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Presentation / General Video Editing Thread
for all your editing info
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Date: Mon, Feb 18 2008 15:38:04
Please sticky this. There isn't a central thread dedicated to video editing, so I went ahead and did this.
Glossary
NLE - non-linear editor
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Applications- Sony Vegas - NLE
- Adobe Premiere - NLE
- Adobe After Effects - digital motion graphics and compositing software (a.k.a Photoshop of video)
- Final Cut Pro - NLE for Macs only
- Avid - NLE that's expensive and more for the professional editors
- Combustion - compositing software for Macs (similar to Adobe After Effects)
- Adobe Fireworks - vector & bitmap program (kind of like Photoshop, but with mostly vector capabilities)
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Quick Find of Content
Which video editor is better?
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Links / Tutorials
Vegas Basics while editing WoW videos -
Date: Mon, Feb 18 2008 16:14:14
Im thinking of buying Sony Vegas, anybody have any problems with it? Is it easy to work?
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Date: Mon, Feb 18 2008 16:59:03QUOTE (nolan @ Feb 18 2008, 11:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Im thinking of buying Sony Vegas, anybody have any problems with it? Is it easy to work?
As far as crashes go, I haven't had any happen to me. Then again, I've only used it like.. 3 times. It's not so easy when you just dive head-first, but after some youtube tutorials, simple editing is... simple. -
Date: Mon, Feb 18 2008 17:43:09
Final Cut Pro (+Studio) is the best prosumer editing software, if you can afford it.
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Date: Mon, Feb 18 2008 19:35:38
The best Video editing software is Avid also a NLE.
The movie industry uses Avid, its a great program just a little one the expensive side. -
Date: Mon, Feb 18 2008 21:30:08
Premier is good but annoying to do neat stuff with. I haven't really tried on Vegas, but it's probably easier to make things look cool than with Premier. It's probably also easier to mess up big-time with Vegas, by just adding effects and producing something horribly looking.
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Date: Mon, Feb 18 2008 22:12:42
For those of you that edit a good bit, what sites do you to for tutorials?
So far, I only Google for certain tutorials but they're in miscellaneous sites that don't have many tutorials. Pixel2Life seems to be the most "centralized" site as far as tutorials go, but even that place sucks for Vegas tutorials.
Oh yeah, what sites do you go to for Vegas and/or Premiere? -
Date: Tue, Feb 19 2008 08:45:48QUOTE (UEDan @ Feb 19 2008, 03:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The best Video editing software is Avid also a NLE.
The movie industry uses Avid, its a great program just a little one the expensive side.
Expensive?! You need dedicated hardware for Avid... -
Date: Tue, Feb 19 2008 11:08:03
Dedicated hardware? NAhhhhhhhh!!!!
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Date: Thu, Feb 21 2008 06:37:55
@Eso: Since you're including compositing software as well (eg. AE), there's also Combustion and Fireworks for the Mac. I'm not too sure whether they're available for Windows as well however..
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Date: Thu, Feb 28 2008 22:21:02
All my keyframes are gone in the windows Video FX - Video Media Generator and more ... How can i put them back on =(
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Date: Fri, Feb 29 2008 03:17:24QUOTE (DamonX)All my keyframes are gone in the windows Video FX - Video Media Generator and more ... How can i put them back on =(
~Thx
Bring up your Media Generator and move your mouse cursor to the bottom of the window. The mouse cursor should change. Click and drag the keyframe controls up. That's it. -
Date: Fri, Feb 29 2008 10:30:02
Oo, since this topic was brought up again, I forgot to mention Shake the last time...it's a pretty popular compositing software.
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Date: Sun, Mar 2 2008 18:32:33
This is a little off topic, but for those of you that wish to convert from FLV format to other formats, try this link.
http://www.download.com/WM-Converter/3000-....html?tag=lst-4
WM Converter. It's a little confusing at first, but it gets the job done and it's quick.
Pros:- Quick
- Easy to use
- More reliable than online FLV converter services
Cons:- Need to download the FLV first
- Is not an online converter
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Date: Sun, Mar 2 2008 20:44:17QUOTE (Eso @ Mar 2 2008, 10:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>This is a little off topic, but for those of you that wish to convert from FLV format to other formats, try this link.
http://www.download.com/WM-Converter/3000-....html?tag=lst-4
WM Converter. It's a little confusing at first, but it gets the job done and it's quick.
Pros:- Quick
- Easy to use
- More reliable than online FLV converter services
Cons:- Need to download the FLV first
- Is not an online converter
dont wanna make this get even more off topic..but uhh... SUPER is better
http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
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Date: Thu, Apr 3 2008 18:15:08
Doing credits in Vegas
For a while I had trouble doing this, then it finally dawned on me that the credits can be manipulated just like any other clip, so...
*To make the credits go by slower, go to the end of the clip, hold Ctrl (this will make the cursor have a squiggly line underneath), click and drag it outwards to make it go by slower.
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Date: Sun, Apr 27 2008 05:03:29
just wondering 'cos i'll be editing a video for some other reason (not psing)
how do you put a bar that comes out and displays the person's name in WMM?
*prepare for future questions that come out when i'm editing the video
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Date: Sun, Apr 27 2008 05:14:56
If you dont know how to do that.
You shouldnt be editing.
But you click on titles and credits. -
Date: Sun, Apr 27 2008 05:25:51
well, nobody else who is going to be in the video even knows how to use WMM
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Date: Sun, Apr 27 2008 15:16:55
Tools -> Titles and Credits -> (choose where to add title) -> Change the title animation -> News Banner -> Edit the title text -> (choose what text you want to appear) -> Change the text font and colour -> (choose font style/size/colour and bar colour) -> Done, add title to movie
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Date: Sun, Apr 27 2008 15:28:21
wouldnt that be some kind of overlay? don' t know if you can do that in wmm.
maybe like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhiFTppg7NE -
Date: Fri, May 2 2008 09:16:11
took me a while to find where i first posted this "topic"
how do i do slow-mo with WMM? -
Date: Fri, May 2 2008 14:39:42
if you go on youtube and search for 'slow motion wmm' you should find something
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Date: Sun, May 4 2008 22:05:15
umm umm umm...
i searched for Zoom In on youtube and yes it showed me how to do it but.... how come i don't have the zoom effects on my wmm?
is there also such thing as adding a rewind effect?
argh!! major help needed!
i imported a video but it said "{insert file location here}.wmv could not be imported. An interface has too many methods to fire events from"
it plays on the preview but it doesn't play when i add it to the storyline. so i tried to use a hypercam but when i did, it shows the "copy" screen ><
HALP!!~ -
Date: Mon, May 5 2008 14:45:12
the error you can google for it, most likely the video you're trying to import is of incompatible type
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Date: Tue, May 6 2008 09:00:44
it's in wmv format which is compatible and i don't know what search term i should search for
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Date: Tue, May 6 2008 13:41:13
try " An interface has too many methods to fire events from"
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Date: Tue, May 6 2008 22:01:54
ok thanks. i'll try it after i come back from school
nope... all help topics only have trouble with .mpeg file not .wmv -
Date: Fri, Jun 13 2008 05:22:10QUOTE (Kari-Chan @ May 10 2008, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
teh deadline is next sunday and i haven't even figured it out T_T
It's possible that the wmv file you have may be corrupted. The source file, the wmv, was taken from where? Try converting the wmv file into a mpeg (sounds counter-productive, I know), and then try importing it. Other than that, you'll have to figure out what to do with the source file. -
Date: Fri, Sep 5 2008 22:38:53
Is there anywhere I can get plug ins or add ons for Sony Vegas 8?
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Date: Sat, Sep 6 2008 05:13:42
Vegas is VERY easy once u learned how.
i tried adobe premiere 6.5 and got confused-- -
Date: Sun, Oct 26 2008 02:18:36
hey... anyone know a video editor? (person)
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Date: Wed, Dec 24 2008 09:47:04
I am personally using vegas and particle illusion.
Btw, do u know what program was used in Aborrol 3rd? -
Date: Mon, Dec 29 2008 02:14:27
by the way...
has anyone ever released a collab in HD?
not HQ, but like
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CXy8qkbKN0
click on the watch in HD button -
Date: Mon, Dec 29 2008 07:59:17
Eso: If you are still looking for good tuts you should check out www.own-age.com
It's dedicated for amateur videomakers and I think they provides still some tutorial links etc. -
Date: Fri, Mar 6 2009 06:41:56
can anyone tell me any good video title creation software
it doesn't have to be top of the range, just something other than the bland-ness of wmm
and i dont want to download adobe after effects as well...
something that can maybe do multiple videos (not necessary, though i would like it), and title effects like these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSSG5YUaykI
oh, and it has to be free (or small download size) -
Date: Thu, May 7 2009 23:13:36
I seem to lose quality when I export a vid in vegas. I suppose it's due to the compressing but is there a way to negate the quality loss?
Raw file w/o exporting out of vegas:
Exporting from vegas:
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Date: Fri, May 8 2009 03:51:50
hmm... well i guess you can call that quality loss
but really, it adds that "effect" to the clip
it doesnt become choppy or anything
and when u compress things the quality isnt gonna be the same (from what i know)
and your raw file size is HUGE ._. -
Date: Fri, May 8 2009 05:11:48
True, but I like how vibrant it is in the raw file. Ah, well.
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Date: Fri, May 8 2009 05:21:17
raw > vegas export
i hate exporting....
btw, what codec works best for the UPSB's video player? lots of my clips get sped up and the music rarely syncs -
Date: Sat, May 23 2009 10:13:32
anyone use window movie maker???
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Date: Sun, May 24 2009 18:19:26
anyone know what software madeye27 uses
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Date: Mon, May 25 2009 00:00:02
when i export from vegas it takes an extremely long time even tho i have not done much. is this normal?
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Date: Mon, May 25 2009 02:37:28QUOTE (Simplexã€ãƒ¾(^ã¸^)】 @ May 24 2009, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>when i export from vegas it takes an extremely long time even tho i have not done much. is this normal?
Yeah. It compresses the video and such. -
Date: Mon, May 25 2009 05:57:04
what is a reasonable amount of time tho for a minute long video with no extra music
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Date: Mon, May 25 2009 06:24:37QUOTE (Simplexã€ãƒ¾(^ã¸^)】 @ May 24 2009, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>what is a reasonable amount of time tho for a minute long video with no extra music
Depends on your computer. Few minutes maybe?
@Jamie
I use avi or wmv. Works fine. -
Date: Mon, Jun 1 2009 05:42:05
Im having a bit of trouble with windows movie maker <.<
When I try and publish a movie on wmm it freezes at about 2 or 4 percent T_T
The length is about 2 mins :/
A video with 15 secs length publishes
After it stoppes, the 'minutes remaining' increases forever. I left it for a while and it went up to 1560, and still increasing.
Im editing a major colllab atm (NZ 1st) so I really need help
Thanks ^^ -
Date: Sun, Oct 18 2009 01:57:51
Wanna make some slideshow vids but without using Windows movie maker. Any free programs?
Also, I wanna make intro and credits slides and be able to type in text onto the pictures.
Also also, any programs that will allow me to do the intro/credit slide thing and tie in a ps vid?
Very new at this so I have no clue what to do... -
Date: Sun, Oct 18 2009 23:56:22QUOTE (lobster @ May 24 2009, 11:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>anyone know what software madeye27 uses
On a limb here, but After Effects something and Final Cut Pro and the sparkly thingymijiggy software... forgot what it was called
Edit: Particle Illusion = sparkly thingymijiggy softwareQUOTE (Nachoaddict @ Oct 17 2009, 06:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Wanna make some slideshow vids but without using Windows movie maker. Any free programs?
Also, I wanna make intro and credits slides and be able to type in text onto the pictures.
Also also, any programs that will allow me to do the intro/credit slide thing and tie in a ps vid?
Very new at this so I have no clue what to do...
Jump cut, movavi basic, torrent something -
Date: Sat, Dec 19 2009 16:09:43
In this video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOH4qOiFlZk ~Swirls~
Is there anyway to make those swirls or something related to it on Sony Vega's 9.0? -
Date: Sun, Dec 20 2009 00:40:49
on apple comuters you can take distorted pictures and vids .
for example: http://slowreads.com/Images/3PicturePhotoBooth1.jpg
how would this look while spinning?