vidding

[kaydeefalls]

I really need to teach myself how to make fanvids. Because I have all these ideas in my head, and vidding's the sort of painstaking, neurotic project that suits my assorted neuroses nicely. I just...have no idea what sort of software I'd need, or how to get started. The matching clips to music I think I can do, the anal retentive futzing with timing so that every second matches up right, all that jazz, but...how do I pull those clips from DVD to...whatever program I need? And match it up with the song?

Of course, it doesn't help that I can't exactly make Doctor Who vids without any source for the video clips. But I could at least practice with the Firefly vid I have in my head, or the old Frodo/Sam vid I plotted out way back when. Except...how?

Maybe Google will help me. Or does anyone know of some brilliant fan-created guide to vidding somewhere? I'm sure at least a dozen must exist.

Also, did my final stint of canvassing for Obama today. THREE DAYS OMG.

Comments

[ladybella.livejournal.com]

Ugh, that's always the bitch. I just ended up downloading the things I needed and converting them so I could use WMM, cause I'm a 'tard. That's about as far as my knowledge extends.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have a feeling it's going to be a slow learning process...but hey, I taught myself html and css, surely I can master this skill as well.

[zulu]

Dude, step by step instructions that are a thing of beauty. I, too, love fanvidding for its obsessive little rituals.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thanks!

[acari.livejournal.com]

- vidding sources masterlist (http://jarrow.livejournal.com/882354.html) by jarrow
- vidding for newbies (http://permetaform.livejournal.com/166861.html) by permetaform

One of these days I will beat Adobe Premiere into submission. One of these days...

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thanks.

[secondsilk.livejournal.com]

I got asked twice if I was a Democrats supporter, yesterday by very nice young men.

Where will you watching the vote count?

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

We're having a shindig at the theatre where I work. You?

[secondsilk.livejournal.com]

There is, apparently, an informal outing to Georgetown to watch the vote. Another Aussie here at the hostel invited me along.