IcyCloud wrote:A few of the mistakes I've seen in first videos :
- Subtitles. Using downloaded footage in itself is a no-no, but even moreso if you leave the subtitles in. That's just lazy.
- DivX logo (or fansub group/GameSpot logos). If you follow the compression guide, you should be DivX logo-free. As in the above case, if you're using downloaded footage and it's got a logo, crop it out or use LogoAway.
- Lip flap. Unless you're lip-syncing, having mouths moving is distracting from your video.
- Rough or no deinterlacing/IVTC. Some scripts work better than others, so it's important to experiment to find which gives you the best results.
- Off timing. Pay careful attention to the beats and be consistent.
Those are the most prevalent ones I've come across, anyhow.
sorry, missed this in the above reply -
Two questions on the above:
1. I know what you mean about 'random lip flapping' but I'm supposing that if it isn't centered on the screen (the focal point of the scene occuring), would it be passible? For example, one shot I'm using (from GitS), is a closeup of Motoko's chest as she is gearing up, but at the top of the screen, you can see the bottom of her face and she is talking to someone. The main view of the screen is her gearing up, so would that be okay, in general (as I know unless you've seen GitS a hundred times or actually used the scene, you may not be familiar with it)?
2. I'm somewhat confused by the guides about interlaced vids. Currently, I'm editing directly with the VOB files that are, as I understand it, progressive (and interlaced, right?). So, if my final output from all these VOB files is still a dvd compliant VOB file, I can skip the de-interlacing, right? Or am I missing something?
Thanks again