Comments on: Crowd Control Site Going Down for Maintenance

By: JP

JP — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:20:45 +0000

Hello? Still out there Aharon?

Can you just sell collections on DVD maybe? If not are their other sources for this kind of footage – anyone? We were thinking of making our own stock, but this would save sooo much time and I am sure Aharon would do a better job than I can.

By: Onlinonfyah

Onlinonfyah — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:47:17 +0000

I was just introduced to crowd control recently, I hadn”t had a chance to use it yet. But I eagerly await it’s return. In the meantime you have many tut’s for me to study and I totally appreciate it. So I have no complaints regarding when, when, when, crowd control will return, I’m just glad that it does excist, waiting patiently.
Sincerely, Adobe Newbie

By: dave

dave — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:15:30 +0000

any word on a date….

a comment about progress or your est would be helpful. If you know it will be a week or a month I can quit wasting time checking?

By: JP

JP — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:12:32 +0000

Aharon, is there a way to at least look at the library? We have some projects going on and would like to see if any of the footage on CC would work. Would save us from shooting our own.

By: Mitja

Mitja — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:32:37 +0000

Hi Aharon!

Is there any new update on when the site is going to be working again?
thanx!

By: JP

JP — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:01:31 +0000

“and I keep checking every few hours to see if you’re back up”

…and here I thought I was the only one – lol

I echo Matt’s thank for all you do to help others Aharon. Hope you’re back up soon.

By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:09:17 +0000

Matt – Please contact us directly at CrowdControl (AT) AllBetsAreOff.com, and we might be able to help you. We are here for you, and will do what we can to help you with your project..

By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:04:25 +0000

Antonio – Sono allineare spiacente per la difficoltà. Ciò è stata un incubo per noi. Stiamo lavorando duro per muoverci in avanti, ma molto questa è una questione di tempo.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:19:52 +0000

Oh pain and suffering… well, I’m sure my pain and suffering isn’t nearly as bad as yours with this, but I AM in the middle of a project that could desperately use several pieces of your footage. But if the site isn’t up in the next few days/week, it will be too late, and I’ll have to go through someone else and pay a lot more with significantly fewer options for the walk cycles I need. Is there ANY way to access any of your footage in the interim? I’d much rather use your collection and give you my business.

Even if it’s not ENTIRELY altruistic in nature, I wish you the very best of luck in conquering your demons with this transfer, and I keep checking every few hours to see if you’re back up. Oh, and it was good meeting you ever so briefly on the show floor at NAB this year… hopefully see you there again next year!

And thank you for everything you do for the post-production world.

By: Antonio Riva

Antonio Riva — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:26:48 +0000

Ciao Aharon, non so scrivere in inglese ma voglio dirti lo stesso che noi stiamo aspettando dalla Sicilia con molta pazienza il ritorno di CC. Grazie a CC noi abbiamo realizzato lavori di alto livello a basso budget. Questa è una rivoluzione! Il vostro lavoro da beneficio ad altri che si trovano ovunque nel mondo e che fanno il nostro mestiere. CC ha un valore incommensurabile.
bello e brutto tempo non dura tutto il tempo. Non frustarti noi aspettiamo.

By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:15:03 +0000

Thanks Tim. It helps.

And I haven’t thought about the case in at least 3 or 4 days. Not kidding. It pops up in my mind a lot as one of those lofty projects I only wish I could have made real. But I was just learning 3D animation back then, and was pretty idealistic. Oh and I actually had time to play around a lot more back then. Still, I think about it. It was a short story in much bigger universe I have in my head.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:49:44 +0000

Hi, Aharon, from an old friend (although we’ve never met face to face … I think — used to talk about “The Case” back in the day.). Just know I’m rooting for you and you’re in my thoughts. I AM very gray now (for a 30-something anyway), as I have been in your spot (or a very similar one) a few times with my small business(es), and I know EXACTLY how you feel, and I FEEL for you. Don’t let it get you down — I know you, and know it won’t ever entirely drive you down. Just know a lot of people understand that some things are out of your control (especially those pesky crowds, har-har) and many of us know you always do your level best, and are striving to make this work. I for one am just happy to see the effort in getting the speed up to something “normal”. It’s a shame yes, as I’ve need stuff like others, but I KNOW it will be worth the wait. Keeping the faith in you, brother … you will do it.

Best,
Tim K.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:47:59 +0000

Any word on a date of launch?

By: JP

JP — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:08:34 +0000

Just checking in from time to time to see where things stand…

Hope it’s back soon

By: saad nokia

saad nokia — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:32:51 +0000

thank’s for your answer Aharon Rabinowitz .
I was thinking before same like your answer For instance
I do scaleing picture by smart opject in photoshop to be same aresulation when I do and that work with after effects nice with image when do scaleing small or big aresulation will not lossing but I was thinking too
that you have another way for that things
and I want you to knew that I like you so much you make apest tutorials for any one and what I like in yours too . that you not keeping asecret things in after effects for your self . you did avery good things . you let all people knewing that secret in after effects . I like you man very very much . I like your tutorial .
you the pest . thank’s Aharon Rabinowitz

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:45:27 +0000

Just come looking for some clips from crowd control and came across all this. Sounds likes it been a complete shitfight. Good luck guys and I’m looking forward to seeing the site up again

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:47:45 +0000

Aharon! Aharon! Aharon! (Please consider those as chants of encouragement to keep on keepin’ on…I’m looking forward to the (re)launch of the site.

By: friendsonearth

friendsonearth — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:29:26 +0000

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By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:30:24 +0000

This is killing me. It’s coming down to one fricken email address not being able to be set up to receive an SSL certificate properly. We are fighting for this, but it’s mind numbing how inflexible windows servers can be. We have no choice of the address to use, and all I can say is, it’s amazing Microsoft has not toppled yet.

By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:28:18 +0000

Saad – this is not the best place for this comment, but the short answer is either make the original image really big and scale it down, so that when the camera gets close it doesn’t lose resolution, or create you image as vector art (like Illustrator).

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:22:33 +0000

Hey Aharon,
I can only imagine how much of a pain it is to get thousand of clips online and organized. Thanks for all your hard work! Any word on resolving the sales mechanism because I am ready to “repay” you with many purchases! Thanks

By: Damon

Damon — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:43:02 +0000

Any update? I may have to just shoot my own footage.

By: saad nokia

saad nokia — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:01:04 +0000

Hi Aharon Rabinowitz first I like to give you abig thank for all of your tutorials it’s realy wonderfull but let me ask you one more tutorial or you can put your answer here so.
my questions is when I work on layer in after effects or short film
I need to not loss aresulation of film or layer when it makeing scaleing in acomposition what I mean is it to be same like asmart opject in photoshop when you change size of photo you will found aresulation it be same origonal one
so am be waiteing for your answer pls . thanks alot for what you doing I hope you will get agood Future very soon > thanks

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:56:17 +0000

Bummer Aharon, but I’m sure you will get this going. Can’t wait for the site to be up. I’m really in need of this footage!

By: Aharon Rabinowitz

Aharon Rabinowitz — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 03:40:09 +0000

We’re having a minor issue with the sales mechanism. Because of an issue with an email address we have to use to get payment, I was told today that it could take 4 business days to resolve. It’s really frustrating. I hate that I am not able to give you guys what you need. You have been more than patient. I am losing my mind here.

Thank you all for your support and understanding. We are really almost there. I think this experience has made me really start to go gray.