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[Andrew_Waltfeld]

rynluna wrote...

gd_o wrote...

Blackveldt wrote...

Renegade Trailer*

I've actually been currently working on a femShep trailer (and will finish it eventually), but I doubt I'll finish it by the Mar. 30 deadline. *Shrugs* I had no idea about this thread until pretty recently.

Just wondering.. Are you still working on that FemShep trailer? I'm totally looking forward to watch it.

So am I.  Blackveldt's Renegade trailer was awesome.  I know mine won't be finished by the deadline either because I haven't even finished recording plus I've run into some problems with Adobe Premiere not recognizing my files.

If using fraps program to capture, your gonna have to convert it to another file type, I just made it into an new AVI with an codex that Adobe recongizes.

[Alcoholicmonkey416]

Andrew_Waltfeld wrote...

rynluna wrote...

gd_o wrote...

Blackveldt wrote...

Renegade Trailer*

I've actually been currently working on a femShep trailer (and will finish it eventually), but I doubt I'll finish it by the Mar. 30 deadline. *Shrugs* I had no idea about this thread until pretty recently.

Just wondering.. Are you still working on that FemShep trailer? I'm totally looking forward to watch it.

So am I.  Blackveldt's Renegade trailer was awesome.  I know mine won't be finished by the deadline either because I haven't even finished recording plus I've run into some problems with Adobe Premiere not recognizing my files.

If using fraps program to capture, your gonna have to convert it to another file type, I just made it into an new AVI with an codex that Adobe recongizes.

If you use Virtualdub with the Lagarith Lossless   Video Codec then use Adobe Premiere it'll work fine.  Premiere has a problem with the codec FRAPS uses and results in errors when you attempt to encode the sequence. 

Modifié par Alcoholicmonkey416, 19 mai 2010 - 12:36 .

[Andrew_Waltfeld]

rynluna wrote...

Thanks for the info, guys.

I'm not using fraps. I captured from my 360 using a placeshifting capture device and it records into an mpeg file. I was told there was a way to convert the mpegs into avi's using windows movie maker but I haven't tried this yet.

I'm quite lazy with this as you can see. I am enjoying watching everyone elses submissions though. gd_o's is my fave!!

Windows Encoder I believe will help. There is some other free video converters kicking around as well, I will share an freeware one that I love to use when I get back home on friday.

Modifié par Andrew_Waltfeld, 19 mai 2010 - 02:26 .

[gd_o]

I use a freeware program called XMedia Recode for most of my audio and video encoding.
It's pretty powerfull.. you can choose between lots of codecs and change about every setting there is. Although I don't have a clue what most of the stuff means. So this might be a pro or con depending on what you want. 
There are many nice features but I just want to mention something that I believe to be particularly useful:
You can create a queue of things to be encoded (every item can use different encoding settings). Since encoding can take quite some time it's a relief not to have to wait for every single task to be finished in order to start the next one. And one other thing: You can already do some rough cutting (set a start and end time) so you don't have to encode something you don't need. It's great for testing encoding settings on specific (challenging) scenes.

Regardless of the codec you use be sure to keep the original frame rate as well as the aspect ratio and if the source material are mpg files I think it's a good choice to activate some deinterlacing. 

I recommend testing the different deinterlacing algorithms to see which one works best for you. I did some quick testing and only 'linear blending' got me a decent result, but the quality of the mpg file I used wasn't very good.
Scenes with fast movement (and maybe some contrast) are best to reveal there weaknesses, I think.

If you decide to try this program out I'd be happy to share the few things I know, so feel free to ask.

Edit: A new version (2.2.3.2) has been released. Link is updated.
Supported OS: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
[download]

Modifié par gd_o, 05 juin 2010 - 08:42 .

[Flying-Jew]

Allright, I've captured 200GB of footage. Now I'm organizing each file into folders based on the characters in them. Let's see After Effects stretch its muscles a bit.

[jakenou]

I've just started the process of getting good capture footage after having recently built my new PC. I'm stokified to work on a trailer for my Shep, but I don't think I'll make it in time for the May 30th deadline here. Not like I was vying for the prizes or anything anyway. It's all in good fun.

I hope we can keep this thread alive, or at least a trailer making community that will live on after the contest!

Modifié par jkthunder, 22 mai 2010 - 10:19 .

[goatman42]

jkthunder wrote...
I hope we can keep this thread alive, or at least a trailer making community that will live on after the contest!

That would be a cool idea. However I'd have to get my footage all over again, since I had to delete it for space reasons.

[Appolo90]

Oh wow, this is still open?

When's the deadline? Also, what if I used the default Shepard? Will that disqualify me? I don't like being limited to a 'Shepherd' theme, but I'd still like to make one because I love making these kinds of videos. Actually, if I submit something, it will probably drift away from that theme a little because I can't leave out everything else that makes ME2 epic, like the environments and other characters. Maybe I can do both. I'll try.

EDIT: May 30th deadline.. Alright, let it be known I plan to enter the contest so don't close submissions early please I have some "power editing" to do

Modifié par Appolo90, 24 mai 2010 - 03:07 .

[Andrew_Waltfeld]

jkthunder wrote...

I hope we can keep this thread alive, or at least a trailer making community that will live on after the contest!

Perhaps have different Categories every other month or something. Wouldn't really need prizes. You can really really adjust the different categories as well.

For example -

Make an 30 second clip of your own orginal design where something happens that really doesn't happen in the game.

I am sure other people would have other ideas to do every other month or something.

[Jaron Oberyn]

You have 5 more days. The contest will not be closed early



-Polite

[Appolo90]

Man.. I just went through some of the submissions. You judges are going to have a tough time. So many of these are incredible. Wow.

[chertan1982]

Ive noticed that none of t submissions after Paragon of Guardians haven't been updated to the front page (I sent a pm for mine). If mine doesn't qualify I would like like to know so I could resubmit

[gd_o]

chertan1982 wrote...

Ive noticed that none of t submissions after Paragon of Guardians haven't been updated to the front page (I sent a pm for mine). If mine doesn't qualify I would like like to know so I could resubmit

Yeah, I have noticed that, too. 'The Leader', 'Stop the Collectors', 'Slash and Burn' and 'Homecoming' are missing. Maybe more. My Submission haven't been updated as well. Some comment by Polite would be nice.

I would like to see all the submissions on the front page whether they meet all the requirements or not. Those that are decided not to qualify for the competition could be marked with a '*' or something.

Modifié par gd_o, 26 mai 2010 - 09:13 .

[x-pan]

Now, why didn't I see this before...bugger!

I've done some trailers 3-4 months ago, but not with my Shepard. Oh well, still 3 days left, so I better get started...

[chucktheduck]

I made another:

[Appolo90]

My entry is finally done I present, Mass Effect 2 - Omega Trek

[Cain_Novaburn]

I have finished mine as well! Anyways take a look a let me know what you think:
Mass Effect 2 Trailer - Ultimate Victory

To be honest I'm not that happy with it. The song that I picked didn't
really let me do the editing that I wanted so I'm going to make another
one. Not for the contest but just for fun

[Appolo90]

Raise your hand if you thought of some great improvements for your entry but already deleted your project files...



*raises*

[goatman42]

Oh man, the competition is getting tough. A lot of great submissions.



Good luck to everyone!

[Jaron Oberyn]

The front page has been updated with all of the submissions I have received over the last month and a half. 2 more days left then submissions closed.



-Polite

[Appolo90]

I'm scared. Good entires.

Modifié par Appolo90, 29 mai 2010 - 12:18 .

[chucktheduck]

And neither of mine were put up. >

I know they qualify

[Appolo90]

chucktheduck wrote...

And neither of mine were put up. >
I know they qualify

Make sure you PM Polite. He said he won't take submissions through the thread.

Also, I think every trailer used the "If this is a war, I'll need an army... or a really good team" line XD Who could resist?

And Polite, does my trailer even qualify? At the end of mine there's some lyrics but it's just "infinity" and "where do we go from here". Would kind of suck if something at the very end of my vid got me disqualified, but I honestly just wanted to share my work. I love doing these projects.. so much that I had around 250GB of footage XD

Modifié par Appolo90, 29 mai 2010 - 06:46 .