Scrimmage Video?

Tim Arnold · #1 22-02-2006, 21:29

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Originally Posted by aksimhal

Nice Video.

I was wondering what software you used to edit the video and how did you transfer it to your computer?

I used a digital camcorder (Canon GL1 - old, still just as expensive {if not more}

) when filming the event, so getting the video to the computer is easy. Just start up your editing program of choice and click capture. The small video in the corners of the screen, however, were captured with a small Olympus digital camera. I used a program called River Past Video Cleaner to convert the videos to AVI-DV format (there are loads of converters out there, just happens to be the one I like; Premiere is a pain and doesnt like the MP4 files that the camera spits out, that's the only reason I convert in the first place).

My editing program of choice is Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 (they now have version 2.0 with HD). The music is from Freeplaymusic.com, the same place that FIRST gets music for the kickoff animations.

No, I do not have any affiliation with the above products, I just reccomend them as I have found them to meet my needs very well. Links are just because I love google. Hopefully that answers your questions?

aksimhal · #2 22-02-2006, 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by robosapien

I used a digital camcorder (Canon GL1 - old, still just as expensive {if not more}

) when filming the event, so getting the video to the computer is easy. Just start up your editing program of choice and click capture. The small video in the corners of the screen, however, were captured with a small Olympus digital camera. I used a program called River Past Video Cleaner to convert the videos to AVI-DV format (there are loads of converters out there, just happens to be the one I like; Premiere is a pain and doesnt like the MP4 files that the camera spits out, that's the only reason I convert in the first place).

My editing program of choice is Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 (they now have version 2.0 with HD). The music is from Freeplaymusic.com, the same place that FIRST gets music for the kickoff animations.

No, I do not have any affiliation with the above products, I just reccomend them as I have found them to meet my needs very well. Links are just because I love google. Hopefully that answers your questions?

Thanks. That was really helpful. I want to create a DVD slide show with music, some video clips, and pictures. I have ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD as my editing software, but it really is not convenient as I would like it to be, and it can't put clips and pics together. Can your Adobe program do the job? And what is the name of the song FIRST uses in the kickoff animations?
Thanks, and sorry for all the questions (I just got inspired by you teaser video. It was AWESOME

)

Nawaid Ladak · #3 22-02-2006, 22:31

maybe if you guys came up to FHS in orlando, we had the full feild, playing the full game, no score, and no corner ramps, but we had like 10 teams there, it was fun, maybe we can combine the classic scrimmage at the swamp with robot ruckus and have like 15-20 teams at a scrimmage down heree in FL. make it look more like the UTC scrimmage. (great job by the people who orginized that scrimmage, we only had wood center goals and wood ramps, nothing fancy like you guys, but it worked).

Tim Arnold · #4 22-02-2006, 22:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by aksimhal

Thanks. That was really helpful. I want to create a DVD slide show with music, some video clips, and pictures. I have ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD as my editing software, but it really is not convenient as I would like it to be, and it can't put clips and pics together. Can your Adobe program do the job? And what is the name of the song FIRST uses in the kickoff animations?
Thanks, and sorry for all the questions (I just got inspired by you teaser video. It was AWESOME

)

Thanks for the compliments, but, well... Adobe Premiere (link is to student purchase site) is a 'prosumer' product. It doesn't come on the cheap (all though premere elements may do just the job) and has a pretty high learning curve. It is great software to know how to use though, and integrates well with other Adobe products.

I have never used ArcSoft products, but I know you can put together images and video (very basic though - rather limiting) with the freely available Microsoft Movie Maker. My friends have used it with some basic projects and the results are very good for a free program. It includes some basic transitions and effects, but again, it is limiting. The Premiere Elements program I mentioned earlier may be the same way, I have never tried it. CNet gave it a 7.8/10 ("Pros: Imports video from different devices; improved interface; better DVD-menu options; Dolby-audio support" "Cons: Sluggish performance; can't import HDV or export to MPEG-4; sub par support"). I would suggest giving Windows Movie Maker a try before you buy anything. A brief guide for it is on Microsoft.com's expert section. I would recommend using the DVD software you already have and know how to use for the DVD burning part (after you edit with WMM).

With the kickoff music, as Andrew Blair says, its Canned Heat.

Good luck with your film productions! The main thing I have learned with making movies is to always try to do something better with more features, in a shorter amount of time. Adding transitions to menus, for instance, the first time took me 3 weeks to figure out and design (using photoshop and premiere - school interruptions included). Don't give up and don't release crappy work that you will regret being under your name later (but don't let that hold you back from starting in the first place)!

EDIT: You can also do some very simple DVDs with Nero 7. (Great for stuff you don't want to spend too much time on presentation before the actual feature - such as showing the scrimamge video above to other members of our robotics team)

aksimhal · #5 24-02-2006, 14:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by robosapien

Thanks for the compliments, but, well... Adobe Premiere (link is to student purchase site) is a 'prosumer' product. It doesn't come on the cheap (all though premere elements may do just the job) and has a pretty high learning curve. It is great software to know how to use though, and integrates well with other Adobe products.

I have never used ArcSoft products, but I know you can put together images and video (very basic though - rather limiting) with the freely available Microsoft Movie Maker. My friends have used it with some basic projects and the results are very good for a free program. It includes some basic transitions and effects, but again, it is limiting. The Premiere Elements program I mentioned earlier may be the same way, I have never tried it. CNet gave it a 7.8/10 ("Pros: Imports video from different devices; improved interface; better DVD-menu options; Dolby-audio support" "Cons: Sluggish performance; can't import HDV or export to MPEG-4; sub par support"). I would suggest giving Windows Movie Maker a try before you buy anything. A brief guide for it is on Microsoft.com's expert section. I would recommend using the DVD software you already have and know how to use for the DVD burning part (after you edit with WMM).

With the kickoff music, as Andrew Blair says, its Canned Heat.

Good luck with your film productions! The main thing I have learned with making movies is to always try to do something better with more features, in a shorter amount of time. Adding transitions to menus, for instance, the first time took me 3 weeks to figure out and design (using photoshop and premiere - school interruptions included). Don't give up and don't release crappy work that you will regret being under your name later (but don't let that hold you back from starting in the first place)!

EDIT: You can also do some very simple DVDs with Nero 7. (Great for stuff you don't want to spend too much time on presentation before the actual feature - such as showing the scrimamge video above to other members of our robotics team)

Thanks for everything

Is the free play website legal?
Thanks

artdutra04 · #6 24-02-2006, 17:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by aksimhal

Thanks for everything

Is the free play website legal?
Thanks

Yes, Freeplay music is free and legal depending on your use of it. I think FIRST would be considered "Educational, Non-Commercial use (limited to student use on school grounds and classroom - non broadcast) " under their terms of service. But then again you may be considered "Non-Profit (most)" and in that case you need licensing. The division between the two may be a little blurry depending on your use. Now I know why I am not a lawyer.

http://www.freeplaymusic.com/licensing/termsofuse.php

aksimhal · #7 11-03-2006, 20:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by aksimhal

Thanks for everything

Is the free play website legal?
Thanks

Also, I'm wondering how to remove the score board that appers every 5 minutes on the Windows Movie Maker video, I transfered.

Thanks

AV_guy007 · #8 27-02-2006, 16:08

i have alot of video of the utc scrimage but i was on vacation so i did not get much time to upload it B/c its at school i will wait till next meating to post the video

Ted Boucher · #9 27-02-2006, 19:08

Well.. to keep everything together, I will quote my links from the other thread...

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Originally Posted by Ted Boucher

Random Matches (Semis?):
http://www.zippyvideos.com/305698015...6/utcscrim1v1/
http://www.zippyvideos.com/243288116...6/utcscrim2v1/
http://www.zippyvideos.com/634260504...6/utcscrim3v1/

Finals:
http://www.zippyvideos.com/152156976...crimfinals1v1/
http://www.zippyvideos.com/241393201...crimfinals2v1/

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Originally Posted by Ted Boucher

The video numbers do not correspond with the match numbers.

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