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Music Video Editing #287429 03/11/15 05:13 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California Carolyne OP Apprentice
OP Carolyne Apprentice Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California	Hi Forum, Is anyone familiar with a good music video editing software that is reasonably user friendly? I recently did a music video using my iPhone 6 plus. The camera on this device is excellent, and while the audio of me and the pianist is pretty good, some of the facial contortions I make while "emoting" makes it difficult to watch, at least in my opinion which of course counts. What I want to do is freeze frame the video and let the audio play throughout. Any of you experts know how I can approach this? -Carolyne

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287432 03/11/15 05:19 AM Off-Topic
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Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC	what type of computer do you have? Mac or PC? https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287433 03/11/15 05:20 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2 DrumForBeginner Newbie
DrumForBeginner Newbie Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 2	Hello Carolyne, I make my own music video using adobe premiere and also movie maker for windows. If you use Mac, i think you can use iVideo... Freeze frame video and the music still on, yes you can use those software (adobe premiere, movie maker or iVideo)... For pro software you can use AVS movie maker...Hope that help Danu,

Re: Music Video Editing DrumForBeginner #287437 03/11/15 05:38 AM Off-Topic
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Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC	Originally Posted By: DrumForBeginner Hello Carolyne, I make my own music video using adobe premiere and also movie maker for windows. If you use Mac, i think you can use iVideo... Freeze frame video and the music still on, yes you can use those software (adobe premiere, movie maker or iVideo)... For pro software you can use AVS movie maker...Hope that help Danu, my 2 cents: windows movie maker is MUCH more user friendly than Adobe Premiere, which I find to be totally UNintuitive. Plus, if you want freeze frame, Adobe Premiere is way overkill... windows movie maker can do that just fine. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287439 03/11/15 06:07 AM Off-Topic
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90 dB Veteran Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,139 Florida	An interesting read on shooting your own vids: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul10/articles/multicamerashoots.htm Dyslectics Untie! https://90dbband.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/90-db https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_3mpivKYV7T7XFJmXL-GA

Re: Music Video Editing Pat Marr #287440 03/11/15 06:28 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California Carolyne OP Apprentice
OP Carolyne Apprentice Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California	Hi Pat, I have a PC.

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287441 03/11/15 06:37 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California Carolyne OP Apprentice
OP Carolyne Apprentice Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California	Hmmm, think I have some version of Microsoft Movie Maker. I'll go back to the drawing board. Thanks to all for the input, particularly the articles on shooting videos. As usual this forum is the best. If you can't find an answer here, it probably shouldn't be done. -Carolyne

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287453 03/11/15 08:39 AM Off-Topic
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Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC	here are a few tutorials on using windows movie maker. If you watch this and it makes sense, then you're all ready to make music videos since you probably already have windows movie maker THIS TUTORIAL IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT SLIDE SHOW CREATION the following links are more about making and editing existing movies. TUTORIAL 1 TUTORIAL 2 TUTORIAL 3 these videos are by different people because it has been my experience that some people explain things in ways I understand, while others don't. By picking 3 different presentations, I'm hoping one of them will present the information in a way that works for you. If not, each of the videos will have plenty of related videos linked, and maybe you can find a good one in that group. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287490 03/11/15 10:27 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,032 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,032 Melbourne, Australia	Hi Carolyne I use Grass Valley Edius I own and have used a number of other products including Adobe Premier, but Edius is my tool of choice. Any good product with lots of features will have a learning curve. There is a great forum with lots of support. One of the excellent features of Edius is that most things can be done in real-time, no need to render, and it supports just about every video codec ever produced. Link to the product Link to the Forum You can definitely do what you want with Edius and most other products. Separate the video and Audio tracks onto different channels. Take a still of the frame you want, place it on a higher track and drag it to the length you require. It will replace the section of the video below it. Add a dissolve at the start and end for a better transition. Wait... I'll be back... OK, I'm back Done in Edius in about 30 seconds: Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) 2015-03-12_08-32-05.jpg (168.08 KB, 87 downloads) Last edited by VideoTrack; 03/11/15 10:33 AM. BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287491 03/11/15 10:27 AM Off-Topic
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sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	I've pretty much just used Movie Maker too. Mostly because its free! Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: Music Video Editing sslechta #287533 03/11/15 02:17 PM Off-Topic
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Pat Marr Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 8,109 Winston-Salem, NC	Originally Posted By: sslechta I've pretty much just used Movie Maker too. Mostly because its free! I like free. A lot. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0

Re: Music Video Editing Pat Marr #287543 03/11/15 03:33 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,032 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,032 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: Pat Marr Originally Posted By: sslechta I've pretty much just used Movie Maker too. Mostly because its free! I like free. A lot. I like some things that are free too, but 'free' is not necessarily and is hardly ever 'best' BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287555 03/11/15 06:33 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California Carolyne OP Apprentice
OP Carolyne Apprentice Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California	Thanks everyone, I will start reviewing the tutorials tomorrow. Pretty bummed out tonight, worked on it all day to no avail. At the moment I'm not a friend of technology. The problem is separating the video from the audio recorded simultaneously on iPhone. What's driving me nuts is I can see the WAV form. The fact I can see it and not extract it doesn't make sense to me. Arrrgh! -Carolyne

Re: Music Video Editing AudioTrack #287556 03/11/15 06:37 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California Carolyne OP Apprentice
OP Carolyne Apprentice Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 214 California	Where'd you go? Ha,ha,ha. Sounds interesting. Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. -Carolyne

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287583 03/12/15 12:51 AM Off-Topic
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AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,032 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: Carolyne Where'd you go? Ha,ha,ha. Sounds interesting. Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. -Carolyne Where'd I go? Easy! To grab a screen capture of your avatar, start Edius, find a video clip I worked on recently (a very talented flautist by the name of Andria White) and place the still clip on a track above the other players which would replace the vision but keep the sound playing. Sorry I was away for so long (ha ha) Might be more than you need to do, but that's the concept, no matter what editing program you use. Cheers Trevor BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287590 03/12/15 01:09 AM Off-Topic
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 South Africa JoanneCooper Veteran
JoanneCooper Veteran Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 South Africa	Hi Carolyn. My personal experience with video is that it is a very time consuming thing to learn how to do! So be prepared! I use NCH Videopad. There is a free version but I have a sneaky suspicion that like all the NCH software they take away functionality over time until you eventually have to buy it. (I have bought my copy). I did not find movie maker flexible enough for what I wanted to achieve. Have a look at my channel here. https://www.youtube.com/user/JoanneCooperSA Good luck LyricLab – Where words become music https://www.lyriclab.net/

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287628 03/12/15 04:37 AM Off-Topic
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Kemmrich Expert Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815	Originally Posted By: Carolyne ...The problem is separating the video from the audio recorded simultaneously on iPhone. What's driving me nuts is I can see the WAV form. The fact I can see it and not extract it doesn't make sense to me. Arrrgh! You should be able to do that in iMovie or even audacity it seems: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5776373 or http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-extract-audio or ... maybe google "extracting audio from iphone video" Now at bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh @ bandcamp or soundcloud: Kevin @ soundcloud

Re: Music Video Editing Kemmrich #287712 03/12/15 03:35 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,032 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 21,032 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: Kemmrich You should be able to do that in iMovie or even audacity it seems: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5776373 or http://appcrawlr.com/ios-apps/best-apps-extract-audio or ... maybe google "extracting audio from iphone video" I didn't think audacity had vision capabilities(?) BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287719 03/12/15 06:17 PM Off-Topic
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN Sundance Veteran
Sundance Veteran Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN	Carolyne, Personally, I don't use Movie Maker - like Joanne said it was too basic. She's also right that it's going to take some time to get your head around whatever you choose. I 'bout wore myself out downloading free trials last year. I have three. All my videos since last year use either - Adobe PE11, Corel VS6 Ultimate or Cyberlink PD13 Ultra (just upgraded to PD13 - upgrade price I couldn't refuse. ) If I were planning on editing a lot of live from the club performances, I'd get PowerDirector 13 Ultra - it has multi camera editing which can make that much easier in the long run. It's also intuitive, easy to use for whatever else and you can try it for free as you can all of them. Good luck and looking forward to your video! Josie PS. I don't have an iPhone but it seems with all those apps there should be something..... Last edited by Sundance; 03/12/15 06:24 PM. Youtube Channel Soundcloud

Re: Music Video Editing Carolyne #287758 03/13/15 01:37 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,144 Derry,Ireland musiclover Veteran
musiclover Veteran Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,144 Derry,Ireland	For a quick no nonsense movie (rather like biab) put in your pictures or video, choose a style and it does the rest. I use this all the time as I don't want to spend time putting a video together. You do have a certain amount of editing ability, but not a lot, like move pictures about etc. what I like about it is that it brings movement to the pictures probably take hours to do with other programs. http://www.muvee.com/products/muvee-reveal-11 I did this little video for my song with it in about 10 mins. End of the world There is a trial I believe. Musiclover Last edited by musiclover; 03/13/15 01:39 AM. Musiclover My music https://www.youtube.com/user/donegalprideofall Windows 10 (64bit) M-Audio Fast Track Pro, Band in a Box 2025, Cubase 14, Cakewalk and far too many VST plugins that I probably don't need or will ever use

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