We Survived 2020, New Gaming Videos, and IntroCave Drops

Intro Maker Updates

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We Survived 2020, New Gaming Videos, and IntroCave Drops

If you're reading this, we did it! We survived 2020! Go ahead and pat yourself on the back.

Despite its (few) ups and (lots of) downs, 2020 was a pretty good year for IntroCave.

I get asked for free videos a lot. I usually decline them, mostly because it's just not scalable. HD videos take a long time to render and it takes me a minute or two to create a coupon for a free render.

But it bugs me. I wish I could do more to support people who can't purchase videos. When I finally get around to building Intro Maker, it will likely have a generous free tier.

Introducing: IntroCave Drops.

IntroCave Drops

While it would be awesome if I could give away free custom intros without going broke, I've had a thought lingering in my brain for over a year: Not every video needs to be custom to be useful.

I actually registered a domain for this idea in 2019, but I never got around to building it. While making a gif for the newsletter this month, the idea bubbled back up to the front of my brain. What if... I didn't actually build anything? What if I just rendered a bunch of videos and threw them up on a static page for anyone to grab?

Whether I add more video content to that page over time will depend on how much traffic that page gets. If I get good feedback on it, I can someday build out a more complicated system with filters and search... but I don't need any of that to launch.

We'll see how it goes!

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10 New Gaming Intro Video Templates for January 2021

I'm playing around with some new formats this month: a larger-than-normal logo option with no subtitle, a full screen replacement, and a Versus template that allows you to pit two logos against each other.

You can preview ALL of the new intro videos in my monthly intro reel on YouTube. If you're reading this, you should subscribe to my channel!

Action Landing Logo

Make an impression when your logo smashes into the ground.

Epic Portal Opening Logo

Traditional logo + subtitle version of an EPIC SPACE PORTAL.

Epic Portal Opening Logo Only

Same EPIC SPACE PORTAL, but designed for a centered logo with no subtitle.

Epic Portal Opening Text

EPIC SPACE PORTAL with a rad 80s font and subtitle.

Military Gaming Logo

Military and gaming themed intro video with a logo.

Military Gaming Text

Military and gaming themed intro video with custom colored text.

Game Day HUD Logo

Logo version of a broadcast-style scifi announcement HUD.

Game Day HUD Text

Text version of a broadcast-style scifi announcement HUD.

Game Day HUD Screen

A new format — the entire screen is a replaceable 1920x1080 image.

Game Day HUD Versus

A new format — logo VS logo (with optional subtitles for each logo).

it me

IntroCave is a one-person-show operated by Will Hankinson, but it's not 100% accurate to say every word is written by me. Some articles were live on the site when I took over. I hire writers from time to time to work on specific articles. People keep asking me to do guest posts, but I haven't actually seen any relevant submissions yet. "Intro Maker staff" might make a better by-line, but currently that's just me. I've been building digital things for 10+ years now, and some of my favorite projects are posted over at my personal website if you want to take a look!

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