Yoshiki,

I've shown my copy of "Squeakers" to kids, parents, homeschoolers, teachers
and school administrators with very positive responses among all groups.
This documentary is both fun and informative, and I highly recommend it to
all Squeak enthusiasts.

fwiw,

Gary Fisher

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Yoshiki Ohshima" <Yoshiki.Ohshima at acm.org>
To: <squeak-dev at lists.squeakfoundation.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: "Squeakers" documentary DVD with subtitles are on the
Squeaklandsite!


>   Hello,
>
>   We, people at Viewpoints Reseach, are pleased to announce that we
> are now offering the "Squeakers" documentary DVD with the subtitles in
> 12 different languages.
>
>   This documentary introduces Squeak, as well as the people and idea
> behind Squeak.  The *big* thinkers, such as Seymour Papert, Jerome
> Bruner, Quincy Jones, and Kim Rose and Alan Kay, talk about their
> philosophy on education and how to make the world a better place.  Of
> course, there are scenes of the end-users (of all ages from all over
> the world) playing and learning with Squeak.
>
>   The main focus of this documentary is the educational aspect of
> Squeak, but some chapters, such as a brief history on Alan Kay's work
> and Squeak, are of interest of hardcore Squeak developers.
>
>   The production is true professional quality.  Award-winning director
> and produducer with HD camera made this beautiful film.
>
>   Now, we can talk about the subtitles.  Thanks to the all volunteers,
> we've added the subtitles in 12 different languages!  The languages
> are:
>
>   Chinese (simplified), Dutch, English, French, German, Greek,
> Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portugese, Spanish, Swedish.
>
>   For a side note, all subtitles are rendered from text files into
> bitmaps with tools written in Squeak.  The font management,
> previewing, timing adjustment, and etc. are all in Squeak.
>
>   The DVD is avilable from the squeakland site.  Please visit:
>
> http://www.squeakland.org/sqmedia/movies/order.html
>
>   The price is (only) $8.00, which is essentially a give-away price if
> you think about the production cost, and the value of documentary.
> (Since Viewpoints Research is a non-profit organization, this disc
> isn't for profit after all.)
>
>   Note that this version of DVD is NTSC standard.  For people in
> Europe, most of South America, and Asia with a few exceptions, we are
> very soon releasing the PAL version.  Please be patient for two weeks
> or so.  We'll make another announcement when it is ready.
>
>   If you're planning to see the DVD solely on computers, this NTSC
> version may be ok.  But in general, it is a good idea to get a PAL
> disc to play it with stock player and TV in those areas.
>
>   Thank you and enjoy!
>
> -- Yoshiki
>