lookin for effects

Ashton · Post by **Ashton** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 11:18 am

The biggest problem that I run into with this whole "create the video in your mind and then work the technical side" is that the footage is very limiting. Whenever I have this really baddass scene planned out, with this perfect idea for effects, the scenes are always 20 frames short of what I need, and the effect I want to use doesn't exist anywhere but in my mind, meaning I can spend hours photoshoping/after effectsing each frame, or I can sell short and look for another clip that will work in a similar way, but will go the whole way without stretching, and find an effect that will work, or scratch the effect entirely (which is the more common result.)
I'm thinking of working on a new action video soon (it will be my first ever action video) and so I'm giving all of this some very serious thought. What I really want to do is sit down with Koop and have a talk about how Rei-mix was made, see if I can't use magix or something, because those are the best effects I've ever seen.

catzual · Post by **catzual** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 12:33 am

well i am playin with this video.. tryin to get opinions.. never knew how ta use transparency's.. or the fade.. THANKS cjhayes!!!! prolly render this one a few times before i even think of posting it hehe BTW i got the chobits tv series on dvd.. so if i get them in soon i will be able to use CLEAN footage.. once i get them ripped

but for now.. it will have ta be fansubbed.. and fuck dragonball like linkin park limp bizkit no no it's the techno song in the chobits series..

hope i can make this well..

if not.. there is other times.. other vids.. other songs

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:42 am

I have an idea, why not ask the idiot who made the video to help you out?

I'm sure he would ^_^

OmniStrata · Post by **OmniStrata** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 9:47 am

Ashton wrote:The biggest problem that I run into with this whole "create the video in your mind and then work the technical side" is that the footage is very limiting. Whenever I have this really baddass scene planned out, with this perfect idea for effects, the scenes are always 20 frames short of what I need, and the effect I want to use doesn't exist anywhere but in my mind, meaning I can spend hours photoshoping/after effectsing each frame, or I can sell short and look for another clip that will work in a similar way, but will go the whole way without stretching, and find an effect that will work, or scratch the effect entirely (which is the more common result.)
I'm thinking of working on a new action video soon (it will be my first ever action video) and so I'm giving all of this some very serious thought. What I really want to do is sit down with Koop and have a talk about how Rei-mix was made, see if I can't use magix or something, because those are the best effects I've ever seen.

"It's not the program, it's the amv editor..." - Koopiskeva

Ashyukun · Post by **Ashyukun** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:05 am

OmniStrata wrote:"It's not the program, it's the amv editor..." - Koopiskeva

Very definitely. About the only effect in the video I don't really have an idea of how to do in After Effects (as opposed to Magix) is the hex 'bar graph' effect. My wife figures it was a wipe/transition of sorts used in a really creative way. Either way, I'd say Omni hit it on the head- if you're interested in how someone did a certain effect, ask them directly. Most of the editors I know will fairly readily tell you how they did something...

Ashton · Post by **Ashton** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 11:54 am

Ashyukun wrote:
OmniStrata wrote:"It's not the program, it's the amv editor..." - Koopiskeva
Very definitely. About the only effect in the video I don't really have an idea of how to do in After Effects (as opposed to Magix) is the hex 'bar graph' effect. My wife figures it was a wipe/transition of sorts used in a really creative way. Either way, I'd say Omni hit it on the head- if you're interested in how someone did a certain effect, ask them directly. Most of the editors I know will fairly readily tell you how they did something...

Yeah, everyone except koop.

Anyway, yeah, I know where you are coming from, and I'm not exactly proud to admit that I never had the patients to work out effects. That also has to do with the fact that I always got discouraged away from doing any effects videos by the fact that I... had... no.. idea... waht I was doing... crap... it's a vicious cycle. Alrighty then, I'm gonna make my first effects video, you'll see

Mwaahaha

Koopiskeva · Post by **Koopiskeva** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 4:20 pm

Ashton wrote: Yeah, everyone except koop.

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I wouldn't mind showing it to you... its just hard to translate it into premiere terms |: .. for me anyway |:

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 5:30 pm

catzual wrote:never knew how ta use transparency's.. or the fade.. THANKS cjhayes!!!!

No prob, dude.

Gotta learn the basics before you really start applying effects.