How can I improve this AMV? Better yet, should I continue?

Basarakun · Post by **Basarakun** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:50 pm

I started working on an AMV using clips from the first episode of Super Robot Taisen Original Generation: The Animation, and I'm looking for criticism on how I could improve it, also, do you think it's worth continuing on, or should I drop it? Your comments, and critique would be appreciated. However, while I do welcome comments, and critique on my AMV, don't be too harsh on it, because afterall, this is my first attempt at an AMV. Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RZNfVmOegk

Oh yeah, and if anyone knows how to change the sample rate of an AVI file, please tell me, apparently I can mix clips from different episodes together, because each episode has a different sample rate.

Basarakun · Post by **Basarakun** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 9:51 pm

I meant to say, that I "can't" mix different episodes together.

Purge · Post by **Purge** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 4:05 am

sample rate has to do with audio i think, so I would try using sources with the audio removed.

Ezmereth Moriquendi · Post by **Ezmereth Moriquendi** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:02 pm

looks pretty good to me, and enough people make amv's of robots fighting and stuff getting blown up that i'm sure a nice sum of people would watch it. your timing on the explosions is pretty good, too. but only continue it if you like what you've done so far or know how to change it so that you like it, have some plans for the rest of the video, or you just want to. if you don't feel like finishing it, there's not really any reason you should. if you quit being ambitious about it, the video could rapidly decline in quality. it's your choice, in the end. you could possibly still post it, i think, if you've declared it finished. as it is, it's short enough that posting it may pretty much be pointless. consider it as practice, and start on something you'll be really diligent about and can see though until the end.

if you use virtualdub and you can open your video format with it, you can use it to eliminate the audio and crop out subtitles. check the guides for more information on cropping out subs. the audio thing is just under the audio menu; pretty simple. some parts of the dvd footage guide are helpful too, even with downloaded clips and probably VHS tapes instead of dvd footage.

Ezmereth Moriquendi · Post by **Ezmereth Moriquendi** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:03 pm

Purge wrote:sample rate has to do with audio i think, so I would try using sources with the audio removed.

that couldn't hurt. i really don't know if that's the root of that problem, but i think it is, too.