Programs for Creating AMV's

Tono_Fyr · Post by **Tono_Fyr** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:18 pm

People who aren't willing to figure out how to make a program work like you want to shouldn't use it to start with. Personally, I've NEVER used Premiere. At all. I've tried, but I couldn't get it to install properly. Well, moving right along, I'll just this... I've never had timing problems with Vegas. Nor have I had quality problems, that's PROBABLY your source footage (counterstrike records at lower framesizes, probably).

Big tip for Vegas... Scrub (slow) the video down while you're previewing it, and make sure you have the settings on Draf - preview in the preview box/window thingy. Makes it look like crap there, but it generally makes it playback a bit more smoothly.

Samurai Drifter · Post by **Samurai Drifter** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:32 pm

I put 'em together in WMM, and then add digital effects/ clean up with Pinnacle Studio 9. Hooray for people who don't have enough money to buy Adobe Premiere!

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:04 am

Niotex wrote:well from what i heard jcd say is that vegas has a complexer timeline wich makes it harder to time compared to premiere making me pick premiere over vegas. i still have to check the program for myself though to confirm this so dont take it as a offence

Hey, no offence was taken. Just wanted to make the opposing viewpoint. I've been using Vegas for over four years and timing is just about the easiest part of the experience.

Tono_Fyr makes some good points, and I can add that it's possible in Vegas to turn off all effects during preview, or even turn off individual tracks. Either method can help when placing clips at the right points.

askol · Post by **askol** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:01 am

I'm a masochist and have never made an AMV before, so I'm going to do my entire first project in AviSynth.

Pro:

I don't need large lossless sources cluttering up my hard drive - I can rip the VOBs once, and work with them directly.
No timing issues: AssumeFPS is your friend
No colorspace issues: all of the functions are in YV12

Con:

Requires a great deal of planning - this project will be a nightmare if I take a directory full of clips and <i>then</i> decide on the theme/song. This is also a pro.
Would you want to do an entire project in AviSynth?

I just started today, but the idea has been rolling around for a while now. All I have finished are a bunch of "dummy clips" synched up to the audio. As I finish story-boarding and finding/massaging the video bits I want, the dummy clips will be replaced by real clips.

Tono_Fyr · Post by **Tono_Fyr** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:37 am

askol wrote: Pro:
I don't need large lossless sources cluttering up my hard drive - I can rip the VOBs once, and work with them directly.

You can do more or less the same thing with Vegas and Premiere. Sure, you're using d2v files in both cases, but that doesn't make much difference in the end... and good luck with that. Hope you don't go insane.

askol · Post by **askol** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 4:52 pm

I suppose another "pro" in the AviSynth catagory would be that I do not own either Vegas or Premiere ^_^

I'm a progammer at heart, so I'll end up spending all of my time writing AviSynth funtions to do effects and never finish the video.

RA|Azrael · Post by **RA|Azrael** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:51 pm

Janzki wrote:
RA|Azrael wrote:Hey I use Vegas Video

but for amvs i wouldn't use anything except for Adobe premiere pro or Windows movie maker.

That's probably the first time I've heard anyone prefer WMM to Vegas. Anyway, The tech guide can help you get the best quality out of your programs.

ok thanks ;D

RA|Azrael · Post by **RA|Azrael** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:55 pm

Janzki wrote:That's probably the first time I've heard anyone prefer WMM to Vegas. Anyway, The tech guide can help you get the best quality out of your programs.

Oh and the reason why I don't use Vegas for AMV's is bcse I can't open the animes proparly. The pircture isn't there :S
It's just black, I have sound but no picture. =/