Machinima Questions - Easiest, most Affordable software to use? Thanks

[margh2010]

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Dear Fellow Second Lifers,

 

Thank you for all your kind help in the past. 

I was wondering if you could recommend to me the easiest, least expensive software tools to do a Machinima and then the editing and hosting ?

 

I am concerned about A, B, C, and D  below:

 

A.  Creation (Fraps? $37)

B.  Editing

C.  Encoding

D.  Video Hosting (Youtube?)

 

I was going to do one for an educational site (my first effort) so price, and ease of use is a consideration.  I would appreciate any help.

 

Thank you, as always for all your help,

 

Marz Dayafter

 

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[Jim Gustafson]

I would suggest blip.tv for D

Jim

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[Miller, Peter]

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I am probably the last person who should advise on machinima but...

 

A. I'm using the freebie CamStudio (for screencasts rather than machinima)

B. Editing tools -- recent review http://www.masternewmedia.org/free-video-editing-tools-guide-to-the-best-software-and-web-based-services/

C. Encoding -- pass.

D. Hosting -- I also use Blip.tv though I dislike their habit for channels of recommending shows that I basically don't.

 

Some interesting/amazing/disturbing Windlight presets available from menu in Meerkat viewer.

 

One fun category you omitted is cameras -- there is a freebie called Alt-Zoom

 

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Machinima#Equipment

 

... and a lot of other stuff on the wiki.

AngryBeth Shortbread also does a very reasonably priced studio-based system from her shop:

 

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gourdneck/192/238/67

 

 

Peter [SL: Graham Mills]

 

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Dear Fellow Second Lifers,

 

Thank you for all your kind help in the past. 

I was wondering if you could recommend to me the easiest, least expensive software tools to do a Machinima and then the editing and hosting ?

 

I am concerned about A, B, C, and D  below:

 

A.  Creation (Fraps? $37)

B.  Editing

C.  Encoding

D.  Video Hosting (Youtube?)

 

I was going to do one for an educational site (my first effort) so price, and ease of use is a consideration.  I would appreciate any help.

 

Thank you, as always for all your help,

 

Marz Dayafter

 

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[Katherine Watson]

A. Fraps ... there is a free version if you don't mind the branding

B. & C. Adobe Premiere Elements (easy and cheap)
http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/

D. I also like blip

On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:38 AM,  <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Dear Fellow Second Lifers,
>> Thank you for all your kind help in the past.
>
> I was wondering if you could recommend to me the easiest, least expensive
> software tools to do a Machinima and then the editing and hosting ?
>> I am concerned about A, B, C, and D  below:
>> A.  Creation (Fraps? $37)
>
> B.  Editing
>
> C.  Encoding
>
> D.  Video Hosting (Youtube?)
>
> I was going to do one for an educational site (my first effort) so
> price, and ease of use is a consideration.  I would appreciate any help.
>
> Thank you, as always for all your help,
>
> Marz Dayafter
>

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[Sabine Reljic]

I've done mine with the lower budget ever (who said: "no budget, no limit: the real you?) :-)

A.  Creation: Fraps ($37)

B.  Editing: Windows Movie Maker (it comes with the package anyway)

C.  Encoding: no

D.  Video Hosting: blip tv, youtube (limits your video length), veoh.com (takes video longer than 15 minutes).

S.
(SL: Willow Shenlin)

 

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[Sabine Reljic]

ah, let me make an amendment here. I"ve had to convert the wmv into avi or mov. For that, i used the free download AVS video converter (you can also get the full version for $59 unlimited access to AVS4You package (video converter, audio converter, video editor, audio editor. Still reasonable pricing)

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I've done mine with the lower budget ever (who said: "no budget, no limit: the real you?) :-)

A.  Creation: Fraps ($37)

B.  Editing: Windows Movie Maker (it comes with the package anyway)

C.  Encoding: no

D.  Video Hosting: blip tv, youtube (limits your video length), veoh.com (takes video longer than 15 minutes).

S.
(SL: Willow Shenlin)

 

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[Miller, Peter]

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I monitor http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/ .

 

They do a lot of video conversion tools (e.g. yesterday but they come up all the time) and they also point to open source or free equivalents. Tends to be PC-only though.

 

Peter [SL: Graham Mills]

 

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ah, let me make an amendment here. I"ve had to convert the wmv into avi or mov. For that, i used the free download AVS video converter (you can also get the full version for $59 unlimited access to AVS4You package (video converter, audio converter, video editor, audio editor. Still reasonable pricing)

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 11:01 AM, Sabine Reljic <[hidden email]> wrote:

I've done mine with the lower budget ever (who said: "no budget, no limit: the real you?) :-)

A.  Creation: Fraps ($37)

B.  Editing: Windows Movie Maker (it comes with the package anyway)

C.  Encoding: no

D.  Video Hosting: blip tv, youtube (limits your video length), veoh.com (takes video longer than 15 minutes).

S.
(SL: Willow Shenlin)

 

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[Daniel Smith-2]

A great free format converter:

MPEG Streamclip: video converter for Mac & Windows
http://www.squared5.com/


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[Danilo Curci]

I feel very well  with Livestream + Procaster (I make just 'amateur' videos) for creation & streaming

What do you think about ?

2009/10/26 Sabine Reljic <[hidden email]>

I've done mine with the lower budget ever (who said: "no budget, no limit: the real you?) :-)

A.  Creation: Fraps ($37)

B.  Editing: Windows Movie Maker (it comes with the package anyway)

C.  Encoding: no

D.  Video Hosting: blip tv, youtube (limits your video length), veoh.com (takes video longer than 15 minutes).

S.
(SL: Willow Shenlin)

 

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