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Tue 25/05/04 at 01:39
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Im interested in all this video editing malarky. Not the simple importing of video, sticking it all together with some nice transitions and title overlays, adding cheap sound effects then putting your name over 50 times in the credits for every job you can think of. Nono, thats easy and boring.

The juicy stuff. Special effects, texturing, 2D animation. I dont exactly know what the purpose of this topic is, maybe to find out if any of you guys are already in the industry, learning the basics or have some hobbies that include this kinda stuff.

I have a range of software from high end Adobe Premiere & After Effects (which dont do what I had expected) to simple things like Windows Movie Maker 2 and those poo progs you get with digi cams. Just not really had any proper use for them yet.

I love the special effects in films like the matrix & terminator, but I know that they are way too far advanced for me to even want to begin learning.

Really then, anyone else interested in this line of work or even as a hobby? What software do you have/use? Whats your knowledge like?

Even if youre like me, just interested in it right now... lemme know what you think about it all.

Um, thats all... reply and maybe i'll remember why I started the topic in the first place.
Tue 25/05/04 at 20:55
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Not bad.

Did you just shoot footage and stick it all into premiere or did you make title screens and other things like that using other software and then import into premiere?
Tue 25/05/04 at 20:54
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omg wtf lol wrote:
> gamesfreak, what did you have to do in your media course?

Do a 2 minute opening sequence to a childrens televsion programme.

We did a drama.

Got a B.
Tue 25/05/04 at 20:47
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omg wtf lol wrote:
> Ahar, this is more like it.
>
> ALLred, what sorta stuff you done?

I did some stuff for a mod map I mde for C&C Renegade. Twas quite good, but I didn't ever finish the textures and stuff be for the modding craze for Renegade ended.

I've fiddled around just trying out other stuff, but its just something I do if I get bored sometimes.

Edit: Looking at discreet's site, the people who make Gmax, they do a lot of file type software:

http://www.discreet.com/products/
Tue 25/05/04 at 20:44
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Ahar, this is more like it.

Alfred, what sorta stuff you done?

gamesfreak, what did you have to do in your media course?
Tue 25/05/04 at 19:52
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For my AS level Media Project we used Adobe Premier Pro
Tue 25/05/04 at 19:43
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omg wtf lol wrote:

> Errm, anyone do computer video graphics?

Not as a profession, but I have dabbled in it, all be it only with Gmax becauses it's free, workson on XP home, and some games let you use it to mod them.
Tue 25/05/04 at 17:56
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Allred wrote:

> To do stuff like bullet time from the matrix you need a rig with
> loads of still cameras that take pictures in squence (It shows you in
> a special feature on the 1st one on DVD) and then use 3D software
> like Alias Maya fill in the frames so it runs smothly. Most effects
> like that are done in 3D software now.

Yeah, I seen the extras DVD. Thats the kinda stuff I mean... its amazing. Although, im not too keen on actually doing it coz it looks like too much hard work. Be nice to know a bit more about it all though.

Errm, anyone do computer video graphics?
Tue 25/05/04 at 15:37
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Rightio
Tue 25/05/04 at 15:35
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Tsk, no need to be childish.
Tue 25/05/04 at 15:34
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You are unnecessary.

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