Week 4   Advanced Filming and Editing

Moderators: 

• Barbara Novelli• Jens Nerido

Checklist of What to Bring: 

• Raw footage of group's machinima• Machinima made from still photos

 

This week we will build on the basics we have been exploring by working on more advanced editing, including lip syncing narration if necessary, cutting or lengthening clips, and any other issues that may have come up for you. 

Let’s start with a review of some of what we went over last week. Can you identify the tip we gave and how to achieve it for each picture shown here?

 

Video 1:http://youtu.be/oOAfzRyzso4

Video 2:http://youtu.be/rf89A7eJCbY

Let’s also review by looking at some of the machinimas we made to help people practice their skills at their own pace on this platform.

 

VIDEO REVIEW ! Again, can you

identify the tip and how to achieve it for each picture shown here?

EXTRA BELLS AND WHISTLES: Increasing FPS

Wear low prim and low script items.

EXTRA BELLS AND WHISTLES: Increasing FPS

Full screen, long draw range, and high quality graphics = low FPS (18).

Minimized screen, short draw range, and lower quality graphics = high FPS (55).

Ctr+Shift+1 = Shows current FPS

EXTRA BELLS AND WHISTLES: Adding captions

EXTRA BELLS AND WHISTLES: Scrolling Credits

EXTRA BELLS AND WHISTLES: Films within films

EXTRA BELLS AND WHISTLES: One person operating multiple avatars at one time

WORK FLOW SUMMARY

CAMTASIA WORK SCREEN LABELS

NEXT STOP: Adobe Connect to work on problems with shared screens.

http://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/machinevo TASK TO COMPLETE BY NEXT WEEK:  

      Rough editing of all your footage

SHORTCUTS LIST • Alt+Shift+H = Hides HUD• Ctr+Alt+F1 = Hides all SL menus, name tags, etc. • Shift+Ctr+Alt + click on an avatar = Camera follows

that person• Ctr+Shift+1 = Shows current frame rate• Alt+arrows = Zooms in out and left and right• Ctr+Alt+ arrows = Pans up and down• Advanced Tab - Show Debug Settings -

RenderVolumeLODFactor - 4.000 = Rezzes all objects at a high level for optimal video capture

• Me - Preferences - Graphic - Quality and Speed - High = Enables objects in the distance to be seen well

• Me - Preferences - Graphic - Quality and Speed - Low = Reduces memory needed for processing when you don't need to see objects in the distance well

• Me - Preferences - General - Name Tags - Off = Hides avatar name tags without hiding menus

   

USEFUL LINKS

• Instruction Video for Exercise 1:   http://youtu.be/7zp90GoqTkg

• Sample Exercise 1 Video:  http://youtu.be/v_QO-cbzoSA

• Text of Exercise 1 Instructions• Instruction Video for Exercise 2:  

http://youtu.be/oOAfzRyzso4• Sample Exercise 2 Machinima:  

http://youtu.be/rf89A7eJCbY• Text of Exercise 2 Instructions• Extra Tips and Bells and Whistles• Table of All Resources