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Offline MjTalon

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Film help
« on: June 10, 2009, 05:28:20 AM »
Ok, I'm looking to start making AH related films but since I'm a novice I'm stumped. Which programs/tuts do you guys have or recommend me taking a peak at so i can get the training wheels off? Thanks.  :salute

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Re: Film help
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2009, 10:32:17 AM »
First of all, figure out if you want to export your films from the film-viewer to .AVI format or if you wish to use FRAPS to record from the film-viewer. Then take a look at the Film Viewer Camera Shots Tutorial put together by Fulmar. Afterward use software such as Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, or Adobe Premier to edit what you exported/recorded from the film viewer. Try to synchronize your footage to match your story or your music selection.

Let us know if you need any more pointers. Have fun! :aok
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Re: Film help
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2009, 11:13:22 AM »
First of all, figure out if you want to export your films from the film-viewer to .AVI format or if you wish to use FRAPS to record from the film-viewer. Then take a look at the Film Viewer Camera Shots Tutorial put together by Fulmar. Afterward use software such as Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, or Adobe Premier to edit what you exported/recorded from the film viewer. Try to synchronize your footage to match your story or your music selection.

Let us know if you need any more pointers. Have fun! :aok

I also have a simple movie making tutorial that will pretty much explain the basics.

Look up "Movie Making tutorial"
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Re: Film help
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2009, 05:28:08 PM »
First of all, figure out if you want to export your films from the film-viewer to .AVI format or if you wish to use FRAPS to record from the film-viewer. Then take a look at the Film Viewer Camera Shots Tutorial put together by Fulmar. Afterward use software such as Windows Movie Maker, Sony Vegas, or Adobe Premier to edit what you exported/recorded from the film viewer. Try to synchronize your footage to match your story or your music selection.

Let us know if you need any more pointers. Have fun! :aok
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Re: Film help
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2009, 03:51:42 PM »
Talon...I used Vegas, but WMM works just as well. FRAPS is nice, even though it makes each clip huge, when made into a .wmv the movie is (well mine was) only 45mb.
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Re: Film help
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2009, 06:23:31 AM »
Here's my thing. I'm setting up good shots but I don't know how to turn it into a movie. Would i need to import my selected shots into WMM or what? A novice here.  :o

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Re: Film help
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2009, 07:01:40 AM »
Here's my thing. I'm setting up good shots but I don't know how to turn it into a movie. Would i need to import my selected shots into WMM or what? A novice here.  :o
You need to capture the video from the AH Film Viewer.  Either use a program like Fraps (which the majority of people use) or use the export function in the Film Viewer app.  It's going to be a lot easier for you to search for tutorials than have someone write one up for you.
Fraps:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=fraps+tutorial&aq=f

WMM:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=windows+movie+maker+tutorial&aq=0&oq=windows+movie+maker

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