hehe I can understand not wanting to wait, the first thing I'd suggest is probably get a better editing program, WMM is very limited and there are tricks and whatnot that you can do in less linear programs, and ones that allow for overlays and such.Lepidopteran_Productions wrote:I like to wait but, the last time i did that i'm STILL waiting (and my mate who's been waiting just as long after my nice epiphany with the lyrics: Pulled through doorway, and there being a scene of that that i'd overlooked entirely, changing the whole middle thanks ENTIRELY to her and her roommate helping me with advice there...)
Ah stuff like that makes me love constructive criticism ^.^ Even if i can't do mush better than i have, or am completely satisfied with my hard work, even if it isn't spectacular, one well placed comment will still sometimes be enough to give me a fresh start on things. I used to have troubles in school because i'd hate to change stuff- or erase something i'd done, even if i thought of something better. -_- I'm working on getting better about that through AMV's lol.
Also the ability to jump around in my video instead of just starting with the beginning and going to the end has helped me on a mental level because sometimes I get ideas down the road that I want to work on now, but with linear editing you just "can't" do that.
crit became easier for me when I realized it is okay if I disagree with another person's opinion, or the fact that I was allowed to go, "ok, but I like it this way, but I like your idea here." Crit during the editing process is golden to me because I can pick and choose which advise I want to use. Crit after the final version is usually pointless to me, because recently a lot of the crit I've been getting I can't really apply it to other videos. Though I usually "welcome" it anyways. I do like hearing other people's thoughts even if I don't agree with them.
Also there is always the fact that you will never satisfy everyone. Someone will always find something that is "wrong" with your video, even if you or a million other people don't see it as wrong.
If you had another editing program I could direct you to some guides/tips and tricks... but WMM in general only has one video track so using still frames is the best I can offer you right now... aside from cutting those scenes shorter and replacing them with some random scene that has movement to the music.. the still images would at the least keep the same scene without the lipflap... you could always add panning (camera movement) to the still frames?I thought about editing in a black jpg (i keep one for just such occasions, or if i want to play around with fading like in my Hisana tribute XP) but ended up playing with random scenes which is why everything of the chorus is not really ... timed at all. It's sortof all practice with timing, fillers instead of just slapping in a black screen there ^^; My WMM was lagging like crazy since i've been using it alot, (and WMM takes little use, and abuse to get angsty imo) and have been running some other programs so i'll go back to my quest to rid myself of the lip flaps in a few more hours. (or i'll just re-start the comp or something or give it a rest)
Do you have any suggestions or tips for that stillness, of having to use plain pics? I want to keep the lengths of the parts, and the scenes themselves, without any of the speaking, but i don't want just.... still images all over the amv ^^; I also played with a few effects, but thought they just detracted more than they helped at those points, so i'm not sure what would be a nice -subtle- but still... something, type of effect that i could use.
Questions are how people learn. If you are asking questions, it shows that you actually want to learn, which is sometimes rare on this site.But if i'm learning as i go (and i still have such a LONG way to go lol XP) i'd prefer to learn -right- so i'm so sorry if i bombard you with questions such as "what's this do" and how can i get better at timing things to the music and beats etc instead of just working on lyric matches....)
A lot of the time when it comes to timing it just comes down to putting on the headphones and just listening very carefully to the music, or playing the song over and over till the whole thing is ingrained into your head. Then try to take the scenes that sync to your lyrics and see how you can use the motion in them to match up with the music.
If WMM had markers or a waveform (I don't remember does it have waveform for the audio?) you could use those to see the beats you want to emphasize. It's really been so long since I've used WMM I don't remember what all it has.
That really depends on the person watching. I tend to do that myself on occasion, and then people tell me my sync is off, I guess I just hear a different flow than some other people do.. Most people believe that you should be syncing to the more obvious sounds that you hear... I'm fairly more liberal on that.I also have a (is it a bad habit?) of wanting to time things to the undertones in music, or the downbeats? I don't know any of the lingo that would help me to explain what i am meaning here ^^;
I've found a tendency with my amv's where i want to have a beat-then scene right after, so it's like Bam/flash, or so with the timing after on purpose, and i don't know why ^^; Or if that goes against the amv very much. As i said i really don't know much, so i'm full of questions if you don't mind my struggling to explain myself here ^o^
Thanks, it will be better quality visually than my last one, cause I've learned a lot since then, I donno about my "editing" quality though XDAnd i wish you the best of luck on your own Loveless vid, i can't wait until it's done and i can watch it ^.^ It's sure to be quality ^.^
naw I got what you were saying, you just type a lot.... Wall of text!I am so bad at getting points across that i'm trying to make though -_-
Even with manga if i read it online i still usually end up intending to buy in in the future ^^ Which is a good thing i guess) but i didn't realize since i was a little tired when i started it that the nice violin part was missing until i'd edited the beginning the way i actually wanted it ^o^