Category: Geeks r Us
Hey all:
So it’s been a long time sence I’ve done any bord related anything, and as some of you may know, ZBBS is usually my go-to in regards to accessibility advice. With all the fellow blinks present, can anyone honestly blame me? Didn’t think so.
So here it is, the reason behind this post. I’m looking for a JAWS accessible video editor, or lacking that, scripts for an editor. Any editor. Just as long as I can edit video clips around, do some basic special effects and so on.
I’ve talked to some of my other associates about this and the concensus thus far is not favorable. From my own research and questioning, I have come up empty handed, with no editors, nor accessible software. Hence me coming here and asking.
So, if anyone know’s of anything, please respond to this post or private message me. I thought about using iMovie on my phone, but am not sure of how accessible it is with Voiceover, pluss what I plan on editing means lots of work, doing such on an iPhone, well, yeah… A lot more work by time it’s all said and done.
SO, anyone know of anything? Thanks again in advance.
Didn't the makers of Goldwave come up with one? I can't remember what it's called but it seems like it was something like Multiquence or something. I've never used it though. I'd love to be able to do this so I hope someone has a more helpful answer for you.
Well, iMove, like all other mac apps, is perfectly accessible. I've been producing content for a while. Google how to be blind iMovie podcast and you can read more.
Hi,
For basic trimming you should be able to get by using virtual dub or vdub as it's sometimes called; for special effects the best root I've found is to script them using something called avisynth. Note that if you're not a programmer avisynth will probably take some time to master.
Cheers.
Hello all:
Well well well, thank you, all 3 of you. To be honest, I didn’t think my question would garner any useful information. Nevertheless, I stand happily corrected, and for that, again, thank you.
First, to Domestic Goddess, I use GoldWave pretty regularly in my audio editing ventures. Mainly music recording and abstract skits using verrious sound effects, though I do the heavy-duty stuff through Audacity. However, I’ll defenitly follow up on your lead, as GW with or even without scripts is a fairly accessible platform, even if it does have a tendency to crash Jaws when you least need it to. Sadly, aside for a falty pach I found, the only fix involves closing the application before restarting Jaws and hoping the Jaws Kerser is in the right window when you save your project, much less, hoping you remember in what order the windows were in so you know what and what not too save. Bleh.
Either way, thanks for the info and I’ll get back to you on what ever I find.
just-chillin, I’ll deffenitly check out the Podcast. Personally, I love the Apple products, and hope that my next computer is a Mac do to it’s factory standard accessibility options. Unfortunately, I’m still behind the times with, and I no kid, an iPhone-3GS, which, might I add, will not get any IOS updates that have been released within the past year. I have Garage Band, but do to either only having 8gb of storage capacity or only about 2GB free, it takes 4 or 5 launches before it wants to stay open. Adding to that is the querkyness of the controls and yeah. Still love the ap mind you, just, only when it decides to play nicely. However, I have considered iMovie, and barring these other suggestions not meeting my needs, I may yet still tinker with it. But either way, I will most deffenitly check out the podcast. If nothing else, I can always learn a new thing or two.
Finally, to b3n, all my research came up empty, didn’t even hear about these options. Thanks and I will check in on them. I know a bit of programming, but give me a users manual and I can figure anything out if I’m stoned enough. Pethetic maybe, but at least I’m honest. Lol
Well, thanks to all 3 of you again. I will check these options and let you know how it turns out. See the next post for a basic description for what I intend to do with said applicaitions. Perhaps that may give you a bit more information to work with other than the very relletive generalization of, “I need a Video Editer.” heh
The following is a brief description of what I aim to do with stated above Video Editing Applications.
Some may know of a recent trends sweeping the video gaming community. It’s called Video Games into Movies, or Video Game Movies for short. To summarize, gamers play through a game, recording all the cut scene footage along the way as well as gameplay, then edit the whole bit into a usually neatly and damn near professionally produced cinema quality movie. Notable and known examples of which can be found at HTTP://VGHCinema.com.
This has opened a new door in the art of story telling, as over the years, games have taken on their own style of narration, complexity and depth. With Video Game Movies, it is possible for those who usually wouldn’t or, do to verrying issues, may not be able to sit down and play 50 pluss hours of a game for the bennifet of the story.
But over the years, the presentation of these movies has evolved from long, 8 to 12 hour videos, to short 20 minute episodic features. Some editors have taken it one step forward and turned a gaming franchise into a series one would expect to see on HBO, Cinemax or the Sci-fi channel, with each game being a season in a long line of weekly episodes uploaded on YouTube. My personal favorite being the ”Mass Effect: The Movie Sieries,” which is a throwback to such classics as Star Treck, Stargate and Battlestar Galactica in terms of presentation style and theme. You can check the first episode of the first season/game out at HTTP:// youtube.com/watch?v=R6swl0H_RUA. If you’re a Sci-fi junky like myself, you will not be disappointed.
So none of this answers the reason behind this poast. Within the past month, Rockstar released it’s latest long awated and highly anticipated game, Grand Theft Auto 5, or GTA5 for short. This game, for those who may not know this, broke no less than 6 world records in terms of sails, anticipation, and money spent on a video game, and is expected to cary most of the rewards at the next few gaming awards.
Long story short, it has one of the best stories I have ever seen in a game, the graphics were way above all expectations, presentation was superb, and the characters were human, likable, loveable and hateable.
My aim is to capture this deep and complexed story and present it as episodic presentations like the link above. I figure I can probably get about 12 to 14 episodes at around 45 minutes each, asuming of course, I can get my hands on something to edit with. This game is well worth it in story, and the following is there for viewers for sure.
I don’t need special effects as in lightsabers or explosions or what ever, god knows there’s enough boombs in the game as is. Just title screnes, credits and things of that nature. And editing.
So yes, that’s where I stand.
Sorry if this post dragged on, I have a habbit of writing long, something my english professor aims to beat out of me with a pen.
Thanks again for the help and hopefully you gleamed some new and interesting information out of this.