My Video Projects (VIDEOS)
I have been stuck at home for the past week due to house-related stuff and a pet with health issues, so I've occupied myself with learning some new skills. I still have some improvement to go, but I'm pretty pleased so far with my efforts, most of which were in response to suggestions or requests.
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It is not the same as using Photoshop to edit a still image.
I had B/W video (that I suspect was originally color, given the resolution of the footage) and B/W and color images to compile, no outline option on any lettering, and no option to use colored text in B/W sections.
Artistically, it would detract from the final color image of Lisa if I had artificially introduced colorization earlier anyway.
If I HAD the option to outline my text, I would have. I did insert blackscreen blanks between the segments you complain about, but they didn't survive processing. I ran into a similar issue with the TC video, which dropped two chunks of visual data and some annotations. It happens.
"Silently" was in response to Anons needing transcripts due to having no sound cards, or due to sneaking peeks at videos when they shouldn't (at work). "Repeatedly" is optional, but it tends to be interesting (perhaps only to me) if one can catch new details the subsequent times one views a TV show or film.
You can get online and track down my source materials and a video editing program to show me how to do it better, given the restraints I had. I'd welcome that. I just started learning the software two weeks ago. I'm sure you can master the learning curve faster than I have.
I'm off to critique the little kid next door. Her drawings aren't lifelike at all (since when do people have twelve fingers on each hand?), and her use of color sucks (a purple sun? Clearly the kid needs to quit doing art right now).
Point being, give me a chance to learn how to use the software, understand that these are offered as shared amateur attempts and not going into my professional portfolio any time soon, and if you know a better way to edit videos, feel free to offer tips and share links so I can see how you did it. I'm already well aware that my efforts suck, but it is discouraging to get nitpicked over aspects that aren't under my control (crap software) and which already frustrate me as well.
MovieMaker drops transitions and effects, loses sections of video, makes crisp source look muddy half the time (YouTube does the same), mongles text overlays, messes up the timing on subtitles, and I'm told that you "just learn" to work around what the software claims it can do, what you see internally, using the program, and the result after it is compiled.
It's okay to send back a restaurant meal that a professional chef has over-salted, but rejecting the toast your kid just tried to make you because there are a couple of scorch marks is a way to not take into account the intent behind the effort and time spent, or the inexperience involved. I did self-identify as a "newbie" and "amateur."
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My video efforts involved an antique VHS camera and haven't been digitized. Yes, I suppose it's easy for me to say that I could do better when I haven't even touched my copy of iMovie. Still, what does "crap software" have to do with the fact that text that doesn't match the narration is difficult for the human brain to process? And if you're so sure that what you did sucks, why are you so grouchy at me? I offered suggestions for improvement; I assumed that's what you wanted. If all you wanted is a pat on the head for trying, I'll be glad to give you that, too, but you'd probably think less of me if I did.
Look, I'm sorry if anything I said ended up giving your personal gremlins ammunition against you, but that's something you've really got to handle from your end. I didn't nitpick anything--I made two simple points and got a tirade in response. I get the feeling that you're yelling at yourself more than you're yelling at me.
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I'm not yelling at you.
I'm aware that there are some glitches with the text. It isn't something I have found a solution to, and I futzed with it for five hours, and asked a friend who DOES work with video editing and it was not improvable. The solution I did come up with, blank black screens between image frames, were dropped by the software when it compiled.
I think it's a pretty good effort, given the limitations of the software and the fact I'm playing the role of autodidact. If it is compared to a professional effort, however, it doesn't meet the grade, and on that level, it sucks.
Amount of time it took (hours) + amount of training and experience (0) + amount of effort expended (lots) + technical issues (many) + critique from friend who does not mess with video editing (LOL WUT) + friend acting like it is absurd or due to "gremlins" that I'd be annoyed = eye roll. That's it. Remind me to put my two cents in on a project you are putting a lot of time and effort into learning to do that I have zero experience with, and to do it while you are still in the training wheels phase, then check back in with me to tell me how your gremlins feel about that.
Just sayin'.
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I didn't realize this would be the equivalent of critiquing a five-year-old's drawings, because I'm not in the habit of treating you like a five-year-old.
Remind me to put my two cents in on a project you are putting a lot of time and effort into learning to do that I have zero experience with, and to do it while you are still in the training wheels phase, then check back in with me to tell me how your gremlins feel about that.
Again, I had no way of knowing, until you told me, that those efforts were the results of that much blood, sweat and agony. Maybe if you'd mentioned that up front, I would have been more delicate, or just said nothing at all.
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