April 26, 2002

4:34 AM

When I was a kid, we had Action Rub-down Transfers™ that let you place Batman and his pals across a stock battlescape or different dinosaurs across a junglescape. I get the same kind of vicarious pleasure from Flashcan Animator, an easy little web-tool that lets even a no-talent ass clown make quick little movies out of other peoples animations. Does anybody know of something similar? I have a whole Friday to waste.
posted by piskycritters (7 comments total)

Dfilm is similar, but not nearly as cool. Also carries some risk of email address harvesting if you go past the preview stage.
posted by ook at 6:28 AM on April 26, 2002

Are Action Rub-Down Transfers the same as Presto-Magix? I used to love them as a kid. I think I still have one or two from Return of the Jedi laying around somewhere.
posted by emptybowl at 6:29 AM on April 26, 2002

I have searched for Presto-Magix since I was reminded of them last fall. They were always a reward for something -- though I can't remember what I did to deserve them.

I never understood kids' fascination with stickers, until I remembered my Scooby Doo Presto-Magix and then it just clicked -- it's fun!
posted by fnirt at 7:12 AM on April 26, 2002

Well, there was the disco dancing cow.... see MeFi passim.
posted by Markb at 7:41 AM on April 26, 2002

Here's my movie.
posted by lawtalkinguy at 8:44 AM on April 26, 2002

Does anyone remember Kalkitos transfers?
posted by spinifex at 9:18 AM on April 26, 2002

I thought they were called "Color-Forms." They were the video-game equivalent for us oldsters back in the early 70s. Way cool, junior.
posted by davidmsc at 7:21 AM on April 27, 2002