AMV file type questions

RadicalEd0 · Post by **RadicalEd0** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 9:42 pm

you could just send it over aim, no need to go to such extents as getting the postal system involved
and I guess I better say a few things
I don't officially support taking footage from other's amvs, however, in reality it isn't any different from taking footage offline
that spoken, I don't agree with using downloaded footage of any kind *if* you can get it somewhere else. Let it be a last resort. Like if you're using a series not released yet or are young and have no source of income or etc.
And what I said is true, the fact of the matter is that artsy stuff turns out a hell of a lot better when you're just being creative, and not being limited by the opinion of peers or the source of footage.

so what've we learned? well

dont take footage offline unless you have no other choice
and
dont let other people's opinions get you down. If you're only in this for the praise then get out of it.

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 10:24 pm

Lone Wolf wrote:The only "editing" done in the original AMVs is transitions.

That's the problem, maybe you should the thread where we all chewed out -ssj2gohan- It doesn't matter the number, it matters that they're there at all. There is absolutley no way to tell your transitions apart from theirs, unless you intend to credit each and every transition that's not yours completley. Even then after you have that lsit of credits at the end, how will you even know for sure if they made the transition or if it's originaly part of the original anime? There is no way for any body to know any of this. All people will know if that other peoples transitions are in your video and your taking credit because most of them are yours.

Lone Wolf · Post by **Lone Wolf** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 11:28 pm

Ed, just give me a time (preferrably after 3:00 pm) to be on AIM. I'll send it to you that way. As for the transitions, I'll reply to this and name each and every one of mine that's included.

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 11:30 pm

uh.. since you said you did most of them, I think it'd be faster AND more respectable of you to name each and everyone you didn't do...

Kracus · Post by **Kracus** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:05 pm

VicBond007 wrote:

Main editing computer: less than $1,000
Adobe Premiere: free
Source DVD: downloaded files or vcr source
Red Bull to keep me awake while editing: have natural energy, don't need crap
Kicking the freeloader who stole my footage in the balls: don't care

Kracus · Post by **Kracus** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:10 pm

[quote="Lone Wolf"]The only problem I have is that the file size is 39 MB and I can't mail it through AOL.
[quote]

*AHEM* use winrar. People do it on AOL all the time, make it 15 mbs or 10 mbs. Have you ever been in PR: infinite, prm or Animatrix?

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 1:45 pm

winrar won't half it's size dude, it's only LISGHTLY more compact than a .zip file. It might shave 2 - 5 megs at the most.

Kracus · Post by **Kracus** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 2:35 pm

Not what I meant dude. If his file is 33 or so mbs, the advantage of Winrar is not compression but breaking the file up into smaller files for transport. So if he selected 10 mbs, it would break the 33 mb file into 4 files. Since AOL has a upload cap of 16 mbs.

Jace Tsunami · Post by **Jace Tsunami** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 2:40 pm

still, would you want to break up your video? I know that I'd want my video in one file.

Kracus · Post by **Kracus** » Wed Dec 18, 2002 2:43 pm

You wouldn't watch it broken up. Whoever he wants to send it to would just download all four parts and Winrar would then extract the file. You would be sending 4 avi, rm, wmv, mpg files, you'd be sending 4 Winrar files (.rar,.r01,.r02 etc) Well with the next Winrar they are .part1.rar, .part2.rar and so on.