Fear of Failure, Fear of Success and Perhaps, the Greatest Fear, Fear of TRYING!
Last evening, my wife and I saw the new film, "A Walk in the Woods."
For the scenery alone, it's worth the price of admission.
I am no film critic, so my opinion as a casual movie-goer , is that "A Walk in the Woods" isn't a great film, but, if you're my age or thereabouts , and, especially if, unlike myself , you don't take a walk in the woods every day -- or nearly so -- once you've seen this movie, you'll understand why I wrote the headline atop this article.
Recently, I decided to try my hand at videography and found early on that taking video and editing video to publish and share -- are two separate processes, each with a distinct learning curve and frustrations.
The "taking" basics are in many ways like the basics of still photography -- so in that respect, I hit the ground I won't say "running," but at least at a "fast walk" pace.
Editing new software to accomplish new objectives many false steps and miles yet to go. But after the movie -- I tried and tried until I figured out the procedure for combining multiple videos into one!
I'll share that video triple feature after this; years ago I completed a graduate degree in Fine Arts that was years before I began taking photographs. Back then, I painted with oils, and although I never accepted nor believed it, I must have been fairly good at it because I won several juried competitions blue ribbon, cash prize stuff!
I gave it up tried again gave it up then gave it up completely for about 30 years. Just before that punctuation mark, I painted over the first of my blue ribbon painting covered it with gesso I just never believed in that painting.
My wife periodically reminds me of what I now regret having done foolishly and impulsively in retrospect, at this moment I think it just possible that I gave it up and covered it up because making good Art is NO WALK IN THE WOODS .
Last December, my wife bought me a starter set of Acrylic paints.
I have (re) started.
I'll let you know.
The video.
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I am getting too old to stop trying!
Let all of us have that mantra!
I really like the video Mac. The small movements of the flowers and the music really matched.
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Anyone around?
I'm here, but since I can't open the video I haven't commented.
Well the best I can do at this time is tell you to imagine these flowers lightly blowing in the wind since these are just screen shots and the attached music playing in the background.
Thanks so much, Sixpick. I really appreciate the trouble you go to in order to enable me to see and hear what normally I'm unable to access.
I agree. Like the slight movement of the flowers and the music was well-timed with the movements. Good job.
Very kind of you Six to do that for Buzz. Thank you.
Hi Mac,
Lovely video. The only thing I would say to do (from experience) is to try the fade function between the cuts. It will make for a better transition.
Thanks for taking the time and making the effort to do that, Six. I should have done it myself but am still plodding through the editing process.
Are the images screen shots, and, at what steps did you take to get the mp3 music link?
Again, what you have done is greatly appreciated.
I thought I had placed Page Curl transitions between the three "Events" but obviously it didn't work. Still learning and any help will be appreciated.
Great article A Mac and thank you!
Looks like the critics also think the film is not great, but yeah, for the scenery and the actors involved, it seems worthy of a couple of hours.
The older I get the more convinced I am that returning to nature, the woods as it were, is an inevitable and absolutely necessary key to our survival. I honestly don't think there is any way around it...it's where we belong.
:~)
One of the things I have is a little digital recorder called a H4 Zoom I've had for a long time. You can record by the two mikes on it or with the two inputs (Left and Right). You can record mp3 or wav at various bits. I recorded right out of the computer at 192 kbits/s.
1. Look at video. Stop at various places within the video and do a screen shot.
2. Paste in "Paint" on computer and crop down to what you see in the comment of of the shot.
3. Name the result and save in folder on computer.
4. Plug the inputs into the H4 Zoom right out of the line out of the computer. Adjust the recording level by adjusting the video volume, not the H4 volume which always is set to maximum at first to have a comfortable level. I could adjust the H4 Zoom's recording level, but it is easier to just adjust the video level.
5. Press the Record on button on the H4 Zoom and then start the video. Stop recording at the end.
6. Plug the H4 Zoom USB into the computer USB.
7. On computer open the H4 Zoom as a drive and give the resulting mp3 file a name.
8. Save it on the computer in a folder.
9. Reply to a comment. Choose "image" and put the first screen shot you saved in the comment. Then just repeat until all three are in the comment.
10. Click on "Upload Files" below the comment and choose the mp3 file you saved in a folder.
11. That's it.
The problem with actually putting a video on Newstalkers is it will only handle 5mb and any video will use that up in no time. If there were a storage space to even temporarily store files, then the file could be put there in a format that would be visible to Buzz if we find the format of the movie he could see and could convert the YouTube download to that format. I don't know if that is possible. Just an idea. It would have to be seen from the site because most email programs have limits on file sizes a person can actually download.
I worked on a video all day one time I wanted him to see by making many screenshots of pertinent parts of the video and recording the audio in increments to keep the files small enough so he could download them, then I decided the content may be a problem for me and could also be a problem for him so I abandoned it. The total video was several hours long.
Thanks for the details which are, at least on first read, overwhelming.
If I could clip a few seconds of a video and get it to Buzz in a format he can open, that would be great.
In the meanwhile, I still have much to learn.
When NowhereMan posted classic movies, he provided 3 different ways to view them, and I was able to use at least one of them, but most videos are slow loading for me.
Please return to the video and play it again I now know how to add the transitions Perrie referenced.
Getting clearer on the editing now, making better videos is my top priority
and finishing the painting I'm working on.
It's getting late my friends.
Love the pretty flowers! Good transitions, too! You're getting it! It just takes a while, and lots of practice!
Larry,
I think the work is fine. I was just giving Mac some learned advice.
:~)
LOL!
I was speaking of the mentioned film from the 1st sentence..."A Walk in the Woods."
Ahhhhhh!