Video is the technology of electronically manipulating still images that represent motion.
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Good open source Video Editors?
Sure, I could Google and find random software. But I rather have the opinion of users that have had hands-on with any open source video editors.
So if you've used one that you like or know of any, ...
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Why do weathermen and amateurs use green screens when professional movie makers use blue screens?
I've seen a lot of "low budget" green screen setups. However, when I watch things about professional filmmaking, it seems everyone is using blue screens instead. (e.g. I've seen Industrial Light and ...
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Convert a 60 fps video to a 24 (film) video - is it possible?
This may not be as simple a problem as it may seem at first, so read carefully.
When I set my (Canon 60D, but this doesn't really matter at all) camera to record at 24 fps (I think it's actually ...
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What is the difference between an amateur and a professional camcorder?
It is known that professional photographers use SLRs & regular users use point & shoot camera. What kind of cameras do professional videographers use & whats the difference?
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What codec will my Youtube uploads be output in and what codec should I use to upload?
Related to What codecs/formats are appropriate for full motion video recording for youtube? I'm wondering exactly how I can expect Youtube to handle my videos. I know they have a rather zealous ...
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Is there any format for videos like RAW format for photos?
Like the RAW format for photos which stores the exact image information that is of great use for post processing, are there any similar formats for video?
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Are dialogues recorded separately while filming?
Usually when filming, are the dialogues being recorded together with the scene of the shots or are the dialogues usually re-recorded by asking the actors to speak and record over the footages in a ...
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Are there any good video editing apps for photographers?
Photo editing apps like Lightroom have very intuitive ways (my opinion, of course) of performing operations on pictures.
I occasionally do small video projects that I edit either in Sony Vegas on ...
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Batch resize videos with “pan and scan” cropping
I am trying to prepare a collection of ~120 video clips to be played in VLC Player and projected on a low-res (1024x768) projector during a DIY electronic music event. The source clips are all super ...
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Convolution matrix for converting 1080i to DVD?
It's pretty common to shoot in HD but deliver on DVD. This requires a reduction in resolution from 1920x1080 to 720x480 (for NTSC). If you just interpolate and throw away pixels, you get bad aliasing ...
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Does a real “megapixel lens” exist?
Many of new model of lenses are defined as megapixel (i.e 1MP, 2MP, 5MP...).
My problem is that I did not find any difference between a standard lens and a "megapixel" one, in the focus quality.
I ...
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How to connect a camera to a computer 100ft away?
We are trying to live stream our worship service on Sunday morning. We have located an ideal spot for the video camera. Unfortunately it is 100 ft away from the sound and network connections which ...
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How much is a good framerate for slo-mo recording?
As per the title, how much fps count should I be considering on a camera if I am looking to do slo-mo shots without framerate lag taking effect on video settings?
On a side note, I don't know if this ...
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How to reduce wind noise / audio overload on built-in microphones?
I have 2 cameras with on-board microphones (Nikon D5100, Canon Powershot G7), and I'm predictably having problems with high wind noise, and when recording short clips at gigs (with permission) with ...
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Why does all timecode start at 1 hour? (01:00:00:00)
Is there a reason timecode in Final Cut 7 and timecode in Pro Tools starts at the 1 hour mark? eg. 01:00:00:00? As opposed to all zeros? Some old broadcast standard that I don't know about?
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Why filmmaking with DSLR?
Adding video feature to digital camera was for their popular applications, as unprofessional users wanted to have both photography and videography at the same time. Professional cameras were ...
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How do I get a totally white background without the subject being too bright?
I would like to do a product demonstration similar to the White Room's demonstrations done by Apple, such as iPad 2 Product Demonstration
What type of lighting is used to keep the whites extremely ...
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Lavalier for video production
Looking for a Lavalier microphone for video production. The Rode Lavalier Mic looks like the best bang for buck in regards to quality for price. But really for my current budget the many times cheaper ...
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Render srt subtitles to video?
I have subtitles in .srt file format, and I need to render them on top of video file (prefereably mp4). I have tried handbrake and mediacoder so far, with no luck. What should I do?
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Camera shake produces ripple-like effect
I'm using a Kodak Zi8 at the moment, but I've noticed this effect on other cameras. When a camera is moving it occasionally produces fun house mirror-style effects. It makes things appear to stretch ...
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What codecs/formats are appropriate for full motion video recording for youtube?
I'm recording video game footage via lossless methods, after which I need to compress them and upload them to youtube. I'm not sure which format and/or codecs are best for this. I've been ...
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The ProRes of Premiere Pro?
I'm going to be editing more and more DSLR videos, most notably music videos for my band as we start releasing singles and want to know if there is an intermediate format for both cutting and ...
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Best Digital recorder for use as a ‘body pack’ + good field recorder?
I'm looking at getting something to use as a 'body pack' as opposed to using a wireless setup when using a lavalier microphone.
I've looked into Tascam DR-08 vs. Zoom H1 or other.
I found a ...
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Is there a standard resolution for Video Presentations?
A friend asked me to put together a video presentation for his companies national sales meeting. I put it together in Premiere. All of that went fine, but I'm not sure what resolution to make it. ...
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I changed the .mp4 extension of my video to .mpg and it still opens and plays fine (in VLC and in Windows Media Player). Why is this so?
I'm uploading a file to an external system that accepts only mpg or mpeg extension files. I had a mp4 file so I changed the mp4 extension to mpg and I was able to upload the file into the system. ...
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What video codecs can provide “adaptive quality”?
Background:
I am trying to compress lossless bluray tracks to a more storage friendly size without a huge loss in quality.
What I've been doing thus far:
Exploring compression options with ffmpeg. ...
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How do I speedup encoding of a video that has just 1 static frame with ffmpeg and lib264 library?
I'm making mp4 (libx264 + aac) videos that have just one static image throughout the whole video. It's basically a narrated text with a nice background.
The question I've is how could I speed up ...
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Record a video without static noise
I bought a cheap handycam some time back, one from Sony, for about $410 to record videos to put on YouTube. The recording picks up a lot of audio static even if I have the fan switched off.
I want to ...
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How to add motion blur in timelapse videos?
I remember watching a video about timelapse photography. There was a moment when the narrator explained that there is a specific trick to make the videos "smoother":
In the timelapse videos which ...
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Video with person 'writing on glass' effect
I'm trying to find someone who can make videos similar to one shown here:
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Are there any good video editing programs with a command line interface?
I am currently looking for a video editing program which I can control via the command line. The main feature I need is the ability to add some overlay text. Is there anything out there that can do ...
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How can I find duplicate videos from a large set of videos of varying formats?
After losing a backup device with a bunch of my original videos I've had to download a large number of them (~300) back from Youtube. The new downloads are a mix of MP4 and FLV, and the originals are ...
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How can I crop a video with ffmpeg?
I have an MP4 file of a screen recording that I need to crop down. How can I accomplish this without using expensive tools like Adobe Premier or Final Cut? I prefer ffmpeg because I have used it ...
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How to make a video from a still image and an audio file?
I have an image file (png) and an audio file (aiff). How do I combine them to make a video file that shows the still image and plays the audio file?
Target operating system: either OS X Lion or ...
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What does a phantom technician do on a production set and why would a director need one?
I just saw a video and in the credits is listed "phantom technician" ?
What are this person's duties, and why would a director need one on a production set?
Here is the video reference:
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TV commercials that start with a voice over, and later cut to the narrator
I've noticed several TV commercials that start with a voice over, and later cut to the narrator. There is a unique audio effect, that makes the voice still sound like an overdub, but the lips are in ...
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What is the name of that color test in video production with the beep?
What is the name of those colour test screens at the beginning of videos? I've used it before in Final Cut Pro but I forget what it's called.
Thanks.
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What are the rights to exported video from the Apple's Keynote app?
When
I make an presentation in the Apple's Keynote with transitions an like, and
export it to an video,
can I publish the video as commercial - as my own work?
I'm added the soundtrack later - it ...
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Copyright of materials used in a video
It is common that TV channels or internet TV channels (e.g. those regularly post their shows on Youtube) use materials from other sources. For example, displaying photos from the internet, parts of ...
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Why is my video alternating between blurry and sharp?
I notice this on a regular basis while watching videos I've downloaded. The image will alternate pretty quickly between blurry and sharp and sometimes the effect is quite drastic. Below is an example ...
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Reasonable hardware for basic video editing?
We have an old duo core Windows XP machine, and it seems to be the case that, when using Adobe Premiere Elements 9, we frequently have situations where the audio and video are out of sync. We will ...
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What to fix first, audio or video?
I have made a short timelapse of some nature phenomena. I would like to add ambient-like background music to it with Ableton Live. Both the timelapse and the music are (going to be) made by me, the ...
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Batch processing individual frames into video
I’m new at video editing… and hoping someone can direct me to the best software for my needs.
Running on windows OS. I need to build a video from frames in tga format, convert them in different ...
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Shoot moving clouds
I need to shoot the clouds and how they are moving during the time. I saw a lot of time similar clips on youtube and always shot it is just a set of animated photos. Am I right? If yes, is there any ...
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How to make a video of an iPad (or other tablet) screen
I have been making some movies of my iPad for promotional videos and they all range from bad to worse in terms of video quality. I have used compact cameras and camcorders with pretty similar results. ...
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Looking For A Video Editor that will maintain the codecs of the original source video
Im trying to test various video/audio codecs by editing clips from larger videos that have the codecs I want to test. Although every video editor i have tried changes the codecs of the clips i create ...
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Creating a split screen video of a multitrack recording
It's fairly common to see videos in which, to accompany a piece of music created using overdubs, we see a split screen showing the artist performing each overdub.
What functions, in which software, ...
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Why does does my audio go out of sync every time I reencode either the audio or video stream?
I have a video in an AVI container. The video is H264 AVC and the audio is VBR MP3. (I don't know if this is relevant— I recorded it in from an analog video capture card, from a VHS. The ...
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Bulk/Mass Edit Video Audio?
I have 100 videos that need editing so that I can level the and amplify the audio track. However I do not want to have to extract the mp3 track from each one and edit it then merge it again with the ...
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Tips for making multiple video shoots appear Continuous in color?
I'm brand new to video production, but I'm finding that when splicing some clips together in the NLE captured with my GH1 camera, there can often be very jarring jumps in the color, white balance, ...
