"Pipe Dream"

This isn't new, but it's still so amazing to me that I have to share it.  I don't think I've posted about this before, and as I recall, I learned about it from Paul Hsieh.

There is a creative group called Animusic that produces computer-animated shorts, not just set to music, but driven by music.  The music is quite good enough by itself, but when combined with the animation, the result is simply amazing.  They have two DVDs of this stuff for sale on their website.

Animusic released a low-resolution version of one cut, called "Pipe Dream" and written by Wayne Lytle, from their first DVD a couple of years ago.  Even with the limitations imposed on it, it fascinates me every time I watch it.

You can stream the video, but I don't recommend it.  I have (ostensibly) 3Mbit/sec cable and I can't stream it properly.  Right-click this link and "save target as" to your desktop, then play it from there with Winamp or your favorite media player (it's a 33.9MB mpg file).  You lose a great deal with a badly-synchronized, jerky streaming video.

Download the file, though, and you may find yourself forgetting that the imaginary "machine" that's "playing" this music doesn't really exist.

Here's a short description of the software they use, called MIDImotion.  And browse their site--there's lots more there, including 30-sec. clips of everything else on the DVDs.

I never get tired of seeing this piddly little 34-meg version, but I have got to get those DVDs sometime and hear this as it should be heard, with full-range sound and high-res video.

(Thanks to Phil at The Speculist for the link!  I've gone far tool long not having that fine site on my blogroll, an oversight which I've now corrected.)

Comments

[DaveG]

Awesome!