Post by Elvira on Apr 7, 2008 11:21:23 GMT -5
None of these tutorials are meant to be the final word on methods, techniques, or aesthetics of vidding and fan videos. In some cases (like with a few of my tutorials) they may be purposely "dumbed down" methods that are pretty good, but not meant to equal other more exacting techniques (like the ones taught on AMV.org). The philosophy in some of these tutorials is, "Dummies 101" or, "somewhat simple methods that will often increase quality for many users."
Some of the technical tutorials (like editing in a lightly compressed format like DV) are based on a certain amount of research, so we're fairly confident that we're on "safe ground" in recommending that vidders edit in this way. (This doesn't mean that other tutorials—like the aformentioned AMV.org—are not as good. Far from it!) But we don't feel like we're leading you astray, or teaching you suspect or possibly junky methods.
But, with that said, we are always still learning, we're not all professionally trained; therefore it's expected that the tutorials will be modified and corrected over time. We try to do our research, but that doesn't mean that we can't make mistakes! If you feel we've made an error, or if you know of a better (but reasonably easy) way to do something, please send us a PM and explain. If you would like to correct us on a technical matter, we'd appreciate it if you could provide some sort of documentation (like a link from a respected source on video), because our minds just work that way! We prefer to see a confirmation of facts or theories from more than one source, if possible.
You may notice that in this section of the forum, regular members are not allowed to start new threads. This is a precaution, set in place to assure that all tutorials here meet a certain standard of quality. If you forge ahead anyway and start a thread somewhere on the boards that resembles a fulll-fledged tutorial, the thread will be moved to a hidden area for review, and our moderating staff will decide whether or not it should be included in the tutorial area. If it is decided that it is a good fit, we'll move to a proper spot on the boards, but there are no guarantees.
We don't intend to be extremely strict or picky; it's just that we want to avoid the potential for hurt feelings, like what might happen if we had to edit or remove a tutorial which gave poor advice. (Like, the recommending of XviD or DivX AVI as an editing format; this AMV.org tutorial explains why that's not good.)
Obviously we don't want to discourage the normal exchange of vidding tips and tricks and member-to-member assistance, however. For example, if one member asks, "How do I get the X effect in (WMM, Vegas, iMovie)?" then of course everyone should feel comfortable answering the question. If some of the answers given are in error or based on ignorance, they will be corrected by other members in time.
What kind of tutorials we'd like to see:
There's really no need to write complete tutorials covering things that can be easily found in a beginner's software user manual. An overview of the fundamentals of a program is welcome, however, as long as it gives lots of vidding-specific information. What we really want to see as well are tutorials which deal with effects, technical aspects and settings that are of particular interest to vidders. In addition, tutorials which cover the creative part of vidding are equally welcome.
If you have an idea for a tutorial and you wish for it to be published in this area, we are most eager to hear from you! This forum will only be enriched and enhanced by a variety of opinions. Please contact one of the moderators, explain what your tutorial is about (in detail) and then if we feel like it's a good fit for the forum, we'll set you up to become part of the Tutorial Staff. This will give you very limited moderator-like duties (basically, you'll be able to start threads in this forum, while regular members cannot), and your username color will change to ORANGE. Ooooh.
Note on some of my "encoding" and "exporting" tutorials:
I choose some of the applications (MPEG Streamclip, Avidemux) in these tutorials because they are cross-platform (both Mac and PC). They're also reasonably easy to use. I'm not adverse to having tutorials for other Mac-specific or Windows-specific applications as well.
Some of the technical tutorials (like editing in a lightly compressed format like DV) are based on a certain amount of research, so we're fairly confident that we're on "safe ground" in recommending that vidders edit in this way. (This doesn't mean that other tutorials—like the aformentioned AMV.org—are not as good. Far from it!) But we don't feel like we're leading you astray, or teaching you suspect or possibly junky methods.
But, with that said, we are always still learning, we're not all professionally trained; therefore it's expected that the tutorials will be modified and corrected over time. We try to do our research, but that doesn't mean that we can't make mistakes! If you feel we've made an error, or if you know of a better (but reasonably easy) way to do something, please send us a PM and explain. If you would like to correct us on a technical matter, we'd appreciate it if you could provide some sort of documentation (like a link from a respected source on video), because our minds just work that way! We prefer to see a confirmation of facts or theories from more than one source, if possible.
You may notice that in this section of the forum, regular members are not allowed to start new threads. This is a precaution, set in place to assure that all tutorials here meet a certain standard of quality. If you forge ahead anyway and start a thread somewhere on the boards that resembles a fulll-fledged tutorial, the thread will be moved to a hidden area for review, and our moderating staff will decide whether or not it should be included in the tutorial area. If it is decided that it is a good fit, we'll move to a proper spot on the boards, but there are no guarantees.
We don't intend to be extremely strict or picky; it's just that we want to avoid the potential for hurt feelings, like what might happen if we had to edit or remove a tutorial which gave poor advice. (Like, the recommending of XviD or DivX AVI as an editing format; this AMV.org tutorial explains why that's not good.)
Obviously we don't want to discourage the normal exchange of vidding tips and tricks and member-to-member assistance, however. For example, if one member asks, "How do I get the X effect in (WMM, Vegas, iMovie)?" then of course everyone should feel comfortable answering the question. If some of the answers given are in error or based on ignorance, they will be corrected by other members in time.
What kind of tutorials we'd like to see:
There's really no need to write complete tutorials covering things that can be easily found in a beginner's software user manual. An overview of the fundamentals of a program is welcome, however, as long as it gives lots of vidding-specific information. What we really want to see as well are tutorials which deal with effects, technical aspects and settings that are of particular interest to vidders. In addition, tutorials which cover the creative part of vidding are equally welcome.
If you have an idea for a tutorial and you wish for it to be published in this area, we are most eager to hear from you! This forum will only be enriched and enhanced by a variety of opinions. Please contact one of the moderators, explain what your tutorial is about (in detail) and then if we feel like it's a good fit for the forum, we'll set you up to become part of the Tutorial Staff. This will give you very limited moderator-like duties (basically, you'll be able to start threads in this forum, while regular members cannot), and your username color will change to ORANGE. Ooooh.
Note on some of my "encoding" and "exporting" tutorials:
I choose some of the applications (MPEG Streamclip, Avidemux) in these tutorials because they are cross-platform (both Mac and PC). They're also reasonably easy to use. I'm not adverse to having tutorials for other Mac-specific or Windows-specific applications as well.
