AMV flaws you want to admit

[JaddziaDax]

I only make AMVS because of lyrical sync and beat sync, and apparently that's bad because we are supposedly suppose to make a concept as well(I think a concept is a retarded idea, most people don't care about it, because most people don't understand it).

I think some concepts revolvs around how you use your lyrical sync and beat sync.

[purplepolecat]

At last a thread I feel I can contribute to!

* I don't take kindly to helpful advice while I'm editing, in fact it's one of the few things that makes me revert to a petulant 6-year-old. One of the reasons I don't do MEPs. It's not that I think my vids are perfect, I just don't think I can make them any better, sad as that may seem.
* Composition. How do people do this? So often I am reduced to shuffling clips around the timeline until they don't suck too badly. After that I'm afraid to touch anything (see above).
* Reliance on high concept to cover the fact that I can't edit (see above).
* Too much time just watching the video over and over, including parts that I have no intention of changing. I kid myself that it's so I can better judge the "flow" required for the unfinished parts. In fact it's because if I watch the good bits enough times, I might get the confidence to lay something down on the big blank areas that I have no ideas or suitable footage for.
* I hate doing lipsync, and I'm not that good at it. And yet I still use it in almost all my vids.
* Effects? I can do effects if it's to sell a gag, but if I try to get artistic it looks embarrassingly bad.

I glad that I'm not alone in some of these afflictions.

[dakotasapphire]

I only make AMVS because of lyrical sync and beat sync, and apparently that's bad because we are supposedly suppose to make a concept as well(I think a concept is a retarded idea, most people don't care about it, because most people don't understand it).

I think some concepts revolvs around how you use your lyrical sync and beat sync.

I suppose thats true, but if there is a concept and no really great lyrical sync or beat sync, then what was the point of the concept?

[Kariudo]

The point of having a concept (to me) is to have a general idea/theme around which the rest of the amv is structured...most concepts aren't really tied to any specific sync at all imo. A concept makes it more than just a random collection of clips that anyone could throw together.

I believe that having the structure that a concept can bring helps in making amvs feel more polished/better executed.

[dakotasapphire]

The point of having a concept (to me) is to have a general idea/theme around which the rest of the amv is structured...most concepts aren't really tied to any specific sync at all imo. A concept makes it more than just a random collection of clips that anyone could throw together.

I believe that having the structure that a concept can bring helps in making amvs feel more polished/better executed.

Well, I don't understand why something needs a concept if hardly anyone looks for a concept. Its something we aren't born with. Most people are Illiterate and aren't that great with finding the concept of anything. So, if your beat syncs, your effects and transitions work, and your clips match the song's mood and lyrics(or no lyrics if its an instrumental) than there really doesn't need to be a concept. It just has to be entertaining.

[gotenks794]

Well, I don't understand why something needs a concept if hardly anyone looks for a concept. Its something we aren't born with. Most people are Illiterate and aren't that great with finding the concept of anything.

What are you smoking?

So, if your beat syncs, your effects and transitions work, and your clips match the song's mood and lyrics(or no lyrics if its an instrumental) than there really doesn't need to be a concept. It just has to be entertaining.

That's more or less a concept.

[Kariudo]

The point of having a concept (to me) is to have a general idea/theme around which the rest of the amv is structured...most concepts aren't really tied to any specific sync at all imo. A concept makes it more than just a random collection of clips that anyone could throw together.

I believe that having the structure that a concept can bring helps in making amvs feel more polished/better executed.

Well, I don't understand why something needs a concept if hardly anyone looks for a concept. Its something we aren't born with. Most people are Illiterate and aren't that great with finding the concept of anything.

Think of it like this...
Two people are building a chair. They both have the same amount of wood, same tools, etc..., and they both are reasonably skilled handymen.
One person has instructions, and the other doesn't.
More times than not, the chair from the guy with instructions is going to look better than the chair from the guy without instructions...and the guy with the instructions is probably going to get the chair done faster as well (or have more time to add embellishments).

It doesn't really matter if Joe Schmo looking at the chair can understand the instructions or not, the chair made by the guy with instructions will still look nicer. At the same time, a master chairsmith will be able to look at the instructions, look at the chair, and be able to see why the instructions make the chair look nicer and how the sequence of steps used in its construction contribute to its various chair-like features

So, if your beat syncs, your effects and transitions work, and your clips match the song's mood and lyrics(or no lyrics if its an instrumental) than there really doesn't need to be a concept. It just has to be entertaining.

I generally believe that, everything else equal, a video made with a concept in mind will be more entertaining than a video without a concept.

[sportsgirl1391]

-I got a mac and now using Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative suit 5 and i still dont know how to mask half way decent masks.
-I am learning about codecs. I feel like a noob when it comes to that.
-finally learned prores is better than lossless. X] at least for me.
-use to try convert mkv...yeah you know how well that works X]

Got more but to lazy to type it all. lol.

[JaddziaDax]

still lyric is the most used concept.

[Ikore]

actually a monkey edited all of my vid, I paid bananas.