<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <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></BODY></HTML>