<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=Windows-1252"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial>Dude, you have = GOT to pony up for DSL or cable if it's available in your area! I just downloaded = the whole movie in about 14 minutes. ;-]</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for = putting us on to a little light relief.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT = face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984360415-09042004><FONT face=Arial>Well, back to = replacing 88 bent and mostly broken Chickering brass butt plates = ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan R. = Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Rob = Goodale [mailto:rrg@unlv.nevada.edu] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 09, 2004 = 2:38 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Piano Animation!<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now <U>this</U> is cool.  This = will be of particular interest to those who enjoy mechanical music or = midi.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Apparently a few graduate students = from the University of Ohio animated a piano as part of their graduation = project.  This involved using midi data interfaced with an animation program = that was specially written for the application, (hence the student's = project).  The work consists of an animated vintage Ampico upright player piano = which is being played by raindrops falling onto the keys.  A butterfly = dances to the music as it flies around the piano and then enters the interior.  The animated movement of the action is = fantastic.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>According to the author of the web = page, in addition to winning a computer animation festival the success of this = project led them to career positions with Pixar animation studios, (now a = division of Disney).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can download the animated movie = in it's entirety although it will take a very long time, (about 3-1/2 hours = using dial-up).  Even so the movie is somewhat small in size.  Nevertheless a real treat!  To download go here:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A = href="http://accad.osu.edu/~smay/BITR/">http://accad.osu.edu/~smay/BITR= /</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>---<BR> Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.<BR> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).<BR> Version: 6.0.627 / Virus Database: 402 - Release Date: 3/16/2004<BR> </FONT> </P>