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08/28/2003 07:02:40 PM · #1 |
Hello,
I have Adobe Premiere, but I've never used it. I want to make some video from stills, with a music background. Does anyone know where to point me to get a basic scoop on how to go about this. Is there an easier appliction to use to achieve this? I've invested 5 or 6 years in learning Photoshop and I really don't care to learn another complex application, if I don't have to. Any info or links to info would be greatly appreciated!
JD Anderson
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08/28/2003 07:08:33 PM · #2 |
I fiddled around with this at work experience. Here's how I think you do it (from memory):
File>Import an image.
Drag it from the library window to the timeline.
Stretch out the block with the photo thumbnail to the amount of time you want.
File>Import another image.
Drag that onto the timeline, but not the same layer, use the other layer.
Then you can add transition effects by overlapping the 2 layers by whatever amount you want, and dragging a transition such as fade from the transition library on the right, into the small gap between the layers on the timeline display.
File>Import an mp3 or whatever.
Drag that onto the sound layer on the timeline. You can play with music fades by using the rubber band technique.
This could be totally wrong as it was over a year and a half ago I did it, but I hope it helps.
Alecia knows a lot about this, perhaps you could send her a PM if you get stuck :)
Message edited by author 2003-08-28 19:09:03.
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08/28/2003 07:09:09 PM · #3 |
I haven't used it myself, but I've watched people put together videos using it.
If you feel comfortable working w/ layers in photoshop it should be an easy transition. I could be way off though ;) |
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08/28/2003 07:09:58 PM · #4 |
I've used older versions of Premiere, and have 5/Mac currently.
It's pretty easy if you want to have the equivalent of a slide show with background music and transitions from one photo to the next, titles, etc.
Send me an email with some details of your project and the equipment and other applications you're using and I'll try and send you a summary of the steps this evening. |
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08/28/2003 07:12:40 PM · #5 |
| Hmm ... slow typing. What Ben said is substantially correct, but you have different "tracks" of video/audio along the timeline rather than "layers,", and a transitions track to go between the video tracks. |
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08/28/2003 11:47:58 PM · #6 |
Hi there,
I am a friend of Ram21 and an expert in Premiere. It is an excellent tool for your purposes and very easy if you use Photoshop. On of the reasons is it accepts Photoshop images (.psd files)!
I will post a "how to" on his website at: //www.agapecomputerservices.com/andofcourse.cfm |
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08/29/2003 08:12:11 PM · #7 |
Thanks everyone for the help! I'll email for instructions!
JD
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08/29/2003 08:15:23 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Ram21:
Hi there,
I am a friend of Ram21 and an expert in Premiere. It is an excellent tool for your purposes and very easy if you use Photoshop. On of the reasons is it accepts Photoshop images (.psd files)!
I will post a "how to" on his website at: //www.agapecomputerservices.com/andofcourse.cfm |
Hello Ram21's friend (didn't get your name)
I looked at your tutorial and I really appreciate you posting it! I will give this a shot this weekend. I'll figure out a way to show my results...
Thanks,
JD Anderson
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08/30/2003 12:02:38 AM · #9 |
I'm learning Premiere slowly as well. After you fiddle with it a bit, it becomes easier, but it is daunting at first.
What I don't know how to do is get the finished product to burn to a DVD..... hmmm.
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08/30/2003 12:14:03 AM · #10 |
| Unless it's a huge file, you can burn a QuickTime (or AVI, I think) file to a CD-R in the VideoCD format, and it will play in most DVD players. Check Roxio.com (makers of Toast) for more info -- they have quite a few helpful articles about making various kinds of CD/DVD disks. |
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08/30/2003 02:09:28 AM · #11 |
If you own Roxio Easy CD Creator there is a program that comes with it called PhotoRelay it makes slide shows, web pages and etc. and you can add music. It is as easy as just adding the pics and selecting your .wav or .mp3 file. It works pretty good. I have noticed in most applications they do not time the music to the stills very well but they work with a little tweaking.
Calvus
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08/30/2003 12:26:10 PM · #12 |
JD:
If you want mind-blowing professional looking results, you owe it to yourself to check out Sonic Foundry's Vegas 4. It is an amazing program, and it is, by far, the best program I have ever had the pleasure to work with (regardless of purpose).
The Event Pan / Crop tool allows you to take high-res stills and do "Ken Burns" style documentaries, where you are scrolling over an image while zooming in as it gently rotates, all while the next image is slowing fading in and the old one fading out. It is so cool to see your photos presented in this fashion (instead of a boring, static slideshow with cheezy transitions), and Vegas previews it all in real time (or near real time, if you have a slower machine).
The fact that Vegas works with all of the original image data (that is, it doesn't immediately scale it to MiniDV resolutoin of 740x480) means that as you are zomming in/out, panning, rotating, etc. the image never gets "grainy" (unless you zoom in obscenely far, of course!)
Because Vegas is a full video editing application, of course you can do just about anything, including adding animated titles, background music tracks, etc.
For more information, check out this DPReview thread where I talk about it some more.
Message edited by author 2003-08-30 12:27:11. |
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08/30/2003 01:08:53 PM · #13 |
I just finished making two videos of stills with music. It was pretty easy to do... I like what you are saying about SF Vegas 4. I also have Sound Forge 5.0, Director 8 Shockwave Studio, Cakewalk Pro Audio 9, and Cakewalk Score Writer to play with. Lots of complex programs to try out and see what I can do...
I don't have Vegas 4... is there a trial download available?
Also, it sounds memory intensive. I'm running a P4 with 768MB or RDRAM, 64MB GEForce2... I'm assuming I'm too slow for Vegas???
Thanks,
JD
Message edited by author 2003-08-30 13:09:17.
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08/30/2003 02:18:18 PM · #14 |
JD:
Once you've tried Vegas, you'll never want to use any other program to make totally professional looking video-based slideshows. After you've created your masterpiece in Vegas and burned it to a DVD-R, it is a great way to show vacation photos, weddings, etc. to family and friends... much more "involving" than a simple slideshow on the computer screen...
Vegas actually runs usably on a 400MHz box with 128MB of RAM! You'll be amazed at how well your P4 with 768MB of RAM works with it.
And yes, there is a trial available here. |
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09/01/2003 08:23:29 PM · #15 |
| I have Roxio Easy CD & DVD Creator 6, and it is terrific ! I have compleated 1 still photo movie which turned out wonderful ! And I am working on another, it is a excellent program, and I highly recommend it ! ~~~Indiana Ivy~~~ |
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