CAA: Christian Anime Alliance

this might sound really silly to some (but hey, we ARE talking about me) but how on earth do you make an AMV? my friend andy makes 'em but he moved so he cant exactly help me . id like to know what kind of software and stuff you need. it would also be helpful to know the process. keep in mind i have limited computer skills *napoleon dynamite moment* so try to speak in twilight-english!!!

You need a program like windows movie maker. You can prly dled it off microsoft.com

ok, well i got that so now what?

get some clips and music

Go to http://www.animemusicvideos.org

They have some advice and tutorials.

http://www.google.com

haha that was more of a joke, try http://www.download.com though

i like using adobe premier 7.0 and adobe after effects 6.0

If you're going to use Windows Movie Maker, it does assumes that you're going to be using clips from image stills or video files that you already have in your computer...because if you're going to rip from raw footage like cassette taps or VCDs or DVDs into video files, that's going to take a new slew of different (and much more difficult) things.

You import your video files and your music into the software. When you do, you'll see bars in the bottom part of the software window; those are your video and music files, and that's why they're called "non-linear" - because they're separate and thus you can play around with them and have them come in and close when you want them to. Generally, you decide on a sequence you want the video to come out, sync the scenes in with the music, play with transitions, add text and/or effects, have fun, render...save, upload, show it to the world. Just experiment with the tools and controls in the software; with something as pre-programmed and as user-friendly as WMM, you'll learn a lot more by playing around it than tutorials.

If you have a Mac you can use finalcutPro. Its what we use in Video and animation class. you just have to have clips from stuff. but AMVz are AWESOME yesh?

twilight_tenshi wrote::sweat: this might sound really silly to some (but hey, we ARE talking about me) but how on earth do you make an AMV? my friend andy makes 'em but he moved so he cant exactly help me . id like to know what kind of software and stuff you need. it would also be helpful to know the process. keep in mind i have limited computer skills *napoleon dynamite moment* so try to speak in twilight-english!!!

squitty is that you? cuz if it is helloo!...and if your not then I'm just makin a fool outta myself by asuming that you're squitty, cuz it's me Zero *phone rings...stabs phone* cursed thing's been ringing all day >< ok anyways...umm...yeah, if it is you why didn't you just ask zero o.O ... again if you're not squitty just disregard this *looks at profile* hah it is you! *points* don't lie to the people, all I did was change schools I didn't move, you know what happens to liars =P I still live in the same place...