Aquarium on Extreme Makeover - Page 2

Jav400 · 03-08-2004, 07:36 AM

well it works just fine for me on 2 different systems that I have tried. Take your link down if you don't want to waste your bandwidth. Anyone else?

Edit: It takes awhile on 56k to get the file and I am having trouble playing it, but the file itself comes thru just fine.

ESHIREY · 03-08-2004, 08:04 AM

My wife and I watch his show all the time . That room was AWESOME ................

But I agree , They should have hid the cables .

drfish · 03-08-2004, 09:41 AM

It doesn't work from any of the systems here at work... I'll try from home I guess... I'll leave mine up until my bandwidth runs dry, I don't use it for anything else anyway... 39% of it has been used up so far... So a few people have gotten it from me since you put your link up...

Does it look ok for everyone, or does it have the problems I mentioned?

Jav400 · 03-08-2004, 09:47 AM

Could be some administrator settings at the office that keeps you from getting it. I used dialup on a different machine and it came thru fine, although almost 6MB did take awhile, and there are some problems with running it. I recommend that everyone wait until the complete download finishes before starting it.

drfish · 03-08-2004, 09:52 AM

I set the administrator settings, it's not them...

Strange... Oh well... I'll just take mine down in a couple hours if no one has a problem but me...

Marian Nichols · 03-08-2004, 10:10 AM

It came through fine for me, both links. I want a bedroom like that. I think it is too good for a child.

[kiddding of course]

feldon34 · 03-08-2004, 11:31 AM

Looks like a WMP9 720x480 video to me. If it plays choppy or fast, it might be if you did not convert the audio to 44khz first.

I'll have to install Premiere to produce Quicktime versions of this.

Jim Sachs · 03-08-2004, 11:49 AM

ABC.com put up the info for the Mendoza episode this morning, and it does include SereneScreen. However, instead of indicating that it's a web site, they just listed Prolific's PHONE NUMBER. Just what Prolific needs - a zillion phone calls while they are trying to move to new offices.

Marian Nichols · 03-08-2004, 11:56 AM

laughing, but I bet they don't think it is so funny

Jav400 · 03-08-2004, 12:05 PM

After all this time I still don't think that anyone has displayed the aquarium credits properly. A simple contact from someone planning to utilize it would be so beneficial.

feldon34 · 03-08-2004, 12:18 PM

There is still no "Press Info" button at SereneScreen.com or Prolific.com. A couple of paragraphs and key points about the product, who publishes it, and high-res photos would be useful.

drfish · 03-08-2004, 01:01 PM

The video link suddenly works now... I have no idea why it didn't before...

patscarr · 03-08-2004, 01:09 PM

The pictures Morgan posted look great, and the video worked fine for me and looked great also, except for that little bit of glare on the plasma screens. It looked like wide screen displays running a stretched version of MA2 to me.

drfish · 03-08-2004, 02:00 PM

I was going to say something about that, but I was going to wait until I got home and watched the full size version again... If that's the case, it'd sure be nice if we could hook her up with the widescreen version...

MadBob · 03-09-2004, 11:42 AM

I noticed it says "SereneScreen Hyper-realistic tropical fish screensaver/DVD"

does this mean the DVD is actually around?

drfish · 03-09-2004, 11:55 AM

Where did it say that? They were only using the DVD???

Jim Sachs · 03-09-2004, 01:07 PM

Yes.

drfish · 03-09-2004, 02:01 PM

Bah! That would explain the stretched look... Prolific should hook them up with a computer with triple display capabilities now that MA2.01 is out... That'd be some good press... Add a wireless keyboard and mouse while they're at it too...

Heck, they gave that other kid a laptop that controlled a telescope on the roof (and the older one a car and a job), I don't think a computer for her would have been too much...

Jav400 · 03-09-2004, 02:02 PM

I guess that makes sense instead of setting up a system to run it. This way she can watch TV, or run the aquarium.

iMark · 03-09-2004, 02:09 PM

We used the DVD before we bought a computer just to run the salt water aquarium and the goldfish on our plasma. The DVD works fine, it's a tad stretched but nothing that people who don't know better would really notice. It loops through 6 scenes ( if I remember correctly)...each scene has different fish. It runs for something like 2 hours. We are much happier running the actual screensaver, esp with the new wide screen version.

03-08-2004, 07:36 AM	#21
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	well it works just fine for me on 2 different systems that I have tried. Take your link down if you don't want to waste your bandwidth. Anyone else? Edit: It takes awhile on 56k to get the file and I am having trouble playing it, but the file itself comes thru just fine. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-08-2004, 08:04 AM	#22
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	My wife and I watch his show all the time . That room was AWESOME ................ But I agree , They should have hid the cables . Thank you for taking the time to read this.

03-08-2004, 09:41 AM	#23
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	It doesn't work from any of the systems here at work... I'll try from home I guess... I'll leave mine up until my bandwidth runs dry, I don't use it for anything else anyway... 39% of it has been used up so far... So a few people have gotten it from me since you put your link up... Does it look ok for everyone, or does it have the problems I mentioned? I don't watch commercials.

03-08-2004, 09:47 AM	#24
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Could be some administrator settings at the office that keeps you from getting it. I used dialup on a different machine and it came thru fine, although almost 6MB did take awhile, and there are some problems with running it. I recommend that everyone wait until the complete download finishes before starting it. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-08-2004, 09:52 AM	#25
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	I set the administrator settings, it's not them... Strange... Oh well... I'll just take mine down in a couple hours if no one has a problem but me... I don't watch commercials.

03-08-2004, 10:10 AM	#26
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	It came through fine for me, both links. I want a bedroom like that. I think it is too good for a child. [kiddding of course]

03-08-2004, 11:31 AM	#27
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	Looks like a WMP9 720x480 video to me. If it plays choppy or fast, it might be if you did not convert the audio to 44khz first. I'll have to install Premiere to produce Quicktime versions of this. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-08-2004, 11:49 AM	#28
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	ABC.com put up the info for the Mendoza episode this morning, and it does include SereneScreen. However, instead of indicating that it's a web site, they just listed Prolific's PHONE NUMBER. Just what Prolific needs - a zillion phone calls while they are trying to move to new offices. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-08-2004, 11:56 AM	#29
Marian Nichols ~Author~ Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rocky Mount, NC Posts: 7,429	laughing, but I bet they don't think it is so funny Write paranormal mysteries. Six books so far.

03-08-2004, 12:05 PM	#30
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	After all this time I still don't think that anyone has displayed the aquarium credits properly. A simple contact from someone planning to utilize it would be so beneficial. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-08-2004, 12:18 PM	#31
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,938	There is still no "Press Info" button at SereneScreen.com or Prolific.com. A couple of paragraphs and key points about the product, who publishes it, and high-res photos would be useful. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

03-08-2004, 01:01 PM	#32
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	The video link suddenly works now... I have no idea why it didn't before... I don't watch commercials.

03-08-2004, 01:09 PM	#33
patscarr Pet Shark Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Back in Buffalo Posts: 5,455	The pictures Morgan posted look great, and the video worked fine for me and looked great also, except for that little bit of glare on the plasma screens. It looked like wide screen displays running a stretched version of MA2 to me. Patrick

03-08-2004, 02:00 PM	#34
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	I was going to say something about that, but I was going to wait until I got home and watched the full size version again... If that's the case, it'd sure be nice if we could hook her up with the widescreen version... I don't watch commercials.

03-09-2004, 11:42 AM	#35
MadBob Guitar Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancs. UK Posts: 194	I noticed it says "SereneScreen Hyper-realistic tropical fish screensaver/DVD" does this mean the DVD is actually around?

03-09-2004, 11:55 AM	#36
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	Where did it say that? They were only using the DVD??? I don't watch commercials.

03-09-2004, 01:07 PM	#37
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,775	Yes. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-09-2004, 02:01 PM	#38
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,353	Bah! That would explain the stretched look... Prolific should hook them up with a computer with triple display capabilities now that MA2.01 is out... That'd be some good press... Add a wireless keyboard and mouse while they're at it too... Heck, they gave that other kid a laptop that controlled a telescope on the roof (and the older one a car and a job), I don't think a computer for her would have been too much... I don't watch commercials.

03-09-2004, 02:02 PM	#39
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	I guess that makes sense instead of setting up a system to run it. This way she can watch TV, or run the aquarium. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-09-2004, 02:09 PM	#40
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	We used the DVD before we bought a computer just to run the salt water aquarium and the goldfish on our plasma. The DVD works fine, it's a tad stretched but nothing that people who don't know better would really notice. It loops through 6 scenes ( if I remember correctly)...each scene has different fish. It runs for something like 2 hours. We are much happier running the actual screensaver, esp with the new wide screen version.