This one's for the fans. I get a lot of questions about my video and audio equipment and processes, so I thought I'd share what goes into m...
This one's for the fans. I get a lot of questions about my video and audio equipment and processes, so I thought I'd share what goes into making a movie for this channel. When other people deserve credit, you give it to them, and nothing I do here matters if people don't watch it. That means I'm nothing without you.nnMy sidebar is full of other great channels that give me inspiration. People who share the same core values to develop others and entertain.nnWhen you put something out there on YouTube, you make an amazing connection to other people who share your interest. People you might never meet otherwise. The capable and competent ones know how to search and find what they're looking for. I'm blessed to have so many people interested in what I'm doing, because all of you FOUND ME. I didn't force this on you.nnFor this reason, the thumbnail photo is one of my very earliest subscribers who got in on the ground floor. I didn't even have 100 subscribers yet and he managed to find my content. His name is Michaël Mira from Villefranche sur Saone near Lyon, France. His family is very lucky to have him as he also voluntarily keeps the wheels turning on on all the cars and bikes. He's a hard working guy who keeps me on my toes with hard hitting questions and who is very knowledgeable and well-rounded individual in all aspects of engineering. He's participated in numerous discussions and added a lot of great information to my videos over the years, and he doesn't even own a DSM. A lot of the points he's raised and techniques he's mentioned I've had to actually look up and learn for myself just to add to the discussion. I like being challenged. I'm flattered you're still with me after all this time, and from a third of the way around the world... so I made you my video thumbnail. You probably thought I forgot! Thank you Mr. Mira.nnI'm not the only person out there with ideas. I know my ranks of subscribers are some of the most creative people on the internet. All of you who participate here help me to challenge myself and you make this a better place. I hope this inside look helps you get your own message out. If nothing else, then maybe to just shed light on what it takes to do this.nnI thank all of you sincerely, and here's to the next 200 videos. (ツ) bnnAbout the process:nI do things this way because of software limitations with gigantic file sizes. Editing video this way allows me to fix things I screw up. If I squish something too fast, I have multiple versions to retrieve what I need and add it to the master project before the final export. It allows me to complete the video in sections, and then perfect the script and voiceover. I do stills, animations, content from other videos, text overlays... each in separate export sequences to ensure they don't conflict with each other.nnIf I did all of my edits in one master file, it would not only gag any computer currently built, but it doesn't help me determine which part of the process has a problem, and it makes the problem harder to fix. I'm jealous of Vine video producers. It's a massive undertaking to work with raw HDV footage and produce content at this length, but simply nothing else produces the final export quality that I strive to generate.nnI didn't make one point clear in the video about why I deleted a video. I had already deleted all of the support files and moved on with a new project when a problem was discovered. The only reason why I deleted it rather than fixing it is because I had already deleted the supporting files. Some of you asked where it went. The master file was an un-editable flat file with 4 muxed audio tracks that couldn't be separated. One way or another it will be back. I'm coming up with ideas to fix it, or I may shoot a different version of it in the near future. Less
