Newbie Number 648

chocomel · Post by **chocomel** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:41 pm

Hey,

I've been looking at your music videos and im like "WOW"!
and i've been wondering , are there any guides that can help me teach some basics? any sites?

i know you must have answered this question for over a dozen times, im sorry.

Greetings, chocomel

Tsunami Jones · Post by **Tsunami Jones** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 12:43 pm

Here's some guides: http://www.animemusicvideos.org/guides/

chocomel · Post by **chocomel** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:16 pm

oke thx, a question, whats the "steps" you guys go through?
like..you first pick a song, then put fragments of the anime in it, edit it etc?
or you first look for fragments, and then pick a song

downwithpants · Post by **downwithpants** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:32 pm

here's my take on it: http://dwp.hothost.tv/amv/aboutstart.htm

Kariudo · Post by **Kariudo** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:34 pm

A lot of that is creator dependent.
Personally, I do both.
Sometimes I have an Anime that I want to use, other times I hear a song that gives me an idea.
I would reccomend, however, to get a song picked before taking clips.

chocomel · Post by **chocomel** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 1:57 pm

Thx for the tutorial.
however, Phase guide says "Never use downloaded footage"
i was thinking about naruto or scryed or w/e anime, and there arent any dvd's of those.
is this a "hopeless task" ? in other words; what do other people who make naruto amv's do?

megaman917 · Post by **megaman917** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:05 pm

chocomel wrote:Thx for the tutorial.
however, Phase guide says "Never use downloaded footage"
i was thinking about naruto or scryed or w/e anime, and there arent any dvd's of those.
is this a "hopeless task" ? in other words; what do other people who make naruto amv's do?

They either use bootleg DVDs, the R2 DVDs (imported), or downloaded footage. The decision as to what source footage to use for your videos soley rests on your hands.

chocomel · Post by **chocomel** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:14 pm

yeah but; example: Premonition Studios - Phenomenon (Open Your Soul)
it looks REALLY nice, the image is Very clear.
even the naruto of anbudom etc doesnt look that clear, how did she made it that beautifull? if i remember correctly, there arent any dvd's of naruto out yet.

megaman917 · Post by **megaman917** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:25 pm

chocomel wrote:yeah but; example: Premonition Studios - Phenomenon (Open Your Soul)
it looks REALLY nice, the image is Very clear.
even the naruto of anbudom etc doesnt look that clear, how did she made it that beautifull? if i remember correctly, there arent any dvd's of naruto out yet.

Despite the fact that I haven't seen the video in question, I'm guessing she used the R2 (Region 2) DVDs, which she could of gotten imported from Japan. My next guess is that she got hold of a bootleg or a fansub that gave her good quality. Other than that, I wouldn't know.

*inverse* · Post by ***inverse*** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 2:54 pm

chocomel wrote:even the naruto of anbudom etc doesnt look that clear, how did she made it that beautifull? if i remember correctly, there arent any dvd's of naruto out yet.

It is possible to clean up the footage using AVIsynth; however, it's a tricky tool to learn if your just starting to make AMVs.