fullmetal alchemist-trying to be gods

haunted_fox · Post by **haunted_fox** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:58 pm

song: slipknot-left behind

this is one sic video and my best work yet. i know im still somewhat amatuer, but you just cant argue with this video. its pure awesome and it took me like, 3 weeks to complete

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... p?v=147376

alot of action and video effects, with a special ending

Autraya · Post by **Autraya** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:54 pm

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Subs, massive amounts of pixelations, and the sync/flow was off (but better than kickass').
You are overlaying/crossfading where you should be cutting and try using fade in/out occasionally.
The effects were ugly and repetative.
The targeting scope you used was good for maybe 1 use but i saw it 3 times before i stopped watching (which was halfway through). Try to integrate some different effects ideas if you are going to use effects.
The part with mustang standing ing the rain at the begining was an interesting intro idea but the rest of the clips were almost randomly thrown on the timeline... that said i didn't watch it all so if the were tied in somehow, i missed it.

I'm guessing you use vegas for this vid? I suggest reading the guides to help you with your visual quality, btw downloaded footage is not allowed to be used in videos

unless the rules have changed?
This just didn't do justice to the song, i suggest picking an easier song for your next vid and working on your trabsitions, this is not complete suck it just needs a hell of a lot of work still.
1/5

-Reda- · Post by **-Reda-** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:54 pm

Alrighty well since no one is taking the time to give this a look, I will. Slipknot sounds promising right about now, I better see some nice sync...

Edit: Well the one thing that stood out to me about this video was it was wayyyyyyy too long. I think you should maybe cut the song down a tad because it becomes very repetitive. Also I'd say crop out the subs, and figure out a much better way to export. And YES there is a better way to export. Just export the video as lossless and run it through VirtualDubMod. Then export as AVI (in Xvid codec, quantizer set to 2) and bam! Nicer export quality. And don't forget to compress your audio.

And finally, its not a RULE that you can't use downloaded footage. Its just highly recommended that you use DVD sources because that way you're working with the highest video quality available.

Autraya · Post by **Autraya** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:57 pm

N0OB wrote:Alrighty well since no one is taking the time to give this a look, I will. Slipknot sounds promising right about now, I better see some nice sync...

must beaten you to it by a nose

-Reda- · Post by **-Reda-** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:03 pm

Autraya wrote:
N0OB wrote:Alrighty well since no one is taking the time to give this a look, I will. Slipknot sounds promising right about now, I better see some nice sync...
must beaten you to it by a nose

Oh you did...I came back and was like "DAMN IT!"

Prodigi · Post by **Prodigi** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:13 am

Yeh, there wasn't much that I liked about this video. A lot of technical and editing problems, plus I really dislike Slipknot

1/5

Cornwiggle · Post by **Cornwiggle** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:25 pm

Autraya wrote: btw downloaded footage is not allowed to be used in videos unless the rules have changed?

More like, just don't tell.

Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:56 pm

I think it's a case of if-that-is-the-only-way-to-get-the-footage-because-the-anime-has-not-been-release-in-the-USA-yet.

For everything else, get the DVD, or VHS at least.

Nekoyoukai · Post by **Nekoyoukai** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:45 pm

Brigid wrote:I think it's a case of if-that-is-the-only-way-to-get-the-footage-because-the-anime-has-not-been-release-in-the-USA-yet.

So I guess the FMA DVD's that are sitting on my self is just an illusion right?

Meh I'm bored so I guess I'll check this out...though I doubt I'll have anything new to saw about it....

Brigid · Post by **Brigid** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:44 pm

No, I mean, that's the point. Download footage should only be used if that show isn't in the USA yet. And even then it might be best to wait.

Since FMA is available on DVD, that footage should be used.