Technical Tools Question for Vidders
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vidding_livejournal_ark2I am going to be advising someone on getting started in vidding, and I realized that the tools I use are no longer available. I am comfortable using them, but I need to recommend software that can be purchased/downloaded now, and I wanted to see what others were using.
In particular -
1) ripping raw content: what do you use, and what media is it applicable for? (i.e., DVDs, CDs, Blue-ray, etc.)
2) converting raw vob files to usable clips: what software do you use, and what format do you output it in? Dos the software handle aspect ratio or do you have to adjust in the vidding software?
3) what software do you use to create vids? How easy is it for a beginner? How does it handle correcting aspect ratio on the output? What types of source formats does it allow? (i.e., wav or mp3 or something else for audio, and what kind of video files?)
4) compressing the output file - do you generate big for a master file and then compress into smaller format (i.e. divx) for uploading? Do you generate a small file from within your vidding program? And again, how does it handle that pesky aspect ratio issue?
5) separating audio and visual for conventions/dvds - do you use the Llamaenc or something else?
Thanks for the input! Let me know if there is anything else you think a newbie might need to get started.
Diana W.
In particular -
1) ripping raw content: what do you use, and what media is it applicable for? (i.e., DVDs, CDs, Blue-ray, etc.)
2) converting raw vob files to usable clips: what software do you use, and what format do you output it in? Dos the software handle aspect ratio or do you have to adjust in the vidding software?
3) what software do you use to create vids? How easy is it for a beginner? How does it handle correcting aspect ratio on the output? What types of source formats does it allow? (i.e., wav or mp3 or something else for audio, and what kind of video files?)
4) compressing the output file - do you generate big for a master file and then compress into smaller format (i.e. divx) for uploading? Do you generate a small file from within your vidding program? And again, how does it handle that pesky aspect ratio issue?
5) separating audio and visual for conventions/dvds - do you use the Llamaenc or something else?
Thanks for the input! Let me know if there is anything else you think a newbie might need to get started.
Diana W.
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Date: 2015-01-08 11:10 pm (UTC)I create vids on iMovie on my Macs. I'm self-taught, so I do think it's quite easy to use. It allows mp3, and if I recall correctly, I had to use Handbrake to change wav files to mp3 before they would work in iMovie.
As for aspect ratio, I just use the default 4:3 on iMovie. My other options are widescreen 16:9 at and iPhone at 3:2. I don't have the latest iMovie software, so there might be more options now.
I'm probably not using the lingo correctly, but hopefully you'll know what I mean.