How do you watch videos?

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How do you watch videos?

Postby Beowulf » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:26 pm

My usual watching experience is either by myself or with Wonka. I crank up the volume, maximize the screen, and turn out the lights. I try to make it as theatrical as possible. I usually watch about 5-10 videos in a single sitting and have 1 or 2 sittings in a day.

Do you watch videos alone? With friends? How loud? Headphones? At night time?
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Postby Minion » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:30 pm

nothing special, other than watching every video full screen
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Postby Brad » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:33 pm

I always prefer to watch AMVs on my TV (same goes for fansubs and such), and my surround sound :-o It's hot. Dark room is also preferable.
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Postby Savia » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:34 pm

I watch videos in one of three modes:

1) I have just downloaded/have had a random urge to rewatch a video and quickly put it on in whatever speaker/headphone setup I might be in and maximised or not dependant on the presence of otherwise of IM programs.

2) I specifically set aside some time for watching some videos of a particular category or theme. I tend to watch 5-10 videos in ambient lighting, fullscreen preferably with headphones as it has the wonderful effect of making the sound appear to come from inside my head :)

3) I decide to settle down to watch a longer multi-editor project over a period of some time with snacks etc.
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Postby dokool » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:34 pm

One time we had huge speakers and an amp and projected 2 hours of AMVs (incl. Animix) onto the side of a building.

At home I watch stuff on my new MCE-based shuttlebox, which outputs straight to the TV. It's wonderful.
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Postby Otohiko » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:39 pm

I usually just download and watch them casually. My preferred AMV-watching time is often in the dead of night.

But when circumstances permit, I try to have 'sessions' with my brother and/or friends - which are generally affairs of 2-3 hours with perhaps 40 or more AMV's that we watch - in terms of athmosphere, it basically becomes aking to a mini-con - with good sound to boot.
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Postby staces » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:44 pm

Well I open my eyes, first of all, and focus on the computer screen . . .

Actually, I definately watch AMVs alone (because none of my friends know that I even like anime muchless AMVs ^^;; ) except for when I force my sister to watch mine for critique. And then I just sit there the whole time scolding her for the fact that she's not paying attention or explaining how and effect was made, etc.

Volume, just at normal volume, maybe a little quieter than some have their's at. If an AMV has a particularly quiet audio track I'll adjust accordingly, but I've never been one for blasting music.

As for head phones, no, unless the song/audio is obscene then I'll wear then so my mom won't hear and come complaining. :oops:

As for the time, I watch new AMVs at like 5 or 6 AM (because I have my computer downloading over night and it finishes right about when I wake up at 5 or 6. But I'll watch them over again all throughout the day, while things on the internet are loading, or whatever. I love AMVs. ^___^

Hmm. . . Anything else. . .. Well, when I'm watching AMVs (after the first few viewings) I tend to watch about 2/3s of them and then play a different one because I get bored, even if the AMV is excellent. Sort of like how the radio often cuts off the ends of songs.
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Postby Castor Troy » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:47 pm

Any mpegs I like I output with my netstream 2000 to my tv.

Anything else is just a regular click and watch.
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Postby Malificus » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:48 pm

I usually watch them the fist time with the lights off, and the image full screen. after that, I'll just casually watch most of them in the corner of the screen, bringing it up full screen for the AMVs I really like.
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Postby angelx03 » Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:58 pm

Basically I show off ANY comedy videos to a group of my aquaintances in my club from my laptop (as long it doesn't get too noisy :? ).

All other videos, I them watch by myself. Occasionally, I create VCD compliations and play them on my parents' computer with the big speakers; I'm still perfecting how to create a DVD compliation since my first one has a lot of the videos "jittering". :x
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Postby jade_eyed_angel » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:02 pm

Actually, I definately watch AMVs alone (because none of my friends know that I even like anime muchless AMVs ^^;; ) except for when I force my sister to watch mine for critique. And then I just sit there the whole time scolding her for the fact that she's not paying attention or explaining how and effect was made, etc.


yeah i do that... well with my brother, the second part. he never pays attention either. i generally watch them right when i download them, and then if i have nothing to do, i watch one once in a while. if i invite some friends who actually like anime over, which is rare, cause almost none such friends exist, then i watch random vids with them. otherwise i sometimes force friends who don't like anime to see some vid, but that doesn't usually work out too well.. lol
but i like watching them alone at 2 am, staring at the screen and thinking how cool the effects are - if there are any, that is
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Postby Castor Troy » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:08 pm

angelx03 wrote:Basically I show off ANY comedy videos to a group of my aquaintances in my club from my laptop (as long it doesn't get too noisy :? ).

All other videos, I them watch by myself. Occasionally, I create VCD compliations and play them on my parents' computer with the big speakers; I'm still perfecting how to create a DVD compliation since my first one has a lot of the videos "jittering". :x


Nowadays amv creators are making dvds of their work which is far superior to the old amv cds that nobody would watch after a con :P
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Postby mexicanjunior » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:09 pm

If it is just casual watching, I usually have them playing in the background on winamp (smallest resolution) while I am doing other things online. If I am doing a review or beta testing for someone, I will watch it full screen.
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Postby inuyashadragon » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:10 pm

Well mostly watching them stress me out because after that I have to give them opinions but i like to be alone with the music on high.
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Postby Kalium » Thu Jun 02, 2005 7:24 pm

Whether I use speakers or headphones depends on the time of day, presence of others in the house, and the phase of the moon (I kid! I kid!).

I usually play them on my second monitor, sometimes absentmindedly, sometimes not. Sometimes picking ones to match my mood, but random play of my collection is more common.
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