Filming yourself

[Mynock]

If you want to go real low-tech/cheap, I filmed one of my adventures a few years ago simply by propping my phone against a rock with the spot in frame. Sounds dumb but it actually worked pretty good!

[maria]

I have cameras - small compact ones, but every now and then I want to cut out intimate scenes and rejoin to make a complete movie. Sounds easy, but I just can't seem to get the knack in Streamclip. I like it's crop and zoom function though - easy to use.

Any help for beginners would be appreciated.

[Fred588]

I have cameras - small compact ones, but every now and then I want to cut out intimate scenes and rejoin to make a complete movie. Sounds easy, but I just can't seem to get the knack in Streamclip. I like it's crop and zoom function though - easy to use.

Any help for beginners would be appreciated.

I doubt if this will be of much help but making an out-take with something such as Adobe Premier is a matter of two mouse clicks and one mouse drag. I suppose that is why it is an expensive piece of software.

[Sinkman61]

Occasionally I film myself, but not very often. I’d just as soon enjoy my sinking fun without having to deal with a camera. But I brought one with me last weekend. I should’ve angled the camera down just a bit more so I would’ve appeared to be sinking in deep mud instead of being behind deep mud. I did a really slow sink and unfortunately, my GoPro shut itself off before I had completely sank to my deepest point. Here’s some photos I chopped from the video...

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[gamwam]

Occasionally I film myself, but not very often. I’d just as soon enjoy my sinking fun without having to deal with a camera. But I brought one with me last weekend. I should’ve angled the camera down just a bit more so I would’ve appeared to be sinking in deep mud instead of being behind deep mud. I did a really slow sink and unfortunately, my GoPro shut itself off before I had completely sank to my deepest point. Here’s some photos I chopped from the video...CFAD914F-D8B2-4E53-A007-66CA32F64A35.jpeg08FB3943-AFAC-4D09-9527-6E16D11DCBC0.jpegB3804AAD-D4D8-4166-A7AA-D96485F403B4.jpeg44C83145-265B-46C5-9653-63347D7BBEAF.jpegE7DEC02F-F873-4512-ACE5-E19B0A04D5C6.jpeg

great pics thanks for sharing with us

[Chimerix]

If you want a free, full-featured, professional grade video editing software... you're in luck!

DaVinci Resolve by Blackmagic Design is all of those things. It's available for PC, Mac, and Linux.

I've worked in video production since 1992, and along the way, I've cut with Avid Media Composer, Media 100, iMovie, Final Cut Pro (before they ruined it), and Adobe Premiere Pro. I've been on a search to find freeware or shareware video editors that I can recommend to friends, and my search ended when I tried DaVinci Resolve.

It was originally just a program to handle color correction and grading for Blackmagic Design cameras, and quickly became an industry standard for those tasks. However, it has evolved, and for the last few versions, has been every bit as powerful an editing tool as Premiere or Final Cut Pro.

And it is free. Really, truly free. Not a functionality-limited version, no pesky watermarks, but free free. (Yes, there is a paid version, but that adds features which are only of value to large production houses. How often do you have multiple editors working on the same project at the same time?)

[Sinkman61]

I wish my camera kept running longer. The suction was so strong that my normal means of escaping were completely useless. I was actually trapped. That doesn’t happen very often for me. Normally I’m able to escape in a minute or less, but not here. I had to completely dig myself out That takes some time, because the mud keeps flowing or falling back into the hole I’ve dug out. I had to dig down below my knees in order to escape. That was a lot of digging, because I had sunk down to where my ears were covered. Just getting my arms out took some doing, which is highly unusual, but this spot had some of the stickiest mud I’ve ever been in in a long time. The suction it was creating was incredibly strong. The mud literally felt like thick glue in my hands and was strong enough to stick my fingers together. Or maybe I’m just getting a lot older than I thought. I certainly don’t feel old.

[maria]

If you want a free, full-featured, professional grade video editing software... you're in luck!

DaVinci Resolve by Blackmagic Design is all of those things. It's available for PC, Mac, and Linux.

I've worked in video production since 1992, and along the way, I've cut with Avid Media Composer, Media 100, iMovie, Final Cut Pro (before they ruined it), and Adobe Premiere Pro. I've been on a search to find freeware or shareware video editors that I can recommend to friends, and my search ended when I tried DaVinci Resolve.

It was originally just a program to handle color correction and grading for Blackmagic Design cameras, and quickly became an industry standard for those tasks. However, it has evolved, and for the last few versions, has been every bit as powerful an editing tool as Premiere or Final Cut Pro.

And it is free. Really, truly free. Not a functionality-limited version, no pesky watermarks, but free free. (Yes, there is a paid version, but that adds features which are only of value to large production houses. How often do you have multiple editors working on the same project at the same time?)

Interesting and thanks. Does the software zoom and crop? What version do I try - there's a beta version - what is this?

[Chimerix]

Interesting and thanks. Does the software zoom and crop? What version do I try - there's a beta version - what is this?[/quote]

Yes, it can zoom and crop.

The beta version has new features and new code that will, eventually, become version 17. At the moment, Blackmagic Design isn't certain that those new parts work consistently, or as intended. So, once they're pretty sure, they make the code available as a beta version. This lets hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions of users test the new code, and see if any unexpected problems occur. Personally, I don't consider myself a beta tester, and stick to the official releases. I'm more interested in turning out finished products than in testing reliability and stability.