Video Editing Advice

[Darkseeker109]

Adobe audition is pretty good at removing audio

[AListProductions]

Not sure if you resolved this problem by now. But you can raise the volume and add extra tracks of the dialogue audio or a few seconds before and after the audio will be placed lower the sound of the music track and have it fade where its unnoticed. There are also some audio manipulation tools that can almost mute backgrounds noise on clips, its a bit tricky but useful. Best of luck - AList

[TheLegoDudeStudios]

hey silverlightsaber, im a huge fan. a good sound editing programn would be audacity. i dont have it but it may be of some help to you. i would go check it out. from what ive heard, you can take out background noise and use that in stuff. and if you take out background noise, you would have just diolauge. hope this helps.

[Mark35950]

I would have to advise you to look at actual movie trailers and copy wha the pros do. You can see they make it work by lowering the music or increasing the dialogue or something. You could also look into 101 tips and tricks for Sony Movie studio by Bill Meyers. I don't know if it is any help cause I haven't recieved it yet. But its worth looking into, so I'll check it out and let you know.

Good luck!

[FilmReviewerGuy]

My advise would be to keep doing what you do. Don't try and add things like having Batman and Superman are on the screen at the same time with fancy editing because you can always see how cheesey it looks when other people do it. Also don't for example us Superman Returns and Superman: The Movie because you can tell how different they look. Also never do like Hulk 1980s vs Daredevil 2003.

[makosharkman]

who do you think they will get to play Heath Ledger role as the Joker?

[TheRighteousFist]

I've pretty much nailed this down to a science. In the last two trailers I've done I worked hard to make sure the audio was perfectly balanced with the background music.

I use Vegas Studio 9, which lets you edit multiple audio tracks, and for my recent videos I use no less than 3 separate tracks, one for music, one for effects, and one for speech.

I'll let the audio in my vids speak for themselves. I'v tried to explain to people the easiest way to do this - but no one ever listens. :(

[lustfortwilight]

Ok, Im not that good at video making as far as I know. But My advice would be to Put a dramatic BOOM noise then slightly alter the music lower and slightly heighten audio.OR Keep the music at a low level then mute all clips with video that you don't want audio from. When you do want it unmute it. Im not sure if that will help or not, I only have movie maker. Your videos are amazing.btw Your joker vs. crow one is now a fav. of my friends and family. I already have to force them to watch mine. lol

[MrPowerrangersrule]

if you heard of pivot that's a great anime challenge in windows

[vocazone]

I'd say cue your audio to the bits where the music isn't really booming. It is tough though. Good luck!

[naruto1973]

1. what program do you use currently for editing video/audio?

2. have you tried changing either the music or the dialogue to a mono channel, instead of stereo? and then normalizing both the audio files with a program called "Levitator" (google it).

just try mixing and matching those 3 steps and see which ones sound better. I'll fiddle around with this myself and let you know what i get :)

[georgekostaras]

Hey, I just had a fantastic idea for a video crossover.

Think of it; The Joker vs the Inglorious Basterds!

[tamura808]

ain't nothing wrong with your vids man, your good as is. Usually when it comes to trailers you should cut the music at some point and let a major character say an important line. Like in the dark knight trailers how they cut the music and let the joker say "why so serious?". That usually get's the audience excited and tells them a little bit about the character. As for me i'm no professional, i just make random music vids in like 30 min tops. But hey keep up the good work.

[rdeffleymovies]

Hey..

I edit professionally so I would be happy to offer some advice. Overall you show a lot of potential. Your editing work is solid and your creativity speaks for itself.

Your main weakness is audio. On the trailers of yours that I have seen, you have a tendency to make the music too loud and the dialogue too low. If I didn't know the films so well that you were using, I would have a hard time hearing some of the dialogue. Work on getting the audio and music to mesh better.

[alchemeron]

It depends on the situation, but a combination of compressing the dynamic range and audio envelopes should work. And, just generally speaking, try to avoid clipping. Make the dialog audible, but not too loud, and then lower the music to match. Given the two scenarios, bring the music down instead of pumping the dialog up.

[TheDEVON93]

I really wanna start editing videos....i like the star wars 1 with not enough....but how do u even get those videos nd how do u get the song on there?

[Jordacar]

One method I learned (and it took me a while to learn this) has to do with editing clips before they cut. (I hope I can explain this properly). When you lift a shot from a movie or show and put it in your timeline, make sure you edit it so it cuts BEFORE it actually cuts in the source footage, not on the exact frame. Usually a frame or two before is fine. If you edit ON the cut instead of before, you end up with these half-frame artifacts in the final video that are pretty distracting.

[Riw4EVER]

Dude. I think your videos are terrific.

But if you still want advice from a fellow film buff, you can always do mixing.

Whick is to cut and arrange the song(s) in ways that you see fit.

I'm sure you already knew that, but my experience has showed thats best thing to do.

Another important thing to know is volume.

[antiemoknight]

hello silverlight... i like your videos and i like them, because of that i started to editing videos so i wish that you take a look to my videos rate them and comment... you're awsome :)

[KnightofDuroch]

Now that you mention it, your videos are loud. Anyway, when I make a trailer or a tv spot, I always lay down the music first, then the dialog, then when I've finalized the video, that's when I go in and fix the audio levels. I've found that lowering the music to make room for the dialog is a tricky act, but it's totally worth it.

Watch any real trailer, they do that constantly; we don't often notice because it's done so well and sounds natural.

[StabTacular]

silverlightsabre, I will see you as a big name in hollywood in five years tops

[TenaciousRex]

You should check out Mart1 38 or his new channel HQMart1 38. You will like what you see. He gives advice. Hopefully you find the answers you seek.

[45andcounting]

I quite like the program Nero Vision. You can go up to 200% with the music/ dialogue/ whatever. That works quite well for me.

[optimusprimek]

A method I tend to use is lowering the music volume to level where it does not overpower the dialog. I REALLY do not use dialog VERY MUCH but I hope the advice I have been giving you is helping.

[optimusprimek]

Other advice I could give would be to lower the music so when you get to an area where the dialog can be heard so you do not have to raise the level of the dialog would be good. Playing with volume could be too jarring for the viewer, where that person has to listen very hard to what you are trying to do.

[optimusprimek]

I use audio from dvd's for my videos as mush as possible and balance out the voices by keeping the the voices at the current level so they do not get blown-out and lower the music a little so it does not cover the voices.

[boredsox78]

i also didn't notice any of these problems with your trailers lol i think they're perfect

[boredsox78]

ah yeah i have similar problems with the music/talking stuff...using sony vegas you can make the dialogue louder and the music lower and vise versa, that's pretty simple...you can also make individual sounds louder/softer than others which also helps...like whispers of michael keaton you can make that individually louder since you said you have trouble with that, hope that helps a bit =)

[MaddCowProductions]

I have never noticed a problem with any of your videos. They are excellent. I think that you have done a superb job with the audio so far, and I wouldn't worry too much about it.

[Buchholz101]

I usually don't incorporate the dialog of the film into the video, maybe that's what I'm missing. Usually the basic idea for me is too heavily synchronize the music with the actions taking place in the film, and to make sure it fits. (That's not to say I don't get lazy once in a while.)

[kane666fan]

a video that i would like to see happen would be a daredevil/punisher one, because i know in the comics they met a few times and didn't like each others motives, thus ending in fights

but really you have done wonderful jobs creating trailers and the like, keep em comming

[TrunxX69]

I use sony vegas Pro 9, i say create your own text, and add in your own music. And change them around.

sometimes I base it off other trailers, check my trailers out.

You can also Use After effects For Cool effects

[SymbiSpidey]

Is there...really anything you could improve on? The sound problem is the only thing I can see wrong, but even then, this error occurs once in a lifetime.

[redmario222]

It depends if you have WMM or Sony Vegas

[speedfilmltd]

Or Adobe Premiere Pro

[ImAManOfMyWord]

Wow, even the best YouTube editors have the same problems as me!

And when I say the best, I rate you as the best editor on YouTube personally.

Now, I dont have a problem hearing your audio, but I know what you mean about Keaton's Batman. Like in your Worlds Finest, it was a little hard to hear him say "We're the same, split down the centre," but in those cases, people who really love the movies will know the line anyway, and they are the people who watch your stuff more.

Thanks.