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Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:35 am
by Matango
It's kind of annoying that the Search by Title index is sorted by page number instead of alphabetically by letter. That doesn't make any sense to me.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:36 am
by domino harvey
Criterion.com wrote:Hey thanks guys from the Auteurs for introducing us to Helvetica
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:47 am
by Tribe
The new site does not carry over whatever one may have spent at the previous version of the Criterion Store. So, it looks like everyone is starting at zero in terms of getting to that illusory $500 goal.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:50 am
by Daze
My first-glance complaint: the page layout is too wide. With my monitor set to 768x1024, every single page requires side-scrolling.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:52 am
by kaujot
Daze wrote:My first-glance complaint: the page layout is too wide. With my monitor set to 768x1024, every single page requires side-scrolling.
My computer at work is locked to 768x1024, and I don't have to side-scroll at all. What browser are you using? And, to sound a bit snarky, if it's your personal computer, why is the resolution so low?
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:53 am
by domino harvey
Maybe Criterion stopped linking to us because they knew we'd say their new site looks like shit
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:54 am
by kaujot
For the record, Helvetica is great.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:58 am
by domino harvey
Helvetica's great for like a sandwich shop sign or subway letters, not as the default font for a boutique DVD label's official site. It looks cheap, not unlike the Auteurs' site. The previous website was classy and functional, this new one is some sort of misguided appeal to youth
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:04 am
by Cinephrenic
domino harvey wrote:Maybe Criterion stopped linking to us because they knew we'd say their new site looks like shit
Probably because we keep announcing their release schedule before they even know their own.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:12 am
by kaujot
domino harvey wrote:Helvetica's great for like a sandwich shop sign or subway letters, not as the default font for a boutique DVD label's official site. It looks cheap, not unlike the Auteurs' site. The previous website was classy and functional, this new one is some sort of misguided appeal to youth
I fail to see the problem with Helvetica as a boutique DVD label's default web-header font. It's neutral, simple, easy to read, etc. Sans-serif fonts are the best for web-use in general, and Helvetica's at the top of sans-serifs. There are others, like the usual suspects of Arial and Verdana, or even Trebuchet MS, but they aren't quite as tight in my opinion.
It's obvious that the new site is some form of an appeal to appear younger than they are. But that's what
every company is doing in the "Web 2.0" era (I really hate that term, but it's sort of the only one). So they're social-networking? So what? It's a great way to build enthusiasm for what Criterion sells, and social-networking is by no means limited to the younger generation (of which I'm part). With Criterion's old design, they didn't really have the space to provide for streaming video, or really large, hi-res images without making some weird layout changes. Now they do, and I think the site is much better off for it.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:31 am
by nsps
jaredsap wrote:I just tried watching some of FAT GIRL (one of the
free movies they're streaming) full screen on my 24" iMac. Image quality is solid given the format -- about what you'd find on Hulu.
Yeah, I'd equate it to a high-quality Netflix stream—not perfect, but solid. Now, I notice I can also pay $5 to watch the same films that are free. Hopefully you get higher quality for paying, rather than just no ad at the beginning. I like the credit-towards-purchase system, but would be less likely to pay $5 for a film that I didn't anticipate purchasing.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 2:08 pm
by Oedipax
The quality surprised me, it's not bad at all. Visually I would compare it to watching a 700mb DVD rip, not that I've ever done such a thing
I've got a 40" LCD hooked up to my graphics card's other DVI port, and the streaming copy even looked pretty decent on that! A real DVD would still be superior, but overall I found the quality quite good (at least on Ratcatcher, I watched a couple minutes of the beginning since I know it well).
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:44 pm
by colinr0380
domino harvey wrote:Criterion.com wrote:Hey thanks guys from the Auteurs for introducing us to Helvetica
Oh fantastic, and just when I was getting used to Tamara! Who's this new girl?
kaujot wrote:For the record, Helvetica is great.
Seems weird though that it took The Auteurs to introduce them to a font - did they miss the
film of its life story?
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:23 am
by Daze
kaujot wrote:My computer at work is locked to 768x1024, and I don't have to side-scroll at all. What browser are you using? And, to sound a bit snarky, if it's your personal computer, why is the resolution so low?
I figured out that the massive Helvetica in the navbar was causing the side-scrolling. Decreasing the font-size (control-minus sign) eliminated that problem.
I still prefer 768x1024. Tiny text bugs me.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:30 am
by kaujot
Daze wrote:I figured out that the massive Helvetica in the navbar was causing the side-scrolling. Decreasing the font-size (control-minus sign) eliminated that problem.
I still prefer 768x1024. Tiny text bugs me.
Fair enough.
What browser are you using, and what's the size of your monitor? I ask because, well, I'm a nerd and want to know the root cause.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 2:54 pm
by Daze
kaujot wrote:What browser are you using, and what's the size of your monitor? I ask because, well, I'm a nerd and want to know the root cause.
Firefox 3.04, 21" monitor.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:35 pm
by Bete_Noire
Tribe wrote:The new site does not carry over whatever one may have spent at the previous version of the Criterion Store. So, it looks like everyone is starting at zero in terms of getting to that illusory $500 goal.
If I were among those whom had spent $300+, I'd be reeeeeally pissed about that. Luckily, I do most of my DVD shopping elsewhere and only use the Criterion site for the occasional poster.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:01 am
by Tribe
Bete_Noire wrote:Tribe wrote:The new site does not carry over whatever one may have spent at the previous version of the Criterion Store. So, it looks like everyone is starting at zero in terms of getting to that illusory $500 goal.
If I were among those whom had spent $300+, I'd be reeeeeally pissed about that. Luckily, I do most of my DVD shopping elsewhere and only use the Criterion site for the occasional poster.
Mulvaney wrote me back the other night and advised that the new site will give credit.
Thanks for your e-mail! Don't worry, the money you spent at the old Criterion site won't be lost.
All you have to do is create new account on the new site, then forward your account confirmation e-mail (or just send an e-mail) to
[email protected]. We'll look up your past purchases from the old site and enter the total into your account on the new website. We can't do it if you haven't created a new account though, so that's the important first step.
This may take a few weeks because we are doing this by hand, and we appreciate your patience! Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any other questions or concerns.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:10 pm
by swo17
hammock wrote:They do some random numbering of the artwork archives so we can no longer see the artwork of future releases until they post them - bummer!
As a result of this, none of the links to upcoming artwork on the Criterion Dungeon work.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 12:35 am
by cerealiscool
The forum is mostly lists/favorites it seems.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:41 am
by domino harvey
1. Not
2. Really
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:10 am
by Mr Sausage
What forum is he referring to? It would make more sense if he were talking about dot com.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:23 am
by Tootletron
Mr_sausage wrote:What forum is he referring to? It would make more sense if he were talking about dot com.
The Auteurs forum, I think.
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:29 am
by domino harvey
Oh, I thought he was talking about us. There's a lot of forums being discussed in this, uh, forum
Re: Criterion Web Site
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:48 am
by nsps
domino harvey wrote:Oh, I thought he was talking about us. There's a lot of forums being discussed in this, uh, forum
The forum is terrible, and I never post.
Apparently the Auteurs is also a social networking thing, as I just got a friend request in the email.