http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Forum: Online Video - Recent Posts en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:04:57 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/mental-health-video-help#post-74476 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:57:57 +0000 Fry 74476@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi guys,</p> <p> </p> <p>I entered a video contest about mental health and it was posted as a finalist! The winner will be decided in an online vote and I was wondering if you guys could help me vote and share this video http://bit.ly/xm81TR. It takes a couple seconds with your Facebook account and it really helps out. Thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74408 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:23:42 +0000 trusso 74408@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Every one of them are customizable. When you open them in AE, you see every layer. You just import the assets you want and drag them to the layer, tell it to replace it and BOOM! You assets are aleady resized and twisted to fit into the layer. Good luck.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74387 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:42 +0000 John Hockinson 74387@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>wow im looking at some of the templates and full segments on digital juice this is awesome.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74386 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:18:00 +0000 John Hockinson 74386@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>that sounds really good. yes she was super impressed with the fact I built the video for her. she set a weekend apt and im sure she watched it a few times before she came in. I was really lucky to have the exact configuration she was looking for.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74378 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:03:22 +0000 trusso 74378@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Digital Juice has some great templates for After Effects called Ready 2 Go <a href="http://www.digitaljuice.com/products/product_lines.asp?plid=306">http://www.digitaljuice.com/products/product_lines.asp?plid=306</a>. They are easy to use.All the layers are there. You just need to change the text or video or pic layers. If you want to see one in action, go to <a href="http://vimeo.com/34434671">http://vimeo.com/34434671</a> to see a video I just did last month using one of these templates as an intro. I had to add the music. Now more importantly, did Stephanie buy the car?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74357 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:34:18 +0000 John Hockinson 74357@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>hey thanks I shot that on my motorola thunderbolt lol.</p> <p>I am trying to figure out what would be a nice camcorder to shoot with if anyone has any good ideas.I found a nice  </p> <p>&lt;h2&gt;Canon XL1 Pro for $850.&lt;/h2&gt;</p> <p>would that be too much for what Im going to be doing?</p> <p>&lt;h2&gt;Canon HV20 also found this for $450.&lt;/h2&gt; </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74311 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:43:00 +0000 Matthew Carr 74311@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>John, being new to all this, your Acura TL Tech Walkaround shoot sure turned out great. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing! </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74294 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:09:43 +0000 Charles Schultz 74294@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>If I am not mistaken, that would be the shatter effect in AE </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74291 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:35:52 +0000 John Hockinson 74291@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I would love to be able to have an intro with something like this,</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9k-WKPOKd4&amp;feature=related" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9k-WKPOKd4&amp;feature=related</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74290 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:32:22 +0000 John Hockinson 74290@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am currently trying to bid on a super nice laptop that has the whole adobe creative suite. Im really hoping I can get it reasonable. Then I will have some nice tools to start learning. also in the works of trying to find a nice camcorder other than my phone camcorder. my new position will be to train others to do this and mantain the internet dept and teach them how to do this and I would really love to have a more advance video. most dealers dont even do what im doing now. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74289 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:28:11 +0000 John Hockinson 74289@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thank you so much for the info. this box has the link area greyed out so i cant post a one click link but here is a post to one of my current videos.</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-360gb4CunY&amp;list=UU7vXELNGPimS04UMyKqD2YQ&amp;index=1&amp;feature=plcp" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-360gb4CunY&amp;list=UU7vXELNGPimS04UMyKqD2YQ&amp;index=1&amp;feature=plcp</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74271 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:38:06 +0000 SargeHero 74271@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello John, welcome to Videomaker forums. </p> <p>The problem with Windows Movie Maker is probably the video format recorded by your phone. Try using a program called <a href="http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html">MPEG Streamclip </a>(is free) to convert the Motorola Thunderbolt video into AVI and then edit in Movie Maker. I have no idea which video format your phone use, so I'm not sure if Streamclip will work, but it's worth the try. If this works your ready to edit. </p> <p>What your doing is great and could potentially increase your chances of selling a car, but how exactly are you recording your videos? I could give you a lot of recommendation (one is to read Videomaker article <a title="How to Make a Video" href="http://www.videomaker.com/article/15324/">"How to Make a Video"</a>), but I could be of more help if you describe a little more about your current production process. Also (if you can) post one of your videos here, it will give Videomaker community a clear idea of what your doing and help you better. </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-making-an-online-youtube-video#post-74257 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:20:34 +0000 John Hockinson 74257@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>hello,</p> <p>Im new to video edition and on a mission. I work as Internet Manager in a car dealership. I am always trying new stuff and to stay ontop and be different. when a new customer puts in a request I like to send them an email answering there questions and have a video walkaround on the vehicle there are asking about.</p> <p>The way I currently do it: I have a Motorola Thunderbolt I will use the camcorder option and make a nice 5-8 minute video walkaround for the customer to see the car and the options up close and personal. then I will transfer the file to my pc and upload it to my youtube page then take the link and insert it in the email to my customers for there viewing pleasure.</p> <p>I need some help and insite. I would like to be more professional with my videos. I would like to edit them and have a nice intro to the video like you would see in a real movie. I dont have alot of money to go by something like after effect due to only using it for this one project.</p> <p>one problem I have with the way I currently do it now and trying to experiment with windows movie maker is the recorded movies on my phone will not play in windows movie player or even find them when trying to locate them on windows movie maker.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-74025 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:22:25 +0000 jackwolcott 74025@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>"I want there to be a advantage to reading it from a video instead of a web page(entertaining, cool)."</p> <p>There's probably no advantage to reading a video screen, at least if the content of the written material is important. I'd rank things this way: written on paper; Kendle (no back light;) computer monitor; video screen. </p> <p>Trying to read complex material on a web page is difficult enough; trying to read it as a moving scroll or, worse yet, with a mixture of moving letters in different fonts and colors is hopeless. It may work in a short commercial, where bling is more important than content, but for a lengthy essay, such as you describe, it seems like a poor choice of media.</p> <p>Jack</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-74023 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:52:24 +0000 Charles Schultz 74023@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I made this for where I work and I believe it makes it a little more interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlERQEDA1nk&amp;context=C3fa0fd8ADOEgsToPDskJq_4P5JIo15aMZ1x2pEQy0</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-74017 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:37:26 +0000 SargeHero 74017@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I agree with Earl, transferring a whole document of text to a video will be boring to your audience.  The best you could do is summarize what you written and make a typography style video with voice over. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-73996 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:23:27 +0000 cfxcorp 73996@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Check out this example: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl40wVuCJUA&amp;feature=plcp&amp;context=C35458e2UDOEgsToPDskKUdHmHxmvst2fFKguiO7l1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl40wVuCJUA&amp;feature=plcp&amp;context=C35458e2UDOEgsToPDskKUdHmHxmvst2fFKguiO7l1</a></p> <p>Amena has other examples, most are similar to this format.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-73731 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:37:30 +0000 EarlC 73731@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I don't have a sample of what I'm suggesting though I have long long ago and far far away (sorry, couldn't resist) ... anyway, I used a SCAD of different deco or specialty fonts, bringing them in from various angles, as well as x, y, z with 3D effects, but I emphasized the presentation with VO as well as musical segments, using the beat or special UPBEAT elements of the sound track to underscore certain words and/or passages. Even so, this kind of presentation can be totally monotonous, boring or a flat out turnoff. Hard to make anything other than a PDF with graphics or an eBook interesting if it's ONLY dialog or print on video IMHO. MIght be an interesting challenge at some point if/when I'm totally bored and and come up with some content worth trying.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-73727 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:59:47 +0000 Kalle 73727@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks! </p> <p>Typography is the key-word. </p> <p>There's lots of more videos about typography.</p> <p>Time to start making videos!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-73726 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:34:23 +0000 Tom 73726@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Try a YouTube search on Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography...This will give you another interesting way to work with text.  a good After Effects project.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-73725 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:09:41 +0000 Kalle 73725@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You mean the text like Star Wars intro?</p> <p>Sorry for not making it clear but I was looking for another way of making a video with tons of text.</p> <p>To keep it interesting(not seeing line after line scroll down slowly for 5 mins), easy to read, cool, professional look.</p> <p>I'm looking for suggestions what other ways I could do it? Or maybe even some examples?</p> <p>I can use After Effects and Corel Videostudio.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-73722 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:04:03 +0000 Charles Schultz 73722@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>This was pretty fun to make in After Effects. The only problem you may have is doing the voice over for it.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/making-a-text-video#post-73721 Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:21:56 +0000 Kalle 73721@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've got about an A4 page of text (essay sort of) that I would like to make a video out of. </p> <p>The absolute easiest would just doing it like the star wars intro or something similar where I just copy paste everything from a text document to the video. </p> <p>But it wouldn't be very interesting or fun to follow along. It's a lot of text.</p> <p>I want there to be a advantage to reading it from a video instead of a web page</p> <p>(entertaining, cool).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-lighting-a-subject-green-screen#post-73162 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:28:41 +0000 jackwolcott 73162@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Way, way better! Keep up the good work. This really looks great.</p> <p>Jack</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/playback-skips-when-editing-or-after-rendering#post-73149 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:16:41 +0000 David Lee 73149@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Whenever I record my screen with Camtasia (7) or Jing, etc and playback in editing or after rendering and producing, there will be 3 or 4 places the video and sound skips. My video and sound card drivers are current. I'm running Windows 7 and the computer itself is only about 10 mos old. I'm only trying to do some very basic screen capturing videos with maybe only 2 or 3 annotations along the way.</p> <p>What's weird is it worked before a few months back, so I dont know if some hardware settings are wrong now or settings in the programs now, but I ran Jing just to see if it was maybe Camtasia and I replicated the problem in Jing as well.</p> <p>I've got 399mb of storage available and 2.0 mb ram if that matters.</p> <p>I'm a newbie to all of this so please speak in layman's terms.</p> <p>Please help! <br />Thanks, David Lee</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-lighting-a-subject-green-screen#post-73148 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:53:59 +0000 Kenkyusha 73148@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&nbsp;Again, way better- if you continue to improve&nbsp;at this rate, you'll be pulling keys that are indistinguishable from reality in no time!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-lighting-a-subject-green-screen#post-73147 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:44:38 +0000 Sylas 73147@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for the advice Ken!</p> <p>After moving the subject a bit further away, endlessly tweaking the lights and camcorder settings again, this is the result: <a href="http://imgur.com/1vvFr">http://imgur.com/1vvFr</a></p> <p>Can't believe this is the same camera.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-lighting-a-subject-green-screen#post-73143 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 06:22:25 +0000 Kenkyusha 73143@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>First off- that's way better than the first example.</p> <p>For the next round of improvements, you are currently getting some green spill.&nbsp; If you have the option of moving the subject further from the screen, that will help.&nbsp; Also CTM (magenta gels) will help moderate your lighting color to cut down on bounce.&nbsp; Finally, you may want to tweak the choke/feather settings of your software.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-lighting-a-subject-green-screen#post-73050 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:02:55 +0000 Sylas 73050@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for the helpful responses! I really appreciate them. So I took both your suggestions into consideration and played around with the lights as well as the exposure. I think it's quite an improvement. This is post green screen editing in AE: <a href="http://imgur.com/kiZOk">http://imgur.com/kiZOk</a></p> <p>Thoughts?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-lighting-a-subject-green-screen#post-73015 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:31:34 +0000 Don 73015@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>the reason it looks good zoomed in is because your lens is a variable aperture zoom meaning it lets in less light as you zoom to the telephoto end..</p> <p>also your exposure meter can be fooled by how much (backlit in this case) background is in the frame..</p> <p>solution.. set your exposure manually, once; and don't use the zoom, move the camera...</p>