2023 Homegrown Track Collection - Vertical

 Amalgam Creative Arts
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2023 Homegrown Track Collection - Vertical
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Vertical version of the compilation of the four audio tracks we made using audio loops in 2023. For this version we modified the titles so they would fit, used transitions between the tracks, and has bit more movement due to wanting each corresponding track image seen in their entirety, then zooming in to fill the screen as the audio plays.   

If you prefer standard/horizontal: 2023 Homegrown Track Collection → https://youtu.be/cttVwKMmGos 

These were our first tracks made using audio loops we acquired with commercial rights as we dove into creating our own audio for our videos. We decided to make the compilation to give you an insight into our headspace at the time.  

0:00 My First Attempt at a Fantasy Zone → https://youtu.be/6CUA8JlEcnQ
0:36 Fantasy Zone Argument Explodes → https://youtu.be/oovI4loXL3Y
2:12 Clunky Fantasy Intro → https://youtu.be/54YYaXyTwSg 
2:48 Winter Solstice Wonderland ~ The Track → https://youtu.be/MR2Dybu8UgU

The first three tracks were created as we loosely played with audio loops. The fourth track, Winter Solstice Wonderland, was created with a bit more of a thought process because we had prompted the creation of several AI generated images that would celebrate/feature the Winter Solstice and made the track to fit that theme. We made and uploaded a version with the images as is and another zooming into them. 

Winter Solstice Wonderland → https://youtu.be/Yg4IF_TSobw
Winter Solstice Wonderland - Go Deep → https://youtu.be/HmNajaBMSgU

We've included the links to each previously uploaded track, but we hope you enjoy them as a compilation. 

#AmalgamCreativeArts
#AmalgamCreative
#BeCreative
#BeInspired

#audio
#music
#SoundEffects 

Audio: "My First Attempt at a Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone Argument Explodes, Clunky Fantasy Intro, and Winter Solstice Wonderland - The Track" all by Amalgam Creative Arts

Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu, Special Features Menu, Teaser, and Trailer

Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu, Special Features Menu, Teaser, and Trailer

Hello yawl! So here you have now the DVD Start Menu, the Special Features Menu, the Teaser and the Trailer. 

On this video you see the DVD Start Menu from which I select the Special Features Menu. The Audio Features Menu has three options: Audio Features, Play Teaser, and Play Trailer. Once the audio on the Special Features menu begins to loop along with video snips on it, I selected Audio Features which takes to the one options which are: Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin Commentary and Dolby 5.1. I then go back to the Special Features Menu and select Play Teaser. After watching the teaser I selected Play Trailer, not shown on screen, and played the trailer. 

On this one I didn't let the complete audio of the DVD Start Menu play because I'd previously uploaded just the Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu → https://youtu.be/fYvneMs2gOU itself.

For this extraction I used VLC itself and then screen captured. If you want some insight as to why I've decided to use VLC you can read the description of Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu - PowerDVD 24 PC Mode vs TV Mode → https://youtu.be/v4OEvyAZ8zI

I hope you find this helpful on whether to seek out and get yourself a copy of this Stargate Special Edition DVD and if nothing else at least encourage you to go watch the movie which is one of my all-time favorites.  

00:00 Stargate Special Edition

00:12 DVD Start Menu

00:24 Special Features Menu

01:14 Audio Features

01:24 Teaser 

02:29 Trailer 

Audio: Exactly as presented on the DVD itself. 

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #BonusFeatures #DVDExtras #DeletedScenes #BehindTheScenes #MenuLoop #Stargate

Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu - PowerDVD 24 PC Mode vs TV Mode

Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu - PowerDVD 24 PC Mode vs TV Mode

This is the start Menu of the Stargate Special Edition DVD. If you don't make a selection the audio you hear here repeats itself.

I'd previously extracted and uploaded the Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu → https://youtu.be/fYvneMs2gOU using PowerDVD 24 PC mode. I wanted to see if there was a difference if using PowerDVD TV mode, hence this video to compare. For this video, I also decided to include a photo of the DVD before the start of each which you can also view on: Stargate Special Edition | DVD Case and Booklet Insert → https://youtu.be/LsH9prhdK7o

When I used PowerDVD 24 PC Mode to play this on my computer, it gave me a slightly fuzzy and flickering menu. The actual movie, as well as the teaser and trailer, played ok. When I used PowerDVD 24 TV Mode to play this on my computer, it gave me a crisp menu but it pixelated some of the actual video, including the teaser, and trailer.    

The other player I tried was VLC media player which didn't play the initial 25 seconds where you see the Artisan Entertainment logo nor the video before the menu. It started right at the menu but it provided crisp menu and all video played perfectly ok. Since there is no membership to use for VLC it is likely the one I'll continue to use until I find one that would play a DVD as if inserted into an old school DVD player connected to a TV.

So just know the player you use as well as any modes or options for play may make a difference on what plays and how it looks.  

Audio: Exactly as presented on the DVD itself. 

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #BonusFeatures #DVDExtras #DeletedScenes #BehindTheScenes #MenuLoop #Stargate

2023 Homegrown Track Collection

Amalgam Creative Arts 
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2023 Homegrown Track Collection 
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This is a compilation of the four audio tracks we made using audio loops in 2023. They were our first tracks made using audio loops we acquired with commercial rights as we dove into creating our own audio for our videos. We decided to make the compilation to give you an insight into our headspace at the time.  

0:00 My First Attempt at a Fantasy Zone → https://youtu.be/6CUA8JlEcnQ
0:36 Fantasy Zone Argument Explodes → https://youtu.be/oovI4loXL3Y
2:12 Clunky Fantasy Intro → https://youtu.be/54YYaXyTwSg  
2:48 Winter Solstice Wonderland ~ The Track → https://youtu.be/MR2Dybu8UgU

The first three tracks were created as we loosely played with audio loops. The fourth track, Winter Solstice Wonderland, was created with a bit more of a thought process because we had prompted the creation of several AI generated images that would celebrate/feature the Winter Solstice and made the track to fit that theme. We made and uploaded a version with the images as is and another zooming into them. 

Winter Solstice Wonderland → https://youtu.be/Yg4IF_TSobw
Winter Solstice Wonderland - Go Deep → https://youtu.be/HmNajaBMSgU

We've included the links to each previously uploaded track, but we hope you enjoy them as a compilation. 

#AmalgamCreativeArts
#AmalgamCreative
#BeCreative
#BeInspired

#audio
#music
#SoundEffects 

Audio: "My First Attempt at a Fantasy Zone, Fantasy Zone Argument Explodes, Clunky Fantasy Intro, and Winter Solstice Wonderland - The Track" all by Amalgam Creative Arts

Mid-year thoughts on AI-Powered Creations!

  Mid-year thoughts on AI-Powered Creations! 

Amalgam Creative Arts is about creating without restrictions. 
A fusion of Arts & Crafts, Lotions, Potions, and more! 
#BeCreative #BeInspired


We created the Amalgam Creative Arts channel and Facebook, Instagram, etc. to share what we create and to inspire you and ourselves to be creative. A space where with even a small amount of imagination anyone can make something. We also share what some of those around us create. 

Our approach to creating arts and crafts is using anything you have access to, because we believe that having the privilege of obtaining the necessary art supplies shouldn't hinder anyone from producing what is in your mind. This is why we point out on our channel intro that Amalgam Creative Arts is about creating without restrictions. Our preference has always been to use anything that we may have at our disposal to make something out of it. You could say we are a mixed-media type of outlet. 

We encourage you, and in turn ourselves, to be inspired and create using any medium. This is why we believe that AI tools can be a catalyst for creativity, specially for those with limited access, disabilities, etc. Also why we've generally used the ones that offer low or no cost options and why we opt to include the generator and other details on any AI-powered creations. However, because of the implications of using AI, we have decided to limit/eliminate our use of AI for the foreseeable future. Now, you'll still see some of our AI-Powered Creations because we still have plenty that we haven't shared. 

May we continue to create and inspire.

Playlist of our AI-Powered Creations → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1nEnDyBtwiY3WYb5AEsYAWu7m_wnkxho 

Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu

 Stargate Special Edition | DVD Start Menu

This is the start Menu of the Stargate Special Edition DVD. If you don't make a selection the audio repeats itself.

I used PowerDVD 24 PC Mode to play this on my computer which, as you can see, gave me a slightly fuzzy and flickering menu. The actual movie, as well as the teaser and trailer, played ok.  

Audio: Exactly as presented on the DVD itself. 

#NoTanDiarioChronicles #BonusFeatures #DVDExtras #DeletedScenes #BehindTheScenes #MenuLoop #Stargate  

No Tan Diario Chronicles Notebook of Ideas! ~ 12 May 2026

 No Tan Diario Chronicles Notebook of Ideas! ~ 12 May 2026
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From May 12, 2026
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This is a collage of photos & videos that I took of my notebook of ideas and the old school binder I'm transferring it to because it has reached its capacity.     

It's been almost 18 years, this coming August 2026, of my first video upload back in August of 2008 and deciding that I would upload every video I had from any moment, event, and festival, in my life, and being an extension of my blog at the time. At that time I decided to use the notebook you see here to list, categorize, and organize them.

The amount of videos and categories increased in 2017 when I decided to also make videos from the photos taken of moments, events, and festivals, in my life. This evolved the channel to a sort of visual diary. In addition to these, I occasionally uploaded videos from other places like game extracts and auto-created videos from other socials. Around this time I also started to make videos for my creative channel, Amalgam Creative Arts, with a dedicated page in this notebook and later moving those to a different one. 

The amount of videos and categories once again increased in 2025 when I solidified my channel name and slogan, that I'd previously renamed multiple times, and began to also create videos from mixtapes, DVDs, VHS, CDs, and others.   

With my newest idea to document eliminated items, which I sometimes refer to as #FotosDeCosasEliminadasParaRecordarlas, and others I have in mind, the amount of videos and categories are increasing again. Moving my notebook of ideas to the binder shown will allow me to add pages as needed.

========== Links to videos and blogs of moments previously mentioned. ========== 

=== My first ever video upload:
Billy Bob playing with a local band in Memphis, TN, USA ~ August 3, 2008 → https://youtu.be/Eo-bxR0gSPM

=== The original blog:
No Tan Diario Chronicles ~ Pre-2025 Blog Update → https://elkirbster.blogspot.com/

=== April 16, 2017 was when I uploaded the first three videos made from photos:
How to do the YMCA by the Village People at Phoenix Pride 2012! → https://youtu.be/3aFTJclUqGA
Target Volunteers at 2013 Phoenix Pride Parade! → https://youtu.be/IeoOmGIHJgs
Target Volunteers at 2014 Phoenix Pride Parade! → https://youtu.be/tEBBqm9op7E

=== September 20, 2017 was the first upload of an extract from somewhere else:
Facebook 2 Billion People Auto Video! → https://youtu.be/Dw-d22L8keA

=== My first upload on my Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/@AmalgamCreativeArts was on October 5, 2017:
Dryer Sheet Ghosts! → https://youtu.be/nygHrVTunsg

=== The notebook of ideas for Amalgam Creative Arts:
Getting Organized: The Creative Process → https://youtu.be/2MpIwrrEjyQ

=== See all the videos from Amalgam Creative Arts:
Playlist | Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16w-SVd2cc3GX0S0M78kPojnxUeqtg1L

=== Solidification of channel name and slogan. Also updated the blog to:
No Tan Diario Chronicles → https://notandiariochronicles.blogspot.com/

=== Blog Post about the update:
Welcome to No Tan Diario Chronicles! → https://notandiariochronicles.blogspot.com/2025/01/welcome-to-no-tan-diario-chronicles.html

=== Playlists | 📟 Analog to Digital: A Time Warp Journey
📼 Analog Musings → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16w-SVd2cc1WifhoRpSJGz9juBqh5-1t
📀 Bonus Features → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16w-SVd2cc1QpaBpDBatReWeUUwWAhyU&si=zJLEQxtuTbUO50-u
💿 Data Disc Dreams → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16w-SVd2cc2MsNULOJH_17G87L51lAS3&si=h0pvbJBFVaqXx8BD
💾 Dial-Up Dumpster Dive → https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16w-SVd2cc3hA3Z20WnZG9FTDnlp8ya6&si=QTNDTw1HzRMm8Dzx
🎞️ Rewind & Replay → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16w-SVd2cc0DS5SjFHXr3oFDM-3Iwbub

=== About my newest idea for upcoming videos & playlists:
Playlists | Future playlists! → https://notandiariochronicles.blogspot.com/2026/03/playlists-future-playlists.html

=== To watch my evolution of uploading videos:
Playlist | An Evolving Upload Journey → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL16w-SVd2cc1VHRyCBm3xaA6cLR575ek0

Audio: Narration by myself. Ambient sounds from the video recordings themselves. Background music is "A Tale of Fantasy" by Amalgam Creative Arts → https://www.youtube.com/@AmalgamCreativeArts

Watch/listen to the whole "A Tale of Fantasy" track. → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6JP5k6uctU

#NoTanDiarioChronicles 

Happy Pride Month!

 

Happy Pride Month!  

🌈🌈🌈

#PrideMonth is celebrated every June. The catalyst of the modern day movement towards LGBTQ+ rights was the Stonewall Riots in 1969. The month of June was chosen to commemorate this.

Hemp Thread Braid!

Amalgam Creative Arts
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Hemp Thread Braid!
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The image of this video is from 2017 and had originally shared via our Instagram, Facebook, and X(Twitter at the time). We made a short video of it that was uploaded to YouTube on November of 2023. An updated version that included our name on the video itself was made on September 2024, which we shared on TikTok and YouTube.

🗒 From the original post: Four strand hemp thread braid to be used as the hanger on the back of a project.    

Original 2023 video: Four strand hemp thread braid  → https://youtu.be/G_c4LryDWlA
2024 Updated version: Four-Strand Hemp Thread Braid! → https://youtu.be/vJLqbmM7W8s

This is a new version that includes the title and our name with an edit making it much more legible.

#AmalgamCreativeArts
#AmalgamCreative
#BeCreative
#BeInspired

#UpcycledArt
#UpcycledCrafts
#HempThread

Audio: "Almost a Year Ago" by John Deley and the 41 Players from the YouTube Audio Library

"📲 As Seen On...!" is the new name of our playlist, formerly titled "As Seen On TikTok!"

 "📲 As Seen On...!" is the new name of our playlist, formerly titled "As Seen On TikTok!"

Why the change? 

We decided to make this update because we wanted to have one playlist that would feature the videos we share on various platforms outside of YouTube, not just TikTok. It allows us to continue featuring many of our favorite YouTube videos that we've shared with those communities, some which have been edited or enhanced. Any newly generation versions will continue to also be found on their respective categories.