Home Theater Intros - Countdown DVD Now Available

I’ve always had a huge interest in movies. Not only watching them, but the technology that goes into making them. I thoroughly enjoy the filmaking aspect of movies. It’s always amazing to see something that started out as just a thought brought into something magical on the screen.

When software became affordable, I quickly jumped into learning how editing and special effects were done. I became a pro hobbyist. I purchased a DV-Cam, a great video card, video capture software, DVD burners and the editing and effects software I needed. I studied all of the good websites and got my hands on every tutorial I could find.

Now that I have my own home theater I thought it would be great, like many other home theater owners, to have my own custom intro. Just like the movies. Imagine, the 3d roller coaster swooping by the big tub of popcorn and huge soda cup and end up in front of a sign that said my home theater name.(All Home Theater owners name their theater).

One of the popular topics that have always come up in home theater forums is how to make these intros and buy them. I’ve seen plenty of really bad ones and some really good ones. So I decided to try my hand at something different. I’ve seen a lot of requests for a CountDown style intro that would countdown until movie time. After a few weeks of work I created the CountDown DVD.

The DVD runs for 25 minutes and can be started at chapters counting down from 25, 20, 15, 10,5,2 and 1 minutes. The Countdown time is always displayed in the lower corner of the screen and at each chapter is displayed prominately with a voice queue announcing the time remaining.

I didn’t want the countdown DVD to require you to watch it for 25 minutes, so it’s a series of high quality, subtle motion graphics that are switch every 2 minutes witin a 3d Stage environment. To really enhance the DVD, I added 2 cinematic music themes in addition to the 5.1 surround sound effects. If you prefer to turn the music off you can and only hear the voice queues and sound effects there’s an option for that too.

Finally, the last 30 seconds are a “Feature Presentation” intro that gets everyone prepared for the movie event. A short trailer of the DVD is available at http://www.inflixht.com. I’ll be putting together some more intros in the very near future.

Home Theater Countdown DVD

 

Have You Ever Wanted Something For Free? How About a Mac?

Really?A free MacBook Pro?

So I’ve seen these tempting little ads before and always thought they were spammy. After doing a bit of research I decided to give it a try. It was pretty simple and painless. First and foremost I created myself a new gmail account so I wouldn’t be inundated with spam. After filling in the form I was off to the races.

So, what’s the catch? Well, nothing is ever free. In this case, your free MacBook Pro will cost you some time. You’re required to complete some other online offers, fill in some more forms and participate in some product reviews. One of which is a review of the Macbook.

If you’re open to receiving some additional emails and have some extra time on your hands, this may be a good chance to get something for almost nothing.

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The Readers Have Spoken

Each day we strive to add new, valuable content to the Inflix.com website. The goal is to bring valuable home theater information to our readers that they can use to learn about their hobby. Several readers had commented on the old format and suggested we make a few changes.

Finally, the new design is online and we love it. It’s easier to read, manage and is much more organized. Now that we have more room, we are looking for some contributors. If you’re interested in contributing an articles, your experience, opinion or product review let us know.

Inflix.com Blog, Home Theater Info and Entertainment Technology

It’s taken a while, but we’ve decided to finally begin revamping the inflix.com website. I’m in the process of converting several articles and posts from another blog to this one. In the next week you’ll begin seeing all of the home theater reviews, home theater installation comments, Home theater designs, instructions on building Home theater accessories and decor, DVD Reviews, Product news and much more.
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