Fan trailer.

[webhead731]

I want to make a Spider-Man 3 fan trailer and use music from the X-Men III trailer and the Ghost Rider trailer. I want to use footage from the Spider-Man 3 teaser.

What do I get so I can do this?

Please help and thanks.

 

[webhead731]

Anyone?

 

[Webz14]

It seems this forum is a tad slow...

 

[webhead731]

Apparently.

 

[fireflyman]

What do I get so I can do this?

maybe you could explain a bit more?

you mean software-wise or what?

 

[webhead731]

Yeah. What do I get to make a trailer where I can add music and switch around clips to make a trailer.

 

[webhead731]

I guess what I'm looking for is something at a decent price, works good, EASY TO WORK WITH AND IT DOESN'T TAKE FOREVER TO WORK WITH IT, you can add music, cut clips around and put them in different orders, add caption things like "Next Summer" in the font you want, and it would be cool if it had some special effect thing. Nothing fancy though.
And some other cool features.

Anything?

 

[webhead731]

Oh, and how long does it take to make a trailer? No special effects or anything? Just added music, clips and captions?

 

[fireflyman]

I'd have to say for a low retail price ($70), I personally think Adobe Premiere (Elements) is one of the best. other versions available for free on the internet, but I can't recommend those
But there are so many, and all of them needs some getting used to and practice at first.

In general, with these programs you can add and edit clips, music, texts etc.

How long it takes? geez I'd say a couple of hours at least.
that is, if you got a idea up front on how you would like it to be, and are familiar with the software, have clips etc at hand.

The thing might be, if you want to use trailerfiles from the internet, that not all programs can read the file format, they put online.
However, this could always be fixed with a file convertor or similar.

 

[jaguarr]

fireflyman's advice is pretty solid, and Adobe Premiere Elements is a serviceable package to work with. You might also check the Free Software Guide thread to see if there are some freeware alternatives suggested. On the Mac side, iMovie would be your best bet. However, I think you may be underestimating the process and level of effort your project is going to take you, so be prepared for a bit more of a learning curve and time-intensitive creative period than I think you may be anticipating. It can be fun and rewarding to teach yourself new skills like these, though, so enjoy and good luck.

jag

 

[webhead731]

I'd have to say for a low retail price ($70), I personally think Adobe Premiere (Elements) is one of the best. other versions available for free on the internet, but I can't recommend those
But there are so many, and all of them needs some getting used to and practice at first.

In general, with these programs you can add and edit clips, music, texts etc.

How long it takes? geez I'd say a couple of hours at least.
that is, if you got a idea up front on how you would like it to be, and are familiar with the software, have clips etc at hand.

The thing might be, if you want to use trailerfiles from the internet, that not all programs can read the file format, they put online.
However, this could always be fixed with a file convertor or similar.

So do you buy this in a store and put it in your computer?

And, do you have to be super smart with computers to figure it out? I'm smarter with computers then the average person but I'm not super smart.

Thanks.

 

[fireflyman]

So do you buy this in a store and put it in your computer?

And, do you have to be super smart with computers to figure it out? I'm smarter with computers then the average person but I'm not super smart.

Thanks.

if you are referring the software, you can buy it is a store, or you might want to try out the trial-version from the manufacturer's website first, which you can also purchase the full version for download in some cases I believe.
Suggestions are:
www.adobe.com <-premiere (elements) (nice, pretty easy to use)
www.ulead.com <-videostudio or mediastudio (average, tried it once)
www.pinnaclesys.com <-'studio' (some people adore it, i cant stand it, easy for new users though)
www.sonymediasoftware.com <-vegas (movie studio) (nice, bit harder I think)

I'm used to adobe, however, thinking about this, a lot of hobby-home-users use Studio 10, it's reasonably easy, but no demo available.
All are about the same price, functions vary per program, per version.

'put it in your computer?' <- i hope you mean installing it, its software, not hardware?

You don't need to be super smart with computers, but you would need to make time for practicing, I'm sure there are enough tutorials for the mentioned programs (some atleast) on the internet.
The hardest with these programs in getting acquanted with all the features in it.

Which I forgot to mention earlier, is that (if you are on Windows that is, I believe version ME or XP) it has a program 'Movie Maker', which is part of the systems standard software, and is able to edit video etc.
It isn't the best by far, and personally I hate it, but it might be worth a shot if you're new to this.

If anything, ask away.

 

[webhead731]

Okay, so this Adobe Trailer Maker is around $70.00? And when I say "put it in my computer" I do mean install.

Also, when you make something with the Adobe thing, does it go smooth while you're watching it? Like it doesn't have any little skips or anything?

Don't go into detail about this question, but how does one slice clips around? Is that one of the common easier uses of making trailers?


Thanks for the help so far.

 

[fireflyman]

Well, I'm not completely sure about this, but the realtime preview partially depends on your computers specs i think and weither or not you have used any effects, and how many.

Whilst editing your video, you have a monitor window, here you can check out how things look.

I dont know how to properly explain this, but here goes nothing:
the term realtime measn that what you do, you instantly see on screen.
rendered, means that it needs to computed, and made a file before viewing.

What this monitor window does, is it tries to show the preview in realtime.
This usually happens when the imported video matches the same settings are the project in terms of video-size, codecs and then some. (as a 1 on 1 conversion sort of speak).
When you use effects and stuff, this will no longer be the case and thus needs to be rendered.

If the preview cannot be realtime, it gets choppy. rendering the preview may take a little time, but afterwards, its smooth again.
The only thing here is filesize, these previews will be temporarily stored on your HD, so make sure you have enough space.

As for the slicing, this is one of the features I like best in Premiere compared to some other packages.
You have a 'razorblade' button in the toolbar, using this, you can slice at any time, anywhere in your clip when it's placed in the timeline.
you just click on the video-at the desired moment and it is cut, the most easy way to do it

Hope this helps, sorry for the long story

 

[webhead731]

So you say I should get Adobe? That can do fades too can it? Because in my trailer I have music I want to use and there are slow drum beats in it and I want it to fade in and out on a few shots. Speaking of music, do you save it into your computer and upload it into the program while your making a trailer? Same with clips?

Thanks.

 

[fireflyman]

All i'm saying is that I prefer Adobe, I'm not telling you to buy anything, I'm merely advising here..
I'm sure they took some of the fancier transitions out for the cheaper version, but I assume the fades are still in there.
And yes, you can 'import' files into your project, video-clips, stills (photos/artwork), sound files (music / effects).

 

[webhead731]

Hi.

I heard that the Adobe program is around $800.00. A friend told me that. You said it was around $70.00.

May I ask how you bought yours and how much it was? Please tell me this is a mistake.

I don't have that money.

This does truly very much suck.

 

[fireflyman]

Hi.

I heard that the Adobe program is around $800.00. A friend told me that. You said it was around $70.00.

May I ask how you bought yours and how much it was? Please tell me this is a mistake.

I don't have that money.

This does truly very much suck.

Note that in (some) previous post(s), I specifically refered to 'elements'.
Your friend is right, and i'm right.
The 'Premiere Pro' is very expensive @ as you said $800 orso.
That's why they released the 'elements' version @ 70$ orso for the hobbyists etc.

check the links for more in depth info,
I cant tell the exact differences, you might wanna run a google on that.
Plus, there are packages where Adobe Premiere Elements comes with Photoshop Elements for (compared to pro versions) low price.

 

[WeaponZ2]

Id just use Windows Movie Maker.......

 

[webhead731]

Mine doesn't work right.^
And it doesn't have all the things I need.

So I should get this Elements version? Around $70.00? I'll look into it.

I just want to make the trailer, have all the things I need and get the program for a cheap/decent price.

 

[xwolverine2]

adobe premeire pro 7

 

[webhead731]

Isn't that the thing that costs like $800.00?

 

[webhead731]

"Mine doesn't work right.^
And it doesn't have all the things I need.

So I should get this Elements version? Around $70.00? I'll look into it.

I just want to make the trailer, have all the things I need and get the program for a cheap/decent price."

Also, if I need music, I just put it or download it into my computer and I can use it in the program?

 

[fireflyman]

Yeah for budget price i'd recommend Premiere Elements.
Music, pictures, sound files, as long as the file-format (mp3, jpg, mpg, etc.) is supported your good to go importing it in your project.
But don't blame me if I made a mistake somewhere, as I don't have any experience with the Elements version.

 

[webhead731]

http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...2?_encoding=UTF8&s=software&v=glance&n=229534

So is this the stuff I'm looking for?