Vidding woes!

[ash48]

I love vidding - I do! But it's testing my patience at the moment!

I have just completed the first draft of my new video. This is a vid that I really wanted to be "good" - I wanted to work on all the bits that make up a good vid - the feel, the story (well, action in this case), the colour, transitions etc.) I made a copy and sent it to my beta,sharvie who had some wonderfully positive initial comments before we launched into the beta process. This is my favourite part of vidding. I love tweaking and having someone to bounce ideas off. Also to help me sharpen my vidding skills.

All was going well until major crash! My program iMovie just couldn't handle it anymore and basically told me to get stuffed! This was after I finished my first bit of beta'ing. All gone!

Choice now is do I upload what I had? (with the knowledge that it could be so much better), or do I remake it - knowing it will take ages, but will hopefully be a better video. *Eeek* too hard basket.

I also have a shiny new vidding program - Final Cut Express - which is doing my head in at the moment. It looks awesome but, man, learning curve much!

Comments

[deirdre-c.livejournal.com]

Oh no! What a shame!

I don't know what to tell you. I totally understand the desire to post, post, post!! But I also worry you might regret not getting it back in its most beautiful form. Dilemma!

Side note: I'd love to hear what you think of FCE. Of course, I've only done my one little vid on iMovie, but I'd still like to hear what you think of the differences/if it's worth shifting over.

[hay1ock.livejournal.com]

Oh noes!! *pets ya*

Welcome to my life...even down to the other programme that i have no time or understanding of how to use :(

I have posted things in the past and regretted it cos wmm just ended my desire to carry on...but you have to decide what best for your sanity sometimes.

*big hugs*

[http://users.livejournal.com/_sharvie_/]

I'm so sorry your program crashed. Bastard program from hell! *kicks program for you*

Well, I sent back an email so you know my opinion. Your first draft is vastly better than some final versions I've seen. Really.

But I wouldn't want you to regret posting something you thought was totally inferior. I guess it depends on how long you think it's going to take to rebuild and if you really want to wait however long that is.

I'll help every step if need be. *hugs*

[shfan.livejournal.com]

I don't completely trust iMovie in that there have been times when the music disappears when I'm almost finished creating, or it will eat a clip or two everytime I log out. So once I have a complete vid in my head, I feel an urgent need to get it done. (Part of it is that obsessive part of me, but I also blame iMovie.) On the otherhand, I do love iMovie because it is easy and I'm scared to death of FCE. Perhaps you can write about your experiences with it?

I'm also slobbering over the new iMac. Need to go to the computer store and play with it to see what's going on with iMovie through iLife 08, though....but all that hardrive space, glorious!