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Re: Video forums go ballistic when I say "Why edit video at all"

I actually have to agree with you is it worth sitting their editting video if it is really just amatuer anyway?

I am sure many funny moments have been cut away whilst editting videos.
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Re: Video forums go ballistic when I say "Why edit video at all"

If I had to edit out the swear words then I'd have nothing.

Too much burden to put on people anyway. Oooh that's not
a perfect video. Or cut that out and get closer there.

There is just so much you can do with the CamCorders and
the DVD storage is almost free.
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Re: Video forums go ballistic when I say "Why edit video at all"

So maybe you'd like to watch an unedited movie? I'm sure it would just "pull you out of your seat", except that's probably to leave.

And there are many times where you have to keep the camera rolling for a long time, for example to capture background music, which you can dubb in somewhere else in the video. Short videos, maybe. But you simply must take enough footage sometimes, and then editing is inevitable unless you want to watch uselessly long crap that no one likes.
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Re: Video forums go ballistic when I say "Why edit video at all"

My best unedited video was today.
A Ruffed Grouse marched by the truck window, seeming
to be in time with the music that was playing.

It is todays 6Th video clip at:
http://www.dropshots.com/spectateswamp

I have downloaded it to YouTube but it is not
available for viewing yet. I guess that's why I
like DropShots so much. They say it is 100 times
faster than other systems for downloading and
I believe them.

no editing at all ever.
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Re: Video forums go ballistic when I say "Why edit video at all"

Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by joeprogrammer ...
So maybe you'd like to watch an unedited movie? I'm sure it would just "pull you out of your seat", except that's probably to leave.

And there are many times where you have to keep the camera rolling for a long time, for example to capture background music, which you can dubb in somewhere else in the video. Short videos, maybe. But you simply must take enough footage sometimes, and then editing is inevitable unless you want to watch uselessly long crap that no one likes.
They won't leave if one has content. And the group you present it to
has an interest. They will allow me to get away with some pretty bad
technical problems.

In certain situations I almost keep the camera rolling. During Political
Forums. I make a quick break between each speaker and the questions.
I don't miss much. They play back one after another, making the viewing
continuous. With the small files it doesn't require any editing to not play
one or change the sequence of the playback by simply renumbering
the videos. I'm sure the candidates were far more interested in the
video about them than the rest of the pack.

My TrapLine video goes well on the Hunting and Trapping forums.
that's my main concern.
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Re: Video forums go ballistic when I say "Why edit video at all"

Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by SpectateSwamp ...
They won't leave if one has content. And the group you present it to
has an interest. They will allow me to get away with some pretty bad
technical problems.
It's alright for 30 second video clips. I've done that too, quickly grabbing footage and then posting it on the web. But believe me: anything longer than a few minutes has to be edited to look professional. Yeah, you can get away with a few seconds of shaky footage, but it takes away from your overall presentation.

And stop
the horrid
word wrap
you're using!
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I sometimes start the playback a few seconds in.

Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by joeprogrammer ...
It's alright for 30 second video clips. I've done that too, quickly grabbing footage and then posting it on the web. But believe me: anything longer than a few minutes has to be edited to look professional. Yeah, you can get away with a few seconds of shaky footage, but it takes away from your overall presentation.

And stop the horrid word wrap you're using!

I sometimes have the playback on my computer start a fraction
of a second into each clip. Hitting the on / off switch always creates
some jiggle. On a tripod (I don't use them much) I use the remote
to switch on and off. Eliminating that tiny problem.

The Tsunami video was worse than mine and people watched every
bit of it. I'm just saying if you keep the clips relatively short. You don't
have to Physically edit the video. You do lose a little resolution when
rerendering. Just don't upload the ones that arn't up to par. With DVD's
so cheap. You can keep everything for pennies. It's not a storage
problem any more. I say people should shoot land shoot lots and upload
their best.

I thing those long long long lines are horrid. But it's ok if you like that way
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Digital Video tip: Chase a butterfly. You really can you know.

Use the camcorder like a garden hose. Follow that butterfly
till it lands. Play it back in slow motion. Shaky you bet. Get
the right sun and a co-operative butterfly and you got action
and beauty.
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Re: Video forums go ballistic when I say "Why edit video at all"

Why not just stick to actual video forums
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