Tips to Improve my AMVs

[Knowname]

yougettheidea sync is my favorite... often times the only beat is in my head >.<...

[Kitsuner]

the association really teaches you more than you might think.

It isn't about learning things at all. If you hang out with people who edit well, then it's assumed you know what you're doing when you edit. That way, if your actual videos are sub-par, they actually become "artsy" and "unique" because good editors only hang out with other good editors. It's all about perception.

[Vivaldi]

the association really teaches you more than you might think.

It isn't about learning things at all. If you hang out with people who edit well, then it's assumed you know what you're doing when you edit. That way, if your actual videos are sub-par, they actually become "artsy" and "unique" because good editors only hang out with other good editors. It's all about perception.

This is surprisingly true. Someone recently said people won't accept experimental stuff until they know you know your shit anyway. If that's assumed, you can at least get the benefit of the doubt.

[Knowname]

well there might be a self confidance thing going on but I'm the same toon I was when I was a noob, don't kid yourself lol... in fact my brother would probly say I'm worse lol. (as in more annoying) It's not like sleeping on your books helps you to study, there is a bit of effort you need to put in too. But...

[Nya-chan Production]

the association really teaches you more than you might think.

It isn't about learning things at all. If you hang out with people who edit well, then it's assumed you know what you're doing when you edit. That way, if your actual videos are sub-par, they actually become "artsy" and "unique" because good editors only hang out with other good editors. It's all about perception.

Someone mentioned me?

[Megamom]

My tip...

Trying to do different things... things you never looked at an AMV before!

[qyll]

There are really two sets of skills when it comes to editing AMVs: the technical and the artistic. The technical skills you can learn by reading guides. Compressing audio, ripping DVDs, writing .avs scripts. These things are not hard to learn if you instructions in front of you. If you need to improve in this department, I would suggest going back to the guides, reading them thoroughly, and then fiddling around with the programs. Also notice how in the end, all of these technical skills aim to improve the visual/audio quality of your AMV. They won't help you fix your sync or improve your scene selection. These skills are the artistic skills, and you can't easily learn them from a guide. Sure, other editors have written "guides" for different kinds of sync, but these guides only do what they are named to do: guide. They are not scientific procedure because AMVs differ from song to song, from anime to anime, from editor to editor.

Other people have already given good advice in this thread: Watch a lot of AMVs, play around with the footage, etc. You know you've improved when you look back on past AMVs and ask yourself: "what was I THINKING!?". When you start to obtain that sense of sync, you should be able to narrow down the footage and audio to the very frame where a cut should land. And when you make a good cut, you should know that you've made a good one.

And here's another hint: if you're going to make an AMV with a well-used anime such as Bleach or Naruto or FMA, it better have killer sync or originality. Viewers on the org give a little more leeway to AMVs that use newer anime or songs/artists that have never been used.

[Knowname]

And here's another hint: if you're going to make an AMV with a well-used anime such as Bleach or Naruto or FMA, it better have killer sync or originality. Viewers on the org give a little more leeway to AMVs that use newer anime or songs/artists that have never been used.

Unfortunate but true... for the majority of dorks around here. Those are the lesser outspoken majority that give the org that elitist bad name, the outspoken few will go through anything and if it's good it's good, why stereotype? ie my own experience, when watching tons of amvs, I end up seeing a number of scenes over and over, and this ESPECIALLY means scenes from 'new' anime due to ppl that think this way! Heck, due to my time on the org I've probably seen (no, DEFFINITELY seen) more Haruhi/ Lucky Star scenes than I have Naruto in the last few years!! This type of thing is highly irrelevant and differs from person to person that I'd rather just ignore it. If you like Bleach, just make your Bleach amv, jeez. In the end I'm SO annoyed by everything from Haruhi to Naruto to Linkin Park to stupid Jap Pop that I don't care WHAT you give me, just hopefully I like the flow. I'm sure many of the more outspoken, opiniotive reviewer types like me will agree, sure I'll take a good LP/ Naruto vid any day, thank you.

Now for the ppl you don't hear from much but actually make up the majority of viewers, the lurkers, VCA voters and such. They'll typically spend more time at YT or Myspace/ Facebook and will undoubtably be more sensitive to Bleach/ Naruto and stuff. Like I said it's all up in the air but hardly a rule.

[Knowname]

I should include Zetsubo Sensei too... ugh.

[JazzyDJ]

I'm making a point to actually learn my programs and watch hundreds of tutorials before I release any video. This way I learn what can and can't be done effectively, and how to pull it off. I also take breaks from videos and so when I go back to them after having gained more experience working with the programs (thanks to the tutorials and other members), I have fresh eyes and can see clearly what mistakes I made. Then I correct them. If there is something I'm unsure about, I seek out a beta tester with more experience.

In my case the number one thing you can have is patience, and persistance.

I also watch alot of videos like others mentioned earlier to see what looks good and what doesn't with other editors attempts at a certain effect/transition/idea. Many of them inspire me. They also motivate me to keep working at it to get better and release that video!