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lcottrell
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 Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:23 am Post subject: New video program |
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I have been having trouble with my copy of "Movie Maker" that came with my computer. It had been cropping my videos down from full screen. So much so that I decided to purchase a video program. ( drastic step there ) After looking on the internet I found a program called "Cyberllink power director." It was reputed to rate a 10 for ease of use. I will not go into all the crap that I had to suffer through just to download it on my computer. Lets just say that it took better than two days just to get in on the computer. I was sure that I had made a mistake, but they already had my card info, so making the best of it was the only option.
Perhaps I am just a dummy, or the guy's that rated it easy had already been through much harder learning curves than I am willing to go through. Of course the manual is on line, and about 200 pages long. That in its self gives you an idea of the problem. The damn thing does too much. I merely want to cut out the boring parts of the flights, add some narration and music. I really don't want to be famous, I don't want world acclaim, just a simple video of high quality that I can share with a select number of people that share my interest. Apparently I am close to one of a kind. That feature is tough to find in this program.
So far it has taken me two and half days to produce and upload to vimeo a 2 min 30 second video. I think a lot of my problems stem from me wanting to keep it private.
I have for some time realized the handicap of a full enclosure when it comes to pictures and videos. While the brain compensates for the distortion of Lexan, the camera does not. I put a short wind screen on the Kolb and found that it dropped my speed by about 7 MPH. No way, much too impatient for that. I have a wrap around "full enclosure" from Kolb that is scratched from use on the right side where I got in and out. I decided to cut a window where I would normally look, for the lens of my camera. I bent a couple of pieces of Lexan to form a wind deflector. It works fine. I got my speed back, the wind doesn't hit me and I can now see, even if there isn't a camera stuck through it.
To test it out, I decided to try an early morning flight, just as the sun came up, to the Pillars of Rome. I have a lot of pictures of them, but nothing really good. I got up before dawn, but there was a storm front blowing in and the sun wasn't showing through. Finally later in the morning the clouds broke enough that I thought that area may possibly be in the clear. I wanted to test the port hole any way. I am very pleased with the result. I will be able to continue to use the enclosure and not have to replace it after all.
The video taken also gave me a chance to try out the new editing program. Here is the result.
https://vimeo.com/99418916 password- owyheeflyer
Larry
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| Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:27 am Post subject: New video program |
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Looks like you've found the right combination. Smooth and sharp video and great stills. Always enjoy seeing your work. g. Aman
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On Jun 28, 2014, at 2:23 PM, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com (lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com)> wrote:
[quote]I have been having trouble with my copy of "Movie Maker" that came with my computer. It had been cropping my videos down from full screen. So much so that I decided to purchase a video program. ( drastic step there ) After looking on the internet I found a program called "Cyberllink power director." It was reputed to rate a 10 for ease of use. I will not go into all the crap that I had to suffer through just to download it on my computer. Lets just say that it took better than two days just to get in on the computer. I was sure that I had made a mistake, but they already had my card info, so making the best of it was the only option.
Perhaps I am just a dummy, or the guy's that rated it easy had already been through much harder learning curves than I am willing to go through. Of course the manual is on line, and about 200 pages long. That in its self gives you an idea of the problem. The damn thing does too much. I merely want to cut out the boring parts of the flights, add some narration and music. I really don't want to be famous, I don't want world acclaim, just a simple video of high quality that I can share with a select number of people that share my interest. Apparently I am close to one of a kind. That feature is tough to find in this program.
So far it has taken me two and half days to produce and upload to vimeo a 2 min 30 second video. I think a lot of my problems stem from me wanting to keep it private.
I have for some time realized the handicap of a full enclosure when it comes to pictures and videos. While the brain compensates for the distortion of Lexan, the camera does not. I put a short wind screen on the Kolb and found that it dropped my speed by about 7 MPH. No way, much too impatient for that. I have a wrap around "full enclosure" from Kolb that is scratched from use on the right side where I got in and out. I decided to cut a window where I would normally look, for the lens of my camera. I bent a couple of pieces of Lexan to form a wind deflector. It works fine. I got my speed back, the wind doesn't hit me and I can now see, even if there isn't a camera stuck through it.
To test it out, I decided to try an early morning flight, just as the sun came up, to the Pillars of Rome. I have a lot of pictures of them, but nothing really good. I got up before dawn, but there was a storm front blowing in and the sun wasn't showing through. Finally later in the morning the clouds broke enough that I thought that area may possibly be in the clear. I wanted to test the port hole any way. I am very pleased with the result. I will be able to continue to use the enclosure and not have to replace it after all.
The video taken also gave me a chance to try out the new editing program. Here is the result.
https://vimeo.com/99418916 password- owyheeflyer
Larry
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