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VEED.io what is it?

When you want to edit videos, the first software that you probably think of would most likely be adobe premiere or Sony Vegas (if people still use that) or some other software that you might have to pay for. Sure the “good” ones cost money but if you’re just a beginner or just wanna casually make vids then there are free software out there for you to use. But which one?

A web based editor

You can probably search up free video editing software and get a bunch of nice results, but what if these complicated programs take a huge toll on your PC’s operating system since you have to install them? Well don’t worry about that because we got VEED.io. This is a web based editor that you can use to create and edit videos.

Tools

Editing

When you add subtitles you might say somethings that it might not entirely understand. Which is why you get the ability to edit them yourself. Now you can articulate spamming your keyboard with what’s going on (har).

Removing Audio

In case you want to remove audio from your video, you can do that. You can mute your audio completely, replace the audio, clean it up (if you have the basic plan), and a bunch o’ other things. To learn more you can check out this link here.

If you just want to add text then just add text.

Posting

With this site you can post your dance video to Tik Tok or upload your gameplay footage to Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, or whatever other site that gets you clout.

Membership

Of course there’s alot more you can do if you sign up. Of course you can create a free account and do anything and save your videos, and if you pay for a membership but you can always simply try it first and get one later so should you choose.

Lets get started

Well what are you still doing here? You saw the footage, I told you how it works, so lets get to makin’ videos.

November 15, 2021November 16, 2021 by henry Iglesia Categories: Business, photographyTags: software, video editing Leave a comment

The journey

I’m going to talk about the things I’ve learned about in the past, and how it can shape the future. When I started learning how to use the software I had bare basic knowledge on how these software’s work, but now I feel like I now know how these programs are supposed to work. However that doesn’t mean that I’m an expert on all of them nor do I like them all. In fact some of these programs I tend not to use. Here’s some of the adobe programs I’ve used before.

Dreamweaver: For this program you need to know how to code HTML, CSS, or Java Script to create webpages. In code the HTML is the skeleton, the entire body, without the HTML there is no website. Why I don’t really like this is because for some reason when I save web pages and close the program I can’t open it back up because for some reason the HTML portion will not save. Everything else will save but the website itself. I looked google for why it does that but I couldn’t fix it for some reason. But of course I still managed to find a way to save it… until I lost it again (DANG).
Animate: Animate is a good program for animations and creating web banners, but the thing about me is I don’t have a drawing tablet so drawing is really hard for me on this program.
Illustrator: My teacher felt the same way about this when he first started using it, and now he can’t stop using it. Illustrator is a vector based graphic program that works to draw images. When I first started using it I wasn’t good at drawing with the pen tool but with time I might get there.
Premiere: Used to edit videos. Adobe After effects can do this too and a lot more, but this program I was actually able to export it and upload to youtube.
Photoshop: Of course this will be my most used program out of all the programs. This program is used to edit photos and even videos (to an extent). I use it even in my spare time when I just feel like making nice things.

The journeys end?

Is this the end of my learning journey? Of course not. There’s always room for more improvement, more development so long as you exist on this planet. I took an acting course a year ago and I said this during that class as well. Your character will keep developing and evolving.

Quote from my past experience

EVEN TOUGH THE SEASON IS OVER, THE SHOW ISN’T

September 25, 2020October 2, 2020 by henry Iglesia Categories: photography Leave a comment

Animation mistakes

These are NOT the top ten animation mistakes in film, but the most common mistakes in animation in general.

Animated actions with anticipation and aftermath. From what I’ve seen, people are more concerned with this preconceived mindset that their projects are supposed to be like “this”. Always remember that there is no such thing as perfection, make it as good as it can get but understand that it will never be perfect. Or else you’ll just set an unrealistic expectation for yourself.
References. It’s good to have references, but don’t illustrate them. They are there for inspiration not for translating in the actual project.
Keep it simple. Don’t make it too complex. If you make a mistake and you need to go back and fix it it’s easier to fix simpler styles than more complex ones. Of course your designs should always be nice to look at, but don’t give too much than you need to.

According to animationmentor.com There are other mistakes which include 3D animation. Such as…

Not following a syllabus. Follow a syllabus, it’s the formula to how an animated media should flow.
Feedback. YOU NEED IT! Or else you wont fully understand if the animation is going in the right direction. This holds true for every project than just animation.
Don’t underestimate the project. Always note that a project can take longer than you expect. I make this mistake myself, so I know how this can affect creators.

So that’s animation mistakes and what you need to do about them. Now make no mistake there are more mistakes out there that pop up out of nowhere that no one sees coming so always stay on it, and remember this important tip: Ctrl-Z and Ctrl-S. Now get out there and make a cartoon.

September 18, 2020October 2, 2020 by henry Iglesia Categories: Computers, tech Leave a comment

What kind of job would I want?

The type of job I would want is something in the entertainment industry. To be honest I’m working toward voice acting, but in the meantime while I work on not sounding like a stuffy teen we’ll talk about the job similar to that, audio designing. There’s a senior sound designer job for PUBG (player unknown battle grounds) that would be nice right now, mainly because I like shooter games, and I want to try my hand in game designing at some point.

The Job

This job consists of working closely with teams, work with the Unreal Engine 4, and edit, mix, and master audio materials. To be qualified for this job you need to fill in a certain criteria. You must be experienced in Unreal Engine 4 and scripting, masterful in pro tools, must have a masterful ear for audio, and of course have 5+ years experience in AAA game audio design. This job pays $14K – $242K a year. This isn’t exactly freelance, it’s a temporary position.

And of course this isn’t the only job that I’d like to get, I would like to work with other companies when I get off the ground in voice acting. That’s why the program that I like to use when it comes to anything audio is Adobe audition. I used it a few times to mix audio together that I get from sites like freesound.org to make background sounds, sort of like the ones you’d hear in games.

But until then I’ll need to keep working on my skills and get better equipment for recording for the job that I hope to get. My current equipment is good enough now but there’s always room for improvement.

September 11, 2020April 8, 2021 by henry Iglesia Categories: Business Leave a comment

How to prepare for a multimedia job

We’ve talked about the jobs you’ll be getting in the past but we haven’t yet talked about the process of getting the jobs, or what you need to do in order to prepare.

Resumes

It’s always good to have a great resume when going for an interview in order to show where you’ve been and what you’ve done. There’s a few ways to build your resumes, there are a few resume builders that can help you build your resume. It can contain what you’ve done in the past, which can include jobs within the media industry or out of it, which is what you interviewer can use to determine your work ethic.

Interviews

On the topic of interviews here’s a few questions you might be asked and some general advice.

What would you do if there’s down time? The best answer would be: I like to take the initiative and look for other things to work on. When it comes to most jobs there’s always something to do. Even when there’s nothing there is still something.
Why do you want to work here vs. (Insert other company here)? Just be honest, tell them what you like about this place than the other one.
What are you expecting out of this position? Just tell them what you can do and what you want to bring to the table.
They’ll also ask you technical questions like: How do this? or How do you format that? Just answer them correctly. I’m sure you know what you need to do.
How much experience have you had in “this field”? Preferably they would want greater than the amount they require, but if you have almost as much as they need then there’s a slim chance they might accept you.
Would traveling suit you? Unless you are in some way obligated to stay put, say yes.
Are you still interested in this position? You we’re willing to show up, and not cancel so yes.
Are you sure you want to work in this industry? Yes.
Why did you leave your last job? Just tell them that you wanted to change your career, or that you wanted to make better use of your skills. Whatever you do don’t put on a show about how much you hated working at retail or anything, it’s unprofessional.
Did Epstine kill himself? Okay that’s not a real question but you might get those funny joke type questions like: “coke or pepsi?”, those are usually asked post interview because these guys are cool.

So these are the things you need to know about Multimedia interviews. A thing to note is that these questions aren’t just for one type of job, other jobs might actually have the same questions and others would have very different ones. Now get out there and get to work.

You can laugh now.

And by the way, Epstine didn’t kill himself.

September 4, 2020 by henry Iglesia Categories: Business Leave a comment

Stock footage and how to use it.

If you need footage for your videos and you are low on time or funds, you can use these things called stock footage. Stocks are free media that you can use for any project you are working on from videos to images. However a thing to note is that even though it’s free that doesn’t mean you can just do anything you want with it. What everyone should know about anything involving creative media is something called a creative commons licence.

What is a Creative Commons license?

I’ve talked about fair use in the past, but now we’re going to talk about it for when it comes to stock media. According to creativecommons.org The “CC” license forges a balance inside the traditional “all rights reserved” that the copyright laws create, but of course you should give credit to the original creators and provide details of any changes made.

Stock media sites

Lets talk about the sites you can find them on.

Pexels.com is a site which can provide free images and footage. If you are familiar with the site unsplash.com, then it should seem familiar.
Pixbay.com is another site that offers free footage and images, and it also offers free vectors.
Mixit.co is yet another site you can use for stock footage and images.
Dareful.com is another site that can provide “some” free 4K resolution stocks, but not all are free. You must also provide credit to the creator and a link to the license and also indicate if any changes were made to the creators footage.
Videvo.net is one more site we will talk about. This site offers some free footage and it can also provide details on the kind of licenses that come with each footage.

Once again some stocks are free, but other footage must be either paid for or require a subscription. Sometimes you can even donate to some of these creators to show appreciation.

That’s most of what you should know for when it comes to using stock footage and how it’s really supposed to be used. It’s best to use your own footage of course, but if you need it these are few of the best places to get some. Now once again get out there and get to creating.

August 28, 2020October 2, 2020 by henry Iglesia Categories: Business, photography Leave a comment

Different ways to edit a video

Let’s talk about the process of editing videos. Did you know that there are so many ways to edit videos? There’s linear and non-linear editing, and there’s offline and real-time editing.

Linear VS Non-linear

Linear editing is the process of editing in timeline order from start to finish. But with linear editing you have to do it from the start to the end, meaning you can’t backtrack. Fortunately that is where non-linear editing comes in. Non-Linear is editing that isn’t in chronological order, so you can backtrack and fix or add something that was way back there. Linear and non-linear editing can both be utilized when it comes to editing thanks to modern day technology, so you don’t have to risk doing one or the other.

Offline vs Real-time

Another type of editing is offline and real-time editing. Offline editing is when you take a copy of the raw footage and edit that one copy only. According to premiumbeat.com the copied footage is transcoded down to a more compressed and lower resolution format. The video will use this as proxy footage through the rough, fine and final cut. So the best time to use offline editing is when you need to lighten the work load when editing. Real-time editing is when you edit videos on the the timeline without isolating footage. In fact real-time editing uses cloud based programs to clip and edit across multiple platforms.

Words to know

Here’s a few video editing words to know.

Batch processing: In computer terms it is an efficient way of processing multiple transactions at the same time.
Project trimming: Basically video editing where you cut parts of footage either by slicing in between, or cutting out a section to isolate it for other uses.

This is how the process of video editing works. The newer programs like adobe premiere can do most of these anyway so you wouldn’t have to do exhaustive work to handle the editing processes. Now get out there and make your movies.

August 21, 2020April 8, 2021 by henry Iglesia Categories: Business, Computers, tech Leave a comment

More about Multimedia

Let’s talk more about the multimedia teams, mainly the jobs.

This one remote job as a multimedia programmer requires you to reprogram documents from flash to HTML. For this job you need to be proficient with HTML, CSS, and Javascript; have +2 years of programming experience, and have the ability to learn new languages.

There’s another job as a motion graphics designer in Weston, FL for Bang Energy. If you are into energy drinks and high performance drinks, then you’ll like this one. This job is entails you to create animated and video artwork for social media, it includes movie clips, some photoshop, illustrator and premier pro. Your responsible for working with art directors, designers and developers, generate new ideas, be organized and follow deadlines. This job requires you to have a bachelors degree in motion design or any design field, you need to have +2 years of experience, You must be able to multitask in a face paced environment, be a team player and have high attention to detail. Their benefits include health, dental and vision insurance and they offer tuition reimbursement.

Here’s another remote job as an Instructional designer for Tresta, a communication service in South Florida to help businesses move away from landlines. This job wants you to develop employee learning programs in alignment with organizational goals and training needed. You must utilize resources to ensure course content and training curriculum contains accurate information, understand various learning principles and employ a variety of multimedia to ensure maximum retention and comprehension, conduct assessments need to analyze and identify new developmental needs and recommend training methods accordingly. For this job you are required to have a bachelors degree along with +2 years of experience. The perks of this job is that you get:

To work from home
Competitive pay
401K
Wellness initiatives
Health, dental, and vision coverage

Communications Coordinator at Broward college. Under limited supervision this position assists in executing strategies developed by the communications and community relations department. For this job you will need at least a bachelors degree. Your daily essential functions include.

Writing speaking points and blogs.
Builds and fosters collaborative relationships with other departments.
Pitch stories for distribution/publication. Contributes photos and stories to websites and publications. Encourage media participation, promotes spokespersons and arrange media interviews.

And much more responsibilities.

And last one I’ll be talking about is a multimedia designer for Nations Benefits. Your task is to deliver compelling, clean, modern digital print creative that clearly communicates the brand and effectively engages the audiences. You must create visually appealing and technically accurate/appropriate designs while adhering to strict deadlines. You must have a minimum of three years of experience in multimedia design, including but not limited to, producing/shooting/editing photography and videos, you must be extremely proficient in adobe creative suite, and they also prefer you to have excellent customer service skills as well. The offer the same health benefits and paid time off like the other jobs.

So these are the jobs for multimedia designers. Now be a team player and make some movies.

August 7, 2020 by henry Iglesia Categories: Business, Computers, photography, tech Leave a comment

Multimedia production teams

When it comes to multimedia, (which involve movies or games) there are multimedia teams that do individual parts, there are many positions and team members that contribute to these projects.

Project manager: Oversees the project, conveys the information between the client and the team. Has to design and of course manage the project.

Video specialist: Has to shoot quality videos, transfer the footage to the computers, edit the footage using digital non-linear editing (NLE) system, and deliver the files to the CDs, or the web.

Multimedia writer: Write proposals and test screens, script voice-overs and actors narrations.

Audio Specialists: Locating and selecting suitable musical talent, scheduling recording sessions, digitizing and editing recorded material on the computer.

multimedia designer: Graphic designers, illustrators, animators, and image processing specialists to deal with the visuals, thereby making the project look aesthetically pleasing.

Multimedia producer: Put together a set of coordinated pages for the web, and co-coordinate the updates and changes.

Multimedia programmer: Integrates all the multimedia elements into a seamless project, using authoring systems or programming language. They write the programming language (codes) of multimedia elements, and control various peripheral devices and they manage timings, transitions, and record keeping.

Interface designer: Creates software devices that organizes content, allows the users to access or modify content, and build a user-friendly interface.

These team members hold the projects together and must provide the best experiences for the clients. Without one of them the project would not work efficiently. Now team up and make something amazing.

July 31, 2020 by henry Iglesia Categories: Business, Computers, tech Leave a comment

Audio designing

So apart from looking at how to draw or putting together eye-catching media, let’s discuss how to make good sounds.

Like everything that comes to being creative there are no set of rules when it comes to making you own stuff (except make YOUR OWN stuff), so you can use any type of audio software to create clean sounds. Sound designers like Ben Burtt, Who was behind movies like star wars, WALL-E, and many other sci-fi based movies use Synthesizers and mixing programs to make the sound effects you hear. Sound designing can be used for not only movies, but also games, TV, and music (like Daft punk with the robotic voices). You can make some nice sounds using free programs like audacity to mix and edit .wave files, personally I use Adobe Audition.

It requires a subscription to creative cloud, but it has more options that audacity doesn’t. Which was how I managed to make these.

Jobs

Of course we need to talk about the jobs and what they need from you.

Some jobs I found on Indeed (like: Sound Designer/ MixerEverpost – Los Angeles, CARemote) require you to be proficient in software like audition and are able to read scripts, and of course have some experience in sound editing and designing.

Another example is a job for a sound designer for Bungie, they need someone with effective communication skills but the tools they need are pro tools, Nuendo, and sound forge.

Sound designers can make up to $15 or $28 per hour, or $37,000 to $40,000 per year. Some contain benefits like 401K, health, paid time of, or dental.

So that’s a look at the art of audio design. It’s a little bit different from what I discussed previously, but it gets easier the more you do it. Now go make some game soundtracks.

July 24, 2020April 8, 2021 by henry Iglesia Categories: Computers, techTags: audio Leave a comment