Is there a guide out there that gives step by step instructions on how to make a video and post it in the Seasons thread? It would be a great resource for those who might want to participate and might even increase traffic in the thread. I've been a Seasons lurker toying with the idea of giving it a go. I wouldn't even know where to start.
Well that would be a shame to lose out on people getting involved just over some technical stuff. I guess it all depends on what kind of computer you have and which programmes - have you Windows PC or a Mac? Or do you have a tablet?
Most laptops have a built-in camera - if you have a desktop computer you may have to purchase a little webcam. Then you just find the appropriate programme (Windows Live Movie (I believe) on a PC) in order to record yourself on it.
I have a mac, so I open up the Quicktime programme, click:
File, then:
New movie recording, and then move the computer/screen around to get the best view.
Click the red record button below to start recording. Click it again to end the recording. Save with the file name you want (it defaults to saving in the Movies folder)
Only thing is, I found the ukulele sounded dreadful with the built-in microphone, so I eventually bought a usb condenser mic that plugs into the side of the computer. If you use a separate mic like this, just make sure you tell whatever programme you're using to use that as the sound input, otherwise it will default to the built in microphone on your computer. In Quicktime I click the little arrow beside the record button on screen and it shows the input options, or you can change it in the computer's general sound settings.
You can then edit the resulting video in iMovie (mac) or a similar programme for Windows (Windows Movie Maker used to come as standard with PCs). These programmes take some getting used to (I'm still learning), but unless you're being very fancy it's usually as simple as importing the video in, (File, open...and finding the file). Selecting the video file by clicking on, it placing the cursor, or line over the video where you want to cut it and finding the right command under the File Edit etc. menu to cut it. You then select and delete the bits you don't want while retaining the video of you playing. Then save or export the file as an Mp4 or similar.
(Editing in iMovie you click the clip to highlight it then choose
Modify from the menu, then
split clip)
In Youtube, simply click upload, and wait while it does it's thing then follow instructions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOJsSRczrk <--- here's a beginners tutorial for Windows Movie Maker (done by a little kid - they always seem to know the most on these tutorials I find anyway!
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I'm happy to make a simple, basic step by step on a mac specifically for seasonistas if that helps anyone, but there are probably others who have already done so, or who could do a better job than me.
