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iPod could this be real? i doubt it... (iPod AV)
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arn said:
I really should have started by taking a "control" image (in JPG format) of a video iPod playing a video (preferably on a colored background).
I don't have a video iPod, but if someone else can provide a control image I will perform the test on it. If the artifact pixelazation is not uniform in the control image, that would prove that my original analysis is wrong.
Of course, even if my original analysis is wrong, that does not prove that the image is genuine.
New Macshrine image
Macshrine says "screw the DMCA" and has posted another purported iPodAV image. (See http://www.macshrine.com/2006/03/07/screw-the-dmca-new-picture/.)
Edit: Turns out the pic is a couple days old and already in the MacRumors gallery. No breaking news then. Carry on.
Macshrine says "screw the DMCA" and has posted another purported iPodAV image. (See http://www.macshrine.com/2006/03/07/screw-the-dmca-new-picture/.)
Edit: Turns out the pic is a couple days old and already in the MacRumors gallery. No breaking news then. Carry on.
How about this?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B1H_d_7CVPc
Although - it doesn't seem that him running his thumb over it really DOES anything...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=B1H_d_7CVPc
Although - it doesn't seem that him running his thumb over it really DOES anything...
jblodgett said:
I can still play music and mess with volume on my iPod without headphones plugged in, it just doesn't audio out to anywhere but I see what you're saying.
Re: Bluetooth~
I don't see that as viable because it's just one more bell/whistle that they have to cram into the unit and may or may not be used by all the users. They tend to keep stuff like that to a minimum which is what we love about the iPod in the first place.
~V
Reason I think it will be bluetooth is that the Portalplayer PP5022 has a bluetooth controller. In that case, the headset won't be an add-on, it will be standard. because it will be initially the high-end iPod, the extra cost can easily be integrated into the price and margins.Boingy said:
MarcelV said:
How much would the Bluetooth hardware cost Apple? Add 25% to that, how much more then would it cost me (an arbitrary consumer)? That additional cost is why I would lean towards thinking that they wouldn't include it, but I could be entirely wrong. A Bluetooth headset would be fun, at least I won't be walking around talking to myself like most of the headsets folk have.
~V
My guess is that the "virtual scrollwheel" will not be as sensitive as the normal ipods. I am using an O2 XDA Mini and already have the "large" screen with on screen buttons/scroll.
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How would a video like that be done? I think I know a way, but I don't know if it would work or if it is viable for your average joe.
1. Take an iPod and put a green sticker or contact paper or something on in the shape of the large screen.
2. Film the action of the thumb, and chroma key the "screen" out.
3. In a 3D program (I know this can easily be done in Maya) create a plane surface, and using an image plane, place a video file on the plane. On the plane's material properties, add a glow effect to simulate the backlighting. Create another plane and extrude it to the thickness of the LCD screen. Use a transparent Blinn texture with a light reflectivity for the plastic screen.
4. Create an animation of the plane moving in the same manner as the video clip (this seems the most difficult, but perhaps small reference markers could be used and later edited out. Since the iPod is slightly matte white, it doesn't seem difficult to edit it out) and use a video editing program to place that animation on the chroma keyed surface.
What do y'all think?
1. Take an iPod and put a green sticker or contact paper or something on in the shape of the large screen.
2. Film the action of the thumb, and chroma key the "screen" out.
3. In a 3D program (I know this can easily be done in Maya) create a plane surface, and using an image plane, place a video file on the plane. On the plane's material properties, add a glow effect to simulate the backlighting. Create another plane and extrude it to the thickness of the LCD screen. Use a transparent Blinn texture with a light reflectivity for the plastic screen.
4. Create an animation of the plane moving in the same manner as the video clip (this seems the most difficult, but perhaps small reference markers could be used and later edited out. Since the iPod is slightly matte white, it doesn't seem difficult to edit it out) and use a video editing program to place that animation on the chroma keyed surface.
What do y'all think?
Wardofsky said:
i saw this but if you read later down like update 9... its apparently a joke
UPDATE # 9 - Thanks to the many readers who have written in to fill me in on some of EGMs past April Fools Day plants. Given the questionable details presented in the article (firewire on a new device when we are seeing Apple phase out firewire connectivity on new models of iPods?), and the fact it seems very highly unlikely that EGM would break the news on a release as big as this as opposed to his Steveness, it would appear that EGM has decided to pull the collective leg of the Mac faithful. Keep an eye on 1UP.com, EGMs parent website, to see if they own up to their trickery.
had me going for a sec... games to download in itunes.... pretty cool
jblodgett said:
I'm going to go on record and say that it's the real deal. It just strikes me a little odd that if someone was going to spoof a video that they'd use such terrible footage in the first place. It is also larger than an iPod. This would make sense for it is still smaller than most portable video players, but this looks just the right size. It's also got full 16:19 ratio going on. It's also got the most obviously apple ish interface there could be in the demise of the scroll wheel as we know it.
I really feel this is going to be a completely different price bracket to the normal iPod, but still low enough to compete with portable film players.
Wardofsky said:I've been sent some photos of what I believe could possibly be the new iPod AV.
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How in the heck would that work? Is the screen on the back? And why would you ever need two scroll wheels?
ToastMaster said:
i hope you are joking...
he made a joke... making fun of all the fake ipod videos pics... wow ok... you have to be kidding me..i have nothin else to say except wow
... now that i look back he even said it was a joke hahaToastMaster said:
I know the release date!!!!!!!!!!!!
But I can't tell anyone, trade secret. But I swear to God and on top of my grandfather's grave that I know the release date.
But I can't tell anyone, trade secret. But I swear to God and on top of my grandfather's grave that I know the release date.
And what happens to your grandfather's grave if you're bullsh*ting us like everyone else who's said they knew?