Questions... Yeah, I am new at this...

TranceChrono · Post by **TranceChrono** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:20 pm

I am thinking about getting Adobe Premiere, but before I do, I need some questions answered.

I have clips of videos from games and anime videos saved on my computer. For example, let's say I have a DBZ clip (like a 1 minute fight scene) and a Final Fantasy VIII 1 minute cutscene. Can I combine those two videos along with other videos? Let's say I want to take the one minute DBZ video and just use 5 seconds of it and get my other videos and use 15 seconds and later keep using the parts every 10 seconds...

Do you know what I mean or are you just getting confused?

Ok so here's a better example.

I have a Linkin Park song on my computer, I can use that, right?

The music video starts...

1. Linkin Park song starts playing
2. A few DBZ fighting scenes.
3. A few Final Fantasy cutscenes.
4. More DBZ (same video but different parts)
5. More FF cutscenes (same video, different parts)
6. New Gundam fighting scenes.

(NOTE: The music is still playing)

7. Other games and anime video clips.

So before I buy Premiere, this is what I can do with it, right?

I have the MP3's I want in my video already on my computer, so it'll work fine like that, right? And I also have the video clips saved on my computer, I can use those too, right?

Thanks in advance, I know these are really stupid questions to some of you pros, but I really want to get into this.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:45 pm

Yea, you could do that, but it would probably make for a pretty dumb video

TranceChrono · Post by **TranceChrono** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 10:17 pm

Zarxrax wrote:Yea, you could do that, but it would probably make for a pretty dumb video

Is it easy to do that? I mean, I want to start off like that, then go off to what you guys do.

How do you guys do it anyway?

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 10:43 pm

TranceChrono wrote:
Zarxrax wrote:Yea, you could do that, but it would probably make for a pretty dumb video
Is it easy to do that? I mean, I want to start off like that, then go off to what you guys do.

How do you guys do it anyway?

Bootleg-mixed song + Evangelion + twisted sense of humor = good times.

Well, at least that's what works for <i>me</i> so far...

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 10:56 pm

TranceChrono wrote: Is it easy to do that? I mean, I want to start off like that, then go off to what you guys do.

I made my first video, with absolutely no experience, with no help from other people, with no guides, in a weekend. So yea, its easy.

TranceChrono wrote:How do you guys do it anyway?

Lot's of caffeine.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:24 pm

TranceChrono wrote: How do you guys do it anyway?

We do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.

(actually, I just mess around with MPEG-2 files, and see what happens)

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:24 pm

Zarxrax wrote:
TranceChrono wrote:How do you guys do it anyway?
Lot's of caffeine.

And unatural sleep schedules, ignoring homework, etc. Varies from person to person.

Zarxrax · Post by **Zarxrax** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:28 pm

Kalium wrote:
Zarxrax wrote:
TranceChrono wrote:How do you guys do it anyway?
Lot's of caffeine.
And unatural sleep schedules, ignoring homework, etc. Varies from person to person.

Yes, don't forget the part about ignoring homework! Thats the key!

Kalium · Post by **Kalium** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:32 pm

Dean's warning: AMV editing addiction may cause drop in grades.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:36 pm

Kalium wrote:Dean's warning: AMV editing addiction may cause drop in grades.

Gah! YES.

And AMV <i>forum</i> addiction similarly so.