When Things Explode (Adam/Dean/Sam) *AU*

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Title: When Things Explode
Vidder: ruskiebiz
Rating: PG-13
Genre and/or Pairing: AU, Adam (recast as Ben Mckenzie)/Dean/Sam
Spoilers: Up to 5x22
Warnings: AU, violence, etc.
Summary: Dean finds Adam and asks for his help to stop Lucifer and save Sam. Adam agrees. They both try to stop Lucifer, but he is too strong. As Lucifer seems to be on a mission, Adam and Dean are still hot on his trail. Adam/Dean visit John's grave. Adam tries to take on a high level demon, Alastair, and fails. Adam is held captive. Dean eventually rescues him. On their escape route, they are ambushed. Dean is pronounced dead in the hospital. In a dream state, the Angels approach Adam and offer him a deal - they would resurrect Dean in exchange for Adam saying yes to Michael. Adam says yes. Dean is soon to be as good as new. Adam (as Michael) takes on Lucifer as Dean can only watch (overpowered).

find it here

Newbie vidder question about ffmpegX, or alternatively, about compression

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So, this has been my weekend. On Friday, I finished the vid I've been working on for the past couple of months. I exported it out of iMovie in DV format and then transferred it to MPEG Streamclip and exported it from there in MP4 and MOV formats. Problem was, the smallest file size I could get while still keeping the quality high was 97 MB. (Erk!) The vid is a little over four minutes long, and the frame size is 854 x 480, which may be part of the problem--I couldn't figure out how to downsize it in MPEG Streamclip without destroying the aspect ratio.

I know I've downloaded plenty of fanvids in the past that were great quality, comparable length to mine, and yet had file sizes of only 20-40 MB. So on Saturday, I spent practically the entire afternoon scouring tutorials, LJ vid communities, and pretty much any other place I could find that might help me figure out how to compress my vid.

During my search, I saw ffmpegX favorably mentioned a number of times, so I downloaded it and gave it a try (actually, many tries). Using that program, I was able to compress the vid to about 37 MB, but the vid ended up so dark I could barely see what was going on. None of the tutorials or posts I saw about ffmpegX mentioned this problem, so I'm at a loss as to how to fix it.

I should mention that I actually couldn't get ffmpegX properly installed--I located all the different components, but when I tried to install, I got this error message: ##sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `'' sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file. I was still able to use the program (to my surprise), but I'm wondering if the darkness issue might have something to do with those missing components that apparently didn't get installed.

So, all that to say, my question is: can anybody help me figure out how to use ffmpegX to get my vid compressed while still keeping it nice and bright, or alternatively, can anyone tell me how to export it out of iMovie or MPEG Streamclip without ending up with a huge file size? Any help would be appreciated, because I'm still obviously very new at this and it's driving me nuts.

Sorry for the tl;dr. :(

New Vid: Dead Sharks Don't Swim (The OC, "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver)

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Title: Dead Sharks Don't Swim
Vid Artist: Fabella (wistful_fever)
Song Artist: Bon Iver (song: "skinny love")
Source: The OC
Summary: This is what happens when a relationship stops evolving. Seth/Ryan.
Spoilers: Mostly Season 4, but with some S1 and S3 moments.
Length: 1:55min

Downloads can be found in this entry.

Doctor Who Vid: let it fall

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Title: let it fall
Video: Doctor Who
Audio: From My Hands // VNV Nation
Summary: The Eleventh Doctor says goodbye; it's time to go.

Direct download and streaming options available here

Cross-posted to dwfanvids