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<h1>How to Hack a Commercial</h1> {{anchor|Intro}} | <h1>How to Hack a Commercial</h1> {{anchor|Intro}} | ||
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Add your own voice to an old commercial by adding popups and commentary. You can change meanings, extend messages, and otherwise recontextualize the video. | Add your own voice to an old commercial by adding popups and commentary. You can change meanings, extend messages, and otherwise recontextualize the video. | ||
Step | Step 1: Find a commercial you would like to comment on at http://archive.org/details/prelinger_commercials Browse by collection or title. Once you've found a commercial to work with, choose a file type (we recommend the ogg file format) and click to open the commercial in your browser. [[Image:prelinger_selection.png|500px|right]] | ||
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Step | Step 2: Open mozillapopcorn.org:8888 in your browser | ||
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Step | Step 3: Click "Get Started" and choose the Popup template [[Image:chooser.png|500px|right]] | ||
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Step | Step 4: There's a gray box in the upper lefthand corner of the video. Roll over this box and change the URL to the URL of the commercial you'll be commenting on.[[Image:media_box.png|left]][[Image:timelinemedia.png|right]] | ||
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Step | Step 5: Drag a popup event to the place in the Timeline where you want the popup to appear. [[Image:addevent.png|right]] | ||
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Step 6: Double Click on the event to adjust the text, position, and sticker for that popup event. | |||
Step 7: Keep adding popup events to the timeline. | |||
Step 8: When you're ready, click the "share" button and copy and paste your link to save it somewhere. Then, click the export button and save your code.[[Image:popcorn_save_buttons|right]] | |||
Step 9: Share with the world. Share your video link widely. | |||
Step 10: Iterate your project based on feedback you receive. | |||
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