are not made by the same person, IMHO.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:14 PM	#18
Modrak macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2005	Fake video of making a fake photo ? Can anybody host the original .mov file somewhere ? YouTube sucks !

Feb 26, 2006, 02:14 PM	#19
steebu macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2005	BRAVO! clap clap clap

Feb 26, 2006, 02:17 PM	#20
tonybeak macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2006	I've hosted it on my server. http://www.deproductions.ca/fake.mov

Feb 26, 2006, 02:17 PM	#22
arn macrumors god Join Date: Apr 2001	Here's the original http://u1.flurl.com/1140883624/2006/...dV7640x480.mov You have to paste it into your browser. can't just click it. arn

Feb 26, 2006, 02:18 PM	#23
Salasm Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: surrounded by mods	See my previous http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=2168963.

Feb 26, 2006, 02:19 PM	#24
tonybeak macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2006	I'm pretty disappointed, because I was either going to buy one of these iPods, or a Microsoft Origami thing. Well, I've seen the Origami device and it looks like garbage, and now there's a chance this iPod doesn't exist. I have no options!

Feb 26, 2006, 02:20 PM	#25
illw!l macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2005	http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5733/picture28mo.png Our movie friend has immortalized member motulist...congrats. Quick turnaround on the video, as well. Hi mom Last edited by illw!l : Feb 26, 2006 at 02:34 PM.

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