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Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Knite on February 27, 2006, 09:03:39 PM
Hi all, here's the first vid I ever worked on. Just finished it up today.
Extra special thanks to Morph.

Any constructive criticism is definitely appreciated. =)
about 20M and 2 minutes long.
http://www.furballunderground.com/Guest/Knite/A_Mothers_Pride_0001.wmv

Hope ya like.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Morpheus on February 27, 2006, 10:28:29 PM
probably one of the best movies ever done for AH. is this your first film? If so, remarkable. Either way, incredible


PS: If its ok with you, I'd like to put this in my downloads section.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Panzzer on February 28, 2006, 05:36:02 AM
Yes, I liked it. Your first film - wow, great work. :)
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Knite on February 28, 2006, 05:55:32 AM
Yes. definitely my first film. Wasn't nearly as easy as I had hoped. =)
Thanks for the compliments. I really appreciate it.

Morpheus, it is totally OK to put this in your downloads section.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: SuperDud on February 28, 2006, 07:01:16 AM
Yup, really good! One of the best I've seen in a long time. What really made it for me was the music choice:aok
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: SASMOX on February 28, 2006, 07:19:00 AM
Great film:aok
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Schatzi on February 28, 2006, 07:49:36 AM
Great work Knite.

Loved the film :).
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Bogie603rd on February 28, 2006, 09:39:37 AM
Did you use AHII FV or Fraps?
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Knite on February 28, 2006, 10:34:07 AM
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Originally posted by Bogie603rd
Did you use AHII FV or Fraps?


Both Bogie.

I recorded a bunch of flights using the in game flight recorder. Then I set up my camera angle in AH FV, switched it to full screen, and recorded that with Fraps.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Morpheus on February 28, 2006, 01:10:39 PM
Did you use windows movie maker? I hate to think what you would do if you got ahold of a copy of sony vegas to edit and put together films.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Bushwack on February 28, 2006, 01:13:01 PM
Yes, very nice film indeed. That music is familiar, maybe one video from IL2-game...

Your first movie is great! Compare to this movie (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=169735)

That is my first. And you can see it! But that action is also between Russia - Finland.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Knite on February 28, 2006, 01:44:31 PM
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Originally posted by Morpheus
Did you use windows movie maker? I hate to think what you would do if you got ahold of a copy of sony vegas to edit and put together films.


Yes I did Morph. It's pretty limited. I would have loved to been able to mix in some special effect explosions, like the one missing when the 190 stalls and hit the ground, as well as do some audio balancing/enhancing (adding engine sounds, gun sounds, etc). I've worked with Final Cut Pro on the Mac once or twice, but I don't have any toys like that here at home =) Sony Vegas... that's a program I don't know about. I'm guessing like a FCPro or Adobe Premier?



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Originally posted by Bushwack
Yes, very nice film indeed. That music is familiar, maybe one video from IL2-game...


It's the Anthem of the Soviet Union (Russia). I love russian music. The combination of choral and classical is something I really enjoy for some reason. Probably having to listen to it grow up made it grow on me. lol




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Originally posted by Bushwack
Your first movie is great! Compare to this ...
That is my first. And you can see it! But that action is also between Russia - Finland.



Funny you mention that. I saw that movie while trying to figure out a host for this one. I liked it. Especially the whole kill being in screenshot stills. It was different, but seemed to work well with the music. =)
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Morpheus on February 28, 2006, 01:48:00 PM
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Sony Vegas... that's a program I don't know about. I'm guessing like a FCPro or Adobe Premier?


Sort of... But in my opinion the best editing software available for windows.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: gnubee on February 28, 2006, 01:57:12 PM
OUTSTANDING!!! :O
Title: good job
Post by: Spiffing on February 28, 2006, 03:00:48 PM
nice work on your first film. Look for my next film coming up in a few weeks you'll like it.

I'll be on the look out for your second!

Spiifing
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Pooface on February 28, 2006, 04:02:41 PM
was very nice knite!

yeah, although i havent really figured out vegas yet, the moment you open it, you instantly see that it is vastly superior to any other editing software
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: eilif on February 28, 2006, 04:47:05 PM
Wow! impressive use of ahs limited film viewer, im not even sure how you got the stationary cam to work well so that the plane moves entirely seporate from the camera, seems the one we have doesnt let you zoom in that far, tho its been a while since i played with it. Great ground shots, dynamic pacing, its got a respectfull historical flavor to it, probably due to the music/terrain/planeset that is nice to see in contrast to the usual ffa airplane porn, nice
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Knite on February 28, 2006, 05:14:50 PM
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Originally posted by eilif
Wow! impressive use of ahs limited film viewer, im not even sure how you got the stationary cam to work well so that the plane moves entirely seporate from the camera, seems the one we have doesnt let you zoom in that far, tho its been a while since i played with it. Great ground shots, dynamic pacing, its got a respectfull historical flavor to it, probably due to the music/terrain/planeset that is nice to see in contrast to the usual ffa airplane porn, nice


Well the stationary cam was kinda..... an accident believe it or not.

I wanted to get a low view of the 190 stalling above the town and crashing. When the 190 crashed, I hit rewind, and strangely enough, the camera stuck to the ground, although, I couldn't adjust position of it. The only way to UNSTICK the camera was to switch camera types or stop the clip and start completely back at the beginning...

So I just kept experimenting, and looking for an angle that got a good view of the AA as the 190 went down, then let the 190 crash, which again stuck the camera in the ground, rewound (again, you must REWIND do NOT stop the video), and then went into full screen and captured the stationary camera view you see there.

Sure, it's a hack/abuse of a bug, but it worked =-)
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: mrshiver on February 28, 2006, 08:13:49 PM
Great  film Knite:aok
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Schatzi on March 01, 2006, 02:57:50 AM
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Originally posted by Knite

Sure, it's a hack/abuse of a bug, but it worked =-)



Not a bug.... its clearly a *feature*!! :lol
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Morpheus on March 01, 2006, 10:52:12 AM
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I wanted to get a low view of the 190 stalling above the town and crashing. When the 190 crashed, I hit rewind, and strangely enough, the camera stuck to the ground, although, I couldn't adjust position of it. The only way to UNSTICK the camera was to switch camera types or stop the clip and start completely back at the beginning...


It may have been changed but if you want to swivel the camera from that position hit F1 then click "Pan" and you can adjust the angle of the camera. Its not a hack,  lol. The camera is just sitting where the plane died that you were stuck to before rather than reseting back to your plane. Its a great way to get some cool shots I used to use it all the time.
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Kazaa on March 02, 2006, 02:35:03 AM
Good work :aok

I bet you have A grin from ear to ear :D

~S~ Kaz
Title: A Mother's Pride - Karelia AH Video
Post by: Knite on March 03, 2006, 07:55:30 PM
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Originally posted by Kazaa
Good work :aok

I bet you have A grin from ear to ear :D

~S~ Kaz


Yeah, I do =)

Thanks for all the kind words gang. Makes me want to make more. lol