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magicmind Inner circle My fence has 20, 3218 Posts |
Second demo did not get me, but the first one did...nice work
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
Hi magicmike30,
The Godfather put up a little review on this thread: http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/viewt......=3&4 Greg |
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MSD921 Special user 616 Posts |
Seems like a nice use of the Harada hold, or ideas borrowed from the Harada Hold DVD.
Mike |
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Newb2 Elite user 483 Posts |
I wouldn't go to say the Harada hold is easy to do...
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
STUCK! was not inspired by the Harada hold.
I showed STUCK! to magicians like Dean Dill, Bob Kohler, Dan Watkins, and Peter Eggink over 2 years ago. take care, Greg Rostami |
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jolyonjenkins Inner circle United Kingdom 1181 Posts |
What are the angles like?
Jolyon Jenkins
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
Hi rjenkins,
The Angles for STUCK! are: Left to Right and Up to Down = 160 Degrees Basically you wouldn't want to perform it surrounded. But, with a little audience management, I have performed it almost surrounded. If you decide to purchase the trick, I can help you with that. Cheers to my UK brother, Greg Rostami |
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pablovaldes Loyal user Mexico 206 Posts |
I bought it, instant download, I didn´t have any problem. The effect is really cool, the vanish is very well thought and greg really covers every aspect. It is a 40 minutes video. That is a lot for one trick, so he explains many variations and how to handle each one. You will not be dissapointed. This is the first time I buy something from Greg and I am pleased.
Best, Pablo
Wonderful things do happen
Magic is so relative, that we all think we know what it is @pablovaldes |
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TheTableTopTrixta Special user 708 Posts |
I think the effect looks very good indeed and am thinking of buying it. However to me it is clear what 'happens' to the coin........If I am correct I guess there would be angle problems, I perform with specs all around so my question would be Can this be performed surrounded??
The second question is how long would this take to pick up for a non coin working guy? Great promo though. Regards Ash |
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Daegs Inner circle USA 4291 Posts |
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On 2006-10-31 19:49, TheTableTopTrixta wrote: If it is clear to you what happens to the coin, then why do you need to ask if it can be done surrounded??? Come on guys, it is clear what is going on, especially when you consider: 1: works better with light coins 2: the name of the item is "STUCK" If you like it and want to use it, then buy it! If not then leave it alone and stop trying to fish out conditions or secrets. |
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TheTableTopTrixta Special user 708 Posts |
Ok I couldn't really wait for the reviews to come in so I went right ahead and bought this.
Please bare in mind I am NOT a coin guy at all!! Ok firstly about the download - very good quality and was ready to play 5mins after I clicked 'pay' Greg teaches the workings of stuck in great detail it is all broken down well. The method was what I had thought and my first thought was 'no way will this work' - but guess what it really does!! after 30mins of watching the 'vanish' being taught I looked to my pockets for a shiney ten pence peice and started to play around - IT WORKED, I cant give to much away without tipping the method but there were a few times when it failed.....This is very much a play around and find the 'nack' type of effect the reveal in my view is simple to do and well taught there are no problems here. Over all I think the effect is a very nice one and looks very good (in the mirror anyway) It is simple to pick up, but be warned I would not like to perform this untill I have found the 'nack' and it is well practiced, in essence it is self working but you will have to polish it before taking it to the streets. One down side I have is that no where on the teach video nor the online demo does it show real life performances, dissapointing in my view as it would have been nice for Greg to have shown that, to see real life reactions. However that is a side note and not relative to the teach, it is nore of a marketing point of view. This is a nice effect to learn and worth $10 Coin used by me = uk 10 pence peice I hope this helps Regards Ash |
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TheTableTopTrixta Special user 708 Posts |
Great comment Daegs
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runawayjag Inner circle 1085 Posts |
I was one of the buyers who was very disappointed with Cosmos, not so much because of the trick itself, but the video demonstration which was highly inaccurate as far as showing the actual effect. So, admittedly, I was a little hesitant to get this. But, hey, it's only ten bucks, so I did.
Greg says he has learned from his Cosmos experience and I have to agree because this is a great video and the demo and ad claims are all accurate 100%. As far as the technical aspect of the purchase goes, I paid with Paypal, was immediately directed to the download page, downloaded it in about five minutes and it played beautifully when I clicked on the icon when the download was complete. So far, so good. I then watched the video and he really does teach you just about every nuance you could possibly want to know about this trick. It does look good and, as he promised, it is utterly easy to do. I didn't find any knack necessary as did TheTableTopTrixta as it worked immediately for me with a U.S. quarter. There's not much else to say except that at $10.00 this is a real bargain since it can be done virtually impromptu. Someone could literally toss you a quarter, totally unexpectedly, and request, "Do that coin thru the hand trick..." and you could go right into it. This is very good. |
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
Is this an actual download file that you can save to disk and re-install on your computer at a later date? In other words, is it like most normal e-books (.pdf file) or videos (.wmv file, etc.)? Or does it have some sort of built-in copy protection (like the DRM that he put on the COSMOS item) that locks you into a single computer (i.e. the download is "machine specific" to a specific computer) and, if you upgrade your computer (with a larger hard drive, for instance) you will be unable to re-install and re-use the downloaded video?
Thanks for any info. Mike
Magic is a vanishing Art.
This must not be Kansas anymore, Toto. Eschew obfuscation. |
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pablovaldes Loyal user Mexico 206 Posts |
No codes or anything similar, you download and start watching.
Wonderful things do happen
Magic is so relative, that we all think we know what it is @pablovaldes |
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Turk Inner circle Portland, OR 3546 Posts |
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On 2006-11-01 00:58, pablovaldes wrote: Thaks for the info, Pablo. Now THAT'S great news. The DRM was the thing that kept me from ordering the COSMOS download. I'm glad that Greg did not repeat that effort with STUCK. Mike
Magic is a vanishing Art.
This must not be Kansas anymore, Toto. Eschew obfuscation. |
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
Hello friends,
All I can say is WOW . . . I'm so glad you guys like STUCK! I might do another demo soon with another little subtlety that I think my customers are REALLY going to enjoy. Hi Turk, The STUCK! video is NOT protected using DRM. Hence you can back it up and copy it any way you like without the need for any codes. BUT, the STUCK! explanation video is watermarked by my proprietary watermark technology. The people that have bought STUCK! might have noticed a strange flicker to the screen once in a while. This flickering effect is NOT a video problem . . . it is my watermark technology. Here is how it works. There are 100 STUCK! explanation videos. Every day, a very small part of these videos is updated to make each and every STUCK! download UNIQUE. The watermark basically identifies the buyer of the video with a code that can be instantly traced back to their PayPal email address. Even if you copy the video using "non digital" techniques or other lossy methods (dropping frames, adding artificial noise, or changing resolution) the watermark stays INTACT. Hence, if anyone that has bought STUCK! decides to pirate it, and that pirated version gets back to me, I can immediately trace that video back to the person that made the original purchase. The purpose of my watermark technology is to give my honest customers the BEST purchase experience; while at the same time giving my “not so honest” customers something to think about before they make an illegal copy. I hope that this is regarded as a very “consumer friendly” solution to the ever growing piracy problem. Thanks again guys . . . Now, don’t just sit there . . . Go out and do some STUCK! Greg Rostami |
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pegasus Eternal Order United Kingdom 10537 Posts |
I have to agree with you all, this is a great effect, I remember seeing the performance video a long time ago now and was gutted that Greg delayed the release. The 10 pence piece works fine for me by the way.
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Alym Amlani Inner circle Canada 1464 Posts |
Greg, one quick heads-up - are you allowed to use "ready steady go" in your demo?
RIAA has been a bit more hardcore lately so just watching out for you Demo looks dope.
Logic Defied
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Christopher Williams Inner circle Portsmouth, UK 4464 Posts |
Greg, sounds like you have a hell of a cool idea there with that watermarking. Maybe your idea could be used by others to stop this pirating
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