I hear you Susan, and agree, but the visuals and filters provided to Movie Maker users don't unleash as much potential. Content wins in the in, but a solid-colored title screens with comic sans ad infinitum has become a tried and true dead giveaway.
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 10:02 AM, Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Aw man. You know what? I'm going to have to disagree with you guys. The > same way that Josh Leo can take a $2 camera and take awesome, > thought-provoking photos, a video editor can take a not-top-of-the-line > video editor and make a really kick-butt video. > > ...and not to argue, but crappy movies on YouTube can be made with iMovie > and Final Cut Pro on their daddy's computer just as easy as they can on > Windows Movie Maker... just sayin. > > I've made some fun videos with Movie Maker, like this set called "Kid > Vids," some shorts all from one day last summer: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/kitykity/sets/72157606379352536 > > Hugs to all... > Susan > http://vlog.kitykity.com > > > --- In [email protected] <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > Jeffrey Taylor <thejeffreytay...@...> wrote: > > > > This is really hopeful, and I hope they exceed my rock-bottom > expectations. > > The lack of an acceptable entry-level free video editor for Windows has > not > > only made YouTube an eyesore, but is a serious barrier to media > democracy. > > > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Jay dedman <jay.ded...@...> wrote: > > > > > I never thought it would happen, but it seems Microsoft is actually > > > updating > > > Movie Maker, the free video editor that comes with their OS. > > > Currently, Movie Maker is one shitty program and woe to anyone who > tries > > > editing with it. > > > > > > > > > http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns > !2F7EB29B42641D59!41131.entry< > http://windowslivewire.spaces.live.com/blog/cns%212F7EB29B42641D59%2141131.entry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > - You'd like more transitions, more effects, multiple soundtracks, > and > > > > more video editing features like trim and split. As movie makers > > > ourselves, > > > > we're in the same boat as you are. We want those fun "shatter" > > > transitions > > > > and "warp" effects just as much as you do! We're definitely working > > > on > > > > improving this and plan to have a range of rich-editing capabilities > > > in the > > > > first official version. > > > > > > > > > > > > - > > > > - You'd like something resembling a timeline in the product. In the > > > > Movie Maker beta, the storyboard didn't have the ability to represent > > > time > > > > like a traditional timeline would. We've heard you say that you'd > > > like to > > > > be able to drag and drop clips to get them to start and end where you > > > want, > > > > and that you'd like to have music and text that span multiple photos > > > or > > > > video clips. We've also heard that you'd like to at a glance see > > > which > > > > clips are longer than others, which clips have effects applied, and > > > which > > > > clips have transitions. Now, I don't want to give too much away just > > > yet > > > > (we still have work to do!), but we're definitely aware of these > > > > limitations. We've developed a new approach that we think will help > > > address > > > > some of the shortcomings of the beta and will scale well from novice > > > to > > > > experienced users without requiring people to switch views in order > to > > > get > > > > things done. > > > > > > > > > > > I love that, "You'd like something resembling a timeline in the > product". I > > > dont mean to rip on Microsoft, but it's a little insane that it;s a big > > > revelation that a video editing program needs a good timeline as a > > > workspace. > > > > > > Anyway...glad they are updating. > > > > > > Jay > > > > > > -- > > > http://ryanishungry.com > > > http://jaydedman.com > > > http://twitter.com/jaydedman > > > 917 371 6790 > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Jeffrey Taylor > > 912 Cole St, #349 > > San Francisco, CA 94117 > > USA > > Mobile: +14157281264 > > Fax: +33177722734 > > http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor > > http://organicconversations.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- Jeffrey Taylor 912 Cole St, #349 San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Mobile: +14157281264 Fax: +33177722734 http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor http://organicconversations.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
