Jon_Evil: remind me again what's the difference between a "cinemagraph" and an "animated GIF"?
Where most GIFs are hindered by the limited color palette and are often rendered as cartoons, these are intended to be moving photographs (previously). posted by filthy light thief at 1:36 PM on July 5, 2011
Yeah, as neat as I think they are, there's a reason I didn't call them "inventors". It's a restrained use of an existing technology in a technique that's somewhat more editorial. Plus, beer's good. posted by CharlesV42 at 1:40 PM on July 5, 2011
remind me again what's the difference between a "cinemagraph" and an "animated GIF"?
It's an animated JPEG? Either way, it's creepy and seemingly desperate, and I only see it in movies about magic where a child is looking at a picture of their parents. posted by notion at 1:43 PM on July 5, 2011
@John: Only the amount of pretension posted by blackfly at 2:01 PM on July 5, 2011
I was also going to say something snarky about gifs, but those were really neat to show the different parts of the process. I especially liked that one strawberry that kept falling on the floor. posted by Joe Chip at 2:11 PM on July 5, 2011 [1 favorite]
I really enjoyed last year's Discovery Channel television series Brew Masters featuring Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. posted by ericb at 2:12 PM on July 5, 2011
I like these. Now I want a LCD picture frame that can display them, and go full HP.
It'd be great if these were easier to make than they probably are... I can imagine a lot of settings where a full video is kind of a pain to watch, but some motion would be interesting and useful. posted by BungaDunga at 2:36 PM on July 5, 2011
The world of cinemagraphs is a breezy one, if not outright windy. posted by Pruitt-Igoe at 2:37 PM on July 5, 2011 [4 favorites]
For more Sam goodness, the (generally uneven) movie Beer Wars has a nice profile of him and Dogfish Head. He's a fun guy who genuinely loves his craft and the world he's made for himself. It's on netflix streaming. posted by CharlesV42 at 3:58 PM on July 5, 2011
This guy has to be the world's best self-promoter posted by crayz at 3:59 PM on July 5, 2011 [2 favorites]
Well I think this idea has legs, but this dude makes images that look like Myst or some other "find this tiny lever and click it" exploration game from the 90s. It just looks too flat and fake and creepy really to be good. posted by seanmpuckett at 4:13 PM on July 5, 2011
I love it when cinemagraphs are super-subtle. A few of these accomplish that, but none are as remotely as sublime or adorable as this. posted by schmod at 4:14 PM on July 5, 2011 [2 favorites]
Wait not to be that guy but how are these better than just a still photo except that they got it posted h
I loved reading about the beer, but those cinemagraphs were a bit creepy. That first one (in the first link) where Sam Calagione fondled over and over in perpetuity made me strangely uncomfortable. posted by slogger at 5:06 AM on July 6, 2011
Loved the edutainment animated beer process, did not enjoy the pointless dancing kitchen hipsters. Sorry, schmod. posted by Mooseli at 7:43 AM on July 6, 2011
Put me down for the creeped out faction. These actually remind me of the nightmare vignettes in The Cell. posted by anotherkate at 1:32 AM on July 7, 2011
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