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~ Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus ~

.NON-LINEAR VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE.

Trial Version Download

[BLOGGED] July 04, 2010

09:32

~ 2 Bit Bitterness ~

No longer prepared to be
.[HELD !] TO <RIDICULOUS> [RANSOM !].
by Adobe Systems Inc. (who will not
allow the provision of previous years'
versions of their software
(or of the
programs that <they took over> from
OTHER companies
) and don't think it
unreasonable to [CHARGE !] the unwaged
.5 times the amount. they would do a
well-heeled individual who just happens
to qualify for a reduction because they
have access to a 5-year-old
(child
that is - not computer - .Adobe refuses
to acknowledge the EXISTENCE of
5-year-old
hardware.
and, as of the
summer of 2010,the only PC version of
.Premiere. that they will sell requires a
64-Bit operating system) I am searching
for a video-editing package that is less
likely to ~ leave me in the lurch ~
with much-laboured-over .film.-projects
.utterly unacceptably.
[OBSOLETE !] and [INACCESSIBLE !].

~ Vague As Vegas ~

Having very briefly tried SONY's
.Vegas Pro 9 DEMO. [SEE HERE]
- I abandonned it .after not really
getting on with the GUI.

(Where was the "Razor" Tool ?)
(How could I fling pictures around ?),
I am now downloading the trial version
of Magix' .Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus HD..

~ Magix Moments ~

The Magix website promotes this
<pleasingly affordable> (£50) program
as being extremely FEATURE-RICH and
I may be about to get my first taster
of it at a moment when its maturity
(.audio.-scrubbing - an <.absolute ESSENTIAL.>
has only JUST been introduced (!!)) may
make it equal and exceed my expectations ;
there should certainly be some improvements
in it that streak ahead of the limitations of my
2003-build of Adobe's .Premiere Pro ..

Before beginning, my only "pauses" are to do
with .Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus HD.'s lack of
a .PAUSE. button, [NESTED SEQUENCES]
and pre-rendering.

~ A Week is Weak ~

Trial Version Installation

[BLOGGED] July 17, 2010

09:32

How spooky that I should start this second
<"Blog-esque"> Post this second when again
it is 09:32.

Despite wanting to finish my Sub-Prhyme
explanation before "indulging" in the "Toys
& Games" of new software, I have succumbed
to installing the Trial Version of
Magix Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus to the better
of my two laptops NOW because I have an
opportunity to buy the full retail version for
as little as £42 tomorrow.

I'm glad I switched the target PC
off and clean/cold booted before adding the
program because the process was quite
lengthy and multiple extras
(includng an SQL server and some
Microsoft .Net thing) were.

~ Phased by a Phase ~

The "Welcome! screen has surprised me
with the information that the program's
test phase is limited to a decidedly LIMITED
7 days.

I expect 30 Days from any Demo software,
think allocated hours are more sensible
and prefer "Learning" packages or Crippleware.

Nonetheless, I am in a position, I hope to
dedicate most of today to exploration and
will proceed.

I want to test input from my video camera,
green-screening, image manipulation -
particularly of transparent gifs and pngs
and the import of flash films and DVD
material.

I've read that some people have had
trouble with audio output. I want to
see what the pre-rendering is like
and how you can handle Stops and
Starts in a video-editing package that
doesn't have a Pause Button.

09:52

Oh right. When you elect to Start for the
first time there's an option to extend the
"Test Phase" to 30 Days.

10:00

Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus has recognised
my Sony DCR-TRV240E video camera
and the Capture Window looks pleasingly
comprehensive. It has a PAUSE control.

10:03

You can make really precise captures
using Play Controls on the PC, request
HOUR MINUTE SECOND FRAME
and even take a "Snapshot!".

10:08

Attempting first Camcorder Capture.
No Video Preview is showing.

It's brilliant that stat's for the FileSize
are show as it is created. My first file
runs to 233MB of Video will Audio separately
detailed at 12MB. No images were dropped
- the film is 1m 07.

10:12

Trying to continue to play the tape
and capture an additional segment,
the Preview Window now shows
nothing but BLACK.

10:14

Closed Capture Window.

Film File saved with a Generic "Record"
name instead of the Title I had typed in
for it.

10:16

Tried to re-name the Video Clip, was told
my chosen filename was already in use.

10:17

Closed MEP and re-named the film.

10:19

Re-started the software. Tried to
Capture again - got the message :

"Unfortunately, the function 'MPEG-2
Codec' is not available due to licensing
conditions.

10:21

Turned Camcorder Off and On and the
"DV Recording" Panel automatically
popped up again.

Now when I play the tape I can SEE
the footage again.

10:26

Found that you can make a List of
"Planned" Recordings. This seems very
useful and I don't mind them having
Sequential Names "Record1, Record2,
Record3 etc. as I can adjust them later.

10:43

Set up Four Film Segments to be recorded.
Stopped the tape for the fifth request
and lost visual preview capacity again.

10:54

Switching CamCorder off and on brought
the image back again.

11:08

About to capture the film I made yesterday
detailing a physical method of muting the
Lenovo ThinkPad T61's internal microphone.

My ad-libbed VoiceOver is appalling,
hesitant and full of incorrect terminology.

It will be great to test this clip - firstly
for output quality and uploading to
YouTube - more or less as it is and then
- when I get a chance - edited with a
more coherent (less cringe-inducing)
narration.

11:14

Film Capture folder has small
.HDP .HO and .AVD files generated along
with the AVIs. I don't know what these
are and will delete them when I re-name
the clips with logical titles and remove them
to external hard drives.

11:44

Just starting first use of the program proper.
You have to click "Edit" to get going. Immediately
the software wants to HELP you to stay organised
by creating a Special Project Folder that can
contain copies of all of the media assets you
want to include.

This is great. It takes lots of disk space but it's
something that I used to have to so manually
when using Premiere Pro.

11:48

The Program Icons are nice and big, you can
re-size the Windows and they all move
really fluidly to accommodate one another.

11:50

You can use the SPACE BAR to STOP but this
takes you back to the START of a clip.

I'm uncomfortable without a PAUSE.

You can, however, drag the PlayHead to
whererver you want to be. It feels alien
but Magix must have decided that's a better
way and that PAUSE was redundant.

12:01

Tried to import a wmv file to test green-screening.
MEP complained that the audio was not PCM
Wav and so the clip has no sound.

12:06

The Chroma Key Video Effect has some pre-sets.
There's Basic Green and Blue but I'm used to
using the Color Picker Tool and matching
EXACTLY what is in my source images.

12:09

Oh Wow !!! The initial "Quick" Chroma
Keys are for "Green", "Blue", "Water" (?)
"Alpha", "Black" and White" - but if you click
on "Color" you get access to a Color Picker
Tool.

Fabulous !

12:11

Oh Lord ! Making lots of mistakes now.
I lost my bearings when I wanted to
clean up the Green Halo Residue and
have made a really odd but interesting
Posterised Effect.

12:13

The automated Green setting did a
better job. Adjusting "Threshold" and
"Fading Range" are good for tweaking.

Plus you can change the video transparency
and keyframe everything. I had to make
some changes to my test Gordon Brown
because his teeth were vanishing.

THIS clip brought the sound in O.K.

That's good.

I'm liking this software a lot so far.

It's seven years younger than the version
of Adobe's Premiere Pro that I have been
using and its youth shows.

12:19

Now I've found the "Art Filters" and my
tummy has turned over with excitement.

12:21

Footage is brought in with audio and video
next to each other so you can SEE what
is going on. Premiere Pro kept them awkwardly
apart.

12:26

Crikey !!! You can stretch the video
to any weird angle you like - AND - so
it NATURALLY by dragging the shape
yourself NOT having to type in numbers
or fiddle with really TINY dials.

I really can't see me NOT buying this
software now. I'll check the Rotation
feature next. Rotation can be hard in
Premiere - often I'd find I couldn't get
around the edge of my TINY film preview
window.

This is so much easier to work with so
far - easier than Premiere, easier than
Vegas. "Easier" also means "Faster" - so
why are those "Pro"s so lumbering ?

12:34

Think I just added my first keyframe.

12:38

You seem to be able to RESTORE
footage after you have cut it off !

Amazing !!

13:01

Scaling up DV video to BIG, disproportionate
proportions in MEP and it doesn't look disgusting.

13:02

Bemused that I struggled so compositing
with Premiere and its racks of tiny, hidden
make-you-go-blind cogs and dials.

13:50

Tried first export. Chose a 720p avi.
The 22 seconds took 5 or 6 minutes
to render. The resultant film won't
play in Windows Media Player.

14:23

Have updated Windows Media Player
but it still won't play the film.

It's fine in VLC Player though.

14:24

Have re-opened First Project and am
trying to find out how to hear the Audio
Scrub.

14:26

To see an audio waveform you have
to Right Click and select an option
to have that graphic created.

That's odd.

I can't HEAR the sound as I scrub as
I would do in Premiere.

14:35

RTFM ! Great that TFM is included WITH
the Demo. You have to ACTIVATE scrubbing.

Oh....that doesn't explain AUDIO Scrubbing.

14:43

Found it !!!! This is GREAT ! There's a
Drop Down Arrow by the MUTE button
and if you tick "Scrubbing 1 frame"
you get ACCURATE audio Scrubbing.

Perfect !

15:09

Miraculously - MEP can recognise and
import the ScreenCasts I have made with
CamStudio that are supposedly in "a really
funny format". I didn't expect to EVER
be able to edit them. I hadn't realised
that it was just Adobe Premiere Pro
being super picky.

15:13

I'm amazed !!

16:56

Magix can edit flvs and m-peg4s !

This really DOES open up a universe
that was shut to me when I was mired in
Adobe Premiere Pro and utterly blinkered
to the possibility of breaking out.

18:09

I'm going to give MEP a break for a while.
It "broke" my sound temporarily when it
was unhappy about screen-recording.

It reported : "You have selected a framerate
or resolution which is not supported by your
device. Therefore the values have been reset."
and then got stuck in a loop of non-compliance.

I think it was really upset by the sound cards
(I have two) and the framerate moan was
a red herring.

Trial Version Installation

[BLOGGED] July 18, 2010

12:52

My internet connection has been
dodgy this week for the first time
since my ISP sent a replacement
router a few months ago.

It's carked TWICE today and so I have
put in a bid to buy this software well
ahead of its auction finishing time.

I've just started to explore more of
what the program includes. There
are collages, pre-set pans and zooms
and collections of themed transparent
graphics.

I only have single examples from the
various categories and I am not going
to download any further ones as I assume
that I will need to uninstall the Trial
Download version and perform a fresh
install with the boxed version which I
may be fortunate enough to receive as
early as Tuesday.

13:05

I've always thought Transitions were
corny - but I'm playing with the MEP
Pre-Sets - and they're impressive.

Depending on how much control you
can have over them - I might grow
to like them very much.

So far I can only see how to alter
the duration.

13:34

Getting my first look at "Secondary Color
Correction" - it's incredible. You could
keyframe FAKE blushes onto people's
faces.

Lorks ! Never believe ANY recorded
material to be a faithful representation
of "reality".

FULL Version Installation

[BLOGGED] July 21, 2010

15:29

I have uninstalled the Demo from my
Toshiba laptop and installed the full
program from the DVD.

The complete caboodle (at around 5GB)
is more than 10 times the size of the
download.

A surprise bonus on the disc was the
full-version of Magix (I think it is a
Xara product) Photo Designer 6.

The codecs I required for M-PEG 2,
Stereo Sound and mp4 had to be downloaded
but they were all FREE where I had had
concerns that there would be a charge.

This was disconcerting as I had no idea
what the fee would/could be.

Apparently the 256 page printed manual
is a cut-down (!!) version of all the instructional
material available from within the program
interface and in a pdf.

I'm on Page 45 of the Booklet and have found
everything so far to be very encouraging.

A method for assigning the PAUSE facility
to the SPACE BAR is indicated and I've
just learnt about the "Takes" Folder.

This is a destination that you can access
from any Project and store Sequences.

When I was using Adobe's product, I only
knew how to use Sequences WITHIN
single Projects - so this could be a great
leap forward.

18:38

Tried importing Transparent Gifs into
MEP. These are files that I made years
ago, using PhotoDraw - they are exported
with just a black edge.

MEP showed them with full, blocking,
black backgrounds. I thought this
might be a problem and that I might
be forced to re-save them all as pngs.

However the BLACK Chroma Key removed
the unwanted material and I have found that
positional 3D keyframing is immediately
accessible.

This software is looking very, VERY good.

22:41

AVI Export render will only play in VLC,
it's very large but the motion is smooth.

The m-peg output jerks and is smudgey.

MP4 required me to alter the frame-rate.
Fair enough.

23:25

Made first animated gif. It's a terrific,
unexpected feature - you appear to be
able to tweak everything about the
dimensions and framerate.

Absolutely brilliant.

23:45

Uploaded first Magix MEP 16 Pro HD Plus
video to YouTube. It's a 5MB mp4 and the
data transfer was successful on my second
attempt.

First Test of Magix Movie Edit Pro 16 Plus

 

FULL Version Installation Update

[BLOGGED] July 22, 2010

10:26

Currently downloading the latest MEP
Patch from within the program.

There have been a LOT of bug fixes since
the spring release, How fantastic that this
company addresses them and doesn't leave
users in the lurch. The Patch is about
160MB but has only taken about 10
minutes to acquire.

10:33

Program updated from the 9.0.1.60 (C1)
on the DVD to 9.0.6.6.

 

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ABROSOFT :
Fantamorph 4

ANIMATION
IMAGE EDITING
MOTION GRAPHICS
MORPHING
SPECIAL EFFECTS
SOURCE IMAGES
OUTPUT EXAMPLE
DEMO SOFTWARE
FULL PROGRAM
WINDOWS XP

ADOBE :
Premiere Pro

VIDEO EDITOR
NON-LINEAR EDITOR
VIDEO EDITING
VIDEO COMPOSITING
GUI SCREENSHOT
GUI SCREENCAST
FULL PROGRAM
OLD VERSION
WINDOWS XP

MACROMEDIA :
Dreamweaver MX

WEB DESIGN
CSS STYLESHEETS
TEXT DECORATION
SCREENCASTS
FULL PROGRAM
OLD VERSION
WINDOWS XP

MAGIX :
Movie Edit Pro

VIDEO EDITOR
NON-LINEAR EDITOR
VIDEO EDITING
SCREENCASTS
DEMO SOFTWARE
WINDOWS XP

MEDIA CHANCE:
Dynamic Auto
Painter

ARTISTIC FILTERS
GRAPHIC FILTERS
NATURAL MEDIA EMULATION
DEMO SOFTWARE
WINDOWS XP

MICROSOFT :
Expression
Encoder 3

MEDIA ENCODING
VIDEO ENCODING
SCREEN CAPTURE
SCREENCAST
FREE PROGRAM
WINDOWS XP

PhotoDraw 2000 Version 2

ART PROGRAM
GRAPHIC DESIGN
GRAPHICS EDITOR
PHOTO EDITOR
FAVOURITE PROGRAM
UNDER-RATED
COMPOSITING
EDITING SCREENCASTS
GUI SCREENCASTS
FULL PROGRAM
WACOM COMPATIBLE
WINDOWS XP

Songsmith

MUSIC GENERATOR
EXPERIMENTAL OUTPUT
DEMO VERSION
WINDOWS XP

OPEN SOURCE :

CamStudio

SCREEN CAPTURE
SCREENCASTS
OPTIMAL SETTINGS
FULL (BETA) PROGRAM
WINDOWS XP

The Gimp

ART PROGRAM
GRAPHIC DESIGN
GRAPHICS EDITOR
GUI SCREENCAST
HANDWRITING TEST
PHOTO EDITOR
FULL PROGRAM
WINDOWS XP

OUTERSPACE :
Bixelangelo

ANIMATION
DOODLING
DRAWING
HANDWRITING
SKETCH RECORDER
MOTION GRAPHICS
BLUFFTILER ADD-ON
WACOM COMPATIBLE
WINDOWS XP

BluffTitler DX9

ANIMATION
MOTION GRAPHICS
TEXT ANIMATION
TEXT DECORATION
TITLING
WINDOWS XP

REALLUSION :
Crazy Talk

ANIMATION
2D ANIMATION
3D ANIMATION
CHARACTER CREATION
DIGITAL PUPPETRY
FACIAL ANIMATION
LIP-SYNCHING
MACHINIMA
PHOTO ANIMATION
WEB GREETINGS
FULL PROGRAM
SEVERAL VERSIONS
WINDOWS XP

iClone

ANIMATION
3D ANIMATION
CHARACTER CREATION
CLOTHES DESIGN
DIGITAL PUPPETRY
FACIAL ANIMATION
FULL-BODY ANIMATION
FULL PROGRAM
SEVERAL VERSIONS
WINDOWS XP

SONY :
Vegas Pro 9

VIDEO EDITOR
NON-LINEAR EDITOR
VIDEO EDITING
EXPERIMENTAL OUTPUT
DEMO SOFTWARE
WINDOWS XP

SYNTRILLIUM :
Cool Edit Pro 2.1

AUDIO EDITOR
AUDIO EDITING
AUDIO RECORDER
AUDIO RECORDING
BUG OUTPUT
FULL PROGRAM
WINDOWS XP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Fast Films - Original Films, Poems, Songs, Greetings, Animations and Jokes Organised into Playlists for Easy Viewing

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Random Remarks - Bloggifications - Commentary - Observations

BLOGGIFICATIONS
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OBSERVATIONS

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Status, Stasis & Statistical Spoddery - Click for Dynamic Tweets, Book and Music Charts

BOOK & MUSIC CHARTS
TOP TOME TOPICS
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WORDS WORDS WORDS

Lookie-Likies

Lookie-Likies - Click for Lookalikes

DOPPELGÄNGERS
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F(R)AME-LESS FACES
LOOKALIKES
MORPHS
PEOPLE
PORTRAITS
POSERS & POSEURS

Half-cut Offcuts & Software Screencasts

Half-cut Offcuts & Software Screencasts - Click for Tasters of and Diversions from Various Creativity Software Packages

EXPERIMENTS
LEARNING
SCREENCASTS
SILLY OLD THINGS
SOFTWARE DEMOS
WORKS IN PROGRESS

Original Unoriginals
Original Unoriginals - Click for My Re-Readings and Re-Presentations of Famous and Lesser Known Poems and Stories Written by OTHER People (Whatever THEY are)
ORIGINAL READINGS
UNORIGINAL POEMS
UNORIGINAL STORIES
24 SEP 2009 :
Reactionary
Rant and
Screencasts
about
PhotoDraw


Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 V2 Triple CD Case Image - There's an Elegant Elephant

PROTEST POST
IMAGE EDITING
SCREENCASTS

14 AUG 2009 :
Kit Cat Kid's
Cause "fur"
(Non-Compliant) Complaint


Thumbnail Portrait Paw Trait of Kit Cat Kid - Splashable Star of Original Rhyming Children's Poem Kit Cat Kid's Cause "fur" (Non-Compliant) Complaint - a comic verse about bath-time defiance

CHILDREN'S POEM
ANIMAL ANIMATION
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
ORIGINAL POEM
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING

05 JUN 2009 :
William Blake's
"Lamb-like
Wail"


Thumbnail of a Gripped Eyeball - A still from my multimedia version of William Blake's The Tyger - William Blake's Lamb-like Wail. Part 3 of a series of Poetic Post Cards

POETIC POST CARD
ANIMAL ANIMATION
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
CUTOUT ANIMATION
FACIAL ANIMATION
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING
1 OF MY FAVOURITES

30 NOV 2008 :
Emma Lazarus's
"The New
Colossus"


Thumbnail Still of the Statue of Liberty's Golden Mask - Click and you will witness it speaking the words of Emma Lazarus's poem "The New Colossus" in its native French Accent. Part 2 of a Series of Poetic Post Cards

POETIC POST CARD
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING

10 AUG 2008 :
W.H. Auden's
"O where are
you going ?"


Thumbnail still from the Poetic Post Card - O where are you going - an animated greeting version of Wystan Hugh Auden's poem read aloud in a Welsh accent with further discussion of influence and origin

POETIC POST CARD
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING

04 MAY 2008:
The Tropic of Capricorn (Chips)

Thumbnail still of some sailing boats with Doritos for sails. They were made for a competition using Reallusion's iclone animation software - and illustrate part of a comic rhyming song I wrote to fit some prescribed music

COMPETITION ENTRY
AUDIO-EDITING
BRIEF FOR A BRIEF
ICLONE ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SONG & DANCE
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING

07 FEB 2008 :
The
Confessions
and
Expressions
of St.Augustine


Thumbnail of a still from a comic animated greeting I made which takes part of St. Augustine's Confessions and has them sung by medieval characters painted by Benozzo Gozzoli

PANTING PAINTING
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
MULTIPLE CHARACTERS
VOICE PROCESSING
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)

18 JAN 2008 :
Black and White
at The White House


Thumbnail still from my morphing animation of all the Presidents of the United States of America

MORPHING MORPHINE
FACIAL ANIMATION
FANTAMORPH 1st GO
HISTORICAL HEADS

08 JAN 2008 :
((He(e) Be(e))
G.B. P.M.
Gordon Brown
Performs/
Transforms
"London Town"


Thumbnail still of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown singing a Karaoke Version of Hubert Gregg's classic song "London Town" whilst on the London Lazy Och Eye the New Noo

SURPRISING SINGING
AUDIO EDITING
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)

01 DEC 2007 :
The $ub-Rhym€ ("Mark" It !)

Thumbnail still from my competition entry comic poem about the sub-prime market financial crisis

COMPETITION ENTRY
BRIEF FOR A BRIEF
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
CUTOUT ANIMATION
FACIAL ANIMATION
ICLONE SPECIAL EFFECTS
ORIGINAL TOPICAL POEM
SUBTITLED
TITLING (BLUFFTITLER)
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

17 SEP 2007 :
Unguessed
Ghost Guest


Thumbnail still of a funerary cupid that speaks the words of Branwell Bronte's character Alexander Percy as he describes an angelic vision to his mother

STEREO MONOLOGUE
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING

12 JUN 2007 :
These Boots
Were Made
With CloneCloth


Thumbnail still from a film illustrating my attempts to create a pair of virtual Wellington Boots using Reallusion software's first CloneCloth release

CLOTHES DESIGN
CUSTOM CONTENT
SOFTWARE DEMO

17 MAR 2007 :
SAINTS ALIVE !
((Congregation
(Bowl)ed (Over)
Fisher of Men's
St.Patrick's
Day/Birthday
BOLD
FISHERMAN
Boogie


Thumbnail still of a virtual Patrick Bronte singing and dancing The Bold Fisherman in St.Michaels - that's the Church not the Department Store - although I've not checked the label for libel - or a Bible

iCLONE MUSIC VIDEO
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
3D FULL BODY ANIMATION
SONG & DANCE
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)

02 MAR 2007 :
iClone
Motion Editor -
Custom
Animation
Example


Thumbnail still from a sequence showing a custom choreography animation playing in Reallusion software's iClone Motion Editor

SOFTWARE DEMO
3D FULL BODY ANIMATION

18 OCT 2006 :
Lord Above,
Sweet
Immanuel
(or What the
Hell was THAT ?)


Thumbnail still from my original animation of some original hymnal song lyrics I wrote

COMPETITION ENTRY
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
CUTOUT ANIMATION
FACIAL ANIMATION
2D FULL BODY ANIMATION
ICLONE SPECIAL EFFECTS
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SONG & DANCE
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PHOTODRAW)
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

12 AUG 2006 :
Psocker
SychoAnalysis
- The Jung
Juans'
Fraudian "Slip"
on the Skip


Thumbnail still of a virtual Jimmy Greaves playing Carl Jung with Father Christmas as Sigmund Freud in my original song with comic rhyming lyrics about soccer and psychoanalysis

JUST FOR FUN
ONLY MY FAVOURITE
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
3D FULL BODY ANIMATION
ICLONE MUSIC VIDEO
SONG & DANCE
SUBTITLED
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

07 JUN 2006 :
The
Ratcatcher's
Daughter


Thumbnail still of Mr. Kitten Caboodle the virtual cat verminator star of the iClone animated song and dance Victorian parliament tree tease The Ratcatcher's Daughter

VICTORIAN VERMINATOR
ANIMAL ANIMATION
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
3D FULL BODY ANIMATION
iCLONE MUSIC VIDEO
SONG AND DANCE
VOICE ACTING

23 APR 2006 :
Toil in Soil

Thumbnail still of a Singing Gnome frrom an animated greeting created with Reallusion's Crazy Talk Software. His delivery is of original rhyming lyrics.

GARDEN GUARDIAN
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SUBTITLED
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

18 FEB 2006 :
Animal Rites

Thumbnail still of a virtual Ancient Greek girl relating a monologue about vegetarianism, barbecues and the Eleusian Mysteries religious cult

CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
ORIGINAL POEM
SUBTITLED
VOICE ACTING

21 JAN 2006 :
Tuned-Up
TURNIP
Turned Up

Thumbnail portrait of a virtual scarecrow in a field of rape. He looks like Vincent Van Gogh amomg his sunflowers but that is not who he is. He is singing original rhyming lyrics to a well-known tune and dancing with a custom choreography create by hand in Reallusion iClone Motion Editor

CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
3D FULL BODY ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SONG & DANCE
SUBTITLED
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

05 NOV 2005 :
EWE Who
"Yoo Hoo !"
a Good
(Hidin') Heidi


Thumbnail portrait of a little lamb who is a who who is a singing sheep singing original rhymng lyrics in a greeting set to a familiar tune

ANIMAL ANIMATION
CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SUBTITLED
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

13 JUN 2005 :
Knowledge
of Porridge


Thumbnail still of the little old woman and a bear taken from my Flash MX animated re-working of poet laureate Robert Southey's story of The Three Bears. It predates Goldilocks. The film features HIS version of the plot re-worked by me with brand new original rhyming lyrics to a musical theatre tune.

CUTOUT ANIMATION
FLASH MX ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SUBTITLED
TITLING (SWiSHMAX)
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

24 AUG 2004 :
Quem Pastores

Thumbnail portrait of a woman who may be Elizabeth Branwell the sister-in-law of Patrick Bronte. Here she is singing my original rhyming hymn lyrics set to the "tune" of the German carol Quem Pastores

CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING

12 JUL 2004 :
Mundane
Mo(u)rning
with the
Dhoop Dope


Thumbnail still from my original rhyming comic anti-poetry poem about hating school - Mundane Mo(u)rning with the Dope Dhoop

CUTOUT ANIMATION
FLASH MX ANIMATION
ORIGINAL POEM
VOICE ACTING

12 JAN 2004 :
Aisle Evil -
((Pep-) Talk
Like a Pirate)


Thumbnail portrait of the piratical gruff old man singer of Aisle Evil - ((Pep))Talk Like a Pirate. The song is set to a familiar instrumental and features original rhyming lyrics

CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING

05 JAN 2004 :
Bitter Man's
Vitamins


Thumbnail sitll of Ross the Sloth the virtual animated speaker of my original rhyming poem about health and fitness. The rhyme is called "Bitter Man's Vitamins"

CRAZY TALK LIP SYNC
FACIAL ANIMATION
ORIGINAL POEM
SUBTITLED
TITLING (PREMIERE PRO)
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

10 DEC 2003 :
Day Of(f) Wra(i)th - Mozart with the Mo(i)st (')art

Thumbnail still from Day of(f) Wra(i)th - Mozart with the Mo(i)st ('art) - It is a Flash MX animated version of the Dies Irae from the Requiem Mass. All the Latin lyrics have been replaced with English soundalikes. I was ABLE to hear them and relay the result.

CUTOUT ANIMATION
FLASH MX ANIMATION
MISHEARD LYRICS
SUBTITLED
TITLING (SWiSHMAX)

06 NOV 2003 :
Flash(in') in
the Pan-Indian Sub(in)continent


Thumbnail still from my Flash MX animation of a cheeky comic song about physical flexbility. It features original rhyming lyrics set to a well-known tune

CUTOUT ANIMATION
FLASH MX ANIMATION
ORIGINAL LYRICS
SUBTITLED
TITLING (SWiSHMAX)
VOICE PROCESSING

04 MAY 1999:
Prayer the Brontës' Father
Taught Us'


Thumbnail still of a JOINT parody of the Lord's Prayer and a sewing sampler made by Anne Bronte when t'lass worrr proporrrr titchy

GRAPHICS EDITING
ICLONE ANIMATION
ORIGINAL PARODY
VOICE ACTING
VOICE PROCESSING

 

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