Comments on: Basic Combo Video Etiquette: Editing

By: Tigre III

Tigre III — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:20:56 +0000

All true, the overkill edit can convert a nice combo vid in “impossible to see it again” vid…
might be good advice:
appropriate level to level editing your editing program.
Do not try to do an “super professional” edition if you only know how to use the windows movie maker… Always end up looking like a “ghetto” vid. Its also possible to make a nice vid with a basic editing program, by making something functional, simple but dignified. Sometimes a simple Title in the back- left corner with a good font, and with a black background its better than the “best” title effect of the windows Movie Maker…
Try to make a vid with style, not spectacular.
About the music, if you get the combos be synchronized with music and transitions, certain that the final result will be very good. If you do not like to sync anything, then try to get a song that not many changes, it is fairly linear.
If you are not sure what song to choose, sometimes it is better not to put any (provided you have the original game audio)
If you want to make a CMV with style, then the music chosen is a very important thing to consider.
the key is proposed where anger directed towards the editing, and working with transitions, effects, music, to get everything linked.

By: zool

zool — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:19:35 +0000

Darn, I wish I knew all this info before I released my video.

By: darcontek

darcontek — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 16:41:17 +0000

especially this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTYtH28esTg
:p

By: Bruise Collector

Bruise Collector — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:30:03 +0000

Tip #3 should read: “Guile’s Theme goes with everything.” XD

By: Maj

Maj — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:15:14 +0000

In reply to darcontek. Fine, it's ~~Linkin Park~~. But really, any shitty raprock band from that era qualifies. That whole genre should've died when RATM disbanded. They were the only good one. Anyway even if you liked that terrible whiny song, i don't see how anyone could still like it after literally every other combo video copied it.

By: Maj

Maj — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:11:42 +0000

In reply to darcontek. The-band-that-shall-not-be-named shall not be named!

By: darcontek

darcontek — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 07:47:07 +0000

Is it dragonforce????? haha sorry. I want to know.

By: n00b_saib0t

n00b_saib0t — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:13:02 +0000

its also a good idea to make sure you wont cringe when you see your own vid down the line. i made a super turbo revival vid a few years ago and used one winged angel as the song. i went through and put my stuff on youtube and immediately audioswapped it lol.

also, i think hearing the hit effects helps with video quality, but it isnt a requirement. a good blend of soundtrack and game sound effects is awesome.

By: darcontek

darcontek — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:39:30 +0000

Just curious… what is the-band-that-shall-not-be-named ?

By: Maj

Maj — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:01:53 +0000

In reply to Maj.

Maybe, but i still don’t think it’s worth the risk. Plus even if you like the song, you may not want to have it show up in three different videos.

I think it’s always a bad idea to go with popular stuff. Even it’s popular because it’s good, you’re not helping the situation by contributing to overplaying the song. I’d be happy if radio singles were considered strictly off limits in combo videos, but i know that’s probably never going to happen.

Although things seem to have gotten better lately. And now that i think about it, it’s possible that u2b deserves some of the credit. Nobody wants their ugly banners on their videos, so more combovid makers have begin avoiding mainstream soundtracks.

Anyway the songs that i enjoy most in combo videos are new songs that are introduced to me through those combo videos – not songs i already liked.