Your thoughts

reddragon_syndicate · Post by **reddragon_syndicate** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:50 pm

Alright.. I'm not real sure if this is the best place to ask . this . .but if it isnt oh well? .. mabye... anyway. I recently started another project using Fairyland (Blutengel club mix) - by Angelzoom ... I'm not real familiar with Techno/Dance? music at all so I thought I'd give it a try just for practice on editing. Problem is It's about 6:03 long. Again I'm not real familiar and I havnt really downloaded a lot of amvs of that type to get an idea on how long I'd like to have the song length. And since I'm trying to learn a little bit of effect work.. taking 30 minutes to render out 22 seconds .. I dread seeing 6:03.

My question is .. Editors who deal with this sort of thing.. or usual watchers .. what is the usual length you see or use? I understand that this is all up to personal preferences and of course what one is trying to accomplish, but I'd like to ask anyway.

Thanks in advance

Take Care
RedDragon

Pwolf · Post by **Pwolf** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:28 am

i tend to not try anything over 4min long unless the song can't be cut down or wouldn't work as well if it was cut...

Pwolf

Nessephanie · Post by **Nessephanie** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:31 am

Pwolf wrote:i tend to not try anything over 4min long unless the song can't be cut down or wouldn't work as well if it was cut...

Pwolf

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CrackTheSky · Post by **CrackTheSky** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:40 am

I'm working on a five-minute video right now, and I'm running out of footage with over a minute to go. I think most people try to keep videos under 4:30, as a rule. I mean, Whisper of the Beast is something like 6:30 long, but how many people really watch it past the end of the Megaherz song?

Pwolf · Post by **Pwolf** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:43 am

PS:

i've also pretty much cut every song i've used for the past 2 years (or longer)... there are just somethings i feel need to be cut even if it's shorter then 4min (heh, or 3min, or 2... or 1

).

basically, in addition to what i've said before, do what you gota do to make the video you wana make

Pwolf

sasuke2468 · Post by **sasuke2468** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 1:52 am

it depends, i usually don't like to watch videos that are above 5 min, and i usually try to keep mine to 3 min or else i'll just lose interest with the video lolz but there are the few (shackled) that are above that 5 min, and even some (shackled) that i could watch many times. It all depends, and is purely up to you

Keeper of Hellfire · Post by **Keeper of Hellfire** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:57 am

My longest vid so far is 3:56 - the song was 5:12. But I don't care about the question: How long should an AMV be? If I can go with my idea through the whole song I'll do it, no matter how long it is. If not, then the song will be edited. Hell, I did even stretch a song because it was too short. Since I while I'm pregnant with an idea for an AMV to a 6:36 song over the full length. But I'm still bothering with the question if I should do it alone or in cooperation.

Minion · Post by **Minion** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:06 am

i'm working with an 8 minute long tool song right now. cut down the 2:50

AMV_4000 · Post by **AMV_4000** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:27 am

16 minutes is my limit....

but i eat 6 minute songs for breakfast. it sounds like your working hard on the video, and if i were you i would cut out parts in the song, making sure it still blends together where no one will notice the cuts in the audio... then see how long it is... I've cut 2 songs down for their vids... and no one really seems to notice.... shorter videos are usually liked because they dont tend to get boring.. long videos get respect from some editors... i say trim it down.... it will take less time to edit, render, upload, watch and people would prolly appreciate it.

BauziOLD · Post by **BauziOLD** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:47 am

I´ve finished works with songs, that are not longer than 4 minutes. Or I cut them down. That has the advantage, that I will not run out of footage.
Cutting down songs is not very hard to do.