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Wedding Motion
Hey everybody-
We created this ‘Wedding Motion’ video from Windows Movie Maker using various video effects and transitions. Check it out at and let us know what you think!
HM
5 December 2007 at 08:12
I think it’s good for an amateur. Gonna do something like it for my fiancee after our wedding. My recommendations are to even out the transistions between clips and to work with audio. The audio abruptly ends; it needs to be clipped and faded.
17 March 2008 at 15:05
Yes, we agree there should be smoother audio transitions. This is a basic integration of MP3 files and the audio encoder function in Windows Movie Maker. Next time we will work on splicing the clips and evening them out.
17 March 2008 at 15:09
I noticed there was some lightening of some of the men’s faces. I assume this is because they were in the shade with a dark background behind them? The ability to manipulate lighting up a face in Photoshop is pretty tough. I’ve tried it a few times and haven’t been able to blend the nude colors. Does anybody have suggestions?
17 March 2008 at 18:42
I love the pictures used in this video. The transition of songs could have been smoother, but your choice was excellent! I have never seen picture fade in and out of pixilation…nice technique!
18 March 2008 at 05:47
Good first home movie. If you used Windows Movie Maker there are some effects to help make the music transition a little smoother. I also wouldn’t recommend leaving a picture up for more than 2-3 seconds. Great way to share your memories!
18 March 2008 at 16:50
I loved the video. It captured the mood and essence of the wedding.
18 March 2008 at 17:05
The video is nicely done, Tara. The bride is especially beautiful; nice-looking couple, and wonderful setting! Is this at Colorado Springs?
In the video, I would shorten the transitions, or vary the transition length. As already mentioned, cross-fade the music. Also, you might consider some picture motion (sometimes called the Ken Burns effect). This makes picture videos even better.
There is a nice program with motion for pictures, Photo Story 3, free download from Microsoft:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx
I used to do wedding videos for hire (and have a broadcast television background). I should capture a couple samples to put on my portfolio site.
When I get my blog working, I will invite you over! Keep up the good work!
18 March 2008 at 19:20
I can’t believe how well you were able to make the still images appear to come to life. Great job making the transactions fit into the soundtrack. What technique did you use to create the pixalation of the last image? That was my most favorite part! Keep up the great work!
18 March 2008 at 21:49
Perhaps it’s just a matter of preference, but I’d lead in with the title & date info rather than ending with it. And as many others have already commented, the transitions need to be faster. Not a bad first effort though, and I’m sure it would make an awesome addition to the thank you notes.
19 March 2008 at 01:16
Very interesting and overall I enjoyed it. Personally I enjoyed the slow music with the matching transitions (slow and smooth). The faster music and faster (explosgin transitions) would be great for a big party/concert event. But I did enjoy it. Thank you for sharing.
Eric and Maria