Forum - Importing Assets - Help loading video..... - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Forum - Importing Assets - Help loading video..... - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:09:14 GMT Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:09:14 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from doby Rodrisilva wrote:
This washed color appears in animated textures on imported objects too .
A way to bypass this is to use a second backdrop and a camera pointing to first backdrop containing original video. Assign this camera to second backdrop then adjust the brightness in camera properties.




Wow! Thanks for that! I was thinking that through. Makes sense! You're the best! ]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2017 18:09:14 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from Rodrisilva doby wrote:

I see what you mean! It's a transparent video so I think it's more washed out than a normal video. Thanks!


This washed color appears in animated textures on imported objects too .
A way to bypass this is to use a second backdrop and a camera pointing to first backdrop containing original video. Assign this camera to second backdrop then adjust the brightness in camera properties.

]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:35:26 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from doby Rodrisilva wrote:
That's true
I think it's a Muvizu backdrop settings issue because if you look to video in any editor you will see that color is normal. If you go to camera properties window >> adjustment >> brightness bar and you choose a percentage around 30% you will figure out what I mean.


I see what you mean! It's a transparent video so I think it's more washed out than a normal video. Thanks! ]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:47:20 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from Rodrisilva doby wrote:
Rod, Got it to work, but has that washed out look I tried turning the light but it's still washed out any fix for that? (Looks darker before I put it on Muvizu)
edited by doby on 18/03/2017



That's true
I think it's a Muvizu backdrop settings issue because if you look to video in any editor you will see that color is normal. If you go to camera properties window >> adjustment >> brightness bar and you choose a percentage around 30% you will figure out what I mean.]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2017 10:26:05 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
Having said that: I have AVIs from prevoius test that were created with Virtual dub,and others that were created with Xilisoft using the settings outlined by Eugene Cheese... and neither worked for me. Must be a driver issue. Seems like it worked until I installed a new graphics card.]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2017 12:46:10 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from doby I tried turning the light but it's still washed out any fix for that? (Looks darker before I put it on Muvizu)
edited by doby on 18/03/2017]]> Sat, 18 Mar 2017 10:23:01 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from comictude
Thanks for posting that. I'm going to give that a try and see how it works. Might not be able to get to it until after weekend as my grandson will be here in a few minutes but I'm bookmarking it.]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:20:15 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from Rodrisilva PatMarrNC wrote:
It would be nice if they someday get that adding an avi file to a backdrop worked out.


it does work, but only on a very specific kind of AVI. But yeah, I remember when just about any ol' uncompressed AVI would play on a backdrop. It's a handy feature to have, for sure.



After the discussion and the complaints about the difficulties in putting video in backdrops I decided to make this video showing my method.

]]> Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:45:42 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC It would be nice if they someday get that adding an avi file to a backdrop worked out.

it does work, but only on a very specific kind of AVI. But yeah, I remember when just about any ol' uncompressed AVI would play on a backdrop. It's a handy feature to have, for sure.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2017 22:46:33 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from comictude
I'm working with both Muvizu and Mine-imator in a combined video and that's why video in the back would have helped but I think I can get by and possibly use some special effects to kick it up a notch.

It would be nice if they someday get that adding an avi file to a backdrop worked out.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2017 22:09:15 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
I think what UKBerty is advocating is putting video on a layer in HitFilm, then sizing the layer to fill the same visual space that a backdrop would have filled in Muvizu.

disadvantage: you don't get the visual feedback while you're working in Muvizu

advantage: You have more control of positioning and effects in the final stage of production, when you are more likely to want to tweak stuff. To whatever extent you can push stuff out to HitFilm, you gain editing control.

Hope that makes sense.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:38:05 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from comictude . I see now they have an Express version so I'll give it a try.]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2017 20:28:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from ukBerty Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:45:52 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from bigwally comictude wrote:
OK, so count me into the many who wish this adding a video to a backdrop worked.

FYI - So first I went to HitFilm but left without trying it when I saw the price. Then I went to Xilisoft Ultimate Converter and downloaded a free trial and converted a small video to .avi and tried to put it on a backdrop. It didn't work and only showed a small 1/4" line at the bottom of the backdrop.


First, choose AVI for your converted video. On the left-hand side of the program, under Profile, click on the Video Codec and a list of codecs will appear. Change this to "Microsoft MPEG-4". Convert.
edited by bigwally on 16/03/2017]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2017 17:59:24 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from comictude
FYI - So first I went to HitFilm but left without trying it when I saw the price. Then I went to Xilisoft Ultimate Converter and downloaded a free trial and converted a small video to .avi and tried to put it on a backdrop. It didn't work and only showed a small 1/4" line at the bottom of the backdrop.



]]> Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:57:21 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:52:58 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from drewi
edited by drewi on 17/01/2017]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2017 10:14:38 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from littlegene Mon, 16 Jan 2017 01:42:07 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from bigwally difficult.

http://muvizu.com/forum/topic5863-tech-help.aspx?p=f#post32409

You must ignore your instincts and just try it.
edited by bigwally on 15/01/2017
edited by bigwally on 15/01/2017]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:23:01 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC littlegene wrote:
Thank you Pat, by video editor you mean a separate program other than Muvizu ?


Yes. Most of us don't create our videos from start to finish with only the content generated by Muvizu. We shoot a bunch of separate scenes from a variety of camera angles and with different sets, then we use video editing software to make the scenes tidier (remove dead space etc), add special effects, combine the scenes in whatever order we need, add overlays or composite shots.

A video editor like the free version of HitFilm will let you create a 3D layer, apply a video to it (just as you would use a backdrop in Muvizu) then rotate the layer any way you want, animate its location, size, location, color etc, all independently of the rest of the scene. Even if animated backdrops still worked like they did a year ago, doing it in a video editor gives the director more control.

to use this idea, create your video in Muvizu as usual, and have your character respond to the TV as though there is an AVI playing. Then in your video editor, put your AVI on a separate layer, position it over the TV screen, size it to fit, and you'll have the same look.]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:14:54 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from drewi
ermm ....Du id....err..doo id...um.... do id.]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:02:16 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from littlegene Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:15:48 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from PatMarrNC
Next time they changed Muvizu, that format didn't work either, and I haven't found a replacement format since.

But I've stopped looking. Doing it in the video editor works 100% of the time, and the editor gives me lots of adjustments and keyframing possibilities too.]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2017 17:11:32 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic6157-help-loading-video.aspx Message from littlegene Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:16:04 GMT