OMG, I'm, like, so excited!

[suki_blue]

Okay, I'm up to date with Grief Counseling and I've sent of the next chappy of Teenage Dirtbag to Kitty, so I thought I'd treat myself to a small fiddle with Windows Movie Maker just to see what it's all about. I've started my first vid! It's just an experimental one so I can work out what button does what and it's McShep because I don't have any Buffy files saved on my computer at the mo. And guess what? I've gone with a comedy angle; completely by accident, btw. Teeheeeee! Don't expect anything flashy, but this is so cool. Just wait until you hear the music I've used. OMG, I have just killed myself laughing. ~wipes eyes~

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[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I am so happy for you. It sounds like you are having a blast. Pity I kno9w nothing of McShep...


Gabrielle

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

It really is brilliant fun! I need to fiddle about before I really know what I'm doing, but sometimes the fiddling is the best bit ;o)

Hmmm, I may be able to show you something cool then. I think the vid is more going to be team vid, actually. We'll see. Hee!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

You know what's funny as heck? I have Windows Movie Maker, too! Hee! I would have never even looked for it if you had not mentioned it!

I look forward to seeing what you make!


Gabrielle

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I didn't realise I had it either until I checked. uoi could make vids, too!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

If only I thought there was a chance I could make vids that were any good...


Gabrielle

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

It really some easy at the moment. I keep thinking that it's too good to be true. ~erk~

I bet you could make an awesome W/A vid.

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Maybe I will try someday...


Gabrielle

[trekgirl55.livejournal.com]

Ooooo! An order of McShep with a side of comedy. Nice! Can't wait to see the finished product. *rubs hands together in anticipation*

*hugs*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I can't guarantee it's going to be 'vidding gold' but I'm having a go, at least. I think you especially might appreciate my choice of song ~evol grin~

MWAH!

[blue-icy-rose.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so going to have to check that out. I don't even watch the show but your comedy is always just so damn funny. Hee!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee! Well, it's making me giggle! Thanks, hon! Goodness knows how long it will take me to finish; it's very time consuming :oO

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

Yay for vidding!

Okay, here's my experience with Windows Movie Maker: it's slow. It crashes. It's frustrating. However, it works.

These are the vids elcazavampiros and I have made: vids (http://suestress-ivil.tripod.com/beautyeffulgent/id133.html) most of which used Windows Movie Maker.

However, Caza downloaded a program that's much faster and easier to use (timing, editing, etc) but it was $70 or so. If you're interested in checking it out, I can get the info for you.

I'm currently making my first vid with it, so we'll see how it goes.

I also found a lot of the tech posts at vidding invaluable. Do you have the BtVS/AtS dvds? There's a free program you can download to rip them onto your computer for vidding.

If you have any questions, let me know - I don't know much, but I'll share what little knowledge I have. :) Good luck with the McShep!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Yay! I don't know if I'll be any good at it, but it certainly is lots of fun.

So far WMM has crashed a few times, so I'm learning to save a lot! I would be interested in the name of this other program, if that would be okay. WMM does seem fairly easy but if there is easier stuff out there I'm all for that! Hee!

Yeah, all my Btvs/Ats is on DVD. Is there a recommended program for that? Does it take ages to rip?

Thank you so much, luv. I love doing my fandom stuff and this feels like such a treat! ~hugs~

[crazydiamondsue.livejournal.com]

I just got distracted by your LJ banner for about 10 minutes. *shakes head* That's a nice banner! Ahem.

Okay, here's the vidding stuff from elcazavampiros:

The program we use for vidding is Ulead Videostudios 10. There is a 30 day free trial, then it costs $60. http://www.ulead.com/vs/runme.htm

To rip from DVDs, we use Easy DVD Rip. It has 30 day free trial too. Then it costs about $35 (although we don´t remember buying it)
http://www.homedvdcopy.com/easydvdrip/features.htm

It takes just a few minutes to rip individual scenes from DVDs; we uploaded all episodes from both series onto our so that we don't have to hunt through the DVD for the scene we need and then upload it. That takes several hours, but you can do it all in one fell swoop and still use your computer for other things while you're doing it.

One thing to keep in mind with vididng too is that while it's rare (thankfully) for people to steal whole passages from your fic, a lot of people think nothing of stealing entire sequences and using it for their own, or just uploading it to YouTube without asking (that just happened to me.)

A lot of vidders use a watermark (there's another name for it but I can't remember what) that shows in the bottom corner of their vids, but I haven't gotten that fancy as I'm not a terribly visual person and vidding is just a fun diversion for me rather than a true fannish creative exercise. There's info on that at vidding if you get into vidding hardcore and want to make sure your work can't be "borrowed."

Good luck and I can't wait to see your vids!!!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I just got distracted by your LJ banner for about 10 minutes. *shakes head* That's a nice banner! Ahem.

LOL! The Spander one? I have about 6 banners rotating at the moment. I went through a bit of a phase ~g~

The program we use for vidding is Ulead Videostudios 10. There is a 30 day free trial, then it costs $60.

Oh wonderful! I've heard of that program and it seems like quite a reasonable price. I'll def look into getting that.

I think I'll probably rip the whole lot so I've got it all. Maybe do it in large chunks. I'd rather do that that fiddle about everytime I need a scene.

One thing to keep in mind with vididng too is that while it's rare (thankfully) for people to steal whole passages from your fic, a lot of people think nothing of stealing entire sequences and using it for their own, or just uploading it to YouTube without asking (that just happened to me.)

I saw that had happened to you. They changed it too, didn't they? Goodness me. Some people.

I'm having a lot of fun so far so I'll probably get the Ulead program and see how it goes from there. Come on, payday!! I'm very excited! Hee!

Thank you for all you help!! ~huggles~