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Nunchuck · Post by **Nunchuck** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:52 am

/gets

MiyaDV · Post by **MiyaDV** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:38 am

You should use avis, I don't like mp4s!

[anubis] · Post by **[anubis]** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:21 pm

Kalium wrote:They're distracting, and general bad style.

Anyway, not bad editing. You did kinda abuse the shatter effect, and you quite obviously used fansubs source (otherwise the funky AR makes no sense).

I'll have to watch it more closely before I can offer commentary on the narrative itself.

It's bad style to protect yourself against fraud? I'm sorry, but protection isn't bad style, stealing and ripping others work is bad style.

ShadowNOS, the video was very well done and the quality was supreme. I don't know about others, but it looked perfect on my flatscreen LCD display in Full Screen. Seems people just need something to complain about.

As for the rain. It was done well and added greatly to the fM. Does it rain when it's not cloudy and the sun is out? It most surely does. Would people be griping if you used the rain effect in some of the chorus and not all of it? They most surely would. Is it extremely apparent to anyone who has not seen the anime that the last few scenes are underground? Most certainly not. If anything, they'd have no idea because the sky is dark.

Then it comes to down to this, is the rain suppose to be taken physically? Or is it merely a representation of Sabers inner feelings? Who knows. Look deeper people. If emotions are shoved in our faces, it's cheesy and not well played out.

Overall, I'm quite impressed with this video. For someone who has not dwelled in the realm of emotional videos throughout his career, you've done a great job at adapting your videos. Everything was in order and represented in a well layed and thought out fashion. Quite a great video Nos. Better than most I've seen.

dreamawake · Post by **dreamawake** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:03 pm

[anubis] wrote:
Kalium wrote:They're distracting, and general bad style.

Anyway, not bad editing. You did kinda abuse the shatter effect, and you quite obviously used fansubs source (otherwise the funky AR makes no sense).

I'll have to watch it more closely before I can offer commentary on the narrative itself.
It's bad style to protect yourself against fraud? I'm sorry, but protection isn't bad style, stealing and ripping others work is bad style.

ShadowNOS, the video was very well done and the quality was supreme. I don't know about others, but it looked perfect on my flatscreen LCD display in Full Screen. Seems people just need something to complain about.

As for the rain. It was done well and added greatly to the fM. Does it rain when it's not cloudy and the sun is out? It most surely does. Would people be griping if you used the rain effect in some of the chorus and not all of it? They most surely would. Is it extremely apparent to anyone who has not seen the anime that the last few scenes are underground? Most certainly not. If anything, they'd have no idea because the sky is dark.

Then it comes to down to this, is the rain suppose to be taken physically? Or is it merely a representation of Sabers inner feelings? Who knows. Look deeper people. If emotions are shoved in our faces, it's cheesy and not well played out.

Overall, I'm quite impressed with this video. For someone who has not dwelled in the realm of emotional videos throughout his career, you've done a great job at adapting your videos. Everything was in order and represented in a well layed and thought out fashion. Quite a great video Nos. Better than most I've seen.

x2

Corran · Post by **Corran** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:06 pm

[anubis] wrote:
Kalium wrote:They're distracting, and general bad style.

Anyway, not bad editing. You did kinda abuse the shatter effect, and you quite obviously used fansubs source (otherwise the funky AR makes no sense).

I'll have to watch it more closely before I can offer commentary on the narrative itself.
It's bad style to protect yourself against fraud? I'm sorry, but protection isn't bad style, stealing and ripping others work is bad style.

Bad style as in they are distracting for the viewer.

And really, if people want to rip you off on some third party site such as you tube, it doesn't matter much what you do (In this case, a person could easily crop out the watermark. Hell, most 'thieves' would probably post it with the watermark and not bother cropping...). Much like traditional copy protected mp3s and video, the "protection" is more of a nuisance to the good people than it is to those that would attempt to take credit for your work.

IMO, it is somewhat hypocritical anyways for people to try and stop something like this given the nature of this hobby. I've had most of my videos posted into you tube by people I don't know. At this point, rather than complain and bitch, I'm looking at it as an odd form of flattery...

If you have a problem with people posting your videos on this site, then make a post in the mod drop box forum and a mod will look into it.

[anubis] · Post by **[anubis]** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:52 pm

That's all opinion. In my opinion, they don't. If the watermark was large, I would consider it obtrusive and in bad style. But considering this one is small and generally not noticeable... also the symbol is present in the anime... I have no problem with it.

Instead of looking in to the format of the video and the filesize, how about commenting on the Editor's skill, technique, and giving tips. Not a single one of these posts offers alternatives, and little to none of them center on the skill of the editor.

CrackTheSky · Post by **CrackTheSky** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:57 pm

[anubis] wrote:Not a single one of these posts offers alternatives, and little to none of them center on the skill of the editor.

The alternative is to not put in a watermark

Obviously if the watermark issue has generated this much discussion, it must strongly affect how we view the video.

[anubis] · Post by **[anubis]** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:10 pm

CrackTheSky wrote:
[anubis] wrote:Not a single one of these posts offers alternatives, and little to none of them center on the skill of the editor.
The alternative is to not put in a watermark Obviously if the watermark issue has generated this much discussion, it must strongly affect how we view the video.

I haven't read a single post saying/written in the manner of, "I suggest not using a watermark in your next video, as I find them distracting and, generally, in bad taste. I wouldn't worry about ripping. I actually find it to be a form of flattery

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ShadowNOS · Post by **ShadowNOS** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:19 pm

Wow, thats a lot of discussion over the watermark. Anything about the actual video anyone has to say?

Nessephanie · Post by **Nessephanie** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:37 pm

I suggest not using a watermark in your next video, as I find them distracting and, generally, in bad taste. I wouldn't worry about ripping. I actually find it to be a form of flattery

>_> couldn't resist.