Worked on the Lunatics release page CSS a little.

I had noticed that the page works very poorly on e-ink devices like my InkPad 3 Color reader's browser, because of the animated background effect, which I'm still pretty attached to.

It moves pretty slowly, but it still created updates with constant flickering as my e-reader tried to keep up.

Of course, the page is really designed to distribute or stream video, so it's normally intended for full-motion video browsers. The video is never going to work right on an e-reader.

But there's also credits and other text information on the site.

So, I looked up methods to fix this with CSS media queries, and I think it's fixed now.

It now only animates if the browser reports media type "screen" and feature "update: fast".

And this correctly suppresses animation now on my InkPad 3 Color e-reader. If you happen to have a similar device or other oddball browser, I'd be interested if the page is working for you.

Still working on honoring other parameters like "prefers-reduced-motion", "prefers-color-scheme", and "prefers-contrast". I would like to get those working as well.

Ultimately, I may add a Javascript button to change the behavior manually, but the page currently is HTML and CSS only to keep it lighter weight.

I did also test it in a text-only browser, w3m, where it looks pretty correct. Haven't tried other ones.
#LunaticsProject #WebDesign #CSS #MediaQueries #Testing

For the discerning connoisseur, there is a wide selection of video noise available under an assortment of free-licenses on the Internet Archive.

I got a nice sampling of PD, CC-0, and CC-By licensed static and glitches, evocative of various, largely defunct video storage mechanisms.

For reasons...

#Video #LunaticsProject #Kdenlive #InternetArchive

Timing is so critical in animation.

And visual storytelling in general, I guess.

I've decided I want to let the length of the episode grow slightly, but how best to use the extra time..? Without tripping up the pacing..?



I did feel that the mission control room was being underused a bit. So I'm giving it 20 or 30 more seconds in this edit, with a couple of moving camera shots to take in a bit more. Of course, that will also require retiming the audio again. #LunaticsProject #Animation #Directing #Timing

Starting on the next shots to finish.

I needed to reblock these, which is what I worked on today.

Also the first time I've rendered with the extras and set dressing included.

#LunaticsProject #Animation #Blender3D

April 2025 Timelapse: Suiting Up Reconstruction

https://tv.filmfreedom.net/videos/watch/cb1aead2-ab95-4b09-bf2a-539d29da840b

March 2025 Timelapse: Compositing, Re-Rendering, Animation Fixes

https://tv.filmfreedom.net/videos/watch/973c983b-fd7c-471f-9cfe-035d9bb98e48